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1990 WAEC Agricultural Science Theory a) i) What Is farm surveying ? (ii) Outline the importance of farm surveying. (b) List...

Agricultural Science
WAEC 1990

a) i) What Is farm surveying ? (ii) Outline the importance of farm surveying. (b) List and discuss four survey equipment commonly used in the farm.

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(a)(i) Farm surveying is a series of activities, mainly measurements, performed in the field to locate the farm land, delineate its boundaries, determine its size and produce a map of the farmland.

(ii) Importance of farm surveying e: include: (i) it helps to know the size of the farm. (ii) It helps in the production of the soil map of the farm. (iii) It ensures good planning of the farmstead. (iv) It demarcates the farm boundaries and identifies its features and the location.

(b) Four surveying equipment commonly used in the farm are: (i) Ranging pole (ii) Gunter's chain (iii) Measuring tape (iv) al Prismatic compass.

(i) Ranging poles: These are wood or metal poles used in marking spots or stations during surveying.

(ii) Gunter's chain: This is a surveyor's chain of 100 links. 22 meters long used to measure a piece of land.

(iii) Measuring tapes: These are used in taking short or detailed measurements

(iv) Prismatic compass: This is used to measure horizontal angles between a reference median and a point of interest in order to find the orientation of the point and its bearing.


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