(a) With the aid of an annotated diagram only, illustrate the water cycle. (b) State three forms in which water exists in the soil (c) List five importance of water to crops.

 Describe briefly the cultivation of maize under the following headings: (a) land preparation; (b) propagation; (c) planting date; (d) seed rate; (e) spacing; (f) fertilizer requirement; (g) weeding; (h) harvesting; (i) storage

Write short notes on the following plant diseases. (a) blackpod of cocoa; (b) leaf blight of cassava.

(a) State: (i) four advantages and (ii) four disadvantages of the deep litter system in poultry management.

(b) Mention one disadvantage of using saw-dust as litter in a deep-litter house.

(c) The recommended floor space for fowls In a deep litter house is three (3) adult fowls per square metre. Calculate the number of adult fowls that can be kept in a deep-litter house of size 10 metre by 50 metre. (d) State three other methods of keeping poultry.

 (a) Define balance ration in livestock production.

(b) Outline the stages involved in the preparation of each of the following animal feed ingredients. (i) bone meal. (ii) blood meal; (iii) fish meal; (iv) cotton seed meal;