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Table 4.10. Cost and returns profile of soybean and maize in with and without
farm-pond areas
(Rs. per ha)
Sl.
No.
Item
Soybean
With farmpond
Without
farm-pond
Maize
With farmpond
Without
farm-pond
1 Cost A 10018.44 9315.38 10276.70 8841.31
2 Cost B 12896.70 12064.54 13154.97 11590.47
3 Cost C 14439.89 13405.06 14693.90 12954.58
4 Gross returns 18839.35 15830.43 20186.74 14882.81
5 Farm business income 8820.91
(profit at cost ‘A’)
6515.05 9910.04 6041.5
6 Farm labour income
(profit at cost ‘B’)
5942.65 3765.89 7031.77 3292.34
7 Net income (profit at
cost ‘C’)
4399.46 2425.36 5492.84 1928.23
8 B:C ratio 1.30 1.18 1.37 1.14
9 Change in net returns 1974.10 3564.60
Table 4.11. Comparison of cost and returns profile of cotton and groundnut
(Rs. per ha)
Sl.
No.
Item
Cotton
With farmpond
Without
farm-pond
Groundnut
With farm- Without
pond farm-pond
1 Cost A 16279.81 15601.16 13611.71 12690.98
2 Cost B 19158.08 18350.32 16489.98 15440.13
3 Cost C 21531.60 20673.30 18012.79 16869.36
4 Gross returns 30982.66 26258.57 26089.35 23521.12
5 Farm business income 14702.85
(profit at cost ‘A’)
10657.41 12477.64 10830.14
6 Farm labour income
(profit at cost ‘B’)
11824.58 7908.25 9599.37 8080.99
7 Net income (profit at
cost ‘C’)
9451.06 5585.27 8076.56 6651.75
8 B:C ratio 1.43 1.27 1.44 1.39
9 Change in net returns 3865.79 1424.81