PROJECTED COSTS FOR SELECTED LOUISIANA VEGETABLE CROPS - 1997 SEASON



Table 25.A Estimated

resource use

and

costs

per acre for

field operations

, Tomatoes, drip irrigated, fresh market

, one-

row stand

ard trellis

plastic mulch,60" ski

p row,

Louisiana,

1997.

TRACTOR

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EQUIP

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ALLOC

LABOR

OPERATING INPUT

OPERATION/

SIZE/

TRACTOR

PERF

TIMES

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TOTAL

OPERATING INPUT

UNIT

SIZE

RATE

OVER

MTH

DIRECT

FIXED

DIRECT

FIXED

HOURS

COST

AMOUNT

PRICE

COST

COST

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dollars

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Lime (spread)

cwt

1.00

Jan

6.6000

1.60

10.56

10.56

Disk 2R

6 ft

43

0.570

2.00

Jan

5.79

2.92

0.75

1.07

1.254

9.40

19.94

Hipper 1R

3 ft

23

1.530

1.00

Feb

5.63

2.53

0.50

0.72

1.683

12.62

22.01

Hipper-fert 1R

3 ft

23

1.550

1.00

Feb

5.71

2.56

0.91

1.29

1.705

12.79

23.26

13-13-13

lb

700.0000

0.12

84.00

84.00

Row conditioner 1R

6 ft

23

0.41 0

1.0 0

Feb

1.5 1

0.68

0.0 8

0.1 2

0.451

3.3 8

5.77

Plastic layer

5 ft

23

1.500

1.00

Feb

5.52

2.48

1.26

2.63

4.650

34.88

46.77

Plastic

roll

3.000 0

60.0 0

180.00

180.00

Drip t-tape

roll

1.0000

125.00

125.00

125.00

Lay flat hose

roll

1.0000

105.00

105.00

105.00

Other labor

hour

4.0000

7.50

30.00

30.00

Veg trans model 900

1 row

23

3.00 0

1.0 0

Mar

11.0 4

4.96

2.5 2

6.5 7

9.300

69.7 5

94.85

Tomato plants

100

25.000 0

5.0 0

125.00

125.00

Planting labor

hour

2.0000

7.50

15.00

15.00

Water trailer

10 ft

43

1.00 0

1.0 0

Mar

5.0 8

2.56

0.6 3

2.5 7

1.100

8.2 5

19.09

Trailer utility

10 ft

23

1.000

1.00

Mar

3.68

1.65

0.40

1.43

1.100

8.25

15.41

Drip irrigation

acin

1.00

Mar

1.45

26.54

0.200

1.50

1.000 0

29.49

Water (from hydrant) acin

1.0000

3.25

3.25

3.25

CaNO3, regular

lb

50.0000

0.18

9.00

9.00

Boom sprayer

12 ft

23

0.190

1.00

Apr

0.70

0.31

0.26

0.28

0.209

1.57

3.12

Sencor 4L

pt

1.000 0

17.7 3

17.73

17.73

Trailer utility

10 ft

23

1.00 0

1.0 0

Apr

3.6 8

1.65

0.4 0

1.4 3

1.100

8.2 5

15.41

Stake replacement

100

12.0000

15.00

180.00

180.00

Other labor

hour

15.0000

7.50

112.50

112.50

Boom sprayer

12 ft

23

0.190

1.00

Apr

0.70

0.31

0.26

0.28

0.209

1.57

3.12

Manzate

lb

2.000 0

3.0 0

6.00

6.00

Tribasic Copper

lb

3.0000

2.55

7.65

7.65

Buffer

pt

1.0000

2.00

2.00

2.00

Drip irrigation

acin

1.0 0

Apr

1.4 5

0.200

1.5 0

1.0000

2.95

Water (from hydrant) acin

1.0000

3.25

3.25

3.25

CaNO3, regular

lb

50.0000

0.18

9.00

9.00

Trailer utility

10 ft

23

1.000

1.00

Apr

3.68

1.65

0.40

1.43

1.100

8.25

15.41

Twine

roll

1.000 0

25.0 0

25.00

25.00

Other labor

hour

10.0000

7.50

75.00

75.00

Boom sprayer

12 ft

23

0.19 0

2.0 0

Apr

1.4 0

0.63

0.5 2

0.5 6

0.418

3.1 4

6.25

Bravo

pt

8.0000

6.38

51.04

51.04

Tribasic Copper

lb

6.0000

2.55

15.30

15.30

Lannate

pt

6.0000

5.80

34.80

34.80

Buffer

pt

2.0000

2.00

4.00

4.00

Boom sprayer

12 ft

23

0.19 0

1.0 0

Apr

0.7 0

0.31

0.2 6

0.2 8

0.209

1.5 7

3.12

Ambush

pt

0.500 0

13.8 8

6.94

6.94

Bravo

pt

2.0000

6.38

12.76

12.76

Buffer

pt

1.0000

2.00

2.00

2.00

Drip irrigation

acin

1.0 0

Apr

1.4 5

0.200

1.5 0

1.0000

2.95

Water (from hydrant) acin

1.0000

3.25

3.25

3.25

CaNO3, regular

lb

50.0000

0.18

9.00

9.00

Boom sprayer

12 ft

23

0.19 0

1.0 0

Apr

0.7 0

0.31

0.2 6

0.2 8

0.209

1.5 7

3.12

Gramoxone

pt

2.5000

3.89

9.73

9.73

Surfactant

pt

0.5000

1.34

0.67

0.67

Boom sprayer

12 ft

23

0.190

2.00

Apr

1.40

0.63

0.52

0.56

0.418

3.14

6.25

Manzate

lb

8.000 0

3.0 0

24.00

24.00

Tribasic Copper

lb

6.0000

2.55

15.30

15.30

Ambush

pt

1.0000

13.88

13.88

13.88

Buffer

pt

2.0000

2.00

4.00

4.00

Trailer utility

10 ft

23

1.000

1.00

Apr

3.68

1.65

0.40

1.43

1.100

8.25

15.41

Twine

roll

2.000 0

25.0 0

50.00

50.00

Other labor

hour

10.0000

7.50

75.00

75.00

Drip irrigation

acin

1.0 0

Ap r

1.4 5

0.200

1.5 0

1.0000

2.95

Water (from hydrant) acin

1.0000

3.25

3.25

3.25

CaNO3, regular

lb

50.0000

0.18

9.00

9.00

Boom sprayer

12 ft

23

0.190

1.00

May

0.70

0.31

0.26

0.28

0.209

1.57

3.12

Bravo

pt

4.000 0

6.3 8

25.52

25.52

Tribasic Copper

lb

3.0000

2.55

7.65

7.65

Lannate

pt

3.0000

5.80

17.40

17.40

Buffer

pt

1.0000

2.00

2.00

2.00

Trailer utility

10 ft

23

1.00 0

1.0 0

May

3.6 8

1.65

0.4 0

1.4 3

1.100

8.2 5

15.41

Twine

roll

2.000 0

25.0 0

50.00

50.00

Other labor

hour

10.0000

7.50

75.00

75.00

Drip irrigation

acin

1.0 0

May

1.4 5

0.200

1.5 0

1.0000

2.95

Water (from hydrant) acin

1.0000

3.25

3.25

3.25

CaNO3, regular

lb

50.0000

0.18

9.00

9.00

Boom sprayer

12 ft

23

0.19 0

3.0 0

May

2.1 0

0.94

0.7 8

0.8 4

0.627

4.7 0

9.37

Manzate

lb

6.0000

3.00

18.00

18.00

Tribasic Copper

lb

9.0000

2.55

22.95

22.95

Sevin

lb

3.7500

4.40

16.50

16.50

Buffer

pt

3.0000

2.00

6.00

6.00

Drip irrigation

acin

1.00

May

2.90

0.400

3.00

2.0000

5.90

Water (from hydrant) acin

2.0000

3.2 5

6.50

6.50

CaNO3, regular

lb

50.0000

0.18

9.00

9.00

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