PROJECTED COSTS FOR SELECTED LOUISIANA VEGETABLE CROPS - 1997 SEASON



Table 13.A Estimated resource use and costs per acre for field operations, Okra, 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__-

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

Lime (spread)

cwt

1.00

Mar

6.6000

1.60

10.56

10.56

Disk 2R

6 ft

4 3

0.570

1.00

Mar

22..8899

11..4466

00..3388

0.54

0.627

0.627

4.7 0

9.97

Disk 2R

6 ft

43

0.570

1.00

Apr

0.54

4.70

9.97

Disk-pre-1-2R
Treflan

6 ft

23

0.590

1.00

Apr

2.17

0.98

0.49

0.70

0.649

4.87

9.21

3 pftt

1.500 0

3.75

5.63

5.63

Hipper-fert 1R
8-24-24

2 3

1.550

1.0 0

Ap r

5.7 1

2.5 6

0.9 1

1.29

1.705

12.7 9

23.26

lb

300.000 0

0.13

39.00

3229..0001
5.77

Hipper 1R

Row conditioner 1R

3 ft

6 ft

2233

10..4531 00

1.0 0

1.00

Ap r
Apr

15..6513

20..6583

00..0580

0.72
0.12

1.683
0.451

132..6382

Planter 1R

3 ft

23

1.500

1.00

Apr

5.52

2.48

0.35

0.56

1.650

12.38

21.29

Okra seed

Other labor

lb
hour

1.0 0

Ap r

65..000000 00

2.55

7.50

1375..5300

15.30

37.50

Boom sprayer

12 ft

2 3

0.190

1.00

May

0.7 0

0.3 1

0.2 6

0.28

0.209

1.5 7

3.12

Sevin

lb

1.250 0

4.40

5.50

5.50

Cultivator 1R

3 ft

2 3

1.530

1.0 0

Ma y

5.6 3

2.5 3

0.4 0

0.57

1.683

12.6 2

21.76

Other labor

hour

1.00

May

24.000 0

7.50

180.00

180.00

BooSmevsipnrayer

12 ft

2 3

0.190

1.00

Jun

0.7 0

0.3 1

0.2 6

0.28

0.209

1.5 7

3.12

lb

1.250 0

4.40

5.50

5.50

Cult-fert 1R

3 ft

2 3

1.610

1.0 0

Jun

5.9 3

2.6 6

0.5 7

0.81

1.771

13.2 8

23.24

Ammonium Nitrate

Harvest labor

33% lb

60.000 0

0.13

7.80

7.80

bu

1.0 0

Ju l

120.0000

5.00

600.00

600.00

Packing labor
Pickup truck
Boom sprayer

hour

1.00

Jul

7.0000

7.50

52.50

52.50

½ ton

12 ft

2 3

10 ..1009 00

3.00

1.00

Jul
Jul

0.7 0

0.3 1

12.4 7
0.26

1 00..02 89

30 ..2000 90

2 12 ..55 07

45.06

3.12

Sevin

lb

1.250 0

54..40 00

5.50

5.50

Harvest labor

Harvest sacks

Packing labor

bu

1.0 0

Aug

120.0000

600.00

600.00

each

1.00

Aug

94.0000

0.55

51.70

51.70

hour

1.00

Aug

7.0000

7.50

52.50

52.50

Packing boxes
Pickup truck
Shredder 1R

each

240.0000

1.10

264.00

264.00

½ ton

1.000

3.0 0

Aug

12.4 7

10.09

30..8001 04

22.5 0

45.06

5 ft

2 3

0.740

1.00

Sep

2.7 2

1.2 2

0.28

0.74

6.11

11.08

MDiidsdkle2Rbuster 1R

3 ft

6 ft

42 33

1.530
0.570

1.00

1.00

Sep

Sep

52..6839

21..4536

00..3228

0.31
0.54

1.683
0.627

12.62

4.70

291..9317

TOTALS

--------

51.23

--2-3-.4--9 -

--3-0-.6--6 -

--2-8.-4-5-

-2-0-.5-9-7-

-------

154.48

-1-9-3-2.--99-

-2-2-21-.-3--0

INTEREST ON OPERATING CAPITAL
UNALLOCATED LABOR

54.00
0.00

TOTAL SPECIFIED COST

2275.30

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