purchase. On an average a sample farmer in the study area applies 178.9 kilograms of chemical fertilizers the cost of which amounts to 921 rupees. It is observed that none of the farmers at present uses farmyard manures like cow dung or ash. Agricultural research shows that the use of lime in right quantities is imperative to neutralise the high level of acidity in kayal lands. However, out of the total 90 sample farmers only 41 persons (45.6 percent) had used lime in their fields. Category wise analysis of farmers shows that 67 percent
of the marginal farmers, 58
percent of the small farmers, 33 percent of the medium farmers and 42 percent of the large farmers abstained from using lime during the previous crop season. It is estimated that the average use per acre of lime in the study area amounted to 122 kilograms and
compared to marginal farmers, large farmers use more than threefold quantity of lime. The cost of lime per acre is estimated to be 122 rupees. Average per acre consumption and cost of different types of fertilizers for the four categories of farmers are given in table 4.1.
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