Table 55: Costs and Returns for Pumpkin, Per Acre

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 Capital^a	acre	10%	1	$ 38.41
Total Variable Costs	acre		1	$ 1,550.33
Returns Above Variable Costs	acre		1	$ 1,249.67
Fixed Costs
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 Fixed & Variable Costs	acre		1	$ 1,747.17
Management Fees^a	acre	7%	1	$ 115.30
Total Costs	acre		1	$ 1,862.47
Net Returns	acre		1	$ 937.53

^a See text for calculation assumptions.