House size: 20 feet by 68 feet (1,360 square feet)
Crop frequency: One per year

Operating Inputs
		Item		Unit		Price		Quantity		Value
A		Plants		Plant		0.60		128		$ 76.80
B		Water		1,000 Gallons		1.66		14.4		24.00
C		Pesticide								10.00
D		Mulch Film		Linear Foot		0.04		250		10.00
E		Fertilizer		Pound		0.50		20		10.00
F		Compost		40-lb. Bag		2.20		24		52.80
G		Tiller Rental		Day		45.00		1		45.00
H		Labor		Hour		6.00		108		648.00
I		Operating Interest								14.61
	Total Operating Costs									$891.21

Fixed Costs
		Item		Amount		Depreciation (Years)		Value
		Building
J		Structure		$3,027.00		10		$302.70
K		Windbreak Curtains		298.00		10		29.80
L		Plastic Film		404.00		3		134.60
		Raised Beds
M		Lumber (Treated)		251.00		10		25.10
N		Soil (16 yards)		246.00		10		24.60
		Equipment
O		Drip Irrigation		483.50		10		48.35
P		Irrometer		50.00		10		5.00
Q		Tomato Cages		234.00		5		46.80
R		Cage Support		88.00		10		8.80
S		Back Pack Sprayer		570.00		10		57.00
T		Interest Charge		682.75		10%		68.27
U		Land Cost		.03 acres @ $5,000/acre				13.00
	Total Fixed Costs							$ 764.02

Labor Allocation
Start Up Activities		Time Requirement (hrs.)
Erect Structure		156
Install Windbreak Curtain		8
Install Plastic Film		16
Bed Construction		8
Fill Beds		16
Cage Construction		16
Total		220
Annual Activities		Time Requirement (hrs.)
Bed Solarization		10
Bed Preparation		18
Planting		4
Cage Installation		5
Spraying		3
Harvest		48
Clean Up		10
Annual Maintenance		10
Total		108

Production
	Item	Unit	Price	Quantity	Value
V	Tomatoes	Lbs	$1.00	3162	$3,162.00
	Total Costs (Operating and Fixed)				1,655.23
	Net Returns (Receipts - Costs)				$1506.77

Footnotes:
Item
A. Use large transplants, i.e. 4-inch pots
B. Commercial rate for treated water
C. Asona® for worms and Kelthane® for mites
D. Six-foot wide mulch works best on 40-inch wide beds
E. Primarily 34-0-0
F. Annual application improves tilth and supplies micro's
G. Use rear tine tiller for quick results
H. See "Labor Allocation"
J. Steel structure with hoops spaced on 4-foot centers. Storm doors on both ends. Includes removable end-walls.
K. Roll-up curtains made from 50% shade fabric. Needed in spring for wind abatement.
L. For best results use Klerk's "Kool-Lite" brand 6-mil greenhouse poly. Comes with 3-year warranty.
M. Beds constructed of 1- by 6-inch treated lumber. Construct 40-inch wide beds on 5-foot centers.
N. The ideal soil type: fine sandy loam
O. Price includes hard hose emitter line and Dosmatic® fertilizer injector.
P. Necessary for taking moisture readings under plastic mulch.
Q. Fifteen-inch by 60-inch tall cages constructed of 6-inch concrete reinforcing mesh.
R. 4-foot long pieces of 5/8-inch rebar or sucker rod.
S. For superior coverage, use mist blower type sprayers.

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