A G R I C U L T U R E

C R O P S
P R O D U C T I O N 7

INTERPRET FARM PLANS AND LAYOUTS

 OBJECTIVES
At the end of the lesson,
students should be able to:
• Design farm plans and layouts
according to crop grown.
• Interpret farm plans and layout.
• Show appreciation to cultural practices
of planting crops.
DEFINITION OF TERMS

LAY - OUTING
The act of locating the position of
plant in an orchard.
(orchard - a piece of land planted with trees.)
DEFINITION OF TERMS

IRRIGATION
The application of water to the
soil by any other means other
than rainfall.
DEFINITION OF TERMS

MONO-CROPPING
The agricultural practice of
growing a single crop year after
year on the same land.
DEFINITION OF TERMS

INTER-CROPPING
The cultivation of two or more
crops simultaneously on the same
field.
 INTERPRET FARM
INTERPRET FARM PLANS AND LAYOUTS

PLANS AND
LAYOUTS
PLANNING
Process of making things for something,
important part of any work to be done
Businessman has to be cautious, so a plan
should be present to prevent disarray on
what will happen in your farm production
crop.
ESSENTIAL IN CREATING A PLAN
Common knowledge in:
1. measurement
2. basic computation
3. drawing skills
 SITE ASSESSMENT
An on-site assessment of a farm is necessary so
that map can be drawn of the property's identifies the
following
1. Property’s topography
2. Boundaries
3. Soils
4. water resources
 GOVERNMENT PLAN
Acquaint yourself with relevant
1. Regional Environmental Plans (REPs)
2. Local Environmental Plans (LEPs), and
3. Development Control Plans (DCPs) and their
short and long-term effects on your proposed or
existing farm enterprise.
How Crops are
Arranged in Row
Planting
ROW PLANTING
Applied in conventional farming is a system of
growing crops in linear pattern in at least one
direction. It is practiced in most crops whether 1.
direct seeded, 2. transplanted or grown from
vegetative planting materials, both in mono cropping
or multiple cropping.
ROW PLANTING
MULTIPLE ROW PLANTING
- a system of growing crops in blocks or strips of 2
or more rows. The adjacent blocks are separated by a
space which may remain vacant or planted to other
crops. This planting arrangement is common in
multiple cropping in which two or more crops are
grown in the same piece of land.
MULTIPLE ROW
PLANTING
Spatial arrangement is the
systematic apportioning of the
farm for crop production.
 SPATIAL
ARRANGEMENT
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Methods of Planting Crops

in the Farm
 I. Direct seeding or direct sowing
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Direct seeding is either by broadcast, hill or dibble, or

by drill method.
Direct seeding or direct sowing is a method of planting
in which seeds are directly planted on the ground.
Examples of Direct Seedling:
1. Corn 2. Squash 3. Peanut
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A. BROADCASTING
or “sabog tanim”, or scatter planting, commonly applies
to rice seeds and mungbean, that are capable of
germinating and sustain its growth without soil cover.
There is no control of plant-to-plant spacing. The seeds
are simply distributed on a well-prepared ground by
hand or with a mechanical broadcaster.
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BROADCASTING
 B. DIBBLING
An old method of planting crops practiced in hilly lands. Plowing
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by carabao is impossible in this area so the only way to prepare the

land is by slash-and-burn or kaingin system, which is done during
summer when the grasses are dry. A dibbler or “panghasok”, is
stroked on the ground to make holes about 2 inches. As the pointed
tip of the dibbler is lifted, seeds are dropped into the hole. The hole
is not refilled with soil, that part is done naturally by the cascading
downward movement of surface soil and fragments of rock.
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DIBBLER
DIBBLING
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 C. DRILL METHOD
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This can be done either manually or mechanically

by releasing seed continuously, as if pouring water
from a bottle with a small opening. The seed drill
allows farmers to sow seeds in well-spaced rows at
specific depths at specific seed rate.
DRILL METHOD
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II. TRANSPLANTING
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A method of planting crops in which potted plants

or pre-grown seedlings or clones are planted on
the ground, other growing surface, or any growing
structure.
Examples of Transplanting Seedling:
1. Pechay 2. Tomato
TRANSPLANTING
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TYPES OF CROPPING SYSTEM / COMMON
PRACTICES IN PLANTING CROPS
MONOCROP
- is the agricultural
practice of growing a
single crop year on the
same / and in the absence
of rotation.
 TYPES OF CROPPING SYSTEM / COMMON
PRACTICES IN PLANTING CROPS
INTERCROPPING
- common practice of maximizing
the use of vacant inter row spaces
when the main crop has not fully
developed, thus, allowing
sufficient light exposure.
Examples: coffee, cacao, banana.
 TYPES OF CROPPING SYSTEM / COMMON
PRACTICES IN PLANTING CROPS
CROP ROTATION
- is the practice of growing a series
of different types of crops in the
same area across a sequenced of
growing seasons.
Directions: Identify the following crops if they are
propagated by direct seeding or by transplanting.

1. Corn 2. Pechay 3. Tomato

4. Squash 5. Peanut
INDIVIDUAL TASK (PERFORMANCE TASK)
I. Activity Title: Interpret Plans and Lay-outs

2. Materials Needed:
- Short bond paper
- Pencil
- Ruler

3. Directions:
1. Put 1-inch border lines on your bond paper (landscape format).
2. Use the following data in making your layout:
Imagine that 1 cm in your drawing is equivalent to 1 m.
A. Width= 6 m
B. Length=10 m `
C. Planting distance
Between row = 2 m
Between hill = 1 m
3. Sketch inside the border lines of your plot layout.

Rubrics for Evaluation:

1. Accuracy 70%
2. Presentation 20%
3. Neatness 10 %
 POST-TEST
Directions: Read the following statements and select the best
answer. Write your answers on a ¼ sheet of paper.

1. Which method of planting crops in which potted plants or pre-

grown seedlings or clones are planted on the ground?
A. Broadcasting C. Drilling

B.Dribbling D. Transplanting
2. This is the systematic apportioning of the farm for crop
production.
A. Multiple Row Planting C. Row Planting

B. Mono-cropping D. Spatial Arrangement

 POST-TEST
3. Which planting method is commonly applied in rice and mung
bean?
A. Broadcasting C. Drilling

B. Dribbling D. Transplanting
4. What do you call the agricultural practice of growing a single crop
year after year on the same land?
A. Inter-cropping C. Mono-cropping
B. Irrigation D. Multi-cropping
5. This is applied in conventional farming is a system of growing
crops in a linear pattern in at least one direction.
A. Multiple Row Planting C. Row Planting
ASSIGNMENT to be submitted on November 06 (Monday)
1. Measure the land area in your backyard.
2. Decide the type of plants to be planted and the distance between each other.
3. Prepare the plan on a short bond paper and make all the details.