STUDI KOMPARASI PENGGUNAAN LAHAN SAWAH UNTUK USAHATANI DENGAN INDUSTRI GENTENG DI KECAMATAN KEBAKKRAMAT KABUPATEN KARANGANYAR TAHUN 2008

Purpose of this research is to know : (1) comparison of capital applied between farming and tile industry ; (2) comparison of absorption of labour between farming and tile industry ; (3) earnings comparison of average of between land uses of rice field for farming with tile industry ; (4) factors that supporting area of rice field for tile industry. Research method applied is descriptive of comparability, that is one of descriptive research type of which wish to look for answer basically about causality, with analysing factors the happening of and or appearance a certain phenomenon. In line with research, hence dependent variables or variable X applied is rice field land use, differentiated to become two for farming and tile industry. There is three independent variables or variable Y that is capital, absorption of labour and earnings of average of 1 year. Population in this research is resident labouring area of it’s the rice field for farming and tile industry, especially applied for the two with number of 55. Sampling applies technique Cluster Random Sampling ( random sampling as of clump ) and taken as responder 48 family head so that each is taken 24 samples. Data collecting technique applies observation, interview and documentation. Observation to know information and symptom about area which in checking. Documentation to know surely individual which will be checked. Interviews to look for information about start-up capital applied, absorption of labour and earnings a yearlong. Data analytical technique applies Statistical t-test with software SPSS V12 for Windows. Result of research indicates that : (1) there is significance difference between tile industries and farming in the case of start-up capital applied with t calculate 7,486 and probability 0,000 < 0,05 ; (2) there are no difference between tile industries and farming in the case of absorption of labour with t calculate 1,735 with probability 0,089 > 0,05 ; (3) there is significance difference between tile industries and farming in the case of earnings that is t calculate 4,430 with probability 0,000 < 0,05 ; (4) factors that supporting area of rice field for tile industry is soil which suited for industrial raw material of tile, processing of farm which is easy, many applied for development of house, as source of production of profiting fundamental, usage of labour which consanquinity still, and other geographical factor. Thereby higher tile industry in the case of capital and earnings but not in absorption of labour