2001

CASH OPERATING COSTS NOT INCURRED BY LEAVING TARTS IN THE ORCHARD                    
                     
  "One Man" Systems   Double Incline   Double Incline   Rollout Systems (A)   Your Farm  
      (Fast)   (Slower)   (Single or Double)      
Acres of tarts handled per                     
season (Per system) 85   94   64   94 (Dbl)      
              63 (Sgl)      
Hours to havest per acre                    
(120 trees per acre average) 2   1.81   2.67   1.81 (Dbl)      
              2.70 (Sgl)      
                     
  Cost per   Cost per   Cost per   Cost per   Cost per  
  Season/ Cost per Season/ Cost per Season/ Cost per Season/ Cost per Season/ Cost per
  System Acre System Acre System Acre System Acre System Acre
Shaker Repairs $7,000.00 $82.35 $6,200.00 $65.96 $6,200.00 $96.88 $3,400.00 $36.17    
Shaker fuel @ $1.70/gal. 1742.00 20.49 2892.00 30.77 2892.00 45.19 2601.00 27.67    
Shaker/Operator                    
Wage Rate $12.00/hr. 2563.00 30.15 5104.00 54.30 5104.00 79.75 2564.00 27.28    
  (1) *   (2)   (2)          
Skimmer 1602.00 18.85 1602.00 17.04 1602.00 25.03        
Wage Rate of $7.50/hr. (1)   (1)   (1)          
Skim/Rollout Op.              3401.00 36.18    
Wage Rate of $8.00/hr.             (2 dbl)      
Tank Mover 3612.00 42.50 3612.00 38.43 1806.00 28.22 3612.00 38.43    
Wage Rate of $8.50 /hr.  (2)   (2)   (1)   (2)      
Pad Operator  1817.00 21.38 1817.00 19.33 1817.00 28.39 1817.00 19.33    
Wage Rate of $8.50/hr. (1)   (1)   (1)   (1)      
Rollout Pullers              6829.00 72.65    
Wage Rate of $8.00/hr.             (4 dbl)      
Rollout Tractor Drivers             3616.00 38.47    
Wage Rate of $8.50/hr.             (2 dbl)      
65 hp tractors 2380.00 28.00 2380.00 28.00 1190.00 18.59 4760.00 50.64    
(Repair & Fuel only $7.00/hr.) (2)   (2)   (1)   (4 dbl)      
(1) Forklift  1360.00 16.00 1360.00 16.00 1019.00 15.93 1360.00 14.47    
(Repair & Fuel only $8.00/hr.)                    
Mowing   ? No Savings Assumed     ?   ?    
Cooling Pad - Utilities only   5.00   5.00   5.00   5.00    
Chemicals Saved (B)   ? No Savings Assumed     ?   ?    
                     
Cost Savings Subtotal                    
(Before trucking/assessment expenses    264.72   274.83   342.98   366.29    
or reductions for shaking on the ground)                    
                     
Sampling Cost(C)   -13.00   -13.00   -13.00   -13.00    
Shaking on the Ground (D)                    
Costs incurred because of non-                     
harvest (50% of A+B+C above    -66.50   -75.52   -110.91   -45.56    
adjusted for 1 man machine)                    
                     
Subtotal (after Shaking on Ground)   185.23   $186.32   $219.07   $307.73    
                     
Trucking & Assessments                     
Trucking @ 1¢/lb.(E)   1.00   1.00   1.00   1.00    
Promotion Assessment @ 0.5¢/lb.(F)   0.50   0.50   0.50   0.50    
                     
                     
                     
                     
                     
                     

Last Updated on 06/21/2001
By Bill Klein