32 Field Nurseries






 Table 8--Cost Per Dollar's Worth of Production: three samples of field nurseries in Florida, 1986, 1987, 1988.


 1986
 unit sample
Operat......r...s salr.........................c0.1


Operator's salary . . . .cents
Other wages . . . ... .cents

LABOR TOTAL . . . ... ..cents


Plants & seeds . .
Containers . .
Peat & soi . .
Fertilizers & lime .
Pesticides & chemicals..
Other production supplies


.cents
.cents
.cents
.cents
.cents
.cents


SUPPLIES TOTAL . . .. .cents

Facility repairs. . . . .cents
Equipment operation . . .cents

OTHER PRODUCTION COSTS TOTAL . .cents


Travel . .
Insurance . .
Telephone . .
Electricity .
Taxes & liscenses .
Advertising .
Rent-land/buildings
Other cash costs..


.cents
.cents
.cents
.cents
.cents
.cents
.cents
.cents


ADMINISTRATIVE & OVERHEAD COSTS TOTAL .cents

TOTAL CASH COSTS . . . .cents


Depreciation-machinery/equipment.
Depreciation-buildings/etc .
Supply inventory decrease .
Interest on capital . .


.cents
.cents
.cents
.cents


TOTAL NON-CASH COSTS . .... cents

TOTAL ALL COSTS . . . .cents


10.1
20.6

30.8


 1987
 sample

 6.8
6 18.7

 25.5


9.5
0.5
0.8
1.0
0.6
1.3

13.7

1.2
2.6

3.8

0.6
2.4
0.6
0.5
1.1
0.6
1.5
1.3

8.7

56.9

3.4
1.5
0.0
24.2

29.1

86.0


12.5
1.1
1.6
1.2
1.1
2.1

19.6

2.2
1.8

4.0

0.5
1.5
0.5
0.5
1.4
0.6
1.4
1.8

8.3

57.5

2.1
0.4
0.0
31.7

34.2

91.6


1988
sample

 9.0
 25.6

 34.6


 Your
Nursery


 9.2
 1.0
 1.2
 1.4
 1.2
 2.2

 16.3

 1.9
 2.5

 4.4

 0.3
 2.0
 0.6
 0.7
 0.8
 0.7
 0.7
 2.0

 7.8
==========
 63.1

 2.2
 0.8
 0.0
 30.5

 33.5

 96.6