Author(s): Kiran Kumar Shyam, Lal Singh Patel and Dr. Dronak Kumar Sahu

Abstract: In this research paper “An Analysis of the Utilization Pattern of Custom Hiring of Agricultural Machinery in Paddy Farms in Bilaspur District of Chhattisgarh State in India” a total of 80 farmers were selected, which 60 farmers used machinery for the cultivation of paddy crops and 20 farmers’ in the Chhattisgarh state and still using the traditional method for it. 14 numbers of farmers have their own tractors and 46 numbers of farmers hired tractors form other tractor owners at the village level. About 64.28 percent of tractor owners were large farmers and 35.71 percent of tractor owners belonged to small and medium categories. Seed drill used by 2 farmers for sowing the paddy in the field in line sowing method. About 23 farmers have their own sprayers and 57 farmers used sprayers as a custom hiring. Reaper was used by 30 farmers for harvesting paddy crops; about 93.33 percent of farmers hired reaper from other farmers. The cost of a tractor for various operations like ploughing, sowing etc. was Rs. 600 per hour, and for land preparation of 1 hectare required 3 hours’ time costing Rs.1800 per hectare, and for sowing Rs. 2236.50 per hectare. The cost of the tractor in the government custom hiring centre was (Rs.450/hour) low as compared to the cost of hiring a tractor prevailing in the study area (Rs.600/hour). The cost of land preparation by the traditional method was more (Rs. 350) as compared to the machinery method (Rs. 2400 per hectare).

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