Among the indigenous draught cattle breeds of Southern India,
Kangeyam and Hallikar breeds were utilized by many farmers. Rice
bran, straw, oilcakes, cotton seeds were the common feed that
farmers fed to the animals during the work days. The feed cost
varied from Rs.100 to Rs.255/pair/day. Shoeing was done at the age
of 2 years and 6 months and the cost of shoeing was Rs.250/pair.
The farmers were making the animal drawn implements with local
artisans and they were unaware of new implements to reduce the
drudgery of work cattle, designed by the Agricultural Machinery
Research Centres in India. They preferred bullocks than tractors
for certain agricultural operations and small fragmented &
water logged lands also needed bullocks. The cost of ploughing was
less while using the bullocks and the land fertility was also good.
The average number of days of utilization of bullocks in
agriculture was only 36 days in a year. The average annual working
days of bullocks for small farmers were 221 days, 156 days for
medium farmers and 47 days for large farmers. The farmers who were
getting employment in both hiring out and carting were getting
income of Rs. 86249 to Rs.88548/- in a year.
General
Imprint: |
Lap Lambert Academic Publishing
|
Country of origin: |
Germany |
Release date: |
May 2012 |
First published: |
May 2012 |
Authors: |
Akila Natarajan
• Mahesh Chander
|
Dimensions: |
229 x 152 x 10mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback - Trade
|
Pages: |
172 |
ISBN-13: |
978-3-8484-9848-2 |
Categories: |
Books >
Social sciences >
Education >
General
|
LSN: |
3-8484-9848-0 |
Barcode: |
9783848498482 |
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