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best in shell (disportin) + dry- taking care of polowijod is easier than padi
about 50% of people, acc. to Harto, now eat nice- because incomes increasing from ken + other outside activities
are a few households w/out land- if so can (1) become brunch pandai besi (2) brunch tani in another's fields, (3) dagang tools- confirmed that is penguajin sent to fields by pengusaha, salaries same.
if no work in ladang, the pengrajin let go + must find other sorts of work until parapet has enough raw materials to reopen - if this happens acc. to Harto are no hard feelings, but just considered a usual occurrence (diangkap bias)
kerajinan more profitable than agr.
co. tax 300-400 Rp per year per parapen
land or farm tax (IPEDA) based on size of holdings, 700 Rp per hectare per year

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other than Rainto, Pak Dibyo from Dep. Per. G.K. often to Kajar
-capital for medium-sized perapen, acc. to Harto, 20,000 Rp a day
-Pak Harto started as a pedagang (house of Sastro actually house of Bu Sastro = house of parents of Harto -- formerly Harto lived there)
Harto estimates 15 days a year in fields enough:
plant 5 days
weed 3 "
harvesting 7"
many people in the village of K. with motorcycles
Harto estimates that 30% of households produce enough from fields to supply food needs, while 70% must buy some food
-greatest profit not from agr. or owning perapens, but from trading (mendagang) tools made in the village
-coop started as legal body 24 May, 1962 - no. of 279 / BH / XI
-reason began because made easier to get raw materials; formerly bought rails w/out letter from govn. + often conviscated by police who resold in Jogja of