Table 55: Costs and Returns for Pumpkin, Per Acre
Integrated Crop Management, Northeastern United States, 1996 |
| ITEM | UNIT | PRICE | QUANTITY | TOTAL |
| Receipts | ||||
| Pumpkin | ton | $ 200.00 | 14 | $ 2,800.00 |
| Variable Costs | ||||
| Custom | ||||
| Apply Calcium Lime | ton | $ 27.65 | 1 | $ 27.65 |
| Soil Test | acre | $ 1.00 | 1 | $ 1.00 |
| Fertilizer | ||||
| N | pound | $ 0.32 | 80 | $ 25.60 |
| P | pound | $ 0.32 | 100 | $ 32.00 |
| K | pound | $ 0.14 | 100 | $ 14.00 |
| Herbicides | ||||
| Command 4EC | gallon | $ 86.96 | 0.13 | $ 11.31 |
| Poast 1.5EC | gallon | $ 102.26 | 0.19 | $ 19.43 |
| Fungicides | ||||
| Bayleton | pound | $ 58.80 | 0.75 | $ 44.10 |
| Bravo 720 | gallon | $ 51.80 | 1.5 | $ 77.70 |
| Ridomil/Bravo 81SP | pound | $ 13.50 | 12 | $ 162.00 |
| Pesticides | ||||
| Asana XL | gallon | $ 132.00 | 0.06 | $ 7.96 |
| Methoxychlor | gallon | $ 16 .50 | 0.78 | $ 12.87 |
| Thiodan 50W | pound | $ 6.00 | 4 | $ 24.00 |
| Seeds | ||||
| Pumpkin Seeds | acre | $ 50.00 | 1 | $ 50.00 |
| Other | ||||
| Bee Hive | hive | $ 25.00 | 1 | $ 25.00 |
| Labor | ||||
| Operator | hour | $ 14.48 | 5 | $ 57.92 |
| Regular Hired | hour | $ 10.13 | 17 | $ 172.21 |
| Seasonal Hired | hour | $ 7.24 | 30 | $ 217.20 |
| Irrigation | ||||
| Overhead Irrigation Operating Costs | acre | $ 192.00 | 1 | $ 192.00 |
| Repair, Maintenance, & Fuel | ||||
| Machinery and Equipment | acre | $ 57.97 | 1 | $ 57.97 |
| Marketing | ||||
| Harvest Crates | crate | $ 14.00 | 14 | $ 196.00 |
| Selling Charge | gross revenue | 3% | $ 84.00 | |
| Marketing and Advertising | acre | $ 25.00 | 1 | $ 25.00 |
| Sub-Total | $ 1,511.92 | |||
| Interest on Operting Capitala | acre | 10% | 1 | $ 38.41 |
| Total Variable Costs | acre | 1 | $ 1,550.33 | |
| Returns Above Variable Costs | acre | 1 | $ 1,249.67 | |
| Fixed Cos ts | ||||
| Tractors | acre | $ 29.60 | 1 | $ 29.60 |
| Implements | acre | $ 67.24 | 1 | $ 67.24 |
| Land Charge | acre | $ 100.00 | 1 | $ 100.00 |
| Total Fixed Costs | acre | 1 | $ 196.84 | |
| Total Fi xed & Variable Costs | acre | 1 | $ 1,747.17 | |
| Management Feesa | acre | 7% | 1 | $ 115.30 |
| Total Costs | acre | 1 | $ 1,862.47 | |
| Net Returns | acre | 1 | $ 937.53 |
| a See text for calculation assumptions. |