Initial Capital for 70-Acre Leyland Cypress In-Field Nursery,
with 69-Acre Production Area, Climate Zones 8 and 9, 2000
Item Description Unit Number Cost/Unit Cost/Total Salvage Value Useful Life
Land   acre 70 $3,000.00 $210,000.00  
Improvements   acre 70 $226.35 $15,844.50  
Subtotal $225,844.50  
Building
Office 20x20ft sq ft 400 $40.00 $16,000.00 $500.00 20
Machinery Storage 30x40ft sq ft 1200 $12.00 $14,400.00 $360.00 20
Supply Storage 30x40ft sq ft 1200 $20.00 $24,000.00 $900.00 20
Subtotal $54,400.00  
Machinery and Equipment
Tractor and loader 60hp each 1 $25,700.00 $25,700.00 $2,570.00 10
Tractor 35hp each 1 $12,000.00 $12,000.00 $1,200.00 10
Plow 42" moldboard each 1 $2,000.00 $2,000.00 $200.00 10
Disc 10 ft each 1 $2,800.00 $2,800.00 $280.00 10
Spreader Fertilizer each 1 $900.00 $900.00 $90.00 10
Transplanter 1 row each 1 $1,495.00 $1,495.00 $149.50 10
Tree Spade 3 pt, 24" each 1 $8,945.00 $8,945.00 $894.50 4
Sprayer, 10' boom 100 gal each 1 $870.00 $870.00 $87.00 10
Farm trailers 4 wheel each 10 $800.00 $8,000.00 $80.00 10
Air Blast Sprayer 300 gal /pto each 1 $6,100.00 $6,100.00 $610.00 7
Blade 3 point hitch each 1 $500.00 $500.00 $50.00 10
Irrigation system pump, well each 1 $32,059.50 $32,059.50 $3,205.95 32
Shearing Machine self propelled each 1 $5,000.00 $5,000.00 $500.00 10
Sprayer, small solo backpack each 3 $85.65 $256.95 $8.57 5
Cyclone spreader hand operated each 3 $46.00 $138.00 $4.60 4
Hand Tools misc assort. 1 $2,013.00 $2,013.00 $201.30 10
Fertilizer Injector 200 gal each 1 $8,125.00 $8,125.00 $812.50 10
Truck 2 ton each 1 $30,000.00 $30,000.00 $3,000.00 10
Rotary mower 5' each 1 $2,500.00 $2,500.00 $250.00 10
Pickup Truck half ton each 1 $17,000.00 $17,000.00 $1,700.00 10
Subtotal $166,402.45  
Total Capital $446,646.95  

Last Updated on 5/21/01