PROJECTED COSTS FOR SELECTED LOUISIANA VEGETABLE CROPS - 1997 SEASON

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TRACTOR COST

EQUIP COST

ALLOC LABOR

OPERATING INPUT

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L_Di_im_se_k (₆s_Rp r e a d )

cwt

20 ft

_{1 4}

_{0 .1 0 0}

₂1 ._.

00
00

May
May

_{2 .7 6}

_{2. 0 5}

_{1 . 1 0}

_{1. 5 7}

_{0 . 22 0}

_{1. 6 5}

6.6700

1.60

10.67

10

9

6₁7

H_Di_ip_tpce_hre r4 R

13.3 ft

1.5 ft

6₂8

0.160

0.050

1₁._.

00
00

Jun
Jun

1₀ ._{. 1}20₈

0_0..₀67₈

0₀._.2₀5₉

0_0..₁5

0₀._.1₀₅76₅

0¹ .^.4 ²1

0

7₉8₀

Cover crop
Disk 6R

acre

20 ft

1.

00

Jun

_{1 . 0 0 0 0}

_{5 7. 0 8}

_{5 7. 08}

57

08

_{0 .1 0 0}

2.

00

Aug

_{2. 0 5}

_{1 . 1 0}

_{1. 5 7}

_{0 . 22 0}

9

13

Shredder 2R
Hi^rpp^eer^{e r}4 R
Ditcher

6₁.7_. ft_ft

₄₁₄

0₀._.169₀0

00
00

Aug

Aug

1₂._.49₀8

1_1..00

0₀._.3₄1₉

0_0..₇8₀1

0.429
0.352

.

7₇

3₅2₇

1.5 ft

0.050

2₁._.

00

Aug

0.08

0.09

0.13

0₀._.0₀₉55₉

0

90

F e r₈t_-i₂l₄i_-z₂e₄r a p p ( R )

Hipper 4R
Ditcher

2 0 _lf_b t

0.090

1.

00

S e p

0.56

0.00

0_0..₇4₄1

_{8 0 0 . 0 0 0 0}

_{0. 1}

_{1 0 4. 00}

_{1 0}1₄

7₀1₀

13.3 ft

_{0 .1 6 0}

_{1 .}

_{0 0}

_{S e p}

_{1 .2 0}

_{0. 6 7}

_{0 . 2 5}

_{0. 3 5}

_{0 . 17 6}

_{1. 3 2}

3

78

1.5 ft

0.050

1.

00

Sep

0.18

0.08

0.09

0.13

0.055

0.41

0

90

Row conditioner 1R
Ditcher

6 ft

1.5 ft

2₂3₃

0.410
0.050

2₁._.

0₀0₀

S_Se_ep_p

3₀._.10₈2

1_0..₀6₈

0₀._.1₀7₉

0_0..₁24

0₀._.9₀₅02₅

6_0..₄7₁7

1 1₀

5₉4₀

Plastic + fumigation

5 ft

1.500

1.

0 0

Sep

5.52

2.48

4¹ .^.1^{5 8}6

3.29

4.650

34.88

4₁

7

74

Pickup truck

½ ton

1.000

3.36

1.000

7.50

5

02

Plastic

Methyl bromide

r_lo_b ll

_{5 . 0 0 0 0}

200.0000

_{6 10 .. 02 00}

_{0 0. 00}

240.00

3₂0₄0₀

00
00

Other labor

hour

10 ft

hour

3.0000

7.50

22.50

2

2

50

Trailer utility
Other labor

₂

_{1 .0 0 0}

_{1 .}

_{0 0}

_{S e p}

_{.6 8}

_{1. 6 5}

_{0 . 4 0}

_{1. 4}

_{1 . 10 0}

_{8. 2 5}

_{1 2 . 0 0 0 0}

_{7. 5 0}

_{9 0. 00}

₉1₁

5₀

4₀1₀

Hole Puncher 1R

3 ft

₂

_{0 .7 5 0}

_{1 .}

_{0 0}

_{O c t}

_{2 .7 6}

_{1. 2 4}

_{0 . 1 9}

_{0. 3 1}

_{0 . 82 5}

₈ 6_{7 ..}. ₂₅1 ₀9₅

0

69

Trailer small

8 ft

23

1.000

1.

00

Oct

3.68

1.65

0.24

0.86

1.100

4

68

Pickup truck
Strawberry plants

½ ton
1000

1.000

4 . 1 6

^{. 6}

1.000

_{1 5 . 0 0 0 0}

_{7 0. 0 0}

10_{2 8}5 0 ₁. _{. 2}0 0₅

_{7. 50}

_{1 0}1₅

5₀

⁰₂0²0₅

Contract planting,
Sprinkler irrigation
Other labor
Sprinkler irrigation
Boom sprayer

1 1000
acin
hour

_{71 .. 00 00}

_{O c t}
Nov

_{5 6 . 5 6}

_{7 4 . 6 5}

_{1 4 . 00 0}

_{1 0 5. 0 0}

1₁₄₅5_...₀₀0₀0₀₀0₀0₀₀

18.75

_{7. 5 0}

28

²3³₁

acin

12 ft

₂

_{0 .1 9 0}

1.

1.

00
00

Nov
Nov

_{0 .7 0}

_{0. 1}

^{04 .. 20 46}

_{0. 2 8}

^{01 ..20 00 90}

_{17. .55 70}

1.0000

5₅0₄

12

Princep
Gramoxone

l_pb_t

_{0 . 7 0 0 0}

2.0000

₃2 _.. 8₈ 1₉

1.34

₇1_.. ₇9₈7

1₇₁

9₇7₈

Surfactant

Boom sprayer

Tribasic Copper

Sprinkler irrigation

Boom sprayer

_{1 2}p t_ft

23

0 . 1 9 0

_{1 .}

_{0 0}

_{D e c}

0 . 7 0

_{0 . 1}

_{0 . 2 6}

0 . 2 8

_{0 . 20 9}

_{1. 5 7}

1.0000

1.34

34

12

lb
acin
12 ft

_{2 .}

_{0 0}

Dec

_{8 . 0 8}

₀2._{. 2}0₀0 ₉0

_{1 5. 0 0}

_{12 .. 05 0000 00}

_{2. 5 5}

_{. 8}

₂3₃

83
08

₂

_{0 .1 9 0}

1.

00

Dec

_{0 .7 0}

_{0. 1}

0.26

_{0. 2 8}

1.57

3

12

Tribasic Copper

lb

_{1 . 5 0 0 0}

_{2. 5 5}

_{. 8}

3

83

Boom sprayer

Tribasic Copper

Injection wheel

CaNO3, regular
Sprinkler irrigation
Boom sprayer

1 2 f t

₂

_{0 .1 9 0}

_{1 .}

_{0 0}

Jan

_{0 .7 0}

_{0. 1}

_{0 . 2 6}

_{0. 2 8}

_{0 . 20 9}

_{1. 5 7}

з

12

lb

_{1 . 5 0 0 0}

_{2. 5 5}

_{. 8}

з

83

4 row

_{6 8}

_{0 . 3 0}

_{1 .}

_{0 0}

Jan

_{1 . 9 5}

_{2. 7 7}

4

71

lb
acin
12 ft

₂

_{0 .1 9 0}

_{4 .}

1.

_{0 0}
00

Jan
Jan

_{0 .7 0}

_{0. 1}

_{1 06 .. 21 66}

_{0. 2 8}

^{40 .. 02 00 90}

_{3 0 1 .. 05 70}

2 00_{4 .}. ₀0 0₀₀0 ₀0

0 . 1 8

3 6 . 0 0

66

0₁0₆
12

Benlate

Captan WP

Pickup truck

Clean berry plants

l_lb_b

0_{2 .}. ₀5 0₀₀0 ₀0

_{1 5. 8 0}

3.25

₆7_.. ₅9₀0

7₆

90

50

½ ton

_{1 .0 0 0}

_{1 .}

_{0 0}

_{F e b}

_{4 . 1 6}

_{. 3 6}

_{1 . 00 0}

_{7. 5 0}

15

02

hour

_{6 0 . 0 0 0 0}

_{7. 5 0}

_{4 5 0. 00}

450

00

B o o_Bme ns_lpar_taey e r
Captan WP

1 2 _lf_b t
lb

₂₃

_{0 . 1 9 0}

_{1 .}

_{0 0}

_{F e b}

_{0 . 7 0}

_{0 . 1}

_{0 . 2 6}

_{0 . 2 8}

_{0. 2 0 9}

_{1 . 5 7}

_{02 .. 05 0000 00}

_{1 35 .. 82 05}

_{7. 90}

6.50

7

6

1₅₉2₀₀

Boom sprayer
Gramoxone
Surfactant

12 ft

₂₃

_{0 . 1 9 0}

_{1 .}

_{0 0}

_{F e b}

_{0 .7 0}

_{0 . 1}

_{0 . 2 6}

_{0 . 2 8}

_{0. 2 0 9}

_{1 . 5 7}

3

pt
pt

_{21 .. 00 0000 00}

_{1 .. 8 94}

_{7. 78}

1.34

7₁

Boom sprayer

12 ft

₂

_{0 .1 9 0}

_{1 .}

_{0 0}

_{F e b}

_{0 .7 0}

_{0. 1}

_{0 . 2 6}

_{0. 2 8}

_{0 . 20 9}

_{1. 5 7}

з

Benlate

Captan WP

Sprinkler irrigation

B o o_Bme ns_lpar_taey e r

Captan WP

l_lb_b

_{0 . 7 5 0 0}

3.0000

_{1 5. .82 50}

¹9¹ .^. 7⁸⁵5

1 1₉

acin

1 2 _lf_b t
lb

₂₃

_{0 . 1 9 0}

_{8 .}

1 .

_{0 0}
00

_{F e b}
Feb

_{0 . 7 0}

_{0 . 1}

_{6 04 .. 26 46}

_{0 . 2 8}

^{1 06 ..20 00 90}

_{1 2 10. .05 70}

16.0000

0 _.. ₀7 5₀₀0 ₀0

1 ₃5 _.. 8₂ 0₅

_{1 1. 85}

9.75

184

11

9

⁸₇₈₁₆7₄5₂₅⁵₅

Boom sprayer

12 ft

₂

_{0 .1 9 0}

_{1 .}

_{0 0}

_{F e b}

_{0 .7 0}

_{0. 1}

_{0 . 2 6}

_{0. 2 8}

_{0 . 20 9}

_{1. 5 7}

з

Captan WP
Rovral

lb
pt

_{2 . 0 0 0 0}

1.5000

_{1 9. .21 95}

^{2 86 .. 7509}

₂6₈

1₇₅2₀₉

Sprinkler irrigation

acin

_.

_{0 0}

_{M a r}

_{7 2 . 7 2}

1 ₁8._{. 1}0₀0 ₀0

_{1 5. 0 0}

18.0000

207

72

Truck

Strip berry labor
Boom sprayer

1 ton

_{1 .0 0 0}

1.

00

Mar

6.05

_{6. 8 9}

8.25

21

_{1 2}h o_ftur

_{1 5 . 0 0 0 0}

_{7. 5 0}

_{1 1 2. 50}

112

1₅9₀

₂

_{0 .1 9 0}

_{1 .}

_{0 0}

_{M a r}

_{0 .7 0}

_{0. 1}

_{0 . 2 6}

_{0. 2 8}

_{0 . 20 9}

_{1. 5 7}

з

Benlate

lb

_{0 . 7 5 0 0}

_{1 5. .82 50}

_{1 1. 85}

11

1₈2₅

Captan WP

Sprinkler irrigation

Boom sprayer

Captan WP

lb
acin
12 ft

₂

_{0 .1 9 0}

_{1 .}

1.

_{0 0}
00

_{M a r}
Mar

_{0 .7 0}

_{0. 1}

₀8 _.. ₂0 8₆

_{0. 2 8}

₀2 _..₂0 ₀0 ₉0

1 ₁5_. .0_{5 7}0

3.0000

2.0000

9 .7 5

2⁹

3

7₀5₈

12

lb

_{. 0 0 0 0}

_{. 2 5}

_{9. 75}

9

75

Rovral
Kelthane

p_qt_t

1.5000

1.0000

1₁9_2..₁19

2₁8_2..7₁9

₈

²

7₁9

Boom sprayer

12 ft

₂

_{0 .1 9 0}

_{1 .}

_{0 0}

_{M a r}

_{0 .7 0}

_{0. 1}

_{0 . 2 6}

_{0. 2 8}

_{0 . 20 9}

_{1. 5 7}

12

Benlate

Captan WP
Kelthane

l_lb_b

_{0 . 5 0 0 0}

2.0000

1 ₃5 _.. 8₂ 0₅

₆7_.. ₅9₀0

7₆

9₅0₀

qt

1.0000

12.13

12.13

2

13

Truck

1 ton
flat
each

_{1 .0 0 0}

_{1 .}

_{0 0}

_{M a r}

_{6 . 0 5}

_{6. 8 9}

_{1 . 10 0}

_{8. 2 5}

₁₂

1

19

Harvest labor
Flats

_{66 0000 .. 00 0000 00}

1_1..₀2₀5

_{6750 00.. 0000}

7₆5₀0₀

00
00

Boom sprayer
Captan WP
Rovral

12 ft

₂

_{0 .1 9 0}

_{1 .}

_{0 0}

Apr

_{0 .7 0}

_{0. 1}

_{0 . 2 6}

_{0. 2 8}

_{0 . 20 9}

_{1. 5 7}

3

12

lb
pt

_{21 .. 50 0000 00}

_{1 9 .. 21 59}

_{2 86.. 7590}

₂6₈

5₇0₉

Boom sprayer

12 ft

₂

_{0 .1 9 0}

_{1 .}

_{0 0}

Apr

_{0 .7 0}

_{0. 1}

_{0 . 2 6}

_{0. 2 8}

_{0 . 20 9}

_{1. 5 7}

3

12

Benlate

lb

_{0 . 5 0 0 0}

_{1 5. 8 0}

_12..₁25

_{7. 90}

7

90

Captan WP
Kelthane

lb
qt

2.0000

1.0000

₁6_2..5₁0

₁6₂

5₁0

Boom sprayer

12 ft

₂

_{0 .1 9 0}

_{1 .}

_{0 0}

Apr

_{0 .7 0}

_{0. 1}

_{0 . 2 6}

_{0. 2 8}

_{0 . 20 9}

_{1. 5 7}

3

12

Rovral

p_lt_b
qt

_{1 . 5 0 0 0}

_{1 9. 1 9}

_{2 8. 79}

28

79

C_Ka_ep_lt_ta_hn_{a n}W_eP

2.0000

1.0000

^{1 2 ..125}

₁6_2..5₁0

6₂

5₁0

Truck

1 ton
flat
each

_{1 .0 0 0}

_{1 .}

_{0 0}

Apr

_{6 . 0 5}

_{6. 8 9}

_{1 . 10 0}

_{8. 2 5}

₁₂

₁

19

Harvest labor
Flats

_{66 0000 .. 00 0000 00}

1_1..₀2₀5

_{6750 00.. 0000}

7₆5₀0₀

0₀0₀

Boom sprayer
Benlate

12 ft

₂

_{0 .1 9 0}

_{1 .}

_{0 0}

_{M a y}

_{0 .7 0}

_{0. 1}

_{0 . 2 6}

_{0. 2 8}

_{0 . 20 9}

_{1. 5 7}

3

12

lb

_{02 .. 05 0000 00}

_{1 35 .. 82 05}

_{7. 90}

7

90

Captan WP
Boom sprayer

_{1 2}l b_ft

₂

_{0 .1 9 0}

_{1 .}

_{0 0}

_{M a y}

_{0 .7 0}

_{0. 1}

_{0 . 2 6}

_{0. 2 8}

_{0 . 20 9}

_{1. 5 7}

6.50

⁶

5₁0₂

Benlate

_{0 . 5 0 0 0}

_{1 5. 8 0}

_{7. 90}

7

90

_{P a}C_ca_kp_it_na_gn _lW_aP_{b o r}

_llb_b
h o ur

_{1 .}

_{0 0}

_{M a y}

2.0000

10.0000

7.^.5²0⁵

₇6_5..5₀₀0

₇

6₅

5₀0₀