Table 4. CELERY: Costs and returns per acre in the Central Florida area,
 5-season average 1977-81 and 1981-82

 1977-81 1981-82 Season
 average per

Category Acre Acre Crate

Yield (crates) 421 566

Total receipts............ ............. $3529.81 $4363.86 $7.710
Operating costs.......*...... ..*..... *...
 Seed................................... 114.75 99.08
 Fertilizer.................. ......... .. 161.17 198.13
 Spray and dust......................... 169.82 180.24
 Cultural labor.......................... 362.29 380.49
 Machine hire............................. 21.84 65.48
 Gas, oil, grease......,................ 41.69 55.30
 Repair and maintenance................. 97.85 237.16
 Interest on production
 capital (17% 5 months)............. 50.48 118.75
 Miscellaneous expense.................. 88.71 267.73
Total operating costs.................... 1108.60 1602.36 2.831
Fixed costs
 Land rent.............................. 49.33 99.36
 Depreciation........*................* 41.15 54.02
 Licenses and insurance................. 80.40 93.60
 Interest on investment................. 6.90 7.65
Total fixed costs........*........*..... 177.78 254.63 .450
Harvesting and marketing costs
 Cutting and packing................... 841.72 842.59 1.489
 Containers........ ....... ........*..** 423.83 513.48 .907
 Hauling.......*....**........*......... 78.12 83.33 .147
 Other.........*.......*...... ......... 175.82 190.38 .336
 Selling ................*.........*.... 107.44 112.22 .198
Total harvesting and marketing costs.... 1626.93 1742.00 3.077
Total costs.............................. 2913.31 3598.99 6.359
Net return......*....... ................ 616.50 764.87 1.351