Economics of Crop Productions in Bullock Farming System in Orissa – A Case Study

A survey of a small farmer of village Aradhiapada, Dist. Cuttack, Orissa having 2.4 hectare of land and one pair of bullock was conducted. Tillage, planking and threshing of paddy and pulses crops are the operations performed by the bullocks. Out of total 2.4 hectare of land, paddy was grown in 2 ha, brinjal and pumpkin in 0.16 ha each in kharif season. In rabi season, cauliflower, potato and black gram were grown over 0.16 ha each and green gram over 0.8 ha of land. The cost of bullock operations per hectare was highest in case of paddy (Rs. 5875) followed by potato (Rs. 4800), cauliflower (Rs. 4800), brinjal (Rs. 4675), black gram (Rs. 3425), pumpkin (Rs. 2300) and green gram (Rs. 2225). Percent cost of bullock operation was highest in case of black gram (57.02) followed by paddy (54.07), green gram (45.46), pumpkin (37.63), potato (15.97), cauliflower (9.66) and brinjal (8.15). It was found that cauliflower was the most remunerative crop with a benefit-cost ratio of 5.03:1 followed by pumpkin (2.45:1), potato (1.83:1), brinjal (1.63:1), green gram (1.53:1), black gram (1.25:1) and paddy (1.06:1) in bullock farming system. The overall benefit cost ratio in bullock farming system was 2.66:1.