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Table 13. Returns to production inputs of four vegetable cropping 

 patterns as influenced by crop and fertilizer management 

 levels over two cropping cycles in the period 1 977-79, 

 Gainesville, FL. 



Gropping 



Fertilizer 

 level 





Productii 



on inputs 





pattern 



Fertilizer 



Cash 





Labor 





Management 











Returns 



, $/ha 









HM-HM-HM 



Low 

 Medium 

 High 

 Mean 



5,650 a^ 

 5,440 a 

 4,880 a 

 5,320 A 



8,120 

 10,290 



4,240 

 7,550 



b 

 a 

 b 

 A 



8,010 

 8,020 

 6,500 

 7,640 



a 

 a 

 a 

 A 



5,130 a 

 4,870 a 

 3,450 a 



4,490 A 



LM--LM-LiM 



Low 



Medium 



High 



Mean 



2,120 a 

 2,170 a 

 2,630 a 

 2,310 BG 



3,860 

 4,010 

 4,400 

 4,090 



a 

 a 

 a 

 BG 



3,890 

 3,980 

 4,430 

 4,100 



a 

 a 



a 

 B 



2,070 a 

 1,920 a 

 2,330 a 

 2,120 BG 



M-MM-LM 



Low 

 Medium 

 High 

 Mean 



1,160 a 

 1,170 a 

 1,040 a 

 1,120 G 



2,370 

 3,110 

 2,720 

 2,730 



a 

 a 



a 

 G 



2,040 

 2,240 

 2,270 

 2,180 



a 



a 



_a 



n 



480 a 



1,300 a 



480 a 





750 G 



HM-M-MM 



Low 



Mediiim 



High 



Mean 



2,480 a 

 3,290 a 

 3,470 a 

 3,080 B 



4,430 

 5,240 



5,970 

 5,210 



b 



ab 



a 



B 



4,520 

 4,360 

 4jJ960 



4,610 



a 

 a 

 a 

 B 



2,90c a 

 2,580 a 

 3^00 a 

 2,960 B 



^lean separation in columns within each cropping pattern by least 

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

 letters) , cropping pattern means (upper case letters) . 



