PROJECTED COSTS FOR SELECTED LOUISIANA VEGETABLE CROPS - 1997 SEASON

OPERATION/

OPERATING INPUT

SIZE /

UNIT

TRACTOR
SIZE

PERF

RATE

TIMES
OVER

MTH

TRACTOR COST

EQUIP COST

ALLOC LABOR

OPERATING INPUT

TOTAL
COST

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HOURS

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AMOUNT

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Disk 6R

20 ft

143

0.100

1.00

May

1.38

1.02

0.55

0.78

0.110

0.83

4.56

Lime (spread)

cwt

1.00

May

6.670 0

1.60

10.67

10.67

Disk 6R

20 ft

14 3

0.100

2.00

May

2.76

2.05

1.1 0

1.57

0.22 0

1.65

9.13

Hipper 4R

13.3 ft

68

0.160

1.00

Jun

1.20

0.67

0.25

0.35

0.176

1.32

3.78

Fert-dist-PTO

20 ft

23

0.110

1.00

Jun

0.40

0.18

0.05

0.06

0.121

0.91

1.60

Southern pea seed

lb

40.000 0

1.25

50.00

50.00

Spike harrow

18 ft

_{6 8}

0.080

1.0 0

Jun

0.60

0.33

0.0 5

0.08

0.08 8

0.66

1.72

Shredder 2R

6.7 ft

43

0.390

1.00

Aug

1.98

1.00

0.31

0.81

0.429

3.22

7.32

Middle buster

4R

93

0.300

1.00

Aug

2.75

1.86

0.46

0.66

0.330

2.48

8.20

Fertilizer app (R)

20 ft

93

0.090

1.00

Sep

0.41

0.56

0.00

0.099

0.74

1.71

Nitrogen

lb

75.000 0

0.24

18.00

18.00

Phosphorus

lb

170.0000

0.19

32.30

32.30

Potash

lb

160.0000

0.12

19.20

19.20

Hipper 4R

13.3 ft

_{6 8}

0.160

1.0 0

Sep

1.20

0.67

0.2 5

0.35

0.17 6

1.32

3.78

Ditcher

1.5 ft

23

0.050

1.00

Sep

0.18

0.08

0.09

0.13

0.055

0.41

0.90

Row shaper

4R

68

0.300

1.00

Sep

2.25

1.25

0.33

0.47

0.330

2.48

6.78

Ditcher

1.5 ft

23

0.050

1.00

Sep

0.18

0.08

0.09

0.13

0.055

0.41

0.90

Plastic + fumigation

5 ft

23

1.500

1.00

Sep

5.52

2.48

1.58

3.29

4.650

34.88

47.74

Pickup truck

½ ton

1.000

4.16

3.36

1.000

7.50

15.02

Plastic

roll

5.0000

60.00

300.00

300.00

Methyl bromide

lb

200.0000

1.20

240.00

240.00

Other labor

hour

3.0000

7.50

22.50

22.50

Trailer utility

10 ft

_{2 3}

1.000

1.0 0

Sep

3.68

1.65

0.4 0

1.43

1.10 0

8.25

15.41

Other labor

hour

12.0000

7.50

90.00

90.00

Hole puncher

4 row

_{6 8}

0.330

1.0 0

Sep

0.2 0

0.41

0.61

Trailer utility

10 ft

23

1.000

1.00

Oct

3.68

1.65

0.40

1.43

1.100

8.25

15.41

Pickup truck

½ ton

1.000

4.16

3.36

1.000

7.50

15.02

Strawberry plants

1000

15.000 0

70.00

1050.00

1050.00

Contract planting,

1 1000

15.0000

18.75

281.25

281.25

Sprinkler irrigation

acin

4.0 0

Oct

80.8 0

74.65

20.00 0

150.00

20.0000

305.45

Boom sprayer

12 ft

_{2 3}

0.190

1.00

Nov

0.70

0.31

0.26

0.28

0.209

1.57

3.12

Princep

lb

0.700 0

2.81

1.97

1.97

Gramoxone

pt

2.0000

3.89

7.78

7.78

Surfactant

pt

1.0000

1.34

1.34

1.34

Trailer small

8 ft

23

1.000

1.00

Dec

3.68

1.65

0.24

0.86

1.100

8.25

14.68

Pickup truck

½ ton

1.000

4.16

3.36

1.000

7.50

15.02

Row covers Pro 50

roll

3.000 0

567.00

1701.00

1701.00

Other labor

hour

12.0000

7.50

90.00

90.00

Rice bags

100

1.0000

20.00

20.00

20.00

Boom sprayer

12 ft

23

0.190

4.00

Dec

2.80

1.26

1.05

1.12

0.836

6.27

12.49

Tribasic Copper

lb

6.000 0

2.55

15.30

15.30

Sprinkler irrigation

acin

2.00

Dec

8.08

2.000

15.00

2.0000

23.08

Injection wheel

4 row

_{6 8}

0.330

1.00

Jan

1.95

2.77

4.71

CaNO3, regular

lb

200.000 0

0.18

36.00

36.00

Sprinkler irrigation

acin

4.00

Jan

16.16

4.000

30.00

4.0000

46.16

Boom sprayer

12 ft

_{2 3}

0.190

8.00

Jan

5.60

2.51

2.09

2.25

1.672

12.54

24.98

Benlate

lb

4.0000

15.80

63.20

63.20

Captan WP

lb

16.0000

3.25

52.00

52.00

Sprinkler irrigation

acin

8.00

Feb

64.64

16.000

120.00

16.0000

184.64

Boom sprayer

12 ft

2 3

0.190

2.00

Feb

1.40

0.63

0.52

0.56

0.418

3.14

6.25

Captan WP

lb

4.0000

3.25

13.00

13.00

Rovral

pt

3.0000

19.19

57.57

57.57

Sprinkler irrigation

acin

4.0 0

Mar

32.3 2

8.00 0

60.00

8.0000

92.32

Boom sprayer

12 ft

23

0.190

2.00

Mar

1.40

0.63

0.52

0.56

0.418

3.14

6.25

Benlate

lb

1.000 0

15.80

15.80

15.80

Captan WP

lb

4.0000

3.25

13.00

13.00

Kelthane

qt

2.0000

12.13

24.26

24.26

Truck

1 ton

1.000

1.00

Mar

6.05

6.89

1.100

8.25

21.19

Harvest labor

flat

600.000 0

1.25

750.00

750.00

Flats

each

600.0000

1.00

600.00

600.00

Boom sprayer

12 ft

_{2 3}

0.190

2.0 0

Apr

1.40

0.63

0.5 2

0.56

0.41 8

3.14

6.25

Rovral

pt

3.000 0

19.19

57.57

57.57

Captan WP

lb

4.0000

3.25

13.00

13.00

Kelthane

qt

2.0000

12.13

24.26

24.26

Truck

1 ton

1.000

1.00

Apr

6.05

6.89

1.100

8.25

21.19

Harvest labor

flat

600.000 0

1.25

750.00

750.00

Flats

each

600.0000

1.00

600.00

600.00

Boom sprayer

12 ft

_{2 3}

0.190

1.0 0

Jun

0.70

0.31

0.2 6

0.28

0.20 9

1.57

3.12

Gramoxone

pt

2.000 0

3.89

7.78

7.78

Surfactant

pt

1.0000

1.34

1.34

1.34

Coulter

1 row

_{2 3}

1.500

1.0 0

Jun

5.52

2.48

0.1 9

0.28

1.65 0

12.38

20.85

Trailer utility

10 ft

23

1.000

1.00

Jun

3.68

1.65

0.40

1.43

1.100

8.25

15.41

Truck

1 ton

1.000

6.05

6.89

1.100

8.25

21.19

Other labor

hour

15.0000

7.50

112.50

112.50

TOTALS

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INTEREST ON OPERATING

CAPITAL

299.47

UNALLOCATED LABOR

0.00

TOTAL SPECIFIED COST

8450.01