Topics discussed
- Jeeva Amrutha – Preparation and it’s benefits
- Milking Machine – Uses and its Types
- Soil Sampling – Procedure and Importance
JEEVA AMRUTHA
JEEVA AMRUTHA a natural liquid fertilizer. It is made by mixing water, dung (in the form of manure) and urine from cows with some mud from the same area as the manure will be applied in later.
Preparation of Jeeva Amrutha
- For preparation Jeeva Amrutha, you need a 200-liter tank or a water barrel is required.
- You should add 10kgs of cow dung into the water. with the help of a stick Stir the mixture in clockwise.
- After put the handful of fertile soil from your farm in to the mixture.
- And add 10 liters cow urine to the mixture. Stir it well again clockwise.
- Finally, you must add remaining the semi powdered jaggery and the flour to the mixture.
- The above mixture should be kept in a shaded place and away from sunlight.
- The mixture should be stirred clockwise a thrice a day (10 min every day) for 4 days.
- And cover the water barrel or tank with a breathable jute bag.
- After the fermented process complete and Jeeva Amrutha is prepared for the use.
- This Jeeva Amrutha can be used for 2-3days. Do not use Jeevamrutham after seven days.
Farmers were encouraged to utilize Jeeva Amrutha and reap its benefits. Spoorthy SG educated farmers on the preparation method and highlighted a case study of enhanced growth and yield in arecanut observed after the use of Jeeva Amrutha
MIKLING MACHINES
Awareness about MIKLING MACHINES was spread by Shivaling while also stating the benifits of these machines like
- Consumes less time
- More Hygienic practice
- Saving labour cost
These machines consist of various parts like Tanks – to store the milk, Pumps – to milk the cows, and cups – to attach to the teats of the cow. Milking machines can be classified as hand operated or electrical, they can also be differentiated bases on capacity of taken going form 5L upto 25L
SOIL SAMPLING
Soil health is an important factor for the growth and productivity of crops. Regular checks of soil health is beneficial, but the method of collection of soil requires certain procedures to be followed which was explained to the farmers skillfully by Sowjanya NJ. Information regarding Soil Health Card– a government scheme, Testing laboratories nearby, Free testing in KVKs, Universities and Government facilities. Encouraging farmers to have their field tested.
- Divide the field into different homogenous units based on the visual observation and farmer’s experience.
- Remove the surface litter at the sampling spot.
- Drive the auger to a plough depth of 15 cm and draw the soil sample.
- Collect at least 10 to 15 samples from each sampling unit and place in a bucket or tray.
- If auger is not available, make a ‘V’ shaped cut to a depth of 15 cm in the sampling spot using spade.
- Remove thick slices of soil from top to bottom of exposed face of the ‘V’ shaped cut and place in a clean container.
1 inch / 2.5 cm 6 inches (15 cm)
- Mix the samples thoroughly and remove foreign materials like roots, stones, pebbles and gravels.
- Reduce the bulk to about half to one kilogram by quartering or compartmentalization.
- Quartering is done by dividing the thoroughly mixed sample into four equal parts. The two opposite quarters are discarded, and the remaining two quarters are remixed and the process repeated until the desired sample size is obtained.
- Compartmentalization is done by uniformly spreading the soil over a clean hard surface and dividing into smaller compartments by drawing lines along and across the length and breadth. From each compartment a pinch of soil is collected. This process is repeated till the desired quantity of sample is obtained.
- Collect the sample in a clean cloth or polythene bag.
- Label the bag with information like name of the farmer, location of the farm, survey number, previous crop grown, present crop, crop to be grown in the next season, date of collection, name of the sampler etc
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