The Extent of influence of superstitious beliefs and folklores on the farming practices employed by farmers / by Cecilia V. Telmo.

By: Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Publication details: Indang, Cavite : Don Severino Agricultural College, 1981.Description: 40 pages : illustrations ; 28 cmContent type:
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Abstract: Telmo, Cecilia V. "The Extent of Influence of Superstitious Beliefs and Folklores on the Farming Practices Employed by Farmers", B.S. Thesis, Agricultural Economics, DSAC, Indang, Cavite. March 1981 A survey of farmers was conducted in three selected "Project Ugnayan" barrios of the Don Severino Agricultural College, Indang, Cavite to determine the extent of influence of superstitious beliefs and folklores on the farming practices employed by them, A total of 90 farmers grouped into 30 coming from the barrios of Bancod, Buna Lejos in Indang, and from Cabuco in Trece Martires City were interviewed. The study revealed that the ages of respondents ranged from 30 - 85 years but a great number have an age range of 54 61 years. Much bigger number too was able to reach primary education, the rest had attended either inter- mediate or secondary education and 23 of the respondents had no formal education at all. The most number of children of the respondents was 5 - 8. Majority worked as lessees with less than three hectares of land and had been farming for 22 43 years. All the farmers employed the multiple crop- ping system of farming. Most of them belonged to the low income group with an average annual gross income of 30010 ABSTRACT £4,011.11. E Planting of root crops every last quarter of the month and of fruit trees every first quarter of the month farms. These were found to have increased their harvest. Others had not adopted any superstitious belief and folklore because of enlightenment they have gained from attending seminars, lectures and symposia concerning the use of modern and scientific ways of farming which were proven to have improved their harvest. The majority of the farmers belonged to moderate adoptor group applying 4 6 superstitious beliefs and folklores on their farms. Most of the farmers learned those superstitious beliefs and folklores through words of elders. A great number of farmers applied the combination of modern technology and some superstitious beliefs and folklores on their farms with a belief that it would give them greater production than when applying any one of the modern technology or superstitious beliefs and folklores only. The study also revealed that the extent of influence of superstitious beliefs and folklores on the farming practices employed by farmers was significantly associated with tenure status but not significantly associated with the other socio-economic variables tested in the study.
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Thesis (BS in Agriculture Major in Economics) Don Severino Agricultural College.

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Telmo, Cecilia V. "The Extent of Influence of Superstitious Beliefs and Folklores on the Farming Practices Employed by Farmers", B.S. Thesis, Agricultural Economics, DSAC, Indang, Cavite. March 1981

A survey of farmers was conducted in three selected "Project Ugnayan" barrios of the Don Severino Agricultural College, Indang, Cavite to determine the extent of influence of superstitious beliefs and folklores on the farming practices employed by them, A total of 90 farmers grouped into 30 coming from the barrios of Bancod, Buna Lejos in Indang, and from Cabuco in Trece Martires City were interviewed. The study revealed that the ages of respondents ranged from 30 - 85 years but a great number have an age range of 54 61 years. Much bigger number too was able to reach primary education, the rest had attended either inter- mediate or secondary education and 23 of the respondents had no formal education at all. The most number of children of the respondents was 5 - 8. Majority worked as lessees with less than three hectares of land and had been farming for 22 43 years. All the farmers employed the multiple crop- ping system of farming. Most of them belonged to the low income group with an average annual gross income of 30010 ABSTRACT £4,011.11. E Planting of root crops every last quarter of the month and of fruit trees every first quarter of the month farms. These were found to have increased their harvest. Others had not adopted any superstitious belief and folklore because of enlightenment they have gained from attending seminars, lectures and symposia concerning the use of modern and scientific ways of farming which were proven to have improved their harvest. The majority of the farmers belonged to moderate adoptor group applying 4 6 superstitious beliefs and folklores on their farms. Most of the farmers learned those superstitious beliefs and folklores through words of elders. A great number of farmers applied the combination of modern technology and some superstitious beliefs and folklores on their farms with a belief that it would give them greater production than when applying any one of the modern technology or superstitious beliefs and folklores only. The study also revealed that the extent of influence of superstitious beliefs and folklores on the farming practices employed by farmers was significantly associated with tenure status but not significantly associated with the other socio-economic variables tested in the study.

Submitted to the University Library 10/01/1981 T-654

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