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Commercial Agriculture |
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Farm Management  |
Conventional Production Practices Northeastern United States, 1996 |
| ITEM | UNIT | PRICE | QUANTITY | TOTAL |
| Receipts | ||||
| Head Lettuce | crt | $ 9.04 | 500 | $ 4,520.00 |
| Variable Costs | ||||
| Custom | ||||
| Apply Calcium Lime | ton | $ 27.65 | 0.75 | $ 20.74 |
| Soil Test | acre | $ 1.00 | 1 | $ 1.00 |
| Fertilizer | ||||
| N | lb | $ 0.32 | 70 | $ 22.40 |
| P | lb | $ 0.32 | 150 | $ 48.00 |
| K | lb | $ 0.14 | 150 | $ 21.00 |
| Herbicides | ||||
| Bensulide (Prefar) | lb | $ 41.50 | 1.5 | $ 62.25 |
| Pronamide (Kerb) | lb | $ 22.05 | 1.5 | $ 33.08 |
| Sethoxydim (Poast) | lb | $ 102.26 | 0.125 | $ 12.78 |
| Fungicides | ||||
| Ridomil Gold | gallon | $ 160.00 | 0.75 | $ 90.00 |
| Aliette | lb | $ 10.50 | 3 | $ 31.50 |
| Rovral WP | lb | $ 21.60 | 1.5 | $ 32.40 |
| Insecticides | ||||
| Admire | gallon | $ 525.00 | 0.13 | $ 69.73 |
| Warrior | gallon | $ 310.00 | 0.3 | $ 93.00 |
| Orthene 75S | lb | $ 12.00 | 6 | $ 72.00 |
| Larvin | gallon | $ 54.20 | 0.46 | $ 24.93 |
| Seed | ||||
| Lettuce Seeds | lb | 15.00 | 2.5 | $ 37.50 |
| Labor | ||||
| Operator | hour | $ 14.48 | 14.7 | $ 212.86 |
| Seasonal Hired | hour | $ 7.24 | 7.6 | $ 55.02 |
| Seasonal Hired - Harvest | hour | $ 7.24 | 95 | $ 687.80 |
| Irrigation | ||||
| Overhead Irrigation Operating Costs | acre | $ 192.00 | 1 | $ 192.00 |
| Repair, Maintenance & Fuel | ||||
| Tractors | acre | $ 106.50 | 1 | $ 106.50 |
| Implements | acre | $ 18.15 | 1 | $ 18.15 |
| Marketing Costs | ||||
| Packing Crates | crate | $ 1.50 | 500 | $ 750.00 |
| Selling Charge | gross revenue | 3% | $ 135.60 | |
| Sub-Total | $ 2,830.24 | |||
| Interest on Operating Capitala | acre | 10% | 1 | $ 48.44 |
| Total Variable Costs | acre | 1 | $ 2,878.68 | |
| Returns Above Variable Costs | acre | 1 | $ 1,641.32 | |
| Fixed Costs | ||||
| Tractors | acre | $ 143.35 | 1 | $ 143.35 |
| Implements | acre | $ 119.25 | 1 | $ 119.25 |
| Land Charge | acre | $ 100.00 | 1 | $ 100.00 |
| Total Fixed Costs | acre | 1 | $ 362.60 | |
| Total Fixed & Variable Costs | acre | 1 | $ 3,241.28 | |
| Management Feesa | acre | 7% | 1 | $ 167.39 |
| Total Costs | acre | 1 | $ 3,408.67 | |
| Net Returns | acre | 1 | $ 1,111.33 | |
| aSee text for calculation assumptions. |
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