Annual Fixed Costs for 70-Acre Crapemyrtle In-Field Nursery
with 69-Acre Production Area, Climate Zones 8 and 9, 2000
Item Description Depreciation Interest Insurance/Tax Total
Land Taxes     $1,050.00 $1,050.00
  interest, 9%   $18,900.00   $18,900.00
  improvements   $1,426.04   $1,426.04
Subtotal $20,326.04 $1,050.00 $21,376.04
 
Buildings
Office 20x20ft $720.00 $792.00 $132.00 $1,644.00
Machinery storage 30x40ft $648.00 $712.80 $118.80 $1,479.60
Supply storage 30x40ft $1,080.00 $1,188.00 $198.00 $2,466.00
$2,448.00 $2,692.80 $448.80 $5,589.60
 
Machinery and equipment
Tractor with loader 60hp $2,313.00 $1,272.15 $212.03 $3,797.18
Tractor 35hp $1,080.00 $594.00 $99.00 $1,773.00
Plow 42" moldboard $180.00 $99.00 $16.50 $295.50
Disc 10 ft $252.00 $138.60 $23.10 $413.70
Spreader Fertilize $81.00 $44.55 $7.43 $132.98
Transplanter 1 row $134.55 $74.00 $12.33 $220.88
Treespade 3 pt, 24" $2,012.63 $442.78 $73.80 $2,529.21
Sprayer, 10' boom 100 gal $78.30 $43.07 $7.18 $128.55
Farm Trailers 4 wheel $72.00 $39.60 $6.60 $118.20
Air blast sprayer 300 gal/pto $784.29 $301.95 $50.33 $1,136.57
Blade 3 point hitch $45.00 $24.75 $4.13 $73.88
Irrigation system pump, well $901.67 $1,586.95 $264.49 $2,753.11
Sprayer, small solo backpack $15.42 $4.24 $0.71 $20.37
Cyclone spreader hand operated $10.35 $2.28 $0.38 $13.01
Hand tools misc $181.17 $99.64 $16.61 $297.42
Fertilizer injector 200 gal $731.25 $402.19 $67.03 $1,200.47
Truck 2 ton $2,700.00 $1,485.00 $247.42 $4,432.42
Rotary mower 5 ft $225.00 $123.75 $20.63 $369.38
Pickup 1/2 ton $1,530.00 $841.50 $140.25 $2,511.75
subtotal   $13,327.63 $7,620.00 $1,269.95 $22,217.58
 
Electricity $1,725.00
Telephone $1,380.00
General Maintainence $2,875.00
License and Bonds $287.50
Advertising $1,500.00
Insurance $13,403.25
Travel $1,500.00
Operator's Salary $27,646.00
Supervisor's Salary $22,116.80
Records-Secretary $16,587.60
Interest on 1/2 avg. overhead $5,078.40
Benefits $2,960.00
 
subtotal $97,059.55
TOTAL $146,242.77

Last Updated on 5/22/01