PROJECTED COSTS FOR SELECTED LOUISIANA VEGETABLE CROPS - 1997 SEASON



Table 6.A Estimated resource use and costs per acre for field operations, Cabbage (spring), transplant, irrigated, fresh market
one-row equipment, average yield, Louisiana, 1997.

OPERATION/

OPERATING INPUT

SIZE/
UNIT

TRACTOR
SIZE

PERF
RATE

TIMES
OVER

MT H

TRACTOR COST

EQUIP COST

ALLOC LABOR

OPERATING INPUT

TOTAL
COST

-D-I-R-E-C-T--

------

FIXED

-------

DIRECT

-------

FIXED

-H-OU-R-S--

----C-O-S-T

-A-M-O-U-N-T--

--P-RI-C-E--

----CO--ST-

__-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-

_-_-_-_-d__ol__l

_a_r_s-_-_-__-

_-_-_-_--__--__

__d_o_l_l_a_r_s_

_-_-_--_-_-__-

_d_o_l_la__rs__-

_-_-_--_-_-__-

LDiimsek (2sRpread)

Boom sprayer

cwt

1.00

Jan

6.6000

1.60

10.56

10.56

6 ft

4 3

0.570

2.00

Jan

5.7 9

2.9 2

0.75

1.07

1.254

9.4 0

19.94

12 ft

23

0.190

1.00

Jan

0.70

0.31

0.26

0.28

0.209

1.57

3.12

Treflan

6 pftt

1.250 0

3.75

4.69

4.69

Disk 2R

4 3

0.570

1.0 0

Jan

2.8 9

1.4 6

0.38

0.54

0.627

4.7 0

9.97

Hipper-fert 1R
8-24-24

3 ft

23

1.550

1.00

Jan

5.71

2.56

0.91

1.29

1.705

12.79

23.26

lb

500.000 0

0.13

65.00

65.00

Hipper 1R

3 ft

2 3

1.530

1.0 0

Jan

5.6 3

2.5 3

0.50

0.72

1.683

12.6 2

22.01

Row conditioner 1R

6 ft

23

0.410

1.00

Jan

1.51

0.68

0.08

0.12

0.451

3.38

5.77

Trailer utility

Planting labor

Cabbage plants

10 ft

23

1.000

1.00

Jan

3.68

1.65

0.40

1.43

1.100

8.25

15.41

hour

20.000 0

7.50

150.00

150.00

100

100.0000

3.60

360.00

360.00

Furrow irrigation

Cult-fert 1R

acin

1.0 0

Feb

6.88

505..8510

2.000

1135..0280

2.0000

77.38

3 ft

23

1.610

1.00

Feb

5.9 3

2.6 6

0.57

1.771

23.24

Ammonium Nitrate

33% lb

100.000 0

0.13

13.00

13.00

Boom sprayer

12 ft

2 3

0.190

1.0 0

Ma r

0.7 0

0.3 1

0.26

0.28

0.209

1.5 7

3.12

Ambush
Dipel
Buffer

pptt

01..025000 00

13.88

3.00

3.47

3.00

3.47

3.00

3 pftt

1.0000

2.00

2.00

2.00

Cult-fert 1R

2 3

1.610

1.0 0

Ma r

5.9 3

2.66

0.57

0.81

1.771

13.2 8

23.24

Ammonium Nitrate

33% lb

100.000 0

0.13

13.00

13.00

Cultivator 1R

3 ft

2 3

1.530

1.0 0

Ma r

5.6 3

2.5 3

0.40

0.57

1.683

12.6 2

21.76

FCuurlrto-wfeirrtri1gRation

acin

1.00

Mar

6.88

2.000

15.00

2.000 0

21.88

3 ft

2 3

1.610

1.00

Apr

5.9 3

2.6 6

0.57

0.81

1.771

13.28

23.24

Ammonium Nitrate

33% lb

100.000 0

0.13

13.00

13.00

Cultivator 1R

3 ft

2 3

10 ..1539 00

1.0 0

Ap r

5.6 3

02..35 13

0.40

00..2578

10 ..2680 93

12.6 2

21.76

Boom sprayer
Ambush

12 ft

23

1.00

Apr

0.70

0.26

1.57

3.12

pt

0.250 0

13.88

3.47

3.47

Dipel
Buffer

Pickup truck

pt
pt

11 .. 0000 0000

3.00

2.00

3.00

2.00

3.00

2.00

½ ton

1.000

10.0 0

Ma y

41.56

33.63

10.000

75.0 0

150.19

Trailer utility

Harvest labor

Packing labor

10 ft

2 3

1.000

2.00

May

7.3 6

3.3 1

0.80

2.86

2.200

16.50

30.82

hour
hour

1.00

1.00

May
May

1321..000000 00

7.50

7.50

240.00
82.50

240.00
82.50

Packing sacks

each

450.0000

0.50

225.00

225.00

Middle buster 1R

3 ft

2 3

1.530

1.0 0

Ma y

55..6633

2.5 3

0.22

0.31

11..6688 33

1122..6622

21.31

Hipper 1R

3 ft

23

1.530

1.00

May

2.53

0.50

0.72

22.01

TOTALS

---7-4-.-9-8 -

--3-4-.1--6 -

--6-3.-1-6-

--1-0-2.--58-

-3-5-.6-9-2-

--2-6-7-.-6-9

-1-1-9-3.--69-

-1-7-36-.-2--6

INTEREST ON OPERATING CAPITAL

39.03

UNALLOCATED LABOR

TOTAL SPECIFIED COS

0.00

T

1775.29

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