Subsistence crop production has been commercialized these days. To sustain profit, choosing the feasible cropping pattern (CP) with short duration, high yielding, and more market price-based crops that fit in season and field is crucial. Reflecting the above objective, an evaluation of a four crops-based cropping pattern was undertaken to depict the economic return and yield. The experiment was set following Randomized Complete Block Design with three dispersed locations at Santhia Upazila of Pabna district, Bangladesh, from July 2020 to 2021. Three CPs i.e. CP1: Transplanted Aman rice (cv. Binadhan-7)—Mustard (cv. Binasarisha-9)— Mungbean (cv. Binamoog-8) —Transplanted Aus rice (cv. Binadhan-19); CP2: T. Aman (cv. Binadhan-17)—Lentil (cv. Binamasur-8)—Stem amaranth— Sesame (cv. Binatil-2); CP3 (Control): T. Aman (cv. Shorna) – Wheat (cv. BARI Gom 33) – Jute (cv. JRO 524) were used as treatments. Inspections unveiled that, maximum REY (23.68 t/ha), gross margin (3,81,936 Tk/ha) and BCR (2.10) were obtained from CP2. Whereas the minimum REY (15.13 t/ha), gross margin (2,27,688 Tk/ha) and moderate BCR value (1.79) was attained with CP1. CP3 had the least BCR (1.61) but a judicious level of gross margin (2,62,915 Tk/ha). Therefore, four CP system ultimately yields more economic return.

Keywords: Cropping intensity, Four crops cropping pattern, Pulse and oil crops, BCR, REY, Pabna.