Ll-0 

 observed in cropping pattern HM-LM-MM ailthough southern pea produced 

 low yields. 



Production costs and returns to management . Cropping pattern 

 HM-HM-HM required the highest production costs of $8,58o/ha, whereas 

 cropping pattern M-LM-IM required only $3,970/ha (Table 5). Cropping 

 patterns HM-MM-M and HM-LiM-MM required similar production costs as the 

 IM-IM-IM. In general, cash inputs for materials were higher than 

 labor costs in the four cropping patterns. The low yields of most 

 vegetable crops reduced harvest labor costs. Since total labor costs 

 included harvest labor cost, total labor costs were lower than material 

 costs. Gross income was highest vri.th HM-HM-HM and lowest with HM-MI'1-LM 

 (Table 5). 



Crop management groupings significantly influenced relative 

 returns to management. Total returns to management were highest with 

 cropping pattern HM-HM-HM (Table 5)' No significant differences in 

 returns to management were calculated among cropping paxtems LM-LM-M, 

 HM-MM-LM and HM-LM-MM. Growing low management crops was as profitable 

 as growing a combination of lovr, medium, and high management crops. 



Returns to production inputs . To assess profitability of crop- 

 ping patterns, returns to production inputs such as fertilizer, cash, 

 labor, and management were calculated in terms of dollar /dollar invest- 

 ment. In terms of dollar return per dollar invested in production 

 inputs, cropping pattern HM-HM-HM was similar to 'Doth K1-LM-LM or 

 HM-M-MM (Table 6). Palada et al. (126) also reported that increasing 

 production inputs such as fertilizer above recommended levels did not 



