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Table 3. Average net income per hectare by type of farmers, 5 1 farmers, Dambo,<br />

Pangil, Laguna, Philippines (1989).<br />

Adopters Nonadopters<br />

1st 2nd Total 1st Total<br />

crop crop crop crop<br />

rice watermelon rice<br />

Total yield (t) 4.8 3.94 4.3 4.3<br />

Average price<br />

4,250 5,596 4,940 4,940<br />

Total income 20,43 1 22,050 42,48 1 21,232 2 1,232<br />

Total costs 3,976 5,469 9,445 4,113 4,119<br />

Net income 16,455 16,581 33,036 17,113 17,113<br />

Table 4. Selected demographic characteristics of 12 farmers used in <strong>the</strong> case study of<br />

farm household, Dambo, Pangil, Laguna, Philippines (1991).<br />

Farmer Age Residence Farming Educational Household<br />

number (Y r) (Y r) (Y r) background size<br />

Grade V1<br />

High School<br />

3rd year HS<br />

Grade V1<br />

2nd year HS<br />

High School<br />

High School<br />

Grade I11<br />

Grade V1<br />

Grade IV<br />

High School<br />

Elementary<br />

'Farmers 10, 11 and 12 took turns in farming <strong>the</strong> 10th case study farm during <strong>the</strong><br />

period of <strong>the</strong> study.

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