TABLE 10-;--ESTIMATED TOTAL AND AVERAGE LABOR AND EQUIPMENT COSTS FOR TRANS-
 PORTING AND LOADING 100- AND 50-POUND BURLAP BAGS OF POTATOES IN
 TRUCKS ONLY FOR VARYING ANNUAL VOLUMES


 Low Output Rate High Output Rate
 Annual
 Volume Hand Con- Fork Hand Con- Fork
 (cwt.)a Truck veyor Truck Truck veyor Truck
 Method Method Method Method Method Method


 Total Cost per Season (dollars)

 10,000 293 611 763 319 1107 1203
 20,000 541 725 986 549 1221 1426
 30,000 789 839 1209 779 1335 1649
 40,000 1037 953 1432 1009 1449 1872
 50,000 1285 1067 1655 1239 1563 2095
 75,000 1905 1352 2213- 1814 1848 2653
 100,000 .... .... .... 2389 2133 3210
 125,000 .... ... .... 2964 2418 3768
 150,000 .... .. .... 3539 2703 4325

 Average Cost per Hundredweight (cents)

 10,000 2.93 6.11 7.63 3.19 11.07 12.03
 20,000 2.70 3.62 4.93 2.74 5.10 7.13
 30,000 2.63 2.80 4.03 2.60 4.45 5.50
 40,000 2.59 2.38 3.58 2.52 3.62 4.68
 50,000 2.57 2.13 3.31 2.48 3.13 4.19
 75,000 2.54 1.80 "2.95 2.42 2.46 3.54
 100,000 ... .... .... 2.39 2.13 3.21
 125,000 ........ ... 2.37 1.93 3.01
 150,000 .... ..... 2.36 1.80 2.88


 aAssumes that total output
bags and 30 percent 50-pound bags.


is made up of 70 percent 100-pound