The findings showed that the majority of the soil samples were collected by the village Level Works (V.L.W.) -and sent to Soil Testing Labouratories (S.T.L.)for analysis through the Bllocks.But the results of the analysis -received from the S.T.L.were communicated only to 3.5 per cent of the respondents and that too with inordi- nate delay.Among those who had recived the results only two-fifths adopted the S.T.L.recomendations.The adoption percentage was in no way better in the case of respondents who personally that by following the S.T.L.recommendations tthere is a possibility to increase the yield of food crops upto 30 per cent and the yield of cotton upto 33.3 per cent over the normal yields.
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