|
Appendix A, Table 1. Tractors: estimated useful life, annual use,
purchase price, repair cost, fuel consumption rate, and direct,
and fixed cost per hour. |
| Item name |
Size |
Useful
life |
Annual
use |
Purchase
Price |
Repair
cost |
Fuel
consumption
rate
| Direct
cost |
Fixed
cost |
|
yr |
hr |
$ |
% |
gal/hr |
$/hr |
$/hr |
| Tractor |
180 |
12 |
700 |
85,700 |
60 |
11.70 |
15.72 |
17.47 |
| Tractor |
40 |
12 |
700 |
16,700 |
75
|
3.90 |
4.69 |
3.40 |
| Tractor |
65 |
14 |
700 |
28,800 |
75 |
4.90 |
6.22 |
5.41 |
| Appendix
A, Table 2. Implements: estimated performance rate, useful life,
annual use, purchase price, repair cost, and direct, and fixed
cost per hour and per acre. |
| Item name |
Size |
Perf.
rate |
Useful
life |
Annual
use |
Purchase
price |
Repair
cost |
Direct
cost |
Direct
cost |
Fixed
cost |
Fixed
cost |
|
hr/A |
yr |
hr |
$ |
% |
$/hr |
$/A |
$/hr |
$/A |
| Bed, plastic,
brom |
1-row |
3.000 |
10 |
100 |
6,800 |
150 |
10.20 |
30.60 |
10.80 |
32.39 |
| Bedder |
1-row |
1.100 |
10 |
200 |
6,800 |
150 |
5.10 |
5.61 |
5.40 |
5.94 |
| Boom sprayer |
12 ft |
0.210 |
8 |
200 |
1,150 |
80 |
0.58 |
0.12 |
1.06 |
0.22 |
| Chisel plow |
24 ft |
0.080 |
12 |
150 |
8,750 |
70 |
3.40 |
0.27 |
8.32 |
0.67 |
| Disk |
8 ft |
0.250 |
10 |
180 |
4,900 |
80 |
2.18 |
0.54 |
4.32 |
1.08 |
| Heavy disk |
21 ft |
0.110 |
10 |
180 |
16,900 |
80 |
7.51 |
0.83 |
14.91 |
1.64 |
| Hole puncher |
1-row |
1.100 |
10 |
200 |
800 |
5 |
0.02 |
0.02 |
0.64 |
0.70 |
| Lay plastic |
1-row |
1.100 |
10 |
200 |
2,200 |
100 |
1.10 |
1.21 |
1.75 |
1.92 |
| Prebed |
1-row |
1.100 |
10 |
200 |
7,500 |
150 |
5.63 |
6.19 |
5.95 |
6.55 |
| Spin spreader |
4 ton |
0.100 |
8 |
100 |
7,000 |
80 |
7.00 |
0.70 |
12.85 |
1.29 |
| Subsoiler |
2 shank |
0.320 |
15 |
100 |
800 |
100 |
0.53 |
0.17 |
1.02 |
0.33 |
| Appendix
A, Table 3. Estimated fuel prices, labor wage rates, and interest
rates. |
| Item name |
Unit |
Price |
|
|
$ |
| Fuel
types |
| Diesel
fuel |
gal |
0.82 |
| Electricity |
kwh |
0.08 |
| Gasoline |
gal |
1.05 |
| LPS
gas |
cu ft |
0.00 |
| Natural
gas |
cu ft |
0.00 |
| Labor
types |
| Operator |
hour |
5.00 |
| Hand |
hour |
5.00 |
| Irrigation |
hour |
5.00 |
| Owner |
hour |
0.00 |
| Interest
rates |
| Short-term |
pct |
9.43 |
| Intermediate
term |
pct |
9.43 |
|
Appendix A, Table 4. Operating inputs: estimated prices. |
| Item name |
Unit |
Price |
|
|
$ |
| Fertilizer |
| 10-5-10 |
cwt |
10.85 |
| 5-10-12 |
cwt |
10.00 |
| Custom
blend fert. |
cwt |
12.50 |
| Lime
(spread) |
ton |
28.60 |
| Fungicide |
| Benlate
WP |
lb |
16.50 |
| Captan |
lb |
3.01 |
| Rovral |
lb |
14.40 |
| Tribasic
copper |
lb |
3.00 |
| Herbicide |
| Gramoxone |
pt |
3.67 |
| Roundup |
pt |
5.76 |
| Insecticide |
| Kelthane |
qt |
12.05 |
| Lorsban
4 E |
pt |
5.70 |
| Thiodan
3 E.C. |
qt |
8.95 |
| Custom |
| Custom
harvest (sb) |
flat |
1.35 |
| Custom
plant (sb) |
thous. |
15.00 |
| Other |
| Advertisement |
acre |
450.00 |
| Box |
each |
0.37 |
| Drip
tape |
roll |
125.00 |
| Flats |
each |
1.15 |
| Housing |
acre |
80.00 |
| Methyl
bromide |
lb |
2.12 |
| Plastic |
roll |
57.00 |
| Plastic |
roll |
72.00 |
| Soil
test |
acre |
15.00 |
| Strawberry
plants |
thous. |
65.00 |
| Strawberry
plants |
thous. |
65.00 |
| Thermoguard |
acre |
250.00 |
| Tissue
analysis |
sample |
30.00 |
| Trash
disposal fee |
acre |
25.00 |
| Wettable
sulphur |
lb |
0.70 |
| Other
labor |
| Freeze
protection |
hour |
5.00 |
| Hand
weed control |
hour |
5.00 |
| Hookup
drip tape |
hour |
5.00 |
| Remove
Irrigation |
hour |
5.00 |
| Set
up irrigation |
hour |
5.00 |
| Spot
spray |
hour |
5.00 |
| Sup.
harvest labor |
hour |
5.00 |
| Transplant
labor |
hour |
5.00 |
| Trash
disp labor |
hour |
5.00 |
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