Table 5

Application type and costs
Cotton insect losses - 1997



State %Treated by Air Cost/Acre by air % Treated by groound Cost/Acre by ground Ave. # air Ave. # ground
Alabama, North 20 $2.75 80 $1.65 2.00 2.00
Alabama, Central 10 $3.00 90 $2.50 1.00 1.50
Alabama, South 30 $3.00 70 $2.50 2.00 3.00
Arizona 97 $4.08 100 $5.13 4.88 1.75
Arkansas, Northeast 50 $3.25 100 $1.60 1.50 2.00
Arkansas, Southeast 65 $3.50 100 $1.60 5.00 3.00
California, San Jocquain Valley 30 $10.00 70 $8.00 1.00 2.00
California, Sacremento Valley 25 $10.00 75 $8.00 3.00 3.00
Florida 69 $4.00 31 $3.00 2.70 2.70
Georgia 50 $3.50 75 $3.00 3.00 4.00
Louisiana 90 $2.79 70 $1.99 5.20 3.62
Mississippi Delta 63 $2.76 35 $2.11 0.94 1.69
Mississippi Hills 51 $2.47 45 $1.86 1.34 0.95
Missouri 41 $3.90 87 $4.09 1.44 1.64
New Mexico 95 $4.28 2 $0.14 2.00 0.95
North Carolina 20 $5.00 80 $2.75 1.90 2.40
Oklahoma 80 $2.40 20 $0.60 1.22 4.05
South Carolina 40 $4.00 70 $3.75 4.00 4.00
Tennessee 30 $3.50 86 $3.00 1.00 2.50
Texas, Coastal Bend 28 $3.00 72 $2.00 1.60 4.20
Texas, Far West 85 $11.90 15 $8.00 2.00 2.00
Texas, High Plains 60 $3.75 40 $3.25 3.00 2.50
Texas, Lower Rio Grande 60 $3.00 40 $1.75 2.60 1.70
Texas, North Central 40 $2.75 60 $2.60 2.00 2.00
Texas, North Rolling Plains 68 $3.50 24 $1.50 1.40 1.10
Texas, Southern Blacklands 90 $2.00 5 $1.75 12.00 6.00
Texas, South Rolling Plains 20 $3.35 80 $3.35 0.25 0.66
Virginia 10 $0.65 90 $4.05 0.59 3.37
US AVERAGE 57.0 $3.48 61.0 $2.51 $1.62 $1.54