WRITING EXPEDITION||THE FARMER
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THE FARMER
Good day dearest steemians. Above is a picture of a farmer. Farmers are very hard working and important members of our society. Farmers provide or produce the bulk of the food that we eat not just in our country Nigeria but all over the world. As a result of my realization of their ultimate importance, i have decided to write a poem dedicated to all our hardworking farmers out there regardless of age, gender and scope of farming. It is titled -
THE FARMER
The cock crows
As the farmer wakes
The river flows
And the farm quakes
Cows on his farm munch grass
And peoduce nutritious milk
The farmer needs some brass
The baker needs some milk
Mama needs some meat
To make yummy dinner
She has to go get some meat
At the shop of the farmer
The farmer is so priceless
His products far from valueless
The farmer according to the poem wakes up very early in the morning "as the cock crows". He engages in various activities such as watering his plants, milking and feeding cows (in a cattle farm),feeding poultry, cleaning poultry coops examining and seperating sick animals, replacing sick plants, tilling the soil and sowing seed, harvesting farm produce and the list goes on.
The activities of the farmer can be divided into five (5) namely- Pre-planting operation, planting operation , post-planting operation, harvesting operations and finally post harvest operation.
PRE-PLANTING OPERATIONS
These are operations carried out before sowing seed on the farm. Such operations include but are not limited to: selection of farm site, clearing of weeds, stumping, tilling the soil, ridging e.t.c
PLANTING OPERATION
This is the actual planting phase where a farmer sows seed and carries out nursery practices. Below👇 is an image of a farmer sowing seed manually.
POST PLANTING OPERATION
These are farm operations carried out after planting. Such activities include but are not limited to: weeding, thinning, supplying, application of pesticides e.t.c
HARVESTING OPERATION
Here , the farmer receives the fruit of his labor.
Harvesting can be done by hand or by machine. In a plant farm , harvest is usually in the form of tubers, fruits,stems or leaves. In a cattle farm, harvest can include milk and meat.
POST HARVEST OPERATION
After harvest , farmers are still not done with their work. They engage in preservation and marketing of farm produce. The sell their farm products in local market, international markets, to agro-based and agro allied companies and at shops.
Thank tou so much our dear farmers for your peiceless contributions.
Thanks for reading
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