PROJECTED COSTS FOR SELECTED LOUISIANA VEGETABLE CROPS - 1997 SEASON



Table 30.A Estimated resource use and costs per acre for field operations, Cucumber (trellis), hybrid,

skip (1x1)
t, Louisia

, fresh market,
a, 1997.

one-row

equipment, irrigated,

average

yield, production parameters specified by Extension

Horticulture Specialis

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OPERATING INPUT

OPERATION/

SIZE/

TRΔΓT∩R   PFRF TTMFÇ       ______________ _______

TRACTOR PERF TIMES       ----------------------

TOTAL

OPERATING INPUT

UNIT

SIZE    RATE OVER MTH DIRECT FIXED DIRECT

FIXED HOURS    COST

AMOUNT

PRICE    COST

COST

------------dollars-----

------dollars

-------dollars-

-------

Lime (spread)

cwt

1.00 Jan

6.6000

1.60   10.56

10.56

Disk 2R

6 ft

43         0.570  3.00 Feb    8.68    4.38    1.13

1.61  1.881   14.11

29.90

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

8-24-24

lb

600.000 0

0.13   78.0 0

78.00

Hipper 1R

3 ft

23         1.530  1.00 Mar    5.63    2.53    0.50

0.72  1.683   12.62

22.01

Planter 1R

3 ft

23         1.500  1.00 Mar    5.52    2.48    0.35

0.56  1.650   12.38

21.29

Cucumber seed

lb

1.0000

50.00   50.00

50.00

Boom sprayer

12 ft

23         0.190  1.00 Mar    0.70    0.31    0.26

0.28  0.209    1.57

3.12

Curbit

pt

3.500 0

4.54   15.8 9

15.89

Irrig. Sys. 2 pipe

acin

1.00 Mar                      3.58

27.70  0.740    5.55

2.0000

36.83

Cult-fert 1R

3 ft

23         1.610  1.00 Apr    5.93    2.66    0.57

0.81  1.771   13.28

23.24

Ammonium Nitrate 33% lb

150.0000

0.13   19.50

19.50

Boom sprayer

12 ft

23         0.190  2.00 Apr    1.40    0.63    0.52

0.56  0.418    3.14

6.25

Thiodan

lb

1.0000

8.00    8.00

8.00

Buffer

pt

2.0000

2.00    4.00

4.00

Benlate

lb

1.0000

15.80   15.80

15.80

Trailer utility

10 ft

23         1.000  1.00 Apr    3.68    1.65    0.40

1.43  1.100    8.25

15.41

Stake replacement

100

10.000 0

15.00  150.0 0

150.00

Poly twine

roll

3.0000

6.00   18.00

18.00

Other labor

hour

30.0000

7.50  225.00

225.00

Plant tie machine

hour

1.00 Apr

1.0 0

10.0000

1.00

Tape

roll

3.0000

0.80     2.4 0

2.40

Boom sprayer

12 ft

23         0.190  1.00 Apr    0.70    0.31    0.26

0.28  0.209    1.57

3.12

Thiodan

lb

0.500 0

8.00     4.0 0

4.00

Bravo

pt

1.5000

6.38    9.57

9.57

Buffer

pt

1.0000

2.00    2.00

2.00

Cultivator 1R

3 ft

23         1.530  1.00 Apr    5.63    2.53    0.40

0.57  1.683   12.62

21.76

Poly twine

roll

1.00 Apr

3.0000

6.00   18.00

18.00

Other labor

hour

10.0000

7.50   75.00

75.00

Plant tie machine

hour

1.00 Apr

1.40

14.0000

1.40

Other labor

hour

14.0000

7.50  105.0 0

105.00

Tape

roll

5.0000

0.80    4.00

4.00

Boom sprayer

12 ft

23         0.190  1.00 Apr    0.70    0.31    0.26

0.28  0.209    1.57

3.12

Thiodan

lb

0.500 0

8.00     4.0 0

4.00

Bravo

pt

1.5000

6.38    9.57

9.57

Benlate

lb

0.5000

15.80    7.90

7.90

Buffer

pt

1.0000

2.00    2.00

2.00

Poly twine

roll

1.00 Ap r

3.0000

6.00   18.00

18.00

Other labor

hour

10.0000

7.50   75.00

75.00

Plant tie machine

hour

1.00 Apr

1.0 0

10.0000

1.00

Other labor

hour

10.0000

7.50   75.00

75.00

Tape

roll

3.0000

0.80    2.40

2.40

Boom sprayer

12 ft

23         0.190  1.00 May    0.70    0.31    0.26

0.28  0.209    1.57

3.12

Poast

pt

1.0000

12.56   12.56

12.56

Crop oil

pt

2.0000

0.78    1.56

1.56

Poly twine

roll

1.00 May

10.0000

6.00   60.00

60.00

Other labor

hour

3.0000

7.50   22.50

22.50

Plant tie machine

hour

1.00 May

0.60

6.0000

0.60

Other labor

hour

6.0000

7.50   45.0 0

45.00

Tape

roll

2.0000

0.80    1.60

1.60

Irrig. Sys. 2 pipe

acin

1.00 May                      3.58

0.740    5.55

2.0000

9.13

Boom sprayer

12 ft

23         0.190  1.00 May    0.70    0.31    0.26

0.28  0.209    1.57

3.12

Sevin

lb

0.6000

4.40    2.64

2.64

Bravo

pt

1.5000

6.38    9.57

9.57

Benlate

lb

0.5000

15.80    7.90

7.90

Buffer

pt

1.0000

2.00    2.00

2.00

Irrig. Sys. 2 pipe

acin

1.00 May                      3.58

0.740    5.55

2.0000

9.13

Boom sprayer

12 ft

23         0.190  2.00 Jun    1.40    0.63    0.52

0.56  0.418    3.14

6.25

Sevin

lb

1.200 0

4.40     5.2 8

5.28

Bravo

pt

3.0000

6.38   19.14

19.14

Benlate

lb

1.0000

15.80   15.80

15.80

Buffer

pt

2.0000

2.00    4.00

4.00

Irrig. Sys. 2 pipe

acin

1.00 Jun                      3.58

0.740    5.55

2.0000

9.13

Trailer utility

10 ft

23         1.000  1.00 Jun    3.68    1.65    0.40

1.43  1.100    8.25

15.41

Harvest labor

hour

55.000 0

7.50  412.5 0

412.50

Packing labor

hour

10.0000

7.50   75.00

75.00

Packing boxes

each

190.0000

1.10  209.00

209.00

harvest container

each

8.0000

3.00   24.00

24.00

Small wet pack line

acre

1.00 Jun                      2.47

12.52

1.0000

14.99

Boom sprayer

12 ft

23         0.190  1.00 Jul     0.70    0.31    0.26

0.28  0.209    1.57

3.12

Sevin

lb

0.600 0

4.40     2.6 4

2.64

Bravo

pt

1.5000

6.38    9.57

9.57

Benlate

lb

0.5000

15.80    7.90

7.90

Irrig. Sys. 2 pipe

acin

1.00 Jul                      3.58

0.740    5.55

2.0000

9.13

Trailer utility

10 ft

23         1.000  1.00 Jul     3.68    1.65    0.40

1.43  1.100    8.25

15.41

Harvest labor

hour

55.000 0

7.50  412.5 0

412.50

Packing labor

hour

10.0000

7.50   75.00

75.00

Packing boxes

each

190.0000

1.10  209.00

209.00

Trailer utility

10 ft

23         1.000  1.00 Jul     3.68    1.65    0.40

1.43  1.100    8.25

15.41

Other labor

hour

15.000 0

7.50  112.5 0

112.50

Disk 2R

6 ft

43         0.570  2.00 Jul     5.79    2.92    0.75

1.07  1.254    9.40

19.94

TOTALS

--6-4-.--6-1 --2--9.--8-2 - -2-9-.--18- -

--5-9-.-3-7 -2-1-.-81-7- -1--6-3.--63-

-2-7-6-7.--7-5

-3-1-14-.-3--5

INTEREST ON OPERATING

CAPITAL

67.24

UNALLOCATED LABOR

0.00

TOTAL SPECIFIED COST

3181.60

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