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The present research study was conducted in Sawai Madhopur district of Rajasthan. The Sawai-Madhopur district was purposively selected for the present investigation. The present study was undertaken in one panchayat samiti of Sawai-Madhopur district i.e. Sawai-Madhopur panchayat samiti. From the list first six villages were selected for the research study on the basis of maximum area under the guava cultivation. The number of guava growers was decided for each village by proportionate sampling method. The farmers of each village were selected by simple random sampling techniques. Sample size of fifty-four small and sixty six big guava growers was selected. Thus, the total study sample consisted of 120 respondents from all the six selected villages of Sawai-Madhopur panchayat samiti. Findings highlight that the more than half of the respondents 66.67 per cent were belonging to middle age group i.e., between 36 to 60 years. Further, 20.83 per cent and 12.50 per cent of the respondents were from young and old age groups. Further reported that the illiterates 26 (21.66 %) were among the total respondents, 56 (46.67 %) literates (read & write), while the 38 (31.67 %) respondents were educated up to middle and above standard of the study sample. Further recorded that the out of 120 respondents, 52 (43.33 %) respondents had less degree of cosmopolite orientation while 68 (56.67 %) respondents were observed to have more cosmopolite orientation. Further revealed that the 85 (70.83%) respondents possessed medium socioeconomic status. It was further observed that 20 respondents (16.67%) had low socio-economic status and 15 respondents (12.50%) had high socio-economic status.

The present research study was conducted in Sawai Madhopur district of Rajasthan. The Sawai-Madhopur district was purposively selected for the present investigation. The present study was undertaken in one panchayat samiti of Sawai-Madhopur district i.e. Sawai-Madhopur panchayat samiti. From the list first six villages were selected for the research study on the basis of maximum area under the guava cultivation. The number of guava growers was decided for each village by proportionate sampling method. The farmers of each village were selected by simple random sampling techniques. Sample size of fifty-four small and sixty six big guava growers was selected. Thus, the total study sample consisted of 120 respondents from all the six selected villages of Sawai-Madhopur panchayat samiti. A specially designed schedule for sources and channels of information was used to measure the intensity of access to sources and channels with which they seek information the mean per cent score and standard deviation was worked out to arrange them in the order of performance. The study highlight that the personal localite sources of information, progressive farmers (87.50%) and experienced guava growers (85.28%) were the most important sources of information utilized by the guava growers ranked 1 and 2 in ranks order. Further reported that the personal cosmopolite sources of information, agriculture supervisors (90.28%) and subject matter specialists (Horticulture) (74.17%) were ranked 1 and 2 in ranks order. Further recorded that all the personal cosmopolite channels of information, the demonstration (87.22%) and discussion (83.89%) proved to be most important channels of information much utilized by the guava growers were ranked 1 and 2 in ranks order. Further observed that the various impersonal cosmopolite channels of information radio (89.17%) and traditional media (84.17%) with ranked 1 and 2 in ranks order. Further reveals that the marketing agencies as channels of information, Krishi Upaj Mandi (89.17%) was used with rank 1 was much utilized channels of information among the guava growers. The major category of information's relevant to impersonal cosmopolite channels of information (76.03%) was ranked on top by the guava growers regarding recommended guava production technology in the research study area.

The present research study was conducted in Sawai Madhopur District of Rajasthan. The Sawai-Madhopur District was purposively selected for the present investigation. The present study was undertaken in one panchayat samiti of Sawai-Madhopur District i.e. Sawai-Madhopur panchayat samiti. From the list first six villages were selected for the research study on the basis of maximum area under the guava cultivation. The number of guava growers was decided for each village by proportionate sampling method. The farmers of each village were selected by simple random sampling techniques. Sample size of fifty-four small and sixty six big guava growers was selected. Thus, the total study sample consisted of 120 respondents from all the six selected villages of Sawai-Madhopur panchayat samiti.

Abstract-A methodology was formulated for grading the quarries. To grade the quarry in terms of quality, the geological-cum-geotechnical characteristics of the rock mass and physico-mechanical properties were mainly considered. The point load test and rebound hardness using Schmidt hammer were used to estimate the in-situ uniaxial strength of the rock mass. Representative blocks of samples were taken from each quarry for laboratory studies to determine their critical properties as dimensional stone. The grading guidelines for recoverable volume are as Grade -A Blocks of Uniform Colour and without defects, Grade -B Blocks with uniform colour and <10% natural defects/m3, Grade -C Blocks with distributed colour with 11%-30% natural defects/m3 and Grade -D Blocks with distributed colour and >30% natural defects/m3Case studies were taken up in four different dimensional stone granite quarries. The quarries were initially assessed for their overall recovery and from the estimated recovery, the percentage of various grades were projected. Based on the grading principle, the overall recovery is found to be 16% (A-12%, B-32%, C-38%, D-19%), 18% (A-4%, B-25%, C-41%, D-30%), 26% (A-5%, B-39%, C-32%, D-24%) and 21% (A-4%, B-39%, C-33%, D-24%) respectively. The projected recoveries and grading can be adopted at 90% confidence level.