Rout et. al.,

Bullock Labour

Bullock labour provides drought power for undertaking various operations of

farm. Table-5 shows the average number of bullocks and area operated by a pair of

bullocks in different size groups.

Table 5 : Distribution of bullock labour in sample farms and average

cultivated area peer pair of bullocks

Dhenkanal Sadar(Region-I)

Kankadahada(Region-II)

No. of

Area per

No. of

No. of

Area per

Size

bullocks

No. of

pair of

pair of

groups

per

bullocks

bullocks

bullocks per

bullocks

bullocks

farm

per ha

(ha)

farm

per ha.

(ha)

I

1.86

2.46

0.81

1.52

2.12

0.94

II

2.22

2.32

0.86

2.89

2.01

1.00

III

3.68

1.72

1.16

3.01

1.62

1.23

IV

3.92

1.53

1.31

3.28

1.28

1.56

Pooled

2.80

2.07

1.00

2.50

1.90

1.07

The Table 5 indicates that there was a positive correlation between the farm

size and the availability of bullocks per farm. But it was reversed when viewed on

per hectare availability of bullock labourers among the sample farms. The average

number of bullocks in marginal, small, medium and large size farms was worked out

to 1.86, 2.22, 3.68 and 3.92 respectively in region-I. The corresponding figures in

region-II are 1.52, 2.89, 3.01 and 3.28 in the respective farm categories.

As regards the average area commanded by a pair of bullocks it worked out to

0.81 for marginal, 0.86 for small, 1.16 for medium and 1.31 for the large farms with

the average 1.0 ha in region-I. In region-II such magnitudes are 0.94, 1.00, 1.23 and

1.56 ha. for the respective farm categories with average 1.07 ha.

Capital Used

Capital is one of the important factors of production. The success in farming

largely depends upon the availability of capital. For the present study the level of

capital used by the sample farms are presented under three sub-heads.

(i) Total value of farm assets

(ii) Capital expenditure and

(iii) Current farm expenses

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