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Table 11. Production costs of four vegetable cropping patterns as 

 influenced by crop and fertilizer management levels over 

 two cropping cycles in the period 1977-79, Gainesville, FL. 



Cropping 



Fertilizer 

 level 





Productior 



L inputs 



;t 



Total 



pattern 



Material 



Cultural 

 labor 



Haxves 

 labor 



cost 









— ( 



Hosts, $/ha 











HM-HM-HM 



Low 



Medium 



High 

 Mean 



2,990 



5,^20 

 5,400 

 4,600 



z 

 a 



a 



a 



A 



1,430 

 1,^30 

 1,430 

 1,430 



a 

 a 

 a 

 A 



1,440 

 1,720 

 lj640 

 1,600 



a 

 a 

 _a 



A 



5,360 a 

 8,570 a 

 8_^470 a 

 7,63c A 



LM-LM-LM 



Low 



Medium 



High 



Mean 



1,840 

 2,010 

 2,070 

 1,970 



a 

 a 

 a 

 C 



400 

 400 

 400 

 400 



a 

 a 

 a 



B 



1,520 

 1,56c 

 1,700 

 1,590 



a 



a 

 a 

 A 



3,760 a 

 3,970 a 

 4,170 a 

 3.950 3 



HM-MM-LM 



Low 

 Medium 

 High 

 Mean 



1,890 

 2,370 

 2,210 

 2,160 



a 

 a 

 a 

 B 



750 

 520 

 800 

 690 



a 

 a 

 a 

 B 



800 

 930 

 970 

 900 



a 

 a 

 a 

 A 



3,440 a 

 3,820 a 

 3.930 a 

 3,730 B 



HM-LM-MM 



Low 

 Mediiom 



High 

 Mean 



2,420 

 2,660 

 3,040 

 2,710 



a 

 a 

 a 

 B 



560 

 560 

 560 

 560 



a 

 a 

 a 

 B 



1,060 



1,230 



990 



1,090 



a 

 a 

 a 



A 



4,040 a 

 4,450 a 

 4,^90 a 

 4,360 B 



'I'^Iean separation in columns within each cropping pattern by least 

 significant difference, 5/^ level. Fertilizer means (lower case letters), 

 cropping pattern means (upper case letters) . 



