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Set up cost (Gravity system)
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Note
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Area
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0.25
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1/4 of an Acre
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Item
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Cost US dollar
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UVA Plastic to cover a size of 40 feet by 150
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$2,700
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Drip lines + Connectors + Filter
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$450
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Wood and other construction tools
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Local purchase
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Green house sketch
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Water tank 500gal
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$100
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Insect net
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$750
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PVC PipeMain Pipes
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$150
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Pump
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$350
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Total set
up
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$4,500
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Does not include work
and wood
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Cantaloupe Melon
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acres
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0.25
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Growth Time In weeks
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10
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Harvest Time in Weeks
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3
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Sales prices ton FOB USD
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1,300
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Class A
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Tone/ yield/ 0.25 acre
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2.5
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Repetition
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-
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variable
costs
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concept / crop
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Cantaloupe Melon
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land preparation
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$50
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Tiller is needed
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fertilizers
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$218
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seeds/plants
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$100
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irrigation ( water)
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$260
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plastic mulch
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$150
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plant protection
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$156
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labor
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$910
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direct costs - sub-total
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$1,844
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adminis.+ manag.+overhead
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0
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?
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sub-total
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$1,844
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land transportation
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$50
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packing / cooling + material
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$150
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TOTAL var.
costs
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$2,044
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Net
Income per acre
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Cantaloupe Melon
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income
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$3,250
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total var. costs
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$2,044
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net income
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$1,206
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Green house sketch
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