Table L--Size of
 foliage


business, five large volume and six smaller volume
plant and potted flowering plant nurseries in


Florida, 1973


 Average Average Average
Item all 11 5 large 6 smaller Your
 nurseries nurseries nurseries nursery


The one best measure
 Value of own plants sold

Other useful indicators
 Value own plants sold adjusted
 for plant inventory change
 Total sq. ft. bed & bench
 space
 Sq. ft. bed & bench space for
 propagating & finishing
 Sq. ft. of bed & bench space
 for stock plants


$373,530 $606,448 $179,432 $



$388,520 $630,233 $187,092 $

157,962 263,341 70,146 sq. f

 76,836 112,138 47,418 sq. f


81,126 151,203


Total sq. ft. in production buildings
& other production areas 226,658
Average acres equivalent production
buildings & other production areas 5.20
Average number of employees during
year 23.70


Capital owned
 Growing plants
 Bldgs., wells, improvements
 Machinery & equipment
 Land
 Supplies
 Total owned

Capital managed
 Growing plants
 Bldgs., wells, improvements
 Machinery & equipment
 Land
 Supplies
 Total managed


$129,865
 68,700
 28,300
 13,052
 10, 085
$250,003


$129,865
 74,853
 28,934
 17,297
 10,086


375,839

 8.63

 38.63


$208,744
103,489
 41,869
 9,661
 13,161
$376,924


$208,744
114,714
 41,869
 18,761
 13,161


22,728 sq. f

102,341 sq. f


2.35

11.26


$ 64,133
 39,709
 16,992
 15,878
 7,524
$144,235


$ 64,133
 41,636
 18,154
 16,078
 7,524


acres


$


$


$


$261,036 $397,249 $147,526 $


 aThe five large volume nurseries each had annual sales of own plants
exceeding $355,000.

 bThe six smaller vol.uie nurseries each had annual sales of own plants
below $286,000.


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