Table 3. Cotton Insect Eradication
State Number Acres Cost/Acre Wt cost/acre Total Cost
Alabama, Central 90,000 $5.00 $5.00 $450,000
Alabama, North 243,381 $5.00 $5.00 $1,216,905
Alabama, South 200000 $5.00 $5.00 $1,000,000
Arizona Conv 83,650 $1.78 $1.78 $148,897
Arizona Bt 155,350 $1.78 $1.78 $276,523
Arkansas, Northeast 0 $0.00 $0.00 $0
Arkansas, Southeast 320,000 $15.00 $15.00 $4,800,000
California, Imperial Valley 0 $0.00 $0.00 $0
California, Sacramento Valley 0 $0.00 $0.00 $0
California, San Joaquin Valley 0 $0.00 $0.00 $0
Florida 100,000 $6.00 $6.00 $600,000
Georgia 1,450,000 $2.50 $2.50 $3,625,000
Louisiana Conv 231,280 $12.50 $12.50 $2,891,000
Louisiana Bt 376,993 $12.50 $12.50 $4,712,413
Mississippi Delta 760,000 $22.00 $22.00 $16,720,000
Mississippi Hills 420,000 $22.00 $22.00 $9,240,000
Missouri 0 $0.00 $0.00 $0
New Mexico 35,000 $12.72 $7.95 $445,200
North Carolina 861,000 $3.40 $3.40 $2,927,400
Oklahoma 165,000 $12.25 $12.25 $2,021,250
South Carolina 315,000 $5.50 $5.50 $1,732,500
Tennessee Conv 18,000 $15.00 $1.29 $270,000
Tennessee Bt 146,800 $15.00 $5.65 $2,202,000
Texas, Coastal Bend 355,000 $23.14 $14.99 $8,214,700
Texas, South Rolling Plains 560000 $10.00 $12.87 $5,600,000
Texas, Far West 317,000 $6.29 $4.90 $1,993,930
Texas, Southern Blacklands 0 $0.00 $0.00 $0
Texas, North Rolling Plains 420,000 $12.73 $12.73 $5,346,600
Texas, North Central 0 $0.00 $0.00 $0
Texas, High Plains 1,540,000 $8.00 $4.25 $12,320,000
Texas, Lower Rio Grande 0 $0.00 $0.00 $0
Virginia 110,000 $3.25 $3.25 $357,500
         
Total US - BOLL WEEVIL 9,273,454 $6.55 $4.47 $60,756,726
California, Imperial Valley PINK BOLLWORM 165,000 $32.00 $0.39 $5,280,000
California, San Joaquin Valley 315,000 $4.30 $0.10 $1,354,500
Arizona, Conv 0 $0.00 $0.00 $0
Arizona, Bt 0 $0.00 $0.00 $0
         
Total US - Insect Eradication 9,753,454 $6.91 $4.95 $67,391,226