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Table 8. SWEET CORN: Costs and returns per acre in the Lower East Coast
 area, 5-season average 1977-81 and 1981-82

 1977-81 1981-82 Season
 average per

Category Acre Acre Crate

Yield (crates) 175 185


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 costs.....
Total costs..............................
Net return.,.............................


$905.49 $1385.65


 28.07
 112.23
 101.27
 72.03
 17.12
 26.00
 39.07


 17.16
 18.01
430.96


66.67
23.56
25.71
 4.29
120.23


113.13
133.93
33.18
97.78
30.01
408.03
959.22
-53.73


 22.47
 152.26
 222.58
 66.13
 33.31
 78.75
 100.16


 50.53
 27.33
 753.52


 131.88
 26.33
 56.88
 3.73
 218.82


 158.25
 202.45
 12.73
 144.11
 32.14
 549.68
1522.02
-136.37


$7.490


4.073









1.183


0.855
1.094
0.069
0.779
0.174
2.971
8.227
0.737


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