PROJECTED COSTS FOR SELECTED LOUISIANA VEGETABLE CROPS - 1997 SEASON



Table 18.A Estimated resource use and costs per acre for field operations, Potato (Sweet), fresh and process blend, one-row equipment,
average yield, Louisiana, 1997.

TRACTOR COST

EQU

IP COST

ALLOC LABOR

OPERATING INPUT

OPERATION/

SIZE/

TRACTOR

PERF

TIMES

TOTAL

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OPERATING INPUT

UNIT

SIZE

RATE

OVER

MT H

DIRECT

FIXED

DIRECT

FIXED

HOURS

COST

AMOUNT

PRICE    COST

COST

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

----dollars-----

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Disk 2R

Disk 2R

6 ft

43

0.570

1.00

Mar

2.89

1.46

0.38

0.54

0.627

4.70

9.97

6 ft

43

0.570

2.00

Apr

5.79

2.92

00..5750

1.07

1.254

9.40

19.94

Hipper 1R
Mocap

3 ft

23

1.530

1.00

Apr

5.63

2.53

0.72

1.683

12.62

22.01

lb

30.000 0

1.15   34.50

34.50

Fer8t-i2l4i-z2e4r app

1 row

2 3

0.500

1.0 0

Apr

1.8 4

0.8 3

0.1 0

0.17

0.550

4.1 3

7.06

lb

500.000 0

0.13   65.00

65.00

HDiiptpcehrer1R

3 ft

2 3

1.530

1.0 0

May

5.6 3

2.5 3

0.5 0

0.7 2

1.683

12.6 2

22.01

1.5 ft

23

0.050

1.00

May

0.18

0.08

0.09

0.13

0.055

0.41

0.90

Hipper 1R

3 ft

23

1.530

1.00

May

5.63

2.53

0.50

0.72

1.683

12.62

22.01

Trailer utility

Planting labor

10 ft

23

1.000

1.00

May

3.68

1.65

0.40

1.43

1.100

8.25

15.41

hour

101..000000 00

7.50   75.00

75.00

Sweet potato slips

acre

118.96  118.96

118.96

Cut slip labor

hour

5.0000

7.50   37.50

37.50

Boom sprayer
Command 4EC

12 ft

2 3

0.190

1.0 0

Ma y

0.7 0

0.3 1

0.2 6

0.28

0.209

1.5 7

3.12

qt

0.500 0

19.68    9.84

9.84

Water trailer

Other labor

10 ft

4 3

1.000

1.0 0

May

5.0 8

2.56

0.6 3

2.57

1.100

8.2 5

19.09

hour
12 ft

2.000 0

7.50   15.00

15.00

Boom sprayer

2 3

0.190

2.0 0

Jun

1.4 0

0.6 3

0.5 2

0.56

0.418

3.1 4

6.25

Imodan

Cultivator 1R

lb

2.600 0

4.75   12.35

12.35

3 ft

2 3

1.530

1.0 0

Jun

5.6 3

2.5 3

0.4 0

0.57

1.683

12.6 2

21.76

Boom sprayer

12 ft

23

0.190

2.00

Jun

1.40

0.63

0.52

0.56

0.418

3.14

6.25

Penncap M

Ditcher

Boom sprayer

pt

4.000 0

2.77   11.08

11.08

1.5 ft

2 3

0.050

1.0 0

Jun

0.1 8

0.0 8

0.0 9

0.13

0.055

0.4 1

0.90

12 ft

23

0.190

1.00

Jul

0.70

0.31

0.26

0.28

0.209

1.57

3.12

Penncap M
Cultivator 1R

3 pftt

2.000 0

2.77    5.54

5.54

2 3

1.530

1.0 0

Ju l

5.6 3

2.5 3

0.4 0

0.57

1.68 3

12.6 2

21.76

Cultivator 1R

3 ft

23

1.530

1.00

Jul

5.63

2.53

0.40

0.57

1.683

12.62

21.76

Boom sprayer

12 ft

23

0.190

3.00

Jul

2.10

0.94

0.78

0.84

0.627

4.70

9.37

Imodan
Ditcher
Boom sprayer

lb

3.900 0

4.75   18.53

18.53

1.5 ft

2 3

0.050

1.0 0

Ju l

0.1 8

0.0 8

0.0 9

0.13

0.055

0.4 1

0.90

12 ft

23

0.190

2.00

Aug

1.40

0.63

0.52

0.56

0.418

3.14

6.25

Imodan

Trailer utility

Shredder 1R

lb

2.600 0

4.75   12.35

12.35

10 ft

2 3

1.000

2.0 0

Se p

7.3 6

3.3 1

0.8 0

2.86

2.200

16.5 0

30.82

5 ft

23

0.740

1.00

Sep

2.72

1.22

0.28

0.74

0.814

6.11

11.08

Coulter

1 row

23

1.500

1.00

Sep

5.52

2.48

0.19

0.28

1.650

12.38

20.85

Potato digger, chain
Harvest labor

1 row

23

1.500

1.00

Sep

5.52

2.48

2.77

3.94

1.650

12.38

27.09

hour

50.000 0

7.50  375.00

375.00

Harvest crate

each

75.0000

1.90  142.50

142.50

Truck

2 ton

1.000

2.0 0

Se p

15.6 4

18.78

2.000

15.0 0

49.42

Other labor

hour

8.000 0

7.50   60.00

60.00

TOTALS

---8-2-.-4-5 -

--3-7-.7--9 -

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27.82

--3-9.-7-3-

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

--1-9-1-.-3-0

-9-9--3.-1-5-

-1-3-72-.-2--4

INTEREST ON OPERATING CAPITAL

30.48

UNALLOCATED LABOR
TOTAL SPECIFIED COST

0.00

1402.72

H-38



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