PROJECTED COSTS FOR SELECTED LOUISIANA VEGETABLE CROPS

Table 40.A Estimated resource use and costs per greenhouse for production operations, Greenhouse Tomatoes, spring fresh market, 760
plants in grow bags, drip irrigated and fertilized, 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
OPERATION/ OPERATING INPUT	SIZE/ UNIT	TRACTOR SIZE	PERF RATE	TIMES OVER	MTH	DIRECT	------ FIXED	------- DIRECT	------- FIXED	HOURS	----_CO--_S-_T	AMOUNT	PRICE	---_C-_O--_S-_T	TOTAL COST
						--------	----dollars----		-------		dollars		-------	dollars-	-------
Greenhouse prep.	hour			1.00	Jan							10.0000	7.50	75.00	75.00
Tomato plants	each			1.00	Jan							760.0000	0.35	266.00	266.00
Planting labor	hour											6.0000	7.50	45.00	45.00
Heater, greenhouse	hour			15.00	Jan			138.00	126.00			150.0000			264.00
Fan, greenhouse	hour			15.00	Jan			8.64	191.50			60.0000			200.14
Clip, tie and prune	hour			1.00	Jan							6.0000	7.50	45.00	45.00
Plant clips	box											0.3300	60.00	19.80	19.80
Plastic twine	box											1.0000	18.00	18.00	18.00
Backpack sprayer	each			2.00	Jan				24.00	2.000	15.00	2.0000			39.00
Benlate	lb											0.0500	15.80	0.79	0.79
Bravo	pt											0.2000	6.38	1.28	1.28
Ambush	pt											0.1000	13.88	1.39	1.39
Kelthane	qt											0.0500	12.13	0.61	0.61
Thiodan	lb											0.0250	8.00	0.20	0.20
Pollinator	hour			14.00	Feb			4.20	20.00	14.000	105.00	14.0000			129.20
Clip, tie and prune	hour			4.00	Feb							24.0000	7.50	180.00	180.00
Backpack sprayer	each			4.00	Feb					4.000	30.00	4.0000			30.00
Benlate	lb											0.1000	15.80	1.58	1.58
Bravo	pt											0.4000	6.38	2.55	2.55
Ambush	pt											0.2000	13.88	2.78	2.78
Kelthane	qt											0.1000	12.13	1.21	1.21
Thiodan	lb											0.0500	8.00	0.40	0.40
Fan, greenhouse	hour			30.00	Feb			17.28				120.0000			17.28
Heater, greenhouse	hour			30.00	Feb			276.00				300.0000			276.00
Bee pollination	hive			1.00	Mar							1.0000	250.00	250.00	250.00
Leaf pruning	hour			1.00	Mar							6.0000	7.50	45.00	45.00
Cluster prune	hour			2.00	Mar							8.0000	7.50	60.00	60.00
Backpack sprayer	each			4.00	Mar					4.000	30.00	4.0000			30.00
Benlate	lb											0.1000	15.80	1.58	1.58
Bravo	pt											0.4000	6.38	2.55	2.55
Ambush	pt											0.2000	13.88	2.78	2.78
Kelthane	qt											0.1000	12.13	1.21	1.21
Thiodan	lb											0.0500	8.00	0.40	0.40
Fan, greenhouse	hour			30.00	Mar			34.56				240.0000			34.56
Heater, greenhouse	hour			30.00	Mar			184.92				201.0000			184.92
Clip, tie and prune	hour			6.00	Mar							24.0000	7.50	180.00	180.00
Plant clips	box											0.3300	60.00	19.80	19.80
Harvest labor	hour			2.00	Mar							10.0000	7.50	75.00	75.00
Lug boxes	each											48.0000	1.20	57.60	57.60
Leaf pruning	hour			1.00	Apr							6.0000	7.50	45.00	45.00
Cluster prune	hour			2.00	Apr							8.0000	7.50	60.00	60.00
Drip irrigate/inject	each			1.00	Apr			13.76	289.00			1.0000			302.76
2-13-29	lb											500.0000	0.80	400.00	400.00
CANO3, water sol.	lb											500.0000	0.35	175.00	175.00
Monitor	hour			165.00	Apr							165.0000	7.50	1237.50	1237.50
Backpack sprayer	each			4.00	Apr					4.000	30.0 0	4.0000			30.00
Benlate	lb											0.1000	15.80	1.58	1.58
Bravo	pt											0.4000	6.38	2.55	2.55
Ambush	pt											0.2000	13.88	2.78	2.78
Kelthane	qt											0.1000	12.13	1.21	1.21
Thiodan	lb											0.0500	8.00	0.40	0.40
Fan, greenhouse	hour			30.00	Apr			34.56				240.0000			34.56
Heater, greenhouse	hour			30.00	Apr			48.30				52.5000			48.30
Clip, tie and prune	hour			4.00	Apr							24.0000	7.50	180.00	180.00
Harvest labor	hour			8.00	Apr							40.0000	7.50	300.00	300.00
Lug boxes	each											192.0000	1.20	230.40	230.40
Pollinator	hour			15.00	May			4.50		15.000	112.50	15.0000			117.00
Leaf pruning	hour			1.00	May							6.0000	7.50	45.00	45.00
Cluster prune	hour			1.00	May							8.0000	7.50	60.00	60.00
Backpack sprayer	each			4.00	May					4.000	30.00	4.0000			30.00
Benlate	lb											0.1000	15.80	1.58	1.58
Bravo	pt											0.4000	6.38	2.55	2.55
Ambush	pt											0.2000	13.88	2.78	2.78
Kelthane	qt											0.1000	12.13	1.21	1.21
Thiodan	lb											0.0500	8.00	0.40	0.40
Fan, greenhouse	hour			30.00	May			34.56				240.0000			34.56
Clip, tie and prune	hour			4.00	May							24.0000	7.50	180.00	180.00
Plant clips	box											0.3300	60.00	19.80	19.80
Harvest labor	hour			8.00	May							40.0000	7.50	300.00	300.00
Lug boxes	each											192.0000	1.20	230.40	230.40
Backpack sprayer	each			4.00	Jun					4.000	30.00	4.0000			30.00
Benlate	lb											0.0500	15.80	0.79	0.79
Bravo	pt											0.2000	6.38	1.28	1.28
Ambush	pt											0.1000	13.88	1.39	1.39
Kelthane	qt											0.0500	12.13	0.61	0.61
Thiodan	lb											0.0252	8.00	0.20	0.20
Fan, greenhouse	hour			30.00	Jun			34.56				240.0000			34.56
Clip, tie and prune	hour			4.00	Jun							24.0000	7.50	180.00	180.00
Harvest labor	hour			6.00	Jun							30.0000	7.50	225.00	225.00
Lug boxes	each											138.0000	1.20	165.60	165.60
TOTALS						-------- 0.00	------- 0.00	-₈-₃-_3.-₈-₄-	--₆-₅-_0.--₅₀-	------ 51.000	--₃-₈-₂-_.-₅-₀			-₅-₄-₁-_2.--₅₁-	-₇-₂-₇₉-_.-₃--₅
INTEREST ON OPERATING CAPITAL															235.86
UNALLOCATED LABOR															0.00
TOTAL SPECIFIED COST															7515.20

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