Table 13A. Income and Cash Operating Summary; Fall Honeydews, 1998
COUNTY: Pinal
CROP:
Honeydew Melons
AREA:
Maricopa
FARM: Pinal Vegetables 98
ACRES:
1.0
YIELD:
521.0 Ct / Acre
Item
INCOME ⇒
Melons
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WATER SOURCE:
Maricopa-Stanfield Irrig.
IRRIGATION SYSTEM: Flood Furrow
PREVIOUS CROP:
Wheat, Winter
Unit
Quantity
Crtn
521.00
Price/
Unit
$6.72
CASH LAND PREPARATION AND GROWING EXPENSES (including sales tax)
Paid Labor (including benefits)
Tractor/Self Propelled
Irrigation
Other/ Contract
Chemicals and Custom Applications
Fertilizer
Insecticide
Herbicide
Budgeted
/Acre
$3,501.12
TILLAGE: Double Crop
SOIL:
Sandy-Loam
DATE:
11/12/98
Total
/Acre
Your Farm
Budget
$3,501.12
____________
84.14
____________
____________
____________
____________
301.99
____________
____________
____________
____________
51.40
____________
____________
____________
45.00
36.41
2.73
105.36
146.12
50.51
Farm Machinery and Vehicles
Diesel Fuel
Repairs and Maintenance
18.41
32.99
Irrigation Water (excluding labor)
Water Assessment (See Note Below) **
Other Purchased Inputs &
Seed/Transplants
Other Services and Rentals
120.00
206.23
32.23
174.00
TOTAL CASH LAND PREPARATION AND GROWING EXPENSES
-------------763.76
____________
____________
____________
____________
CASH HARVEST AND POST HARVEST EXPENSES
Custom Harvest/Post Harvest
Other Materials
TOTAL HARVEST AND POST HARVEST EXPENSE
OPERATING OVERHEAD ⇒ PICKUP USE
OPERATING INTEREST AT10.0%
TOTAL CASH OPERATING EXPENSES
RETURNS OVER CASH OPERATING EXPENSES
937.80
745.55
-------------1683.35
____________
____________
7.71
9.71
____________
____________
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$2,464.53
$1,036.59
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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 $12.50 per Acre is included as an ownership cost in Table B.
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Table 13B. Allocations of Ownership Costs; Fall Honeydews, 1998
COUNTY:Pinal
CROP:
Honeydew Melons
AREA:
Maricopa
FARM: Pinal Vegetables 98
WATER SOURCE:
Maricopa-Stanfield Irrig.
ACRES:
1.0
IRRIGATION SYSTEM: Flood Furrow
YIELD:
521.0 Ct / Acre PREVIOUS CROP:
Wheat, Winter
Item
TOTAL INCOME at
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$6.72 / Ct
TOTAL OPERATING EXPENSES
RETURN OVER CASH OPERATING EXPENSES
CASH OVERHEAD EXPENSES
Taxes, Housing and Insurance, Farm Machinery
General and Office Overhead (5.0% of Total Operating Exp.)
General Farm Maintenance
(3.0% of Total Operating Exp.)
Total Cash Overhead Expenses
Total Cash Operating and Overhead Cost
RETURNS OVER CASH OPER. AND OVER. EXPENSES
-- CASH COST BASIS ($/ACRE) -Income and Costs
Net Returns
$3,501.12
TILLAGE: Double Crop
SOIL:
Sandy-Loam
DATE:
11/12/98
-- TOTAL COST BASIS ($/ACRE) -Income and Costs
Net Returns
$3,501.12
$2,464.53
$2,464.53
$1,036.59
4.91
123.23
73.94
-------------202.07
$1,036.59
4.91
123.23
73.94
-------------202.07
2,666.60
2,666.60
$834.52
CAPITAL ALLOCATIONS (100% Equity)
Capital Replacement, Machinery and Vehicles
Interest on Equity, Machinery and Vehicles
$834.52
28.51
11.98
-------------40.49
Total Capital Allocations
RETURNS TO LAND, CAPITAL, MANAGEMENT AND RISK -------------------------------->
$834.52
RETURNS TO LAND, MANAGEMENT AND RISK --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------->
Land Cost / Ownership (100% Equity)
Property Taxes ($447.00 X 16.0% X 0.169)
Opportunity Interest on Land (100% X 6.0 X $447.00)
Water Assessment
6.08
6.08
13.41
12.50
-------------31.99
12.50
-------------Total Land Costs
18.58
RETURNS TO CAPITAL, MANAGEMENT AND RISK ---------------------------------------->
$815.94
RETURNS TO MANAGEMENT AND RISK ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------->
Management Services ( 8% of Total Operation Expenses)
TOTAL OWNERSHIP COST
$762.04
197.16
-------------220.65
-------------471.71
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TOTAL COST
$2,685.18
$2,936.24
RETURNS TO CAPITAL, MANAGEMENT AND RISK ---------------------------------------->
$815.94
RETURNS TO RISK (PROFITS) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------->
BREAK-EVEN PRICE TO COVER OPERATING COST ( PER Lb )
BREAK-EVEN PRICE TO COVER OWNERSHIP COST
BREAK-EVEN PRICE TO COVER TOTAL COST
$794.03
$4.73
$0.42
$5.15
$564.88
$4.73
$0.91
$5.64
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Table 13C. Variable Operating Costs; Fall Honeydews, 1998
COUNTY:Pinal
CROP:
Honeydew Melons
AREA:
Maricopa
No.
First
Month Operation
1
2
3
4
5
6
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
Jun
Jun
Jun
Jun
Jun
Jun
Jun
Jul
Jul
Jul
Jul
Jul
Jul
Jul
Jul
Jul
Aug
Aug
Aug
Aug
Sep
Sep
Sep
FARM: Pinal Vegetables 98
ACRES:
1.0
YIELD:
521.0 Ct / Acre
---- Hours * ---Machine Labor
Rip
Disk
Plow
Laser Level
Soil Fertility
Apply Fert/Ground
List
Plant
Apply Herbicide/Ground
Apply Insect./Ground
Buck Rows
Irrigate
Cultivate
Plant Fertility
Irrigate/Run Fertilizer
Thinning
Apply Insecticide/Air
Hand Weeding
Apply Fert/Ground
Pollinate
Pick and Load 521 Ct
Haul, Custom 521 Ct
Disk Residue 521 Ct
Pickup Use30 Mi/Acre
Operating Interest at 10.0
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WATER SOURCE:
Maricopa-Stanfield Irrig.
IRRIGATION SYSTEM: Flood Furrow
PREVIOUS CROP:
Wheat, Winter
---- Operating Costs ($/ACRE *) Per Operation ---Fuel/Rps.
Labor Cust/Serv. Materials
Total
0.225
0.150
0.450
0.450
0.250
0.167
0.500
0.500
3.44
2.67
7.66
5.78
2.05
1.37
4.09
4.09
0.180
0.225
0.360
0.225
0.180
0.045
0.200
0.250
0.800
0.250
0.200
0.050
0.667
0.250
1.76
3.02
5.72
1.54
1.19
0.26
1.64
2.05
4.92
2.05
1.64
0.41
4.55
2.05
3.00
0.225
1.53
34.98
32.23
50.51
24.50
15.00
6.00
0.667
4.55
45.42
75.00
4.23
75.00
0.257
0.286
3.40
0.200
3.21
7.71
56.58
2.34
39.96
15.00
807.55
130.25
0.180
1.000
TILLAGE: Double Crop
SOIL:
Sandy-Loam
DATE:
11/12/98
745.55
1.64
Times
5.49
4.04
11.75
9.87
3.00
38.38
5.06
42.87
54.10
27.33
0.67
19.55
3.57
6.00
49.97
75.00
60.81
75.00
45.71
15.00
1553.10
130.25
4.84
0.5
2.0
1.0
0.5
1.0
1.0
1.0
1.0
1.0
1.0
5.0
7.0
9.0
1.0
1.0
1.0
2.0
1.0
1.0
1.0
1.0
1.0
1.0
9.71
TOTAL CASH OPERATING EXPENSES (includes all times over):
60.21
83.05
1125.74
Tot. Cash
Expense
2.74
8.08
11.75
4.94
3.00
38.38
5.06
42.87
54.10
27.33
3.36
136.86
32.17
6.00
49.97
75.00
121.62
75.00
45.71
15.00
1553.10
130.25
4.84
7.71
9.71
=============
1191.31
2464.53
Class
L
L
L
L
G
G
L
L
G
G
G
G
G
G
G
G
G
G
G
G
H
H
L
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 $12.50 per Acre is included as an ownership cost in Table B.
OPERATING COST SUMMARY BY CLASS
Land Preparation (L)
81.38
Growing (G)
682.39
Harvest (H)
1,683.35
Post Harvest (P)
0.00
Marketing (M)
0.00
Operating Overhead (O)
17.41
Total (T)
=============
$2,464.53
SENSITIVITY OF THE NET REVENUES OVER TOTAL CASH EXPENSES ($/ACRE)
Prices ⇒
- 25%
- 10%
Budgeted
+ 10%
+ 25%
Yields
$5.04
$6.05
$6.72
$7.39
$8.40 Break-even Price
- 25%
390.8
- 10%
468.9
Budgeted
521.0
+ 10%
573.1
Break-even Yield
-75.40
65.97
160.22
254.47
432.43
318.47
538.62
685.39
832.15
277.70
581.06
853.72
1,035.50
1,217.28
224.21
843.64
1,168.82
1,385.61
1,602.40
188.00
1,237.52
1,641.47
1,910.78
2,180.08
151.34
5.23
4.90
4.73
4.60
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Table 13D. Resource and Cash Flow Requirements; Fall Honeydews, 1998
COUNTY:Pinal
CROP:
Honeydew Melons
AREA:
Maricopa
Month *
Number
Irrigations
JUN C
JUL C
4.0
AUG C
4.0
SEP C
Pickup Use30 Mi/Acre
Operating Interest at 10.0
Water Assessment
Total
%
8.0
FARM: Pinal Vegetables 98
ACRES:
1.0
YIELD:
521.0 Ct / Acre
Water
Applied
(inches)
Total
Labor (Hrs)
20.0
20.0
WATER SOURCE:
Maricopa-Stanfield Irrig.
IRRIGATION SYSTEM: Flood Furrow
PREVIOUS CROP:
Wheat, Winter
-------------------------------------Purchased
Fuel, Oil
Water
and Repairs
1.66
4.77
3.85
0.95
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60.00
60.00
TILLAGE: Double Crop
SOIL:
Sandy-Loam
DATE:
11/12/98
Operating Costs ($/ACRE *) -------------------------------------Other
Labor
Chemicals
Purchases
Services
Total
23.78
14.53
5.09
4.63
7.71
26.55
32.51
20.31
3.68
34.98
105.43
100.76
56.58
32.23
745.55
3.00
81.00
94.23
942.03
9.71
92.78
325.70
280.39
1748.24
7.71
9.71
1125.74
45.68
2464.53
100.00
**
40.0
11.23
120.00
4.87
TOTAL RESOURCE REQUIREMENTS ( per Acre)
Total N
158.2
Total P
126.0
Total K
15.0
Total Labor
11.2
Total Water
40.0
EQUIPMENT REQUIREMENTS ( per Acre)
Bed Shaper, 4 Rw
0.36 Hr
Drag Scraper, 14'
0.22 Hr
Laser, Complete System
0.22 Hr
Offset Disk, 16.5'
0.48 Hr
Rowbuck, 10'
0.23 Hr
Tractor, 100 PTO HP
0.80 Hr
V-Ripper, 5 Shnk
0.11 Hr
60.21
2.44
83.05
3.37
297.75
12.08
777.78
31.56
TOTAL ENERGY REQUIREMENTS ( per Acre)
Diesel Fuel
24.2 Gal
Unleaded Gas
3.0 Gal
All Direct Energy
3.7 M BTU
Cultivator, Sweep, 4 Rw
Fertilizer Broadcaster,
Lister, 5 Bottom
Pickup Truck, 1/2 Ton
Saddle Tk Sprayer, 2 Tk 8
Tractor, 125 PTO HP
MATERIALS REQUIREMENT ( per Acre)
10-10-05, Lqd
30.00 Ga
Abamectin
10.00 Oz
Endosulfan
2.00 Pt
Water, District
40.00 AI
11-48-00, Dry
Bensulide
Honeydew Seeds
Waxed Cartons
LABOR REQUIREMENT ( per Acre)
Irrigators
5.34 Hr
Other
2.02
0.18
0.22
1.00
0.22
0.45
Hr
Hr
Hr
Hr
Hr
Hr
Directed Spray Rig, 8
Fertilizer Injector, 4 Row
Moldboard Plow, 4-16 2
Planter, Drill Type, 4 Row
Tractor, 60 PTO HP
Tractor, 150 PTO HP
200.00
10.00
1.50
521.00
Lb
Pt
Th
Ct
32-00-00, URAN 32, Lqd
Bifenthrin
Imidacloprid
0.40 Hr
Tractor
0.18
0.26
0.45
0.36
2.65
1.04
Hr
Hr
Hr
Hr
Hr
Hr
30.00 Ga
10.00 Oz
5.00 Oz
5.49 Hr
*NOTE: P = Previous Year C = Current Year N = Next Year
** A water assessment charge of $12.50 per Acre is included as an ownership cost in Table B.
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Table 13E. Schedule of Operations; Fall Honeydews, 1998
COUNTY:Pinal
CROP:
Honeydew Melons
AREA:
Maricopa
First
No.Month Times
FARM: Pinal Vegetables 98
ACRES:
1.0
YIELD:
521.0 Ct / Acre
Operation
WATER SOURCE:
Maricopa-Stanfield Irrig.
IRRIGATION SYSTEM: Flood Furrow
PREVIOUS CROP:
Wheat, Winter
Equipment/ Custom Oper
HP Self-Prop./ Implement
1
2
3
4
Jun
Jun
Jun
Jun
0.5
2.0
1.0
0.5
Rip
Disk
Plow
Laser Level
150 V-Ripper, 5 Shnk
150 Offset Disk, 16.5'
150 Moldboard Plow, 4-16 2
125 Drag Scraper, 14'
Laser, Complete System
Soil Fertility
CST Soil Analysis (Surface)
Apply Fert/Ground
100 Fertilizer Broadcaster,
List
125 Lister, 5 Bottom
Plant
100 Planter, Drill Type, 4 Row
Bed Shaper, 4 Rw
Apply Herbicide/Ground 60 Saddle Tk Sprayer, 2 Tk 8
Apply Insect./Ground
60 Directed Spray Rig, 8 Row
Buck Rows
60 Rowbuck, 10'
Irrigate
Cultivate
60 Cultivator, Sweep, 4 Rw
Plant Fertility
CST Plant Tissue Anal.(Petiole)
Irrigate/Run Fertilizer
5
6
7
8
Jun
Jun
Jun
Jul
1.0
1.0
1.0
1.0
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
Jul
Jul
Jul
Jul
Jul
Jul
Jul
1.0
1.0
5.0
7.0
9.0
1.0
1.0
16
17
Jul
Aug
1.0 Thinning
2.0 Apply Insecticide/Air
CST Thinning
CST Air Spray, 3 Gal Mix
18
19
20
21
22
23
Aug
Aug
Aug
Sep
Sep
Sep
1.0
1.0
1.0
1.0
1.0
1.0
CST Hand Weeding
100 Fertilizer Injector, 4 Row
CST Bee Hive Rental
CST Cut & Load Melons
CST Haul Melons
150 Offset Disk, 16.5'
Pickup Truck, 1/2 Ton
Hand Weeding
Apply Fert/Ground
Pollinate
Pick and Load
Haul, Custom
Disk Residue
Pickup use 30 Mi/Ac
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Job Rate
Acres/Hr
TILLAGE: Double Crop
SOIL:
Sandy-Loam
DATE:
11/12/98
---------- Material Use and Cost ---------- Service Cost
Name
Appl. Rate $ / Unit
$ / Unit
4.00
6.00
2.00
2.00
Labor
Type
Tractor
Tractor
Tractor
Tractor
3.00 Ac
5.00 11-48-00, Dry
4.00
2.50 Honeydew Seeds
4.00 Bensulide
5.00 Imidacloprid
20.00
1.50 Water, District
4.00
200.00 Lb 330.00 Tn
1.50 Th
Tractor
Tractor
Tractor
Other
Tractor
Tractor
Tractor
Irrigators
Tractor
20.27 Th
10.00 Pt 38.12 Ga
5.00 Oz 591.67 Ga
5.00 AI
36.00 AF
6.00 Ac
1.50 Water, District
32-00-00, URAN 32,
Bifenthrin
Endosulfan
Abamectin
5.00 AI 36.00 AF
30.00 Ga 173.00 Tn
5.00 Oz 549.00 Ga
1.00 Pt 34.80 Ga
5.00 Oz 706.00 Ga
Irrigators
75.00 Ac
4.23 Ac
75.00 Ac
3.50 10-10-05, Lqd
Waxed Cartons
5.00
1.00
30.00 Ga 251.33 Tn
521.00 Ct
1.35
Ct
Tractor
15.00 Ac
1.55 Ct
0.25 Ct
Tractor
*NOTES: Machine times, labor times, and material rates are for one time over the designated acreage.
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