Table 6. SWEET CORN: 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) 307 291


Total receipts.........................
Operating costs
 Seed...................................
 Fertilizer.....*................ ........
 Spray and dust.......................
 Cultural labor.........................
 Machine hire...........................
 Gas, oil, grease.....................
 Repair and maintenance.................
 Interest on production
 capital (17% 4 months).............
 Miscellaneous expense..................
Total operating costs....................
Fixed costs
 Land rent.................*.......*...
 Depreciation........*..................
 Licenses and insurance.................
 Interest on investment.........*.......
Total fixed costs........................
Harvesting and marketing costs
 Picking and packing...................
 Containers...................* ...*.****
 Hauling..*......................*******
 Other.................*........********
 Selling ....... ..... ..*.... .............
Total harvesting and marketing cost......
Total costs...............*....**********
Net return........... ....... -.. ..... .****


$1177.11 $1661.61


 21.91
 60.57
 103.63
 54.63
 13.87
 22.24
 62.57


 16.33
 40.54
 396.29


 46.87
 22.91
 31.05
 3.93
 104.76


 210.13
 251.49
 36.72
 108.05
 59.57
 665.96
1167.01
 10.10


21.91
79.60
161.98
43.24
17.99
37.47
106.90


 42.77
 153.76
 665.62


 88.47
 19.76
 43.41
 2.80
 154.44


 215.53
 291.41
 29.39
 87.37
 53.74
 677.44
1497.50
164.11


$5.710


2.287









0.531


0.741
1.001
0.101
0.300
0.185
2.328
5.146
0.564