PROJECTED COSTS FOR SELECTED LOUISIANA VEGETABLE CROPS

Table 32.A Estimated resource use and costs per acre for field operations, Eggplant, plastic mulch, trellis, one-row equipment, 60 inch skip r
drip irrigation, production parameters specified by Extension Horticulture Specialist, Louisiana, 1997.

						TRACTOR	COST	EQUIP	COST	ALLOC	LABOR	OPERATING INPUT
OPERATION/	SIZE /	TRACTOR	PERF	TIMES											TOTAL
OPERATION/	SIZE /	TRACTOR	PERF	TIMES		---------	-----	--------	------	-------	------	--------		-------	TOTAL
OPERATING INPUT	UNIT	SIZE	RATE	OVER	MTH	DIRECT	FIXED	DIRECT	FIXED	HOURS	COST	AMOUNT	--_P-_RI-_C-_E--	COST	COST
						---------	__-__-__-d__o__l___l	ars-----	------		dollars		-------	dollars-	-------
Disk 2R	6 ft	43	0.570	1.00	Jan	2.89	1.46	0.38	0.54	0.627	4.70				9.97
Lime (spread)	cwt											6.6000	1.60	10.56	10.56
Disk 2R	6 ft	_{4 3}	0.570	2.0 0	Feb	5.79	2.92	0.7 5	1.07	1.25 4	9.4 0				19.94
Hipper 1R	3 ft	23	1.530	1.00	Mar	5.63	2.53	0.50	0.72	1.683	12.62				22.01
Hipper-fert 1R	3 ft	23	1.550	1.00	Mar	5.71	2.56	0.91	1.29	1.705	12.79				23.26
13-13-13	lb											700.000 0	0.12	84.00	84.00
Row conditioner 1R	6 ft	23	0.410	1.00	Mar	1.51	0.68	0.08	0.12	0.451	3.38				5.77
Plastic layer	5 ft	23	1.500	1.00	Mar	5.52	2.48	1.26	2.63	4.650	34.88				46.77
Plastic	roll											3.0000	60.00	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	_{2 3}	3.000	1.0 0	Mar	11.04	4.96	2.5 2	6.57	9.30 0	69.7 5				94.85
Eggplant plants	100											25.0000	4.00	100.00	100.00
Planting labor	hour											2.0000	7.50	15.00	15.00
Water trailer	10 ft	_{4 3}	1.000	1.0 0	Mar	5.08	2.56	0.6 3	2.57	1.10 0	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	1.0000			29.49
Water (from hydran	t) acin											1.0000	3.25	3.25	3.25
CaNO3, regular	lb											50.0000	0.18	9.00	9.00
Trailer utility	10 ft	_{2 3}	1.000	1.0 0	Apr	3.68	1.65	0.4 0	1.43	1.10 0	8.2 5				15.41
Stake replacement	100				Apr							12.000 0	15.00	180.00	180.00
Other labor	hour											15.0000	7.50	112.50	112.50
Drip irrigation	acin			1.0 0	Ap r			1.4 5		0.20 0	1.5 0	1.0000			2.95
Water (from hydran	t) 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
Malathion	pt				Apr							1.000 0	2.88	2.88	2.88
Buffer	pt											1.0000	2.00	2.00	2.00
Bravo	pt											1.5000	6.38	9.57	9.57
Trailer utility	10 ft	_{2 3}	1.000	1.0 0	Apr	3.68	1.65	0.4 0	1.43	1.10 0	8.2 5				15.41
Twine	roll											1.0000	25.00	25.00	25.00
Other labor	hour											10.0000	7.50	75.00	75.00
Drip irrigation	acin			1.00	Apr			1.45		0.200	1.50	1.0000			2.95
Water (from hydran	t) acin				Apr							1.0000	3.25	3.25	3.25
CaNO3, regular	lb											50.0000	0.18	9.00	9.00
Boom sprayer	12 ft	_{2 3}	0.190	1.0 0	Apr	0.70	0.31	0.2 6	0.28	0.20 9	1.5 7				3.12
Gramoxone	pt				Apr							2.500 0	3.89	9.73	9.73
Surfactant	pt											0.5000	1.34	0.67	0.67
Boom sprayer	12 ft	2 3	0.190	1.0 0	Apr	0.70	0.31	0.2 6	0.28	0.20 9	1.5 7				3.12
Ambush	pt											0.800 0	13.88	11.10	11.10
Buffer	pt											1.0000	2.00	2.00	2.00
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				Apr							2.000 0	25.00	50.00	50.00
Other labor	hour											10.0000	7.50	75.00	75.00
Boom sprayer	12 ft	_{2 3}	0.190	1.0 0	May	0.70	0.31	0.2 6	0.28	0.20 9	1.5 7				3.12
Ambush	pt											0.800 0	13.88	11.10	11.10
Buffer	pt											1.0000	2.00	2.00	2.00
Drip irrigation	acin			1.0 0	May			2.9 0		0.40 0	3.0 0	2.0000			5.90
Water (from hydran	t) acin											2.0000	3.25	6.50	6.50
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
Malathion	pt											1.000 0	2.88	2.88	2.88
Buffer	pt											1.0000	2.00	2.00	2.00
Boom sprayer	12 ft	23	0.190	1.00	May	0.70	0.31	0.26	0.28	0.209	1.57				3.12
Gramoxone	pt											2.500 0	3.89	9.73	9.73
Surfactant	pt											0.5000	1.34	0.67	0.67
Drip irrigation	acin			1.0 0	May			1.4 5		0.20 0	1.5 0	1.0000			2.95
Water (from hydran	t) 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	Jun	0.70	0.31	0.26	0.28	0.209	1.57				3.12
Malathion	pt											1.000 0	2.88	2.88	2.88
Buffer	pt											1.0000	2.00	2.00	2.00
Trailer utility	10 ft	23	1.000	1.00	Jun	3.68	1.65	0.40	1.43	1.100	8.25				15.41
Twine	roll											2.000 0	25.00	50.00	50.00
Other labor	hour											10.0000	7.50	75.00	75.00
Drip irrigation	acin			1.0 0	Jun			2.9 0		0.40 0	3.0 0	2.0000			5.90
Water (from hydran	t) acin											2.0000	3.25	6.50	6.50
CaNO3, regular	lb											50.0000	0.18	9.00	9.00
Boom sprayer	12 ft	23	0.190	2.00	Jun	1.40	0.63	0.52	0.56	0.418	3.14				6.25
Ambush	pt											1.600 0	13.88	22.21	22.21
Buffer	pt											2.0000	2.00	4.00	4.00
Drip irrigation	acin			1.00	Jun			1.45		0.200	1.50	1.0000			2.95
Water (from hydran	t) acin											1.0000	3.25	3.25	3.25
CaNO3, regular	lb											50.0000	0.18	9.00	9.00
Boom sprayer	12 ft	_{2 3}	0.190	1.0 0	Jul	0.70	0.31	0.2 6	0.28	0.20 9	1.5 7				3.12
Malathion	pt											1.0000	2.88	2.88	2.88
Buffer	pt											1.0000	2.00	2.00	2.00
Drip irrigation	acin			1.0 0	Jul			2.9 0		0.40 0	3.0 0	2.0000			5.90
Water (from hydran	t) acin											2.0000	3.25	6.50	6.50

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