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TEXAS I5LACKLAND
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FOREWORD
The enterprise budgets for Texas Blackland
Region are based on estimates of yields, production
input quantities, and production practices which
represent the best judgment of local producers,
county Extension agents-agriculture, financial insti
tution representatives, farm machinery dealers and
others knowledgeable of the area. Variation in
yields, production inputs and production practices
should be expected for particular farms.
Budgets for all major crops produced in the
area are included for two levels of management,
when applicable. Crop yields are directly related
to levels of management. These differences are due
largely to timing of operational practices which
may not be evident in the budgets.
The machinery inventory is applicable to both
typical and high level management. In some bud
gets custom rates, primarily harvesting, were used
in lieu of the assumption that harvesting equip
ment was owned.
Budgets for establishing permanent type pasture
grasses were prepared and used for prorating estab
lishment costs in the respective pasture and hay
budgets. Forage crops include expenses only be
cause it is expected that the income will be derived
from livestock enterprises.
Land charges were based on the customary land
lord's crop share less his proportionate share of
certain production and harvesting inputs. A per
acre land charge was made when crop share was
not used.
COW-CALF PRODUCTION TEXAS BLACKLANDS REGION
E S T I M AT E D C O S T S A N D R E T U R N S P E R C C W
I TEW
WEIGHT
EACH
UNIT
4.30
4.00
9.00
C W T.
C W T.
C U T.
ACRE
ACRE
C W T.
CVkT.
C W T.
HEAD
HEAD
HEAD
DOL.
DOL.
HRS.
HRS.
HRS.
DCL.
PRICE OR
COST/UNIT
QUANTITY
VA L U E O R
COST
50 .00
40.00
25.00
0.40
0 .28
0. 10
86.00
45.28
24.17
1 .00
2.50
7.70
12.80
3.65
5.50
4 .77
1 . 15
3.45
7.45
0.65
0.42
1 .00
1 oOO
0.76
GROSS RECEIPTS
S T E E R C A LV E S
H E I F E R C A LV E S
CULL COWS
T O TA L
-.—-J2Z*5JD
153.78
VA R I A B L E C O S T S
C O A S TA L PA S T U R E
N AT LV E PA S T U R E
H AY
P R O T E I N S U P P. 2 0 %
S A LT £ • M I N E R A L S
VET MEDICINE
MISC EXPENSE
MARKETING
MACHINERY(FUEL.LUBE.REP)
EQUEPMENT< FUEL.LUBE.REP)
LABOR. TRACTOR fc MACHINERY
LABOR, EQUIPMENT
LABOR. LIVESTCCK
I N T E R E S T O N C P E R . C A P. ,
T C TA L VA R I A E L E C C S T S
2
2
2
0
.50
.50
.50
.09
3
0
4
51
.06
.53
.95
.97
3 . I N C O M E A E O V E VA R I A B L E C O S T S
4. FIXED COSTS
C O A S TA L PA S T U R E
N AT I V E PA S T U R E
I N T. C N L I V E S T O C K C A P I TA L
I N T. O N O T H E R E Q U I P M E N T
DEPR. ON BEEF BULL FUR.
D E P R . O N O T H E R E Q U I P.
O T H E R F C . M A C h & E Q U I P.
T O TA L F I X E D C O S T S
5 . TO TA L C C S T S
NET RETURNS
27.80
3.45
18.62
6.54
5.38
3.65
5.50
3.72
10.37
2.01
7.66
1 .32
12. 37
__4_jt£8.
11 3 . 0 7
40.71
DOL.
DCL.
DOL.
DCL.
DCL.
DCL.
DCL.
17.55
5.36
0.09
0 .09
1.15
3.45
277.40
160.44
20. 18
18.49
24.97
14.44
3.03
1 1 .90
12*51
105.52
218.59
-64.81
2 5 C O W S . 3 H E I F E R , 1 B U L L U N I T. Y E A R R O U N D C A L V I N G . G R A O E G O O D C A L V E S ,
R A I S E D R E P L A C E M E N T E V E R Y 8 Y R . . 8 0 % C A L F C R O P, 2 % C O W D E A T H L O S S .
P R E PA R E D B Y C E C I L PA R K E R , TA E X . C O L L E G E S TAT I O N , T E X A S P R O J E C T E D 1 9 7 7 - 7 8
STCCKER CALF PRODUCTION TEXAS BLACKLANDS REGION
ESTIMATED COSTS AND RETURNS PER CALF
I TEM
WEIGHT UNIT
EACH
PRICE OR
COST/UNIT
QUANTITY
VALUE OR
COST
GROSS RECEIPTS
STOCKER STEERS
TOTAL
6.25
CWT.
47.00
1 .00
2JLa*25.
293.75
VARIABLE COSTS
S M A L L G R A I N PA S T.
NATIVE PASTURE
BULL CALVES
8-10% PRO FEED
HAY
VET MEDICINE
SALE COMM
SALT £■ MINERALS
DEATH LOSS 3%
MACHINERY! FUEL,LUBE .REP J
E Q U I P M E N Ti F U E L . L U B E , R E P )
LABOR, TRACTOR & MACHINERY
LABOR. EQUIPMENT
L A B O R , L I V E S TO C K
I N T E R E S T O N O P E R . C A P. .
TO TA L VA R I A B L E C C S T S
ACRE
ACRE
CWT.
CWT.
CteT.
HEAD
HEAD
CfcT.
HEAD
DCL.
DOL.
HRS.
HRS.
HRS.
DCL.
57.46
1 .00
47.00
5.50
2 .50
2 .50
6.55
12.80
176.25
0.67
0.50
3.75
1 .00
4.75
1.00
1 .00
0.21
0.03
2 .50
2.50
2.50
0.C9
2.06
0.09
3.46
137.56
INCOME ABCVE VARIABLE COSTS
4 .
FIXED COSTS
S . G . PA S T U R E
NATIVE PASTURE
INT. ON OTHER EQUIPMENT
DEPR. ON OTHER EGUIF.
OTHER FC, MACH & EQUIP.
TOTAL FIXED COSTS
38.50
0.50
176.25
5.50
I 1.86
2.50
6.55
2.69
5.29
6.98
0. 38
5.16
0.23
8.6f
—.__X2L*3_£v
283.43
10.32
ACRE
ACRE
DOL.
DCL.
DCL.
17.53
5.36
0.09
0.67
0.50
20.74
11 . 7 5
2.68
1.87
1 .90
_ - 4.x3J.
22.50
5 . T O TA L C O S T S
305.93
6. NET RETURNS
-12. 18
5 0 S T E E R U N I T. 2 5 0 P C U N D S G A I N / S T E E R . S TO C K I N G R AT E 1 . 5 H E A D / A C R E . N AT I V E PA S T U R E
WITH FEED IN NOVEMEER.SWALL GRAIN WINTER PASTURE.DECEMBER-MAY.3 % DEATH LOSS.
P R E PA R E D B Y C E C I L PA R K E R , TA E X , C O L L E G E S TAT I O N , T E X A S P R O J E C T E D 1 9 7 7 - 7 8
DAIRY PRODUCTION TEXAS BLACKLANDS REGION
E S T I M AT E D C O S T S A N D R E T U R N S P E R C O W
WITHOUT SILAGE
I TEM
WEIGHT
EACH
UNIT
1.00
1 .00
1 .00
13.00
1 .00
C W T.
HEAD
HEAD
C W T.
HEAD
C W T.
C W T.
AUMS
HEAD
HEAD
HEAD
HEAD
HEAD
C W T.
LBS.
LBS.
DCL.
DCL.
DOL.
HRS.
HRS.
DOL.
PRICE OR
COST/UNIT
QUANTITY
VALUE OR
COST
10.30
15.00
675.00
25.00
500.00
135.00
0.40
0.20
0.22
0.05
1390.50
6. 00
13 5.00
71.50
25*0.5.
1628.00
6.50
3 .50
8 .50
11 . 4 0
10.00
17.00
10.00
26 .50
0 .35
0.02
0.30
10.00
66.40
HI .00
5.00
1 .00
1 .00
1.00
1 .00
1.00
135.00
72.00
40.OC
1 .00
2.50
2.50
0.09
4.50
47.60
475.73
4 31.60
388.50
42.50
11 .4 0
10.00
17.00
10.00
26.50
47.25
1.44
12.00
10.00
15.23
3.48
11 . 2 5
11 9 . 0 0
±2jl&2~.
1 199.96
GROSS RECEIPTS
MILK
B U L L C A LV E S
BREEDING HEIFERS
CULL COWS
BULL
T C TA L
VARIABLE COSTS
GRAIN MIX
HAY
PASTURE
VET MEDICINE
BREEDING
SUPPLIES
MGMT RECORDS
UTILITIES
HAULING
SALT
MILK REPLACER
MISC EXPENSE
MACHINERY!FUEL,LUBE.REP)
EQUIPMENT(FUEL.LUBE,REP>
LABOR. TRACTOR & MACHINERY
L A B O R , L I V E S TO C K
I N T E R E S T O N O P E R . C A P. .
TOTAL VARIABLE CCSTS
INCOME ABOVE VARIABLE COSTS
FIXED CCSTS
LAND CHARGE
I N T. O N L I V E S T O C K C A P I TA L
INT. ON OTHER EQUIPMENT
DEPR. CN DAIRY COW FURCH
D E P R . C N O T H E R E C U I P.
OTHER FC. MACH & EQUIP.
TOTAL FIXEC COSTS
TOTAL COSTS
6. NET RETURNS
428.04
ACRE
DOL.
DOL.
DCL.
DOL.
DCL.
10.00
0.09
0 .09
1 .00
959.50
593.59
10.00
86.35
53.42
11 .2 5
85.21
3J^0_2_
278.26
1478.22
149.77
100 COW DAIRY. 13500 LBS. PRODUCTION PER COW. EARN IS DOUBLE 6 HERRINGBONE.
FEEDING OUTSIDE MILKING RARLCR. 25% REPLACEMENT, 3% DEATH LOSS ON COWS
P R E PA R E D E Y C E C I L PA R K E R . TA E X , C O L L E G E S TAT I O N . T E X A S P R O J E C T E D 1 9 7 7 - 7 8
FEEDER PIG PRODUCTION TEXAS BLACKLANDS REGICN
E S T I M AT E D C C S T S A N D R E T U R N S P E R S C W
ITEM
WEIGHT UNIT
EACH
PRICE OR
COST/UNIT
QUANTITY
VA L U E O R
COST
GROSS RECEIPTS
PIGS
T O TA L
50.00
LES.
0 .72
16.00
CWT.
CWT.
CWT.
CWT.
HEAD
HEAD
HEAD
HEAD
DOL.
DCL.
HRS.
HRS.
HRS.
DCL.
8.25
8.25
10.30
8.25
0 .50
5.63
1 .00
1 .00
9.76
13.53
8.00
0.89
16.00
1.00
16.00
16.00
2.50
2.50
2.50
0.09
5. 10
4.41
11 .40
149.79
.__5Z6. jlQ£_
576.OC
2. VARIABLE COSTS
S O W F E E D G E S T.
S O W F E E D L A C T.
P I G S TA R T E R
BOAR FEED
V E T. M E D ( P I G S J
V E T. M E D ( S O W S )
SALE COMM
MISG EXPENSE
MACHINERY(FUEL,LUBE,REP )
EQUIPMENT!FUEL.LUBE .REP*
LABOR, TRACTOR & MACHINERY
LABOR, EQUIPMENT
LABOR, LIVESTOCK
I N T E R E S T C N O P E R . C A P. ,
T O TA L VA R I A B L E C C S T S
I N C O M E A B O V E VA R I A B L E C O S T S
FIXEO COSTS
LAND
RENT
DOL
I N T. C N L I V E S T O C K C A P I TA L D C L
I N T. O N O T H E R E Q U I P M E N T D C L
DEPR. ON BOAR PURCHASED DOL
DEPR.
CN
OTHER
E Q U I P.
DCL
O T H E R F C , M A C H & E G U I P. D O L T O TA L F I X E D C C S T S
80.52
1 I 1.62
82.40
7.35
6.00
5.63
16.00
16.00
17.26
17.78
12.75
11 . 0 3
28.50
JL^A^fi.
428.33
147.67
15.00
0.09
0 .09
0.27
126.74
225.63
i
4.05
1 1 .59
20.31
7.66
53. 15
....—15*21.
111 . 9 6
5 . TO TA L C C S T S
540.29
NET RETURNS
35.71
1 5 S O W U N I T, F A L L - S P R I N G F A R R O W I N G , 5 6 D A Y W E A N I N G , 1 6 P I G S W E A N E D P E R
SOW PER YEAR, APPLICABLE TO WELL DRAINED SANOY SOILS.
P R E PA R E D B Y C E C I L PA R K E R , TA E X . C O L L E G E S TAT I O N , T E X A S P R O J E C T E D 1 9 7 7 - 7 8
FINISHING HOGS TEXAS BLACKLANDS REGION
ESTIMATED COSTS AND RETURNS PER HOG
I TEM
WEIGHT
EACH
UNIT
PRICE OR
COST/UNIT
QUANTITY
VALUE OR
COST
1. GROSS RECEIPTS
SLAUGHTER HOGS 240.00
TGTAL
LBS.
0.40
1 .00
C W T.
LBS.
HEAD
HEAD
HEAD
HEAD
DCL.
DOL.
HRS.
HRS.
HRS.
DOL.
8.25
0.72
0.50
1 .50
0 .75
0 .72
6.65
50.00
1 .00
1.00
1 .00
1 .00
2.50
2.50
2.50
0 .09
0.37
0. 1 1
C.55
36.97
.S£aP_0_
96.00
2 . VA R I A B L E C O S T S
F I N I S H I N G R AT I O N
FEEDER PIGS
VET MEDICINE
MARKETING
MISC EXPENSE
D E AT H L 0 S S = 2 %
MACHINERY(FUEL.LUBE .REP)
EQUIPMENT(FUEL.LUBE.REP )
LABiOR. TRACTOR £. MACHINERY
LABOR. EQUIPMENT
LABOR, LIVESTOCK
I N T E R E S T O N O P E R . C A P. .
T C TA L VA R I A B L E C C S T S
FIXED COSTS
LAND RENT
INT. ON OTHER EQUIPMENT
DEPR. CN OTHER EQUIP.
OTHER FC. MACH & ECUIP.
TOTAL FIXED CCSTS
5 . TO TA L C O S T S
6. NET RETURNS
3*33
102.36
3 . I N C O M E A B O V E VA R I A B L E C O S T S
4.
54.86
36.00
0.50
1.50
0.75
0.72
1 .27
0.85
0. 94
0.27
1. 38
-6. 36
DOL.
DCL.
DOL.
DOL.
15.00
0 .09
0.20
9.60
3.00
0.63
1 .91
QjlQJ
6.67
109.03
-13.03
240 FED PER YEAR. 120 FED PER BUNCH, 3.50 POUNDS FEED PER FOUND GAIN,
2 X D E AT H L O S S .
P R E PA R E D E Y C E C I L PA R K E R , TA E X . C O L L E G E S TAT I O N . T E X A S P R O J E C T E D 1 9 7 7 - 7 8
TEXAS BLACKLANDS REGION
Assumed Prices Paid and Received by Farmers \J
Item
Unit
Price
Seed
Cottonseed (acid delinted)
Grain sorghum
Wheat
Oats (typical)
Oats (high level)
Sudangrass
Corn
Ryegrass
Klei ngrass
Tarn Wintergreen Harding
lb.
lb.
lb.
lb.
lb.
lb.
lb.
lb.
lb.pis
lb.
$ .35
.42
.13
.10
.12
.22
.43
.16
7.50
3.00
Ferti Iizer
Nitrogen
Phosphorous
Potassuim
lb.
lb.
lb.
.20
.16
.07
Fuel and lubricants
Gasoline (bulk dellvery-$.09 tax refund)
Diesel
ga
.41
.37
Labor
Typical management
High level management
hour
hour
2.00
2.25
Custom rates
Cotton stripping and hauling
Combining grain sorghum (7.00 minimum)
Hauling grain sorghum
Combining wheat/oats (typical)
Combining wheat/oats (high level)
Hauling wheat/oats
Comb i n i ng corn
Hauling corn
Cut, rake and bale hay
HauIi ng hay
Applying herbicide/insecticide (aerial)
Cotton ginning
Fertilizer spreader
cwt.
cwt.
cwt.
acre
acre
cwt.
bu.
bu.
bale
bale
acre
cwt.
acre
1.25
.28
.17
6.50
7.50
.17
.17
.10
.45
.20
I .50
1.50
1.75
Prices paid (1976)
Interest on operating capital
percent
.09
-2-
r
I tern
Unit
Price
Prices received (1976)
Cotton Ii nt
Cottonseed
Grain Sorghum
Corn
Wheat
Oats
Sorghum hay
CoastaI hay
Oat hay
Kleingrass hay
\J These price assumptions are not to be
prospective prices.
lb.
ton
cwt.
bu.
bu.
bu.
ton
ton
ton
ton
.46
05.00
4.25
2.50
3.50
1.50
50.00
50.00
50.00
50.00
nterpreted as predictions or
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TEXAS BLACKLANDS REGION
Estimated Machinery and Equipment Cost Per Hour of Use
Machinery
Item and Size
Tractor - 130 HP
Tractor - 100 HP
Tractor - 75 HP
Tractor - 40 HP
Pickup - 1/2 ton
Chisel - 13 feet
Chisel - 19 feet
Cultivator - 13 feet
Cultivator - 19 feet
Disk - 13 feet
Disk - 19 feet
D r i l l - 11 f e e t
Herbicide appl. - 13 f e e t
Herbicide appl. - 19 f e e t
Lister/bedder - 13 feet
Lister/bedder - 19 feet
Planter - 13 feet
Planter - 19 feet
Shredder - 13 feet
Shredder - 19 feet
Spike harrow - 15 feei t
Sprayer - 25 feet
Roller - 13 feet
Roller - 19 feet
Purchase
Price
$15,434
13,153
10,737
4,698
5,048
1,477
2,282
1,174
2,014
1,477
2,483
1,812
336
403
1,152
1,610
1,610
2,350
1,534
3,195
450
905
153
218
Estimated
Years of Use
6
8
8
12
4
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
8
10
10
10
10
Estimated
Hours of Use
4200
4800
6400
3600
2800
1750
1750
1500
1500
1500
1500
650
500
500
1500
1500
1000
1000
1000
800
500
500
750
750
Fixed Costs
Per Hour
$3.87
3.42
2.10
2.07
2.11
1.26
1.94
1.16
2.00
1.46
2.47
4.15
1.00
1.20
1.14
1.60
2.39
3.50
2.29
5.33
1.20
2.70
.31
.43
Variable Costs
Per Hour
$5.74
4.34
2.94
2.38
3.39
.43
.67
.47
.80
.46
.72
1.25
.38
.45
.43
.60
.96
1.40
.79
1.94
.37
.73
.09
.13
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