PROJECTED COSTS FOR SELECTED LOUISIANA VEGETABLE CROPS - 1997 SEASON



Table 33.A Estimated resource use and costs per acre for field operations, Greens (Mustard), process market, irrigated, six-row
equipment, mechanical harvest, average yield, production parameters specified by Extension Horticulture Specialist, Louisiana, 1997.

OPERATION/

OPERATING INPUT

SIZE/

UNIT

TRACTOR
SIZE

PERF

RATE

TIMES
OVER

MTH

TRACTOR COST

EQUIP COST

ALLOC LABOR

OPERATING

INPUT

TOTAL

COST

DIRECT

------

FIXED

--------

DIRECT

------

FIXED

HOURS

COST

AMOUNT

PRICE

COST

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----doll

ars-----

------

dollars

-------

dollars--

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Disk 6R

20 ft

143

0.100

2.00

Aug

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

1.2500

3.75

4.69

4.69

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

Sep

4.50

2.50

1.91

2.82

0.660

4.95

16.68

Mustard seed

lb

1.5000

5.00

7.50

7.50

Irrig. Sys. 2 pipe

acin

1.00

Sep

3.58

27.70

0.740

5.55

2.0000

36.83

Ditcher

1.5 ft

23

0.050

1.00

Sep

0.18

0.08

0.09

0.13

0.055

0.41

0.90

Boom sprayer

20 ft

93

0.120

1.00

Sep

1.10

0.74

0.22

0.24

0.132

0.99

3.29

Thiodan

lb

1.0000

8.00

8.00

8.00

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

Oct

1.10

0.74

0.22

0.24

0.132

0.99

3.29

Malathion

pt

1.0000

2.88

2.88

2.88

Dipel

pt

1.0000

3.00

3.00

3.00

Cultivator 6R

20 ft

143

0.100

1.00

Oct

1.38

1.02

0.26

0.38

0.110

0.83

3.87

Ditcher

1.5 ft

23

0.050

1.00

Oct

0.18

0.08

0.09

0.13

0.055

0.41

0.90

Boom sprayer

20 ft

93

0.120

1.00

Oct

1.10

0.74

0.22

0.24

0.132

0.99

3.29

Phosdrin 4EC

pt

0.5000

11.19

5.60

5.60

Dipel

pt

1.0000

3.00

3.00

3.00

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

Oct

1.10

0.74

0.22

0.24

0.132

0.99

3.29

Phosdrin 4EC

pt

0.5000

11.19

5.60

5.60

Dipel

pt

1.0000

3.00

3.00

3.00

Greens harvester

80 inch

93

1.000

1.00

Nov

9.16

6.19

4.40

6.26

1.100

8.25

34.26

Veg. wagon

12 ft

93

1.000

1.00

Nov

9.16

6.19

2.20

3.57

1.100

8.25

29.37

Fertilizer app (R)

20 ft

93

0.090

1.00

Nov

0.41

0.56

0.00

0.099

0.74

1.71

Ammonium Nitrate

33% lb

100.0000

0.13

13.00

13.00

Cultivator 6R

20 ft

143

0.100

1.00

Nov

1.38

1.02

0.26

0.38

0.110

0.83

3.87

Boom sprayer

20 ft

93

0.120

1.00

Nov

1.10

0.74

0.22

0.24

0.132

0.99

3.29

Malathion

pt

1.0000

2.88

2.88

2.88

Dipel

pt

1.0000

3.00

3.00

3.00

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

Phosdrin 4EC

pt

0.5000

11.19

5.60

5.60

Dipel

pt

1.0000

3.00

3.00

3.00

Greens harvester

80 inch

93

1.000

1.00

Dec

9.16

6.19

4.40

6.26

1.100

8.25

34.26

Veg. wagon

12 ft

93

1.000

1.00

Dec

9.16

6.19

2.20

3.57

1.100

8.25

29.37

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

-

-------

61.08

42.01

34.48

------

56.91

10.088

75.66

90.23

360.37

5.97

0.00

366.34

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