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Labor and Equipment Requirements for 70-Acre Leyland Cypress In-Field Nursery with 69-Acre Production Area, Climate Zones 8 and 9, 2000 |
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| Month | Description | Equipment | Hours(Equipment) | Hours(man) |
| May | Break soil | Plow | 17 | 18 |
| Level soil | Disc | 10 | 11 | |
| Fertilize | Spreader | 14 | 18 | |
| September | Apply Postemergence | Sprayer, 10' Boom | 12 | 15 |
| January | Plant | Transplanter | 173 | 356 |
| Install Drip irrigation | Hand Tools | 82 | 102 | |
| March-November | Prune | Hand Tools | 51 | 63 |
| Apply herbicides | Spreader, Back Pack Sprayer | 35 | 39 | |
| Apply insecticides | Air Blast Sprayer | 7 | 10 | |
| Apply fungicides | Air Blast Sprayer | 7 | 10 | |
| Mow | Rotary mower | 70 | 72 | |
| Fertilize | Injector | 32 | 40 | |
| Check, Observe, water | Irrigation System | 240 | 145 | |
| March-November | Prune | Shearing Machine | 188 | 201 |
| Apply herbicides | Spreader, Back Pack Sprayer | 35 | 39 | |
| Apply insecticides | Air Blast Sprayer | 7 | 10 | |
| Mow | Rotary mower | 70 | 72 | |
| Apply fungicides | Air Blast Sprayer | 7 | 10 | |
| Fertilize | Injector | 32 | 40 | |
| Check, Observe, water | Irrigation System | 240 | 145 | |
| March-November | Prune | Shearing Machine | 188 | 201 |
| Apply herbicides | Spreader, Back Pack Sprayer | 35 | 39 | |
| Apply insecticides | Air Blast Sprayer | 7 | 10 | |
| Mow | Rotary mower | 70 | 72 | |
| Fertilize | Injector | 32 | 40 | |
| Apply fungicides | Air Blast Sprayer | 7 | 10 | |
| Check, Observe, water | Irrigation System | 240 | 145 | |
| December-February | Harvest | 60hp tractor | 504 | 1625 |
| Tree Spade | 504 | 550 | ||
| Farm trailer | 150 | 151 | ||
| 2 ton truck | 76 | 77 | ||
| Hand Tools | 120 | 120 | ||