Initial Capital for 15-Acre Leyland Cypress Pot-in-Pot Nursery,
with 10-Acre Production Area, Climate Zones 8 and 9, 2000
Item Description Unit Number Cost/Unit Cost/Total Salvage Value Useful Life
Land   acre 15 $3,000.00 $45,000.00  
Improvements   acre 10 $4,289.74 $42,897.40  
Subtotal $87,897.40  
Building
Office 20x20ft sq ft 400 $40.00 $16,000.00 $1,600.00 20
Machinery Storage 30x40ft sq ft 1200 $12.00 $14,400.00 $1,440.00 20
Supply Storage 30x40ft sq ft 1200 $20.00 $24,000.00 $2,400.00 20
Concrete Slab 35x55x.33ft cubic yard 21.7 $70.00 $1,519.00 $151.90 20
Greenhouses
Propagation 30x96ft sq ft 4 $6,200.00 $24,800.00 $620.00 20
Containers
Socket Pots 10 gal each 22680 $2.58 $58,514.40 $5,851.44 15
Mulch
Landscaping fabric 10x300ft each 121 $140.00 $16,940.00 $1,694.00 5
Subtotal $156,173.40  
Machinery and Equipment
Tractor and loader 60hp each 1 $25,700.00 $25,700.00 $2,570.00 10
Tractor 30hp each 1 $12,000.00 $12,000.00 $1,200.00 10
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
Mist system low pressure each 1 $646.98 $646.98 $64.70 5
Irrigation system pump, well each 1 $59,577.28 $59,577.28 $5,957.73 32
Sprayer, small solo backpack each 3 $85.65 $256.95 $8.57 5
Shearing machine self propelled each 1 $5,000.00 $5,000.00 $500.00 10
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 Irrigation 200 gal each 1 $8,125.00 $8,125.00 $812.50 10
Conveyor electric each 1 $1,265.00 $1,265.00 $126.50 10
Auger 14" each 1 $5,000.00 $5,000.00 $500.00 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 $184,692.21  
 
Total Capital $428,763.01  

Last Updated on 5/23/01