Effects of cotton hybrids and farm sizes on economics of cotton production under rainfed condition

摘要

Investigation was carried out during 2003-04 on small, medium and large size farms to study the effects of three cotton hybrids (i.e. NCS 145, JKCH 666 and NHH) on yield, cost and returns in cotton production under rainfed condition on farmers' fieldsin Marathwada region of Maharashtra. Results revealed that NCS 145 recorded seed cotton of 11.73 q/ha, cotton stalk of 13.66 q/ha, return from seed cotton of Rs. 28738.50/ha, return from cotton stalk of Rs.682.83/ha, gross returns of of Rs.29421.33/ha,farm business income of Rs. 16744.78/ha, family labour income of Rs. 16622.11/ha and net profit of Rs. 9823.44/ha. All aspects were statistically higher than that of JKCH 66 and NHH 44 at 5 per cent level of significance. Irrespective of cotton hybrids,results showed that small cotton farm recorded seed cotton of 12.00 q/ha, cotton stalk of 14.05 q/ha, return from seed cotton of Rs.25884.00/ha, returns from cotton stalk of Rs.702.33/ ha, gross return of Rs. 29586.33/ha, cost- 'A' of Rs. 12529.34/ha, cost-'B' of Rs. 17725.43/ha, cost-'C' of Rs. 19841.60/ha, farm business income of Rs. 17056.99/ha, family labour income of Rs. 11860.90/ha and net profit of Rs. 9744.73/ha and all the aspects were significantly higher than those on the medium and the largefarms.