Physical Facilities and Capital Requirements for Establishing a 200 Acre Field Nursery in Ohio -- 1985
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1985-09
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Ohio State University. Department of Agricultural, Environmental, and Development Economics
Abstract
Capital requirements for establishing a field nursery in Ohio were about $1,380,000 for a 200-acre facility having 175 acres of growing space, and 25 acres of production facilities, holding and field bed areas, and roads. Assuming a diversified product mix, the capacity for producing salable plants on an annual basis was 18,156 slow growing evergreens, 25,418 fast growing evergreens, 27,162 deciduous shrubs, 8,177 shade trees, and 11,954 ornamental trees. Capital requirements per salable plant capacity were $15.19 for slow growing evergreens, $10.85 for fast growing evergreens, $10.16 for deciduous shrubs, $22.73 for shade trees, and $23.07 for ornamental trees.