Useful Info

Kashayam for Agriculture(for insects)

oka pot tisukovali 10 ltrs cow urin poyali then start firing,then neem tree leaves(vepa aku) 2 kgs,
jilledu aku 2kgs,seetaphal aku 2 kg,jama(goa) aku 2 kgs(total 5 types ok leaves) 3 pongulu vache varaku vudakali then 10 ltrs kashayam will get.

kashayam ni 6 months varaku store cheyavachu.
How to use: 6 ltrs and 100 water lo mix chesi pichakari cheyali.

jeevamritham:

5 kgs cow peda,cow urin 10 ltrs,2 kgs bellam,2 kgs chenaga pindi,water 200 ltrs all mix chesi clock wise lo tippali.2 days moning evening kalapali

above jeevamrithem foor only 1 acre.kallapa challinattu chalali, leda spray cheyali 

Ghana Jevamrutham:

cow peda 100 kgs,1kg bellam,1 kg sanaga pindi then mix well,oka paraja to needa lo 2 days kappali.3 day endalo venda pettali.taruvata gotamulo vesi pettukovali

Fence:
Bamboo(veduru),

Pandiri Vegetables:Kakara,Bira,Donda,Potla,Chikkudu,Dosa,Sora,Tomato,

Aku Kuralu:Tota Kura,Gongura,Pala Kura,menthi kura,kothimeera,pudina,Chukka koora,Karivepaku

Normal vegetables: Vankaya,bendakkaya,goru chikkudu kaya,alu,beetroot,carrot,Cabbage,Mirchi,Cauliflower,Beans,Capsicum.

Others:Banthi(red,yellow),Nimma,Munaga,Boodidhi Gummadi kaaya ,

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

HYBRID TOMATO PRODUCE EXCELLENT YIELD OF 90-100 MT PER ACR

Soil Requirement: Well drained, fertile loam with a fair moisture holding capacity is the most ideal soil for tomato cultivation. However it can be grown in variety of soil condition with appropriate cultural practices

Climate: Tomato is a warm season crop which require long season to produce a profitable crop and highly susceptible to frost.
 High temperature and high humidity favours development of foliar diseases.

Dry wind results in dropping of flowers.
Seeds germinate at a temperature range of 15.5 to 30oC, optimum being 25 degree celsius .

Night temperature is the critical factor in fruit setting, the optimum range is 15-20 degree celsisus

Spacing – row to row spacing  1.5 M
Plant to plant spacing – 0.60 M
Planting method – Paired row method – two rows of tomato in single bed
Total running meter per acre – 2666 meters
Total number of plants per acre @ above spacing – 8886 plants
No of truss per plant – 2 truss
Average weight of fruits per plant – 12 kgs
Total yield – 100000 kgs ( 106,632 kgs )
No of fruits per plant – 200 fruits
Average individual fruit weight – 60 grams

Fertigation with water soluble fertilizers per acre
Basal application – 470 kgs of super phosphate per acre applied before last ploughing
And 15 MT of farm yard manure

25- 30 days old tomato seedlings raised in protray are used for transplanting in the main feild
 Drip irrigation with emitters spacing of 3.5 to 4.0 lit per hour discharge capacity  espaced at 50 cms to 60 cms along the lateral pipes

Water soluble fertilizers for fertigation
Establishment phase ( 10 days duration ) – 19-19-19 +MN ,NPK – 26.300kgs , 13- 45 -0 NPK – 9.10 kgs and Urea – 3.4 kgs
Flower initiation – flowering stage   ( 30 days ) – 19-19-19 +MN NPK – 16.40 kgs , 13-0-45 NPK – 89 kgs , Urea – 40 kgs
Flower to fruiting ( 30 days ) – 19-19-19 + MN – 26.30 kgs , 13-0-45 NPK – 55.50 kgs , Urea – 25.50 kgs
Harvest phase – 12-61-0 NPK – 8.20 kgs , 13-0-45 NPK – 44.5 kgs , Urea – 20.0 kgs

Micornutrient – borax @ 35 grams per lit water sprayed at 65 and 105 th day after tranplanting
Triacontanol hormone sprayed @ 42 & 58 th day after transplanting
Pseudomonas florescens is sprayed @ 5 grams / lit water – 50, 55,70, 85, 100 and 115 days after transplanting to prevent disease occurrence .
Planofix is sprayed t 70, 85 and 100 th days to prevent flower droppings

New - Article

Actually Mr. Sadananda is earning around 14 lakhs per anum as per the discussions I had with him.  He is growing capsicum in 10 guntas of Poly house, half acre arcanut and half acre rose flowers, 5 guntas CO 4 for his HF cows, balance area grows vegetables and has moderate constructed house.

1.He earns from his diary around 50k/month he has good yielding HF cows which are giving around 2200 lts /month
2. His capsicum from PH is around 12 tons /10 months and earns approximately Rs. 3 lakh
3. From rose daily he gets 30-40 kgs/day sells at around Rs.60-80/kg for 10 months
4. Arcanut earns him Rs. 1.25 lakh/year
5. Balance earnings from growing all sorts of vegetables from French beans, chines cabbage, cucumber etc.

He has converted old bajaj scooter to power a pesticide spraying pump, has bio gas plant for cooking, produces vermicompost.

He has been awarded by state and central govt. agricultural departments as "Krishi Pandita" by Mr. Pawar when he was the agri Minister.

At a time when there is a strong perception that farming is not a profitable venture, this farmer from Tapasihalli in Doddaballapur taluk has created waves by earning a profit of about Rs. 22 lakh a year from merely 2.1 acres of land.

It is his innovative drive and constant experimentation with multi-cropping methods that have helped 51-year-old H. Sadananda to reap a rich harvest.

He cultivates nearly 30 varieties of crop on his land, including tomato and areca on half an acre each which yield him Rs. 2 lakh and Rs. 50,000 respectively.

Ginger is cultivated along with areca in the plantation, and it yields him about Rs. 70,000 a year. Mr. Sadananda has also made space in his areca plantation for rearing 250 Giriraja hens which he sells every three months to earn about Rs. 1 lakh a year. The poultry droppings are valuable manure for the areca plantation while agricultural waste is used as feed for the birds.

He has planted about 2,000 rose cuttings on three-fourth of an acre, which fetches him about Rs. 4 lakh a year, and has set up a greenhouse on one-fourth of an acre for cultivating capsicum and high-quality rose alternatively. Capsicum, cultivated for about six months, yields him about Rs. 5.4 lakh while the rose variety that replaces capsicum for the next six months gets him about Rs. 2.5 lakh a year. A small vegetable garden, a fish-rearing pond, coconut and jackfruit trees on the periphery of his land, in addition to coffee plants, papaya, sapota and lime trees also find a place. His cows produce 80 to 100 litres of milk a day.

Manure

Manure comes from vermicompost and the slurry from a gobar gas plant. A tiny pond is filled with azolla plants which is a good cow feed.

Mr. Sadananda, who depends on borewell for irrigation, has installed drip irrigation system for the entire land at a cost of Rs. 50,000 (excluding subsidy). “Drip irrigation allows me to irrigate my entire land even with four hours of three-phase power,” he says. Besides, it prevents weeds and also saves him about Rs. 400 a day in labour costs.

Interestingly, he also breeds Rottweiler and Great Dane breeds of dogs to earn Rs. 1.2 lakh a year.

PRECISION FARMING IN GRAND NINE TISSUE CULTURE-BANANA

TISSUE CULTURE BANANA – G9 - PRECISION FARMING
Tissue culture banana – G9 – in precision farming produce amazing yield of 40 kgs weight of each bunch
At 1.8 M * 1.8 M plant spacing an acre of land is planted with 1234 banana TC plants . At an average yield of 40 kgs per bunch , total of 49,360 kgs of fruits are produced
@ selling price of Rs. 12 / kg , ac acre of G9 TC banana fetch an income of  Rs.5,92,320 in about 11-12 months period
  TC – plants – 100% of RDF
   (110:35:330 g NPK / plant)
Use of growth regulators
Growth regulator                                  Concentration                                                    Stage of spray                           Results
 NAA                                                    20 ppm                                                             At flowering                                    Optimum fruit set
 NAA                                                    20 ppm                                                             At flowering                                     Check fruit drop

BUNCH COVER
•   Transparent polythene sleeves provided with 2- 4% ventilation.
•   Taking bunch covering - after opening of last hand
•   Improve bunch appeal and advance – maturity  7-10 days.
•   Free from insect bites, fungi , bacteria and physical injuries.
Grading:
•   Based on number & size of fingers
•   Overripe and injured fruits are discarded
•   Local Market
•   As bunches- padded with banana leaves
•   Fungicidal paste – at cut ends
•   Packed in polythene tubes (175 gauge, 55 cm wide with 1.8 cm with holes 10 cm apart

DISEASES OF BANANA
1. Panama wilt : Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. cubense
2. Sigatoka leaf spot : Cercospora musae (Mycosphaerella musicola)
3. Freckle or Balck spot : Phyllostictina musarum
4. Anthracnose : Gloeosporium musarum
5. Tip over or Heart rot: Erwinia caratovora
Viral Diseases
6. Banana bunchy top : BBTV
7. Infectious chlorosis: CMV
8. Bract mosaic/ Kokan: BBrMV
9. Banana streak: BSV

RS 1 LAC 18 THOUSAND IN 65 DAYS IN WATER MELO

Water melon " Vishala " yielded 29.600 MT in 65 days from out of one acre land under precision farming method. With even poor price of Rs.4 / kg it fetched a farm income of Rs.1,18,400 . With beautiful  golden yellow rind and red juicy flesh it looked attractive each fruit weighing on an average of 2.5 kgs

Rain Water Harvesting

Rain Water Harvesting has a very good potential to fulfill your water requirements for Farming.
1 inch of Rain fall X 1 sq.ft area of your farm = 3 Litres of Rain Water per sq.ft.
Hyderabad's Average Rainfall per year = 31 inches.
Therefore,  on an average 31 inches of Rain fall x 1 sq.ft. area of your farm = 93 Litres of Rain Water per sq.ft., per year.

1 Acre = 43,560 sq.fts.
As such, 7.5 Acres = 43,560 sq.fts. x 7.5 acres = 3,26,700 sq.fts.

Therefore, Every year Rain Water Harvesting potential with your Farm Area of 7.5 Acres = 3,26,700 sq.fts. x 93 Litres of Rain Water per sq.ft.
  = 3,03,83,100 Litres of Rain Water per year.

As such, per day your RWH system could provide your farm with - 3,03,83,100 Litres / 365 days = 83,241 Litres per day.

i.e. 11,099 Litres per acre / Day - (83,241 Litres per day / 7.5 acres)

RWH system is just like a Bank Account, where you can withdraw the money deposited in your account, as per your requirement, round the year.

To deposit the Rain Water for your round the year requirement, you need to charge & store this huge Rain Water quantity into ground water source via Borewell / Ringwell / Open well, Making huge water storage ponds etc. would not be advisable as it would occupy the space, Evaporation loss, possibility of contamination etc.

For Example -

If you have an existing Borewell, with per hour yield of 3,500/- litres per Hour (LPH) i.e. 84,000 Litres per day (3,500 LPH x 24 Hours), you are able to charge the Rain Water @ 3,500 LPH, as such, by charging the Rain water into the underground source you are able to augment the yield of the borewell by at least 1.5 times.  

By charging the Rain Water into the underground water sources we are making Nature to Work for us.

Natures Job Human beings should not do & cannot do.

I hope the above given short summary of the RWH potential for your requirements for farming, would help.

ALL THE BEST!

Brinjal in Precision Farming

The precision farming in brinjal in the farmer Mr.Gajendiran 's field earned 5.16 lac rupees per acre in a year . The field was drip irrigated in a 4 ' broad bed in double row planting system .. the brinjal yielded continuously for 8 months with annual yield of 86 MT and sold @ Rs.6 per kg .Basal application of organic manures and bio fertilizers and water soluble fertilizers given at weekly interval made the brinjal crop flowers continuously ..

Polyhouse with Capsicums

4300 sq mtr polyhouse with capsicums

Talking about equipment, the below are the details -
1) 16mm drip system (make - finolex plasson)
2) fogging system (make - finolex plasson)
3) HTP sprayer (runs on electric motor as well as desiel engine) - for spraying purpose
4) 7 hp submersible pump ( for drip and fogging )
5) 5 hp diesel motor ( make - field marshal )
6) drip system includes ventuari system (for fertilization) and a disc filter.

Costs incurred. - both my site are 3 yrs old. but to give you an idea, the same are below -
      - Polyhouse - Rs. 480 / sq. mtr
      - drip, fogging, venturi, disc filter - Rs. 280000
      - Basal dose (rice husk, compost, red soil, nutrient soil from dam, fertilizers etc) - Rs. 550000
      - HTP sprayer (with eletric motor & diesel motor) & 5 HP Diesel motor (make - field marshal)  - Rs. 73000
      - Seeds - (Namdhari NS280 & NS 281) - Rs. 160000
      - Bed Making - Rs 20000
      - G.I & MS Wires for top support system in capsicum - Rs. 10500
      - Polyester Thread for tying plant - Rs. 11000

Taiwan Guava Plantation

TAIWAN GUAVA PLANTATION IN MODERATE DENSITY  - CAN EARN Rs.7 TO 10 LAC PER ACRE PER YEAR
Three types of Taiwan guava cultivars are
1.Taiwanese guava – single fruit weight 400 – 700 grams
2.Century guava         - single fruit weight 200 – 400 grams
3.Pearl guava     -    single fruit weight 200 – 400 grams
Spacing = 12 -15 feet plant to plant and row to row
PH = 4.5 to 8.2 but best PH range is 6.5 to 7.5 ( near neutral PH )
Temperature range 15 to 34 degree celsius
Rainfall = 1000 to 3800 mm well distributed through out year
Relative humidity = 70-90%
Total number of plants per acre = 250
Training and pruning = In 5-6 month old plants , cut the terminal portion to the height of 2 – 3 feet , allow 4 to 5 main branches , and 2 to 3 sub main branches and maintain dome shape .
Yield per plant 35 to 40 kgs per plant and  around 7500 kgs per acre
But Taiwan guava can also be planted in moderate density of  3M * 2 M spacing with 600 plants per acre and per acre yield of 12 ,000 kgs .
To achieve this yield , proper irrigation network , basal application of organic manure and water soluble fertilizers evenly supplied in various growing phase is necessary.
The taiwanese guava for its aroma, flavor , Mineral and aminoacids and crispiness finds excellent foreign market in canada, Hng hong , Malaysia , china and indonesia and singapore ..In near future Taiwanese guava will sure catch its market in important cities in India . Few Guava fruits keeps doctors and clinics away from general people

Osage Orange Living Fence

1.Collect “oranges” in fall and store them in buckets exposed to freeze-thaw cycles and even rain and snow  all winter.
2.During the same fall,plow a furrow where you want the hedge.Leave it open & let the soil mellow over winter.
3. The following spring, at about corn planting time, add a bit of water to the buckets and mash the fermented oranges into a thick slurry.
4. Dribble the slurry along the furrow.
5. Partially backfill the furrow with some soil to cover the seeds.
6. If it seems prudent (i.e., the tree seedlings are consistently crowded), thin the seedlings to about 18 inches.
7. In fall, lay the seedlings over in the trench, weaving them together. Backfill the trench, but don’t cover the entire stem of any tree.
8. The second year, the trees will sprout a mess of lateral branches that will grow straight up.
9. In the second fall, weave the new vertical stems together so you get a horizontal stem barrier about 2 feet from the ground.
10. In the third year, prune the hedge’s shoots to the final height you desire (4 to 5 feet works well for most purposes). Pruning the rapidly growing verticals several times over the summer will stimulate the lower buds and branches to produce more (and more vigorous) growth.

Rooftop Vegatable Garden

Intresting Images

Melon Cultivation

A QUALITY FARMING METHOD IN MELON CULTIVATION FOR EXPORT MARKET

Date Farm

Date Farm -Details and Expenditure from farmnest.com

http://farmnest.com/forum/agricultural-crops/date-palm-madhumitha%28-yellow-%29-sukriya-%28-violet-%29/msg23061/#msg23061

yellow fruits - madhumitha
purple violet - sukriya

Tissue culture plant
spaced at 30 / 30 feet either side - 40 plants per acre
Each plant cost Rs. 2000 ( planted in the year 2008 )
Extent planted = 20 Acres
Location = Kadambathur block in Thiruvallur district 
Total plant cost for 20 Acres * 40 plants each * Rs.2000 = Rs.16,00,000 ( Rupees sixteen laksh only )
Fertilizers and manure  = Rs. 2,00,000 per year for 5 years = Rs.10,00,000
Drip irrigation for 20 acres = Rs.10,00,000 ( Netafirm )
Field preparation,pit formation,weeding,farm machinary and equipment and plant protection for 5 years = Rs.3,50,000

For 5 years total expenditure put together = Rs. 39.5 lac

Result

End of third year  30 % plants only were female trees 70% male trees ... 240 female dates palms
Each palm on an average bore 20 kgs
Total yield for subsequent 2 years = 9600 kgs
Total income = 9600 Kgs @ Rs. 150 = Rs.14.4 lac
6 th Year all the palm date palm trees were sold @ Rs . 500 per palm = after mortality total  720 plants @ Rs.500 = Rs.3.6 lac ..All were sold for ornamental gardens in chennai ...
The Net gain / Loss to the farmer is ,  Total expenditure Rs.39.5 lac - Total income Rs.18 lac )= - Rs.21.5 lac But the farmer is still happy because he tried new idea of cultivating Date palm in his field ..The farmer is so rich .so he did not mind about loss..

However the real potential of earning from date pam is huge

Because each palm could able to produce an average yield of 40 kgs( Range 10 kgs to 120 kgs/palm/year )

Per acre can accommodate 48 to 50 plants
10 % male palms for pollination purpose . so total female palm ( 90 % ) is 45 / acre
Total expected yield @ 40 kg / palm for 45 palm = 1800 kgs to 2000 kgs ( 2 MT )
Gross income @ Rs .200 / kg for about 2 MT = Rs.4,00,000 ( Rs.4 lac ) per acre per year ....The gross income fluctuate based on the market price and quality ...
Right  planting material , ideal spacing , manuring and fertilization including  micro nutrients management just around critical period of palm growth say flower initiation and fruits development ( 4 micro phase ), plant protection against red palm weevil and Fusarium wilt , bunch protection against pest and disease and bird attack , weed control and other cultural management will sure bring annual income of around Rs. 4 lac to 7  lac per acre ..

An adage about Date palm is " Date palm grows with the feet under water , head under the fire "

Polyhouse Expenditure

Intresting Article About PolyHouse...

I am a farmer based in Nasik, Maharashtra, and i grow Capsicums (red,yellow,green)
Recently i did plantation for my 4300 sq mtr(1.07 acre) polyhouse with capsicums.

Costs incurred. - both my site are 3 yrs old. but to give you an idea, the same are below -
- Polyhouse - Rs. 480 / sq. mtr
- drip, fogging, venturi, disc filter - Rs. 280000
- Basal dose (rice husk, compost, red soil, nutrient soil from dam, fertilizers etc) - Rs. 550000
- HTP sprayer (with eletric motor & diesel motor) & 5 HP Diesel motor (make - field marshal)  - Rs. 73000
- Seeds - (Namdhari NS280 & NS 281) - Rs. 160000
- Bed Making - Rs 20000
- G.I & MS Wires for top support system in capsicum - Rs. 10500
- Polyester Thread for tying plant - Rs. 11000

Life of this crop and total production expected. - different people have different answers, they only know the truth. my experience says that the life time of capsicum is 20 days germination, and than around an year after plantation. could vary depending on conditions. about production. again i've heard stories of people taking out so much production which makes me wonder. my actual production was 7.3 kg/sq mtr (good quality) and 1.2 kg/sq mtr (second quality)

Expected profit ( if you are comfortable sharing true figures ;-) ) - you said expected kedar, so theres no limit

Type of soil and changes done if any.. - i've used a mixture of red soil, rice husk, POITA (soil which i got while the dam was being deepened), cow dung, neem cakes (pend)

How to find Ground water

Intresting Post...

This following technique is used in village areas.The bore well companies are using this techinque.Even the modern technolgy has failed but this never failed.It is unbelivable.

Take a 2 feet long small thin flexible NEEM tree stick.make the stick in the U shape.Hold one end at one hand and other end at other hand.The ends should meet your inner part of hands and it should not touch the fingers.

Do not hold the stick heavily.Now by holding stick move around the ground.

If the underwater level is high in a particular area the stick in your hands will automatically rotate at high speed.Depending on the underwater level the stick will rotate.

Only experts can give accurate result.Please call any Borewell operator they will must have the knowledge.

Call one operator it is not expensive.

If there is heavy rock under the ground the stick will not rotate but machine system will give you a wrong information.

This results are 100% accurate by proper experts.Even machine equipments are failure but it is not failure.

In souhthern areas every person above 60 years are having good knowledge about this and they can do.

Impressed Article

http://www.hindu.com/2010/04/19/stories/2010041956350500.htm

BANGALORE: At a time when there is a strong perception that farming is not a profitable venture, this farmer from Tapasihalli in Doddaballapur taluk has created waves by earning a profit of about Rs. 22 lakh a year from merely 2.1 acres of land.

It is his innovative drive and constant experimentation with multi-cropping methods that have helped 51-year-old H. Sadananda to reap a rich harvest.

He cultivates nearly 30 varieties of crop on his land, including tomato and areca on half an acre each which yield him Rs. 2 lakh and Rs. 50,000 respectively.

Ginger is cultivated along with areca in the plantation, and it yields him about Rs. 70,000 a year. Mr. Sadananda has also made space in his areca plantation for rearing 250 Giriraja hens which he sells every three months to earn about Rs. 1 lakh a year. The poultry droppings are valuable manure for the areca plantation while agricultural waste is used as feed for the birds.

He has planted about 2,000 rose cuttings on three-fourth of an acre, which fetches him about Rs. 4 lakh a year, and has set up a greenhouse on one-fourth of an acre for cultivating capsicum and high-quality rose alternatively. Capsicum, cultivated for about six months, yields him about Rs. 5.4 lakh while the rose variety that replaces capsicum for the next six months gets him about Rs. 2.5 lakh a year. A small vegetable garden, a fish-rearing pond, coconut and jackfruit trees on the periphery of his land, in addition to coffee plants, papaya, sapota and lime trees also find a place. His cows produce 80 to 100 litres of milk a day.

Manure

Manure comes from vermicompost and the slurry from a gobar gas plant. A tiny pond is filled with azolla plants which is a good cow feed.

Mr. Sadananda, who depends on borewell for irrigation, has installed drip irrigation system for the entire land at a cost of Rs. 50,000 (excluding subsidy). “Drip irrigation allows me to irrigate my entire land even with four hours of three-phase power,” he says. Besides, it prevents weeds and also saves him about Rs. 400 a day in labour costs.

Interestingly, he also breeds Rottweiler and Great Dane breeds of dogs to earn Rs. 1.2 lakh a year.

He has been honoured with prestigious awards by the Union Ministry of Agriculture. Several agricultural scientists, farmers and VIPs from India and abroad visit his farm.

Innovative ideas

Mr. Sadananda says that his farm income increased after he adopted innovative ideas provided by the Department of Biotechnology's Bio-Resource Complex project taken up in his village. He can be contacted on 9342022146.

Artificial Pond

Artificial pond with geo-membrane lining.capacity is 75 lakh litre

Tomato

Is it possible to earn one lakh or ten lakh / acre / year from farming?

Recently i read this in one Agriculture forum......

Date of plantation:- 26-Jan-2010.
Total Extent:- 3 Acres,
Total number of Plants:-2400.
Total tenure of crops:- 2 Years concluded in Feb-2012.

Number of  Fruits average per plant:- 150.
Average weight of fruit:- 1 kg 100 grms (weight is 2.8 kg & lowest 450 grms)
Average Sale rate per KG:- Rs.4/- (Lowest rate Rs.3.25 & Highest is Rs.11/-
Wastage deduction is 5kgs for fruits for each 100kgs.
Expenditure for plant is from beginning to end excluding harvesting charges
borne by buyers:- Rs.150/-
90% fruits sold in Farm & 10% supplied to HOPCOMS @ Bangalore.

Total Income is Rs.14,00,000/-
Total Expenditure is Rs.3,60,000/-
Income per Acre if Two Years is Rs.1040000/-
Income per Acare per year Rs.173333/-

Apart from the Papaya, the bonus is Main Mango crop within border and Silver Oak and other fruit crops on Borders.Few fruits had been sent to friends at Bangalore, Chennai, Hederabad, Mysore, Mangalore etc.Finally we and our friends i.e. Birds, Monkeys, Cattle, Dogs, Chicken, Sheep and mother earth tasted them.

Is it possible to make 10 laks/acre/year ?

I have been reading your forum for some time,but interesting in farming.
I wanted to ask this question to your farming members. Is it possible to
get 10 lakhs per acre per year from farming. This is why I ask.

Recently i read this in one Agriculture forum......

He has 10 acres there on which he grows rubber, pepper, cardamon, turmeric, chicken,goats, etc. He says he gets gross income of 1 crore from 10 acres. We
asked him more detail and from his malayalam, our marathi and some
kannada and english in between, this is calculation.

Income from rubber - 10 acres - 15.00 lakhs
Sale of pepper, cardamon, turmeric, etc - 10 lakhs
Sale of 150 goats @ 4,000 - 6.00 lakhs
sale of 150 goats @ 8,000 in Id festival - 12.00 lakhs
sale of eggs @ 3,000 eggs/day for 300 days @ 2.5/egg - 22.5 lakhs
sale of chicken - 100 kgs/week @ 60/kg - 3 lakhs
sale of vegatables from polyhouse - 1/2 acre - 5 lakhs
Sale of flowers (rose, jasmine, aster, etc) from polyhouse - 7.5 lakhs
Sale of fish from 1/2 acre pond - 100 kgs/week @ 100/kg - 5.00 lakhs

The total so far is 86 lakhs. But he says some years he gets more
than 1 crore. Sometimes, also his income reduce to 50-60 lakhs.

He says he doesnt weed, but keeps goats in movable paddocks between
rubber trees. Same thing also for chicken. So he doesnt spend for feed
too much and gets benfit of waste dropping for rubber, peper and other
plants. He doesnt use fertiliser or pesticides. He has 8 cows and he
uses their dung as fertiliser. Also there is no smell of cow, chicken
and goat s**t. In his polyhouse he grows out of season vegetables and
flowers. He has two sons, one is engineer in Mumbai and other is
studying in Coimbatore - both not interest in agricultre. He has 11
labours, 1 from Kerala and rest from Bijapur, UP and Chatisgarh