PROJECTED COSTS FOR SELECTED LOUISIANA VEGETABLE CROPS - 1997 SEASON



Table 7.A Estimated resource use and costs per acre for field operations, Cantaloupes, hybrid, irrigated, local fresh market, one-row
equipment, average yield, Louisiana, 1997.

TRACTOR COST

EQUIP COST
-------------

ALLOC LABOR

OPERATING INPUT

OPERATION/

SIZE/

TRACTOR

PERF TIMES

----------------

--------------

--------------------

TOTAL

OPERATING INPUT UNIT SIZE RATE OVER MTH DIRECT FIXED DIRECT FIXED HOURS COST AMOUNT PRICE COST COST

_d_o_l_l_a_r_s_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-__________d_o_l_l_a_r_s___________-_-_--__-_-_-_d_o_l_l_a_r_s_-_-_--_-_-__-_-


Lime (spread)

Disk 2R

cwt

1.00

6 ft

43

0.570

0.570

1.00

Disk 2R

6 ft

43

2.00

Hipper 1R

Hip8p-e2r4--f2e4rt 1R

3 ft

23

1.530

1.00

3 ft
lb

23

1.550

1.00

Row conditioner 1R

Planter 1R

Cantaloupe seed

6 ft

2 3

0.41 0

1.0 0

3 ft

23

1.500

1.00

lb

BooCmursbpirtayer

12 ft
pt

2 3

0.19 0

1.0 0

Furrow irrigation

acin

1.0 0

BooTmhisopdraanyer

12 ft
lb

2 3

0.19 0

1.00

Cult-fert 1R

3 ft

2 3

1.61 0

1.0 0

Ammonium Nitrate
Middle buster 1R
Boom sprayer

33% lb
3 ft

12 ft

0

23

01.. 159300

1.0 0

1.00

Sevin

lb

Bravo

pt

Boom sprayer

12 ft

2 3

0.19 0

1.0 0

Sevin

lb

Bravo

Other labor

hopurt

1.0 0

Furrow irrigation

a1c2ifnt
pt

1.00

Boom sprayer
Poast

2 3

0.19 0

1.00

Crop oil

pt

Boom sprayer
Sevin

12 ft
lb

2 3

0.19 0

1.0 0

Boom sprayer

12 ft

2 3

0.19 0

1.0 0

Bravo
Benlate

plbt

Furrow irrigation

acin

1.0 0

Boom sprayer
Bravo
Sevin

12 ft
plbt

2 3

0.19 0

1.00

Harvest labor
harvest containe
Packing labor

hour

1.0 0

each
hour

Packing boxes

Pickup truck

Shredder 1R

each
½ ton
5 ft

2 3

01.. 7040 00

10.0 0

1.00

Middle buster 1R

3 ft

23

1.530

1.00

TOTALS

INTEREST ON OPERATING CAPITAL

UNALLOCATED LABOR

TOTAL SPECIFIED COST

u
u
Jul


Jan

Jan

2.89

1.46

0.38

0.54

0.627

Mar

5.79

2.92

0.75

1.07

1.254

Mar

5.63

2.53

0.50

0.72

1.683

Mar

5.71

2.56

0.91

1.29

1.705

Ap r

1.5 1

0.6 8

0.0 8

0.12

0.45 1

Apr

5.52

2.48

0.35

0.56

1.650

Apr

0.7 0

0.3 1

0.2 6

0.28

0.20 9

Apr

6.8 8

55.50

2.00 0

Apr

0.7 0

0.3 1

0.26

0.28

0.209

Ap r

5.9 3

2.6 6

0.5 7

0.81

1.77 1

Apr
May

0.7 0

0.3 1

00..22 62

00..32 81

0.20 9

Ma y

0.7 0

0.3 1

0.2 6

0.28

0.20 9

Ma y

May
May

0.7 0

0.3 1

06..28 68

0.28

02..02 00 90

Jun

0.7 0

0.3 1

0.2 6

0.28

0.20 9

Jun

0.7 0

0.3 1

0.2 6

0.28

0.20 9

Jun

6.8 8

2.00 0

Jun

0.7 0

0.3 1

0.26

0.28

0.209

Jul


2.72


5.63


6.6000

1.60

10.56

10.56

4.7 0

9.97

9.40

1122..7629

500.000 0

0.13

65.00

19.94

22.01

23.26

65.00

132..3388

5.77

21.29

2.000 0

190.00

380.00

380.00

1.5 7

3.12

15.0 0

23..00 0000 00

4.54

13.62

1773..3628

1.57

0.500 0

8.00

4.00

3.12

4.00

13.2 8

100.000 0

0.13

13.00

23.24

13.00

0.53

1.5 7

0.600 0

4.40

2.64

3.12

2.64

1.5000

6.38

9.57

9.57

1.5 7

0.600 0

4.40

2.64

3.12

2.64

1.5000

6.38

9.57

9.57

8.0000

7.50

60.00

60.00

15.0 0

2.0000

21.88

1.57

21..00 0000 00

12.56
0.78

12.56

1.56

3.12

12.56

1.56

1.5 7

3.12

0.600 0

4.40

2.64

2.64

1.5 7

3.12

2.500 0

1 56..38 08

15.95

15.95

0.5000

7.90

7.90

15.0 0

2.0000

21.88

1.57

1.500 0

6.38

29..6547

93..5127

0.6000

4.40

2.64

50.0000

7.50

375.00

375.00

8.0000

3.00

24.00

24.00

10.0000

7.50

75.00

75.00

80.0000

1.10

88.00

88.00

75.0 0

150.19

6.11

11.08

12.62

21.31


46.93   21.56   68.55   97.84 29.310

219.83

1185.42 1640.12

32.29

0.00

1672.41


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