Table 12.--Income summary, five large volumea and six smaller volumeb foliage
 plant and potted flowering plant nurseries in Florida, 1973

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

Value of production & other gain
 Value of own plants sold 373,530 606,448 179,432 $
 Inventory change, own plants 14,989 23,785 7,660
 Inventory change for supplies 7,198 8,828 5,840
 Miscellaneous cash income 1,893 3,471 579
 Total gain 397,611 642,532 193,511 $

 Cash costs less operator's
 salaries 273,046 447,916 127,322 $
 Non-cash costs 30,242 43,666 19,056
 Total gross costs 303,289 491,582 146,378 $

 Labor income 94,323 150,950 47,133 $
 Interest on investment 15,000 22,615 8,654
 Nursery "Farm income" 109,323 173,565 55,787
 Value of operator's salaries 26,488 40,662 14,677
 Net return 67,834 110,288 32,456
 Return to capital 82,834 132,903 41,111
 Percent return to capital 33.13% 35.26% 28.50% %

 Cents per square foot of total bed and bench space

 Labor income 60 57 67 0
 Nursery "Farm income" 69 66 80 __
 Net return 43 42 46 __
 Return to capital 52 50 59 C

 Cents per dollar of plant sales

 Labor income 25 25 26 
 Nursery "Farm income" 29 29 31 ___
 Net return 18 18 18 C
 Return to capital 22 22 23 C

 aTurseries with annual sales exceeding $355,000.

 Nurseries with annual sales less than $286,000.

 CPlant sales in this case does not include plant inventory increases.