Table 38.A Estimated resource use and costs per acre for field operations, Tomatoes, fresh market, bare soil, trellis, one row equipment,
60" rows, 2500 plants/acre, production parameters specified by Extension Horticulture Specialist, Louisiana, 1997.
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OPERATION/ OPERATING INPUT |
SIZE/ UNIT |
TRACTOR |
PERF |
TIMES |
MTH |
TRACTOR COST |
EQUIP COST |
ALLOC LABOR |
OPERATING INPUT |
TOTAL | |||||
|
DIRECT |
FIXED |
DIRECT |
FIXED |
HOURS |
COST |
AMOUNT |
PRICE |
COST | |||||||
|
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_-_-_-d_o_l__l |
ars----- |
------ |
dollars |
------- |
dollars- |
------- | ||||||||
|
Lime (spread) |
cwt |
1.00 |
Jan |
6.6000 |
1.60 |
10.56 |
10.56 | ||||||||
|
Disk 2R |
6 ft |
4 3 |
0.570 |
1.00 |
Jan |
2.89 |
1.46 |
0.3 8 |
0.54 |
0.62 7 |
4.70 |
9.97 | |||
|
Disk 2R |
6 ft |
43 |
0.570 |
2.00 |
Feb |
5.79 |
2.92 |
0.75 |
1.07 |
1.254 |
9.40 |
19.94 | |||
|
Hipper 1R |
3 ft |
23 |
1.530 |
1.00 |
Feb |
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 | ||||||||||
|
Boom sprayer |
12 ft |
23 |
0.190 |
1.00 |
Mar |
0.70 |
0.31 |
0.26 |
0.28 |
0.209 |
1.57 |
3.12 | |||
|
Sencor 4L |
pt |
1.000 0 |
17.73 |
17.73 |
17.73 | ||||||||||
|
Treflan |
pt |
1.0000 |
3.75 |
3.75 |
3.75 | ||||||||||
|
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 | |||
|
Hole Puncher 1R |
3 ft |
23 |
0.750 |
1.00 |
Mar |
2.76 |
1.24 |
0.19 |
0.31 |
0.825 |
6.19 |
10.69 | |||
|
Trailer utility |
10 ft |
23 |
1.000 |
1.00 |
Mar |
3.68 |
1.65 |
0.40 |
1.43 |
1.100 |
8.25 |
15.41 | |||
|
Tomato plants |
100 |
25.000 0 |
5.00 |
125.00 |
125.00 | ||||||||||
|
Planting labor |
hour |
30.0000 |
7.50 |
225.00 |
225.00 | ||||||||||
|
Water trailer |
10 ft |
4 3 |
1.000 |
1.0 0 |
Mar |
5.08 |
2.56 |
0.6 3 |
2.57 |
1.10 0 |
8.25 |
19.09 | |||
|
Boom sprayer |
12 ft |
23 |
0.190 |
1.00 |
Mar |
0.70 |
0.31 |
0.26 |
0.28 |
0.209 |
1.57 |
3.12 | |||
|
Sencor 4L |
pt |
1.000 0 |
17.73 |
17.73 |
17.73 | ||||||||||
|
Trailer utility |
10 ft |
2 3 |
1.000 |
1.0 0 |
Mar |
3.68 |
1.65 |
0.4 0 |
1.43 |
1.10 0 |
8.25 |
15.41 | |||
|
Stake replacement |
100 |
12.0000 |
15.00 |
180.00 |
180.00 | ||||||||||
|
Other labor |
hour |
15.0000 |
7.50 |
112.50 |
112.50 | ||||||||||
|
Boom sprayer |
12 ft |
2 3 |
0.190 |
1.0 0 |
Mar |
0.70 |
0.31 |
0.2 6 |
0.28 |
0.20 9 |
1.57 |
3.12 | |||
|
Bravo |
pt |
2.000 0 |
6.38 |
12.76 |
12.76 | ||||||||||
|
Tribasic Copper |
lb |
3.0000 |
2.55 |
7.65 |
7.65 | ||||||||||
|
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 |
2.000 0 |
25.00 |
50.00 |
50.00 | ||||||||||
|
Other labor |
hour |
10.0000 |
7.50 |
75.00 |
75.00 | ||||||||||
|
Boom sprayer |
12 ft |
23 |
0.190 |
1.00 |
Apr |
0.70 |
0.31 |
0.26 |
0.28 |
0.209 |
1.57 |
3.12 | |||
|
Manzate |
lb |
2.000 0 |
3.00 |
6.00 |
6.00 | ||||||||||
|
Tribasic Copper |
lb |
3.0000 |
2.55 |
7.65 |
7.65 | ||||||||||
|
Lannate |
pt |
3.0000 |
5.80 |
17.40 |
17.40 | ||||||||||
|
Buffer |
pt |
1.0000 |
2.00 |
2.00 |
2.00 | ||||||||||
|
Cult-fert 1R |
3 ft |
2 3 |
1.610 |
1.0 0 |
Apr |
5.93 |
2.66 |
0.5 7 |
0.81 |
1.77 1 |
13.28 |
23.24 | |||
|
Ammonium Nitrate 33% lb |
150.000 0 |
0.13 |
19.50 |
19.50 | |||||||||||
|
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 |
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 |
2.0 0 |
Ap r |
1.40 |
0.63 |
0.5 2 |
0.56 |
0.41 8 |
3.14 |
6.25 | |||
|
Bravo |
pt |
4.0000 |
6.38 |
25.52 |
25.52 | ||||||||||
|
Tribasic Copper |
lb |
6.0000 |
2.55 |
15.30 |
15.30 | ||||||||||
|
Buffer |
pt |
2.0000 |
2.00 |
4.00 |
4.00 | ||||||||||
|
Ambush |
pt |
1.0000 |
13.88 |
13.88 |
13.88 | ||||||||||
|
Trailer utility |
10 ft |
2 3 |
1.000 |
1.0 0 |
May |
3.68 |
1.65 |
0.4 0 |
1.43 |
1.10 0 |
8.25 |
15.41 | |||
|
Twine |
roll |
1.0000 |
25.00 |
25.00 |
25.00 | ||||||||||
|
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 |
1.57 |
3.12 | |||
|
Manzate |
lb |
2.000 0 |
3.00 |
6.00 |
6.00 | ||||||||||
|
Tribasic Copper |
lb |
3.0000 |
2.55 |
7.65 |
7.65 | ||||||||||
|
Lannate |
pt |
3.0000 |
5.80 |
17.40 |
17.40 | ||||||||||
|
Buffer |
pt |
1.0000 |
2.00 |
2.00 |
2.00 | ||||||||||
|
Cult-fert 1R |
3 ft |
2 3 |
1.610 |
1.0 0 |
May |
5.93 |
2.66 |
0.5 7 |
0.81 |
1.77 1 |
13.28 |
23.24 | |||
|
Ammonium Nitrate 33% lb |
150.000 0 |
0.13 |
19.50 |
19.50 | |||||||||||
|
Boom sprayer |
12 ft |
23 |
0.190 |
1.00 |
May |
0.70 |
0.31 |
0.26 |
0.28 |
0.209 |
1.57 |
3.12 | |||
|
Bravo |
pt |
2.000 0 |
6.38 |
12.76 |
12.76 | ||||||||||
|
Tribasic Copper |
lb |
3.0000 |
2.55 |
7.65 |
7.65 | ||||||||||
|
Sevin |
lb |
1.2500 |
4.40 |
5.50 |
5.50 | ||||||||||
|
Buffer |
pt |
1.0000 |
2.00 |
2.00 |
2.00 | ||||||||||
|
Boom sprayer |
12 ft |
2 3 |
0.190 |
2.0 0 |
May |
1.40 |
0.63 |
0.5 2 |
0.56 |
0.41 8 |
3.14 |
6.25 | |||
|
Ridomil + Bravo |
lb |
4.000 0 |
15.50 |
62.00 |
62.00 | ||||||||||
|
Tribasic Copper |
lb |
6.0000 |
2.55 |
15.30 |
15.30 | ||||||||||
|
Sevin |
lb |
2.5000 |
4.40 |
11.00 |
11.00 | ||||||||||
|
Buffer |
pt |
2.0000 |
2.00 |
4.00 |
4.00 | ||||||||||
|
Cultivator 1R |
3 ft |
2 3 |
1.530 |
1.0 0 |
May |
5.63 |
2.53 |
0.4 0 |
0.57 |
1.68 3 |
12.62 |
21.76 | |||
|
Boom sprayer |
12 ft |
23 |
0.190 |
2.00 |
Jun |
1.40 |
0.63 |
0.52 |
0.56 |
0.418 |
3.14 |
6.25 | |||
|
Manzate |
lb |
4.000 0 |
3.00 |
12.00 |
12.00 | ||||||||||
|
Tribasic Copper |
lb |
6.0000 |
2.55 |
15.30 |
15.30 | ||||||||||
|
Sevin |
lb |
2.5000 |
4.40 |
11.00 |
11.00 | ||||||||||
|
Buffer |
pt |
2.0000 |
2.00 |
4.00 |
4.00 | ||||||||||
|
Trailer utility |
10 ft |
23 |
1.000 |
2.00 |
Jun |
7.36 |
3.31 |
0.80 |
2.86 |
2.200 |
16.50 |
30.82 | |||
|
Harvest labor |
hour |
1.00 |
Jun |
40.000 0 |
7.50 |
300.00 |
300.00 | ||||||||
|
harvest container |
each |
1.00 |
Jun |
4.0000 |
3.00 |
12.00 |
12.00 | ||||||||
|
Other labor |
hour |
1.00 |
Jun |
2.5000 |
7.50 |
18.75 |
18.75 | ||||||||
|
Small wet pack line |
acre |
1.00 |
Jun |
2.47 |
12.52 |
1.0000 |
14.99 | ||||||||
|
Packing labor |
hour |
40.0000 |
7.50 |
300.00 |
300.00 | ||||||||||
|
Lug boxes |
each |
700.0000 |
1.10 |
770.00 |
770.00 | ||||||||||
|
Pickup truck |
½ ton |
1.000 |
1.0 0 |
Jun |
4.1 6 |
3.36 |
1.00 0 |
7.50 |
15.02 | ||||||
|
Trailer utility |
10 ft |
2 3 |
1.000 |
1.00 |
Jul |
3.68 |
1.65 |
0.40 |
1.43 |
1.100 |
8.25 |
15.41 | |||
|
Other labor |
hour |
8.0000 |
7.50 |
60.00 |
60.00 | ||||||||||
|
Shredder 1R |
5 ft |
2 3 |
0.740 |
1.0 0 |
Jul |
2.72 |
1.22 |
0.2 8 |
0.74 |
0.81 4 |
6.11 |
11.08 | |||
|
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 |
93.21 |
42.94 |
18.98 |
41.29 |
27.246 |
204.35 |
2935.74 |
3336.50 | |||||||
|
INTEREST ON OPERATING |
CAPITAL |
86.69 | |||||||||||||
|
UNALLOCATED LABOR |
0.00 | ||||||||||||||
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TOTAL SPECIFIED COST |
3423.19 | ||||||||||||||
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