An experiment carried out at farmers field during kharif 2002 and 2003 at amani Shivapurkere watershed (Linganahalli village) Doddaballapur taluk, Bangalore rural district using different rainfed crops with different soil series  to study the yield performance in severe drought  seasons revealed significantly  higher number of pods/ear per plant, test weight (g), seed yield  (kg ha-1), straw yield (kg ha-1), harvest index and ragi grain equivalent yield (kg ha-1) in Linganahalli H soil series (Typic Haplustepts) as compared to linganahalli  A & C soil series.  (Kandic Paleustalfs and Typic Kahhaplustalfs), respectively.  Among different crops, Mucuna utilis  gave the highest grain yield and showed better yield parameters as compared to ragi, field bean   and soybean.  H soil series with different crops recorded higher yield and yield parameters as compared to other interactions.  Based on present study, Linganahalli H soil series with difference crops was found to be highly  promising and best suited even during severe drought conditions.