PROJECTED COSTS FOR SELECTED LOUISIANA VEGETABLE CROPS - 1997 SEASON



Table 29.A Estimated resource use and costs per acre for field operations, Cabbage, hybrid, direct seeded, double drilled, irrigated,
fresh market, six-row equipment, average yield, production parameters specified by Extension Horticulture Specialist, Louisiana, 1997.

OPERATION/

OPERATING INPUT

SIZE/

UNIT

TRACTOR PERF

SIZE    RATE

TIMES

OVER

MTH

TRACTOR COST

EQUIP COST

ALLOC LABOR

OPERATING

INPUT

TOTAL

COST

DIRECT

------

FIXED

--------

DIRECT

------

FIXED

HOURS

COST

AMOUNT

PRICE

COST

--------

----doll

ars-----

------

dollars

-------

dollars-

-------

Disk 6R

20 ft

143

0.100

2.00

Jul

2.76

2.05

1.10

1.57

0.220

1.65

9.13

Disk + pre 6R

20 ft

143

0.100

1.00

Aug

1.38

1.02

0.66

0.94

0.110

0.83

4.83

Treflan

pt

1.0000

3.75

3.75

3.75

Fertilizer buggy

30 ft

93

0.060

1.00

Aug

0.27

0.37

0.00

0.066

0.50

1.14

7-21-21

lb

700.0000

0.12

84.00

84.00

Hipper 6R

20 ft

143

0.090

2.00

Aug

2.49

1.84

0.45

0.64

0.198

1.49

6.91

Precision seeder

4 unit

68

0.600

1.00

Aug

4.50

2.50

1.91

2.82

0.660

4.95

16.68

Cabbage seed

lb

0.7500

270.00

202.50

202.50

Irrig. Sys. 2 pipe

acin

1.00

Aug

3.58

27.70

0.740

5.55

2.0000

36.83

Other labor

hour

1.00

Aug

4.0000

7.50

30.00

30.00

Fertilizer app (R)

20 ft

93

0.090

1.00

Sep

0.41

0.56

0.00

0.099

0.74

1.71

Ammonium Nitrate

33% lb

150.0000

0.13

19.50

19.50

Cultivator 6R

20 ft

143

0.100

1.00

Sep

1.38

1.02

0.26

0.38

0.110

0.83

3.87

Irrig. Sys. 2 pipe

acin

1.00

Sep

3.58

0.740

5.55

2.0000

9.13

Boom sprayer

20 ft

93

0.120

1.00

Sep

1.10

0.74

0.22

0.24

0.132

0.99

3.29

Poast

pt

1.0000

12.56

12.56

12.56

Crop oil

pt

2.0000

0.78

1.56

1.56

Fertilizer app (R)

20 ft

93

0.090

1.00

Sep

0.41

0.56

0.00

0.099

0.74

1.71

Ammonium Nitrate

33% lb

150.0000

0.13

19.50

19.50

Cultivator 6R

20 ft

143

0.100

1.00

Sep

1.38

1.02

0.26

0.38

0.110

0.83

3.87

Irrig. Sys. 2 pipe

acin

1.00

Sep

3.58

0.740

5.55

2.0000

9.13

Boom sprayer

20 ft

93

0.120

1.00

Sep

1.10

0.74

0.22

0.24

0.132

0.99

3.29

Ambush

pt

0.2500

13.88

3.47

3.47

Dipel

pt

1.0000

3.00

3.00

3.00

Penncap M

pt

1.0000

2.77

2.77

2.77

Buffer

pt

1.0000

2.00

2.00

2.00

Boom sprayer

20 ft

93

0.120

1.00

Oct

1.10

0.74

0.22

0.24

0.132

0.99

3.29

Ambush

pt

0.2500

13.88

3.47

3.47

Dipel

pt

1.0000

3.00

3.00

3.00

Penncap M

pt

1.0000

2.77

2.77

2.77

Buffer

pt

1.0000

2.00

2.00

2.00

Fertilizer app (R)

20 ft

93

0.090

1.00

Oct

0.41

0.56

0.00

0.099

0.74

1.71

Ammonium Nitrate

33% lb

150.0000

0.13

19.50

19.50

Cultivator 6R

20 ft

143

0.100

1.00

Oct

1.38

1.02

0.26

0.38

0.110

0.83

3.87

Irrig. Sys. 2 pipe

acin

1.00

Oct

3.58

0.740

5.55

2.0000

9.13

Boom sprayer

20 ft

93

0.120

2.00

Oct

2.20

1.49

0.44

0.47

0.264

1.98

6.58

Ambush

pt

0.5000

13.88

6.94

6.94

Dipel

pt

2.0000

3.00

6.00

6.00

Penncap M

pt

2.0000

2.77

5.54

5.54

Bravo

pt

1.5000

6.38

9.57

9.57

Buffer

pt

2.0000

2.00

4.00

4.00

Irrig. Sys. 2 pipe

acin

1.00

Oct

3.58

0.740

5.55

2.0000

9.13

Boom sprayer

20 ft

93

0.120

1.00

Nov

1.10

0.74

0.22

0.24

0.132

0.99

3.29

Ambush

pt

0.2500

13.88

3.47

3.47

Dipel

pt

1.0000

3.00

3.00

3.00

Penncap M

pt

1.0000

2.77

2.77

2.77

Bravo

pt

0.7500

6.38

4.79

4.79

Buffer

pt

1.0000

2.00

2.00

2.00

Irrig. Sys. 2 pipe

acin

1.00

Nov

3.58

0.740

5.55

2.0000

9.13

Boom sprayer

20 ft

93

0.120

1.00

Nov

1.10

0.74

0.22

0.24

0.132

0.99

3.29

Ambush

pt

0.2500

13.88

3.47

3.47

Dipel

pt

1.0000

3.00

3.00

3.00

Buffer

pt

1.0000

2.00

2.00

2.00

Trailer utility

10 ft

23

1.000

1.00

Nov

3.68

1.65

0.40

1.43

1.100

8.25

15.41

Harvest labor

hour

12.0000

7.50

90.00

90.00

Packing sacks

each

700.0000

0.50

350.00

350.00

Packing labor

hour

5.0000

7.50

37.50

37.50

Trailer utility

10 ft

23

1.000

2.00

Dec

7.36

3.31

0.80

2.86

2.200

16.50

30.82

Harvest labor

hour

1.00

Dec

36.0000

7.50

270.00

270.00

Packing labor

hour

15.0000

7.50

112.50

112.50

Disk 6R

20 ft

143

0.100

1.00

Dec

1.38

1.02

0.55

0.78

0.110

0.83

4.56

TOTALS

INTEREST ON OPERATING CAPITAL

UNALLOCATED LABOR

TOTAL SPECIFIED COST

-

-------

36.90

23.72

29.67

------

41.51

10.655

-------

79.91

1331.90

1543.61

32.47

0.00

1576.07

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