TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Production Practices .................................................................................................. H-1
Labor Charge and Availability for Vegetable Production ............................................ H-2
Budget Description ..................................................................................................... H-2
Cautions Regarding Risk in Marketing and Producing Vegetables ............................. H-2
Conclusions ................................................................................................................ H-3
Appendix .................................................................................................................... H-80
LIST OF TABLES
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1 Yields, prices, cost and returns for selected vegetable crops,
Louisiana, 1997 .............................................................................................. H-4
2A Estimated resource use and costs per acre for field operations,
Beans (Butter), fresh market, one-row equipment, average yield,
Louisiana, 1997 .............................................................................................. H-6
2B Summary of estimated costs per acre, Beans (Butter), fresh
market, one-row equipment, average yield, Louisiana, 1997 .......................... H-7
2C Effects of yields and prices on net returns per acre above Total
Direct Expenses, Beans (Butter), fresh market, one-row
equipment, average yield, Louisiana, 1997 ..................................................... H-7
3A Estimated resource use and costs per acre for field operations
Beans (Snap), fresh market, one-row equipment, average yield,
Louisiana, 1997 .............................................................................................. H-8
3B Summary of estimated costs per acre, Beans (Snap), fresh market,
one-row equipment, average yield, Louisiana, 1997 ....................................... H-9
3C Effects of yields and prices on net returns per acre above Total
Direct Expenses, Beans (Snap), fresh market, one-row equipment,
average yield, Louisiana, 1997 ....................................................................... H-9
4A Estimated resource use and costs per acre for field operations,
Broccoli, irrigated, transplanted, fresh market, one-row
equipment, average yield, Louisiana, 1997 ..................................................... H-10
4B Summary of estimated costs per acre, Broccoli, irrigated,
transplanted, fresh market, one-row equipment, average
yield, Louisiana, 1997 ..................................................................................... H-11
4C Effects of yields and prices on net returns per acre above
Total Direct Expenses, Broccoli, irrigated, transplanted,
fresh market, one-row equipment, average yield,
Louisiana, 1997 .............................................................................................. H-11