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This study aims to determine the cost, revenue, income, profitability, and feasibility of sweet corn and hybrid corn farming in the Plemahan district. The technique of determining the research area is done by purposive sampling with the consideration that the Plemahan district has the highest corn production. Determination of respondent samples was done by the census of 20 sweet corn farmers and 30 hybrid corn farmers. The method of analysis is carried out by describing the results of tabulations including income, R/C, capital productivity, land productivity, and labor productivity. The results showed that total farming costs were Rp8,438,496 for sweet corn and Rp9,473,266, - for hybrid corn with a land area of 4000 m. Income of sweet corn farmer is Rp7,915,054 during planting season (3 months). Then, income of hybrid corn is Rp7,611.5 during one planting season (4 months). The profit obtained from sweet corn is Rp4,473,588 while the profits of hybrid corn farmers amounted to Rp3,639,734. The feasibility of sweet corn is higher than hybrid corn.