Table 2: Input Use, Output and Return per Acre from Important Crops at the Sample Households, in Ludhiana District, 1992-93.

Particulars/Category

Rabi Season Crops

Kharif Season Crops

Wheat

Barley

Mustard

Potato

Vegetables

Paddy

Maize

Moong

Cotton

Vegetables

Arhar

Sugarcane

Material inputs

Seed/Seedling cost (Rs)

166

150

33

1230

379

85

60

134

89

237

100

871

Farm yard manure (Kg)

423

0

0

0

8330

1346

1569

35

921

1415

148

3924

FYM value (Rs)

32

38

0

0

738

106

145

58

75

86

15

305

Fertiliser NPK (Kg)

78

35

20

108

23

89

44

7

32

77

14

49

Fertiliser value (Rs)

660

298

150

764

192

717

323

27

233

519

80

338

Micronutrient value (Rs)

6

0

0

0

0

47

0

0

0

0

0

0

Weedicides (Rs)

106

3

5

0

0

104

9

0

41

17

0

0

Plant protection chemical (Rs)

0

0

57

124

58

3

13

41

299

630

0

40

Irrigation (No)

5

6

5

8

8

40

10

4

7

10

4

12

Irrigation cost (Rs)

231

191

155

843

107

1152

179

141

255

223

156

717

Other input costs (Rs)

2

0

0

5

89

12

38

0

1

0

1

4

Labour use

Family labours hrs

71

72

76

77

112

143

92

76

135

226

68

195

Hired labours hrs

54

55

51

230

143

105

53

48

142

314

18

403

Wage rate Rs/day

50

42

34

45

45

36

41

36

32

31

41

25

Total human labour hrs

126

128

127

307

255

248

145

124

276

539

86

598

Bullock labour hrs

3

2

5

0

3

3

18

5

8

6

6

3

Bullock wage Rs/hr

19

16

13

17

15

13

22

13

12

27

15

9

Machine use

Own machine cost Rs

164

163

71

41

24

123

43

78

39

108

49

139

Hired machine cost Rs

213

41

0

20

0

248

214

114

175

30

9

41

Total machine cost Rs

377

204

71

61

24

371

257

192

214

138

78

180

Fixed costs (Rs)

Depreciation

190

184

181

199

212

190

187

196

188

191

191

185

Interest on fixed capital

245

236

231

249

272

242

263

262

256

250

249

234

Interest on working capital

88

52

32

152

102

135

83

39

76

206

30

138

Land rent

1401

1007

750

1786

5167

1494

508

847

905

1822

612

2418

Output

Main product (Kg)

1741

1374

405

8120

2583

2477

633

352

412

5407

320

19384

Farm gate price (Rs/qtl)

329

352

933

110

1000

299

359