Table 23: Costs and Returns for Cranberries, Per Acre
20-40 Acre Operation, Non-Fruit Bearing Year, 2
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| ITEM | UNIT | PRICE | QUANTITY | TOTAL |
| Receip ts | ||||
| Cranberries | bbls | 0 | 0 | |
| Variable Costs | ||||
| Fertilizer | ||||
| N | lb | $ 1.20 | 35 | $ 42.00 |
| P | lb | $ 0.50 | 60 | $ 30.00 |
| K | lb | $ 0.54 | 90 | $ 48.60 |
| Herbicides | ||||
| Devrinol 10G | lb | $ 1.89 | 70 | $ 132.30 |
| Roundup | gal | $ 50.00 | 0.06 | $ 3.00 |
| Fungicides | ||||
| Dithane | lb | $ 2.30 | 5 | $ 11.50 |
| Bravo | gal | $ 7.30 | 8 | $ 58.40 |
| Other | ||||
| Aerial Applications | per appl | $ 13.00 | 8 | $ 104.00 |
| Labor | ||||
| Operator | hours | $ 14.48 | 9 | $ 130.32 |
| Regular Hired | hours | $ 10.13 | 5 | $ 50.65 |
| Seasonal Hired | hours | $ 7.24 | 20 | $ 144.80 |
| Fuel & Oil | ||||
| Fuel & Oil | acre | $ 95.00 | 1 | $ 95.00 |
| Repair & Maintenance | ||||
| Machinery and equipment | acre | $ 160.00 | 1 | $ 160.00 |
| Supplies | acre | $ 40.00 | 1 | $ 40.00 |
| Utilities | acre | $ 70.00 | 1 | $ 70.00 |
| Irrigation | ||||
| Operating Costs | acre | $ 200.00 | 1 | $ 200.00 |
| Sub Total | $ 1,320.57 | |||
| Interest on Operating Capitala | acre | 10% | 1 | $ 66.03 |
| Total Variable Costs | acre | 1 | $ 1,386.60 | |
| Returns above Variable Costs | acre | 1 | $ (1,386.60) | |
| Fixed Costs | ||||
| Equipment | acre | $ 230.00 | 1 | $ 230.00 |
| Buildings | acre | $ 100.00 | 1 | $ 100.00 |
| Bog land rent | acre | $ 250.00 | 1 | $ 250.00 |
| Total Fixed Costs | acre | 1 | $ 580.00 | |
| Total Fixed & Variable Costs | acre | 1 | $ 1,966.60 | |
| Management Feesa | acre | 7% | 1 | $ 120.16 |
| Total Costs | acre | 1 | $ 2,086.76 | |
| Net Returns | acre | 1 | ($2,086.76) |
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