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Table 10: Costs and Returns for Fresh Market Apples, Per Acre

Light Fruit Bearing Years, 4-7, Conventional Production Practices,
Northeastern United States, 1996

ITEM	UNIT	PRICE	QUANTITY	TOTAL

Receipts
Apples	lb	$ 0.22	9150	$ 2,013.00

Variable Costs
Fertilizer^a
N (Yr 7)	lb	$ 0.32	142.8	$ 45.70
P (Yr 7)	lb	$ 0.32	95.2	$ 30.46
K (Yr 7)	lb	$ 0.14	95.2	$ 13.33
Calcium Chloride	lb	$ 0.29	10	$ 2.90
Herbicides
Surflan AS	gal	$ 67.04	0.75	$ 50.28
Karmex 80DF	lb	$ 4.36	1.5	$ 6.54
Sinbar 80W	lb	$ 24.65	1.5	$ 36.98
Gramaxone Extra	gal	$ 34.50	0.1	$ 3.45
Fungicides
Captan 50W	lb	$ 2.75	24	$ 66.00
Dithane/Manzate	lb	$ 3.05	18	$ 54.90
Nova	lb	$ 62.00	0.31	$ 19.37
Rubigan	qt	$ 67.22	0.38	$ 3.15
Benlate	lb	$ 15.80	0.75	$ 11.85
Ziram 76W	lb	$ 2.50	6	$ 15.00
Insecticides
Guthion 50W	lb	$ 8.10	1.5	$ 12.15
Imidan 70W	lb	$ 6.05	1.5	$ 9.08
Lorsban 50W	lb	$ 6.85	1.5	$ 10.28
Superior Oil	gal	$ 3.30	4	$ 13.20
Kelthane	lb	$ 10.40	2	$ 20.80
Lannate LV	gal	$ 46.30	0.2	$ 9.26
Labor
Operator	hr	$ 14.48	4.75	$ 68.78
Thinning	hr	$ 7.24	0.5	$ 3.62
Pruning	tree	$ 1.00	272	$ 272.00
Harvesting	bushel	$ 1.30	218	$ 283.40
Irrigation
Operating Costs	acre	$ 250.00		$ 250.00
Diesel Fuel
Tractors	gal	$ 0.969	17.71	$ 17.16
Repair & Maintenance
Tractors	acre	$ 8.34	1	$ 8.34
Equipment	acre	$ 7.20	1	$ 7.20
Other
Bee Rental	hive	$ 25.00	1	$ 25.00
Fruitone N	lb	$ 24.95	1	$ 24.95
Marketing Costs
Field Bins	bin	$ 4.75	2	$ 9.50
Cool Storage	bu	$ 0.25		$ 54.50
Sales Commission	gross revenue	6%		$ 120.78
Sub-Total				$ 1,579.91
Interest on Operating Capital^b	acre	10%	1	$ 35.12
Total Variable Costs	acre		1	$ 1,615.03
Returns Above Variable Costs	acre		1	$ 397.97
Fixed Costs
Tractors	acre	$ 23.00	1	$ 23.00
Implements	acre	$ 10.00	1	$ 10.00
Land Charge	acre	$ 100.00	1	$ 100.00
Pre-Production Cost Allocation^c	acre	$ 868.44	1	$ 868.44
Total Fixed Costs	acre		1	$ 1,001.44
Total Fixed & Variable Costs	acre		1	$ 2,616.47
Management Fees^b	acre	7%	1	$ 176.15
Total Costs	acre		1	$ 2,792.62
Net Returns	acre		1	$ (779.62)

^a N @ .75 lbs, P & K @ .05 lbs per tree for 272 trees, per year of tree age.
^b See text for calculation assumptions.
^c See Appendix Table A1.

Table 10: Costs and Returns for Fresh Market Apples, Per Acre

Light Fruit Bearing Years, 4-7, Conventional Production Practices, Northeastern United States, 1996

Light Fruit Bearing Years, 4-7, Conventional Production Practices,
Northeastern United States, 1996