Table 4A. Income and Cash Operating Summary; Alfalfa Hay Production, 1998
COUNTY: Maricopa
CROP:
Alfalfa Hay
AREA:
Salt River Project
FARM: Maricopa County 98
ACRES:
1.0
YIELD:
8.0 Tn / Acre
Item
INCOME ⇒
Unit
Hay
Ton
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WATER SOURCE:
Salt River Project
IRRIGATION SYSTEM: Flood Basin
PREVIOUS CROP:
Cotton, Upland
Quantity
8.00
Price/
Unit
$96.70
CASH LAND PREPARATION AND GROWING EXPENSES (including sales tax)
Paid Labor (including benefits)
Tractor/Self Propelled
Irrigation
Chemicals and Custom Applications
Insecticide
Herbicide
Farm Machinery and Vehicles
Diesel Fuel
Repairs and Maintenance
Budgeted
/Acre
$773.60
TILLAGE: Conventional
SOIL:
Sandy-Loam
DATE:
2/3/99
Total
/Acre
Your Farm
Budget
$773.60
____________
48.26
____________
____________
____________
50.72
____________
____________
____________
3.91
____________
____________
____________
112.50
____________
66.09
____________
____________
4.39
43.87
11.76
38.95
1.17
2.74
Irrigation Water (excluding labor)
Water Assessment (See Note Below) **
Other Purchased Inputs &
Seed/Transplants
66.09
TOTAL CASH LAND PREPARATION AND GROWING EXPENSES
-------------281.48
____________
CASH HARVEST AND POST HARVEST EXPENSES
Paid Labor (including benefits)
Tractor/Self Propelled
Other/Contract
21.15
18.49
Farm Machinery and Vehicles
Diesel Fuel
Repairs and Maintenance
13.16
81.42
Other Materials
TOTAL HARVEST AND POST HARVEST EXPENSE
OPERATING OVERHEAD ⇒ PICKUP USE
OPERATING INTEREST AT 10.0%
39.65
____________
____________
____________
94.58
____________
____________
____________
23.83
-------------158.06
____________
10.19
32.03
____________
____________
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TOTAL CASH OPERATING EXPENSES
RETURNS OVER CASH OPERATING EXPENSES
$481.76
$291.84
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____________
Notes: The above figures do not include ownership costs, see table B for detailed cost allocation.
** A water assessment charge of $20.00 per Acre is included as an ownership cost in Table B.
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Table 4B. Allocations of Ownership Costs; Alfalfa Hay Production, 1998
COUNTY:Maricopa
CROP:
Alfalfa Hay
AREA:
Salt River Project
FARM: Maricopa County 98
WATER SOURCE:
Salt River Project
ACRES:
1.0
IRRIGATION SYSTEM: Flood Basin
YIELD:
8.0 Tn / Acre PREVIOUS CROP:
Cotton, Upland
Item
TOTAL INCOME at
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-- CASH COST BASIS ($/ACRE) -Income and Costs
Net Returns
$96.70 / Tn
$773.60
TOTAL OPERATING EXPENSES
RETURN OVER CASH OPERATING EXPENSES
$481.76
CASH OVERHEAD EXPENSES
Taxes, Housing and Insurance, Farm Machinery
General and Office Overhead (5.0% of Total Operating Exp.)
General Farm Maintenance
(3.0% of Total Operating Exp.)
Total Cash Overhead Expenses
Total Cash Operating and Overhead Cost
RETURNS OVER CASH OPER. AND OVER. EXPENSES
TILLAGE: Conventional
SOIL:
Sandy-Loam
DATE:
2/3/99
-- TOTAL COST BASIS ($/ACRE) -Income and Costs
Net Returns
$773.60
$481.76
$291.84
10.01
24.09
14.45
-------------48.55
$291.84
10.01
24.09
14.45
-------------48.55
530.31
530.31
$243.29
CAPITAL ALLOCATIONS (100% Equity)
Capital Replacement, Machinery and Vehicles
Interest on Equity, Machinery and Vehicles
Stand Establishment (3 year crop)
$243.29
68.70
5.41
110.89
-------------185.00
110.89
-------------Total Capital Allocations
110.89
RETURNS TO LAND, CAPITAL, MANAGEMENT AND RISK -------------------------------->
$132.40
RETURNS TO LAND, MANAGEMENT AND RISK --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------->
Land Cost / Ownership (100% Equity)
Property Taxes ($619.00 X 16.0% X 0.141)
Opportunity Interest on Land (100% X 6.0 X $619.00)
Water Assessment
13.98
13.98
37.14
20.00
-------------71.12
20.00
-------------Total Land Costs
33.98
RETURNS TO CAPITAL, MANAGEMENT AND RISK ---------------------------------------->
$98.41
RETURNS TO MANAGEMENT AND RISK ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------->
Management Services (8% of Total Operation Expenses)
TOTAL OWNERSHIP COST
$58.29
-------------193.43
38.54
-------------343.22
=============
=============
($12.84)
TOTAL COST
$675.19
$824.98
RETURNS TO CAPITAL, MANAGEMENT AND RISK ---------------------------------------->
$98.41
RETURNS TO RISK (PROFITS) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------->
($51.38)
BREAK-EVEN PRICE TO COVER OPERATING COST ( PER Lb )
BREAK-EVEN PRICE TO COVER OWNERSHIP COST
BREAK-EVEN PRICE TO COVER TOTAL COST
$60.22
$42.90
$103.12
$60.22
$24.18
$84.40
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University of Arizona
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Table 4C. Variable Operating Costs; Alfalfa Hay Production, 1998
COUNTY:Maricopa
CROP:
Alfalfa Hay
AREA:
Salt River Project
No.
First
Month Operation
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
Feb
Mar
Apr
Apr
Apr
Apr
Apr
Oct
Oct
FARM: Maricopa County 98
ACRES:
1.0
YIELD:
8.0 Tn / Acre
---- Hours * ---Machine Labor
Irrigate
Irrigate/Run Herbicide
Apply Insecticide/Air
Swathing
Raking
Baling
Roadsiding
Renovate
Plant
Pickup Use40 Mi/Acre
Operating Interest at 10.0
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WATER SOURCE:
Salt River Project
IRRIGATION SYSTEM: Flood Basin
PREVIOUS CROP:
Cotton, Upland
---- Operating Costs ($/ACRE *) Per Operation ---Fuel/Rps.
Labor Cust/Serv. Materials
Total
0.300
0.300
2.92
2.92
4.23
0.180
0.150
0.129
0.064
0.180
0.225
1.333
TILLAGE: Conventional
SOIL:
Sandy-Loam
DATE:
2/3/99
0.200
0.167
0.143
0.071
0.200
0.250
2.69
1.49
3.71
5.62
1.26
2.66
10.19
1.95
1.63
1.39
0.69
1.95
2.44
2.78
21.08
7.53
3.40
66.09
Tot. Cash
Expenses
Times
5.70
24.00
11.76
4.64
3.12
8.51
6.31
3.21
71.19
9.0
6.0
1.0
7.0
7.0
7.0
7.0
1.0
1.0
51.32
144.00
11.76
32.51
21.85
59.54
44.15
3.21
71.19
10.19
32.03
32.03
Class
G
G
G
H
H
H
H
G
L
=============
TOTAL CASH OPERATING EXPENSES (includes all times over):
481.76
T
*NOTES: Machine and labor hours and operating cost are for one time over the designated acreage. The "Tot. Cash Expense" column
and the "TOTAL CASH OPERATING EXPENSES" row include all operations, all times over. Classes are defined below.
A water assessment charge of
$20.00 per Acre is included as an ownership cost in Table B.
OPERATING COST SUMMARY BY CLASS
Land Preparation (L)
71.19
Growing (G)
210.29
Harvest (H)
158.06
Post Harvest (P)
0.00
Marketing (M)
0.00
Operating Overhead (O)
42.22
=============
Total (T)
$481.76
SENSITIVITY OF THE NET REVENUES OVER TOTAL CASH EXPENSES ($/ACRE)
Prices ⇒
- 25%
- 10%
Budgeted
+ 10%
+ 25%
Yields
$72.52
$87.03
$96.70
$106.37
$120.88 Break-even Price
- 25%
- 10%
Budgeted
+ 10%
+ 25%
Break-even Yield
6.0
7.2
8.0
8.8
10.0
4.19
67.52
109.73
151.94
215.26
91.22
171.95
225.77
279.59
360.31
149.24
241.58
303.13
364.68
457.01
207.26
311.20
380.49
449.78
553.71
294.29
415.64
496.53
577.42
698.76
5.92
4.64
4.06
3.61
3.09
71.83
63.15
58.81
55.26
51.00
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Table 4D. Resource and Cash Flow Requirements; Alfalfa Hay Production, 1998
COUNTY:Maricopa
CROP:
Alfalfa Hay
AREA:
Salt River Project
Month *
Number
Irrigations
FEB C
1.0
MAR C
1.0
APR C
2.0
MAY C
1.0
JUN C
2.0
JUL C
2.0
AUG C
1.0
SEP C
2.0
OCT C
2.0
NOV C
1.0
Pickup Use40 Mi/Acre
Operating Interest at 10.0
Water Assessment
Total
%
15.0
FARM: Maricopa County 98
ACRES:
1.0
YIELD:
8.0 Tn / Acre
Water
Applied
(inches)
Total
Labor (Hrs)
6.0
6.0
12.0
6.0
12.0
12.0
6.0
12.0
12.0
6.0
WATER SOURCE:
Salt River Project
IRRIGATION SYSTEM: Flood Basin
PREVIOUS CROP:
Cotton, Upland
-------------------------------------Purchased
Fuel, Oil
Water
and Repairs
0.30
0.30
1.18
0.88
1.18
1.18
0.88
1.18
1.63
0.30
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5.00
16.50
16.50
21.50
5.00
21.50
21.50
5.00
TILLAGE: Conventional
SOIL:
Sandy-Loam
DATE:
2/3/99
Operating Costs ($/ACRE *) -------------------------------------Other
Labor
Chemicals
Purchases
Services
Total
13.51
13.51
13.51
13.51
13.51
13.51
17.42
2.92
2.92
11.51
8.59
11.51
11.51
8.59
11.51
15.90
2.92
6.49
14.03
6.49
6.49
6.49
6.49
3.40
3.40
3.40
3.40
3.40
3.40
69.50
32.03
2.92
14.42
63.19
25.50
51.42
56.42
30.50
56.42
130.81
7.92
10.19
32.03
36.26
7.53
481.76
100.00
4.23
10.19
**
90.0
9.02
TOTAL RESOURCE REQUIREMENTS ( per Acre)
Total N
0.0
Total P
0.0
Total K
0.0
Total Labor
9.0
Total Water
90.0
EQUIPMENT REQUIREMENTS ( per Acre)
Bale Wagon, SP PRC
0.45 Hr
Pickup Truck, 1/2 Ton
1.33 Hr
Tractor, 50 PTO HP
0.18 Hr
Windrower, 14.0', HS, SC
1.26 Hr
112.50
23.35
108.69
22.56
87.90
18.25
46.49
9.65
89.92
18.66
TOTAL ENERGY REQUIREMENTS ( per Acre)
Diesel Fuel
17.8 Gal
Unleaded Gas
4.0 Gal
All Direct Energy
3.0 M BTU
Baler, 3 wire w/motor
Rake, 9.5' LH AND RH
Tractor, 80 PTO HP
MATERIALS REQUIREMENT ( per Acre)
Alfalfa Sd, Cert
25.00 Lb
Twine, Plastic, 6500 '
3.43 TF
Dimethoate
Water, District
LABOR REQUIREMENT ( per Acre)
Harvest
1.90 Hr
Irrigators
0.90 Hr
1.05 Hr
0.22 Hr
1.50 Pt
90.00 AI
4.50 Hr
Grain Drill, 14'
Spring Tooth Renovator,
Tractor, 80 PTO HP,
0.22 Hr
0.18 Hr
1.95 Hr
EPTC
8.40 Pt
Tractor
2.62 Hr
*NOTE: P = Previous Year C = Current Year N = Next Year
** A water assessment charge of
$20.00 per Acre is included as an ownership cost in Table B.
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University of Arizona
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Table 4E. Schedule of Operations; Alfalfa Hay Production, 1998
COUNTY:Maricopa
CROP:
Alfalfa Hay
AREA:
Salt River Project
First
No.MonthTimes
FARM: Maricopa County 98
ACRES:
1.0
YIELD:
8.0 Tn / Acre
Operation
1
2
Feb
Mar
9.0 Irrigate
6.0 Irrigate/Run Herbicide
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
Apr
Apr
Apr
Apr
Apr
Oct
Oct
1.0
7.0
7.0
7.0
7.0
1.0
1.0
Apply Insecticide/Air
Swathing
Raking
Baling
Roadsiding
Renovate
Plant
Pickup use 40 Mi/Ac
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WATER SOURCE:
Salt River Project
IRRIGATION SYSTEM: Flood Basin
PREVIOUS CROP:
Cotton, Upland
Equipment/ Custom Oper
HP Self-Prop./ Implement
CST Air Spray, 3 Gal Mix
Windrower, 14.0', HS, SC
80 Rake, 9.5' LH AND RH
80 Baler, 3 wire w/motor
Bale Wagon, SP PRC
50 Spring Tooth Renovator, 16'
80 Grain Drill, 14'
Pickup Truck, 1/2 Ton
Job Rate
Acres/Hr
TILLAGE: Conventional
SOIL:
Sandy-Loam
DATE:
2/3/99
---------- Material Use and Cost ---------- Service Cost
Name
Appl. Rate $ / Unit
$ / Unit
3.33 Water, District
3.33 Water, District
EPTC
Dimethoate
5.00
6.00
7.00 Twine, Plastic, 6500 '
14.10
5.00
4.00 Alfalfa Sd, Cert
0.75
6.00
6.00
1.40
1.50
AI
AI
Pt
Pt
0.49 TF
5.56
29.17
35.08
38.00
AF
AF
Ga
Ga
6.57 TF
25.00 Lb 250.00 CW
Labor
Type
Irrigators
Irrigators
4.23 Ac
Harvest
Tractor
Tractor
Harvest
Tractor
Tractor
*NOTES: Machine times, labor times, and material rates are for one time over the designated acreage.
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