| Estimated Cost | $200 to $1500 per acre |
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| Market Outlets | Wholesale grocery store, farmers markets, roadside, resturants, food services |
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| Market Potential | Good |
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| Yield Potential | 6 to 12 per acres |
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| Profit Potential | $0 to $700 per acre |
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| Adapted Areas | Seasonal, statewide fall and early spring, South Texas winters |
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| Labor Requirements | 1 to 2 man-days per acre per cutting |
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| Equipment Requirements | Tractor, shredder, disk, bedder, cultivator, planter, insect/disease sprayer, herbicide sprayer and harvest wagon |
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| Soil Requirements | Well drained loamy soils |
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| Water Requirements | Low to moderate, 10 tp 15" per season |
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| Minimum Size | 1 acre |
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| Risk Factor | Low to moderate |
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| Other Limiting Factors | Diseases and insects, limited number of approved pestacides |
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| Comments | Fast growing crop, can be harvested in 20- 60 days. Recut potential. |
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