2025 NECO AGRICULTURE: 2025 NECO AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE (AGRIC) PRACTICAL QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS (1963)

(1a)
A; hand fork
B; dibber
C; cross staff
D; cast net
E; feeding trough

(1b)
A; it is use for digging up weeds

B; it is use for making holes in the soil

C; it is use to make angel between two objects

D; it is use for catching fish

E; livestock feed are placed in it.


(1c)
Wash rinse and dry after use

(1d)
(i) horn
(ii) swivel

(1e)
(i)it reduce wasted of animal feeds
(ii)it increases level of hygiene of animal feeds

(2a)
F; Loamy soil
G; Clayey soil
H; Sandy soil
I; Earthworm
J; Termite

(2b)
(i)it makes corn to germinate well
(ii)it is Rich in humus
(iii)it is well created and not water logged

(2c)
(i)G; is reddish brown while H; is brownish in colour
(ii)G; is harder than H

(2d)
(i) Temperature
(ii) pH
(iii) Rainfall

(2e)
(i) Hard picking
(ii) Spraying with insecticides

(3a)
K; Grasshopper
L; Bean weevil
M; Mealybug

(3b)
K; bitting and chewing
L; boring
M; piercing and sucking

(3c)
K; cassava
L; Bean
M; cassava

(3d)
(i)it create holes in crops
(ii)it expose crops to attack of disease
(iii)reduce market value crops

(3e)
(i) Physical control
(ii) Biological control
(iii) Chemical control

(4a)
N; Animal skin
0; Tick
P; Roundworm

(4b)
(i)it serve as food
(ii)it is a raw material for making leather material

(4c)
(i)presence of proboscis
(ii)presence of legs

(4d)
(i)it causes disease in animal
(ii)it causes malnutrition in animal

(4e)
Under spec O;
(i) dog
(ii) cow

Under spec P
(i)goat
(ii)sheep

(4f)
(i) Physical control
(ii) Chemical control