Formerly International Journal of Basic and Applied Agricultural Research

Estimation of operational cost of various intercultural implements

SHARAD KUMAR NAMDEV, RAJNARAYAN PATERIYA, RAJESH U. MODI and BHABANI
Pantnagar Journal of Research, Volume - 17, Issue - 3 ( September-December, 2019)

Published: 2019-12-31

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Abstract


Agricultural engineers and economists use a variety of engineering and economic principles for calculating a machinery cost. An effective farm manager must also know these principles, and apply them when deciding to buy, lease, rent or share machinery. Thus, estimating farm machinery costs becomes essential to farmers for sound investment analysis and useful in planning, controlling production on their farms. Therefore, study was conducted to estimate operational cost of various intercultural implements namely side shift tiller, offset harrow and cultivator at Horticulture Research Center, Pantnagar. The study concluded that higher operational cost was found (641.95 Rs/ha) in side shift tiller whereas lower operational cost was estimated in offset harrow and cultivator approximately nearer (576.49 and 571.97 Rs/ha). The results also showed that operational cost of intercultural implements depends significantly on the initial cost of the implement. Therefore, side shift tiller has high operational cost because of its higher initial cost as compared to other intercultural implements.


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