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TEXAS EDWARDS AQUIFER
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FOREWORD
The enterprise budgets for Texas Edwards
Aquifer Region are based on estimates of yields,
production input quantities, and production prac
tices which represent the best judgment of local
producers, county Extension agents-agriculture, fi
nancial institution representatives, farm, machinery
dealers and others knowledgeable of the area. Vari
ation 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.
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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.
TEXAS EDWARDS AQUIFER REGION
Assumed Prices Paid and Received by Farmers \J
tern
Unit
Price
lb.
lb.
lb.
lb.
lb.
lb.
lb.
lb.
$ 50.00
10.00
Prices paid (1976)
Seed
Cabbage
Carrots
Corn
Cotton
Grain Sorghum
Oats
Sudan X
Wheat
Custom rates
Coastal Sprigging (w/sprigs)
Mow, Rake, Bale Hay
Haul Hay
Aerial AppIications
Insecticide
Defoliant
Fungicide
Pick and Haul Cotton
Gin, Bag, and Tie
Harvest, Pack and Market
Cabbage
Carrots
Custom Combine
Corn
Grain Sorghum
Wheat
Haul Corn and Grain Sorghum
Haul Wheat
FertiIizer
Nitrogen
Phosphorus
Potash
Labor
Tractor
Irrigation and Hand
Operating Capital
.75
.25
.35
.12
.29
.25
acre
bale
bale
25.00
appl .
appl .
appl .
cwt.
bale
1.75
2.00
2.25
2.75
30.00
50# bag
50# bag
acre
cwt.
acre
cwt.
.50
.20
1 .25
3.00
15.00
.25
9.00
bu.
.20
.12
lb.
lb.
lb.
.23
.21
.08
hr.
h r.
2.50
2.00
$
.10
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Item
Unit
Price
Fuels and lubricants
Diesel
Gasoline
gal .
gal .
.45
.50
Land Rent (cash)
Irrigated
Dryland
acre
acre
40.00
20.00
Insecticides
Cabbage
Carrots
Corn
Cotton
Grain Sorghum
appl
appl
appl
appl
appl
5.00
1.50
1.75
3.00
3.00
Fungicides
Cabbage
Carrots
appl
appl
7.00
3.00
Cotton Defoliant
acre
7.50
Herbicides
Cabbage
Carrots
Coastal Bermudagrass
Corn
Cotton
Grain Sorghum
acre
acre
acre
acre
acre
acre
5.00
15.00
6.00
9.00
9.00
7.50
50# bag
50# bag
2.25
5.00
3.25
12.00
Prices received (1976)
Cabbage
Carrots
Corn
Corn si I age
Cotton Ii nt
Cottonseed
Grain Sorghum
Sudan hay
Wheat
bu.
t o n , i n fi e l d
lb.
ton
cwt.
ton
bu.
.48
100.00
5.00
40.00
5.00
]_/ These price assumptions are not to be interpreted as predictions of
prospective prices.
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TEXAS EDWARDS AQUIFER REGION
Estimated Machinery and Equipment Cost Per Hour of Use
Machinery
Item and Size
Purchase
Price
Tractor
11 5
HP
$ 1 4 , 11 8
Tractor
90
HP
10,588
Tractor
60
HP
7,059
Pickup
1/2
ton
5,100
SP Combine - 14 feet 19,000
Shredder
12
feet
1,900
Chisel
Plow
12
feet
850
Moldboard Plow - 5.3 feet 2,000
Offset Disc - 10 feet 2,000
Offset Disc - 13 feet 2,200
Bedder
12
feet
1,000
Bedder
20
feet
1,500
Rolling cultivator - 12 feet 1,250
Rolling cultivator - 20 feet 2,000
To o l b a r c u l t i v a t o r - 1 2 f e e t 1 , 1 0 0
To o l b a r c u l t i v a t o r - 2 0 f e e t 1 , 8 0 0
Planter
12
feet
800
Planter
20
feet
1,100
Ve g e t a b l e p l a n t e r - 1 2 f e e t 1 , 0 0 0
Grain
drill
12
feet
1,100
Bed
shaper
12
feet
575
Land plane - 12 feet 2,400
Herbicide sprayer - 12 feet 750
Herbicide sprayer - 20 feet 1,100
V-type ditcher - 8 feet 250
Scrape
blade
8
feet
350
Estimated
Years of Use
5
6
8
3
6
10
8
8
8
8
10
10
10
10
10
10
15
15
15
15
10
20
8
8
15
15
Estimated
Hours of Use
7000
5400
4800
2100
1500
1200
1400
1800
1600
2000
1400
2000
1800
2500
1600
1500
1200
1200
900
900
600
1800
1000
1000
2505
2505
Fixed Costs
Per Hour
$ 1.99
2.15
1.91
2.02
14.64
2.46
.84
1.53
1.72
1.51
1.11
1.16
1.08
1.24
1.07
1.86
1.29
1.79
2.14
2.36
1.48
3.02
1.03
1.51
.19
.27
Variable Costs
Per Hour
$4.55
3.88
2.73
3.95
7.12
.77
.26
.83
.54
.48
.40
.42
.52
.60
.39
.67
.37
.51
.62
.57
.43
1.05
.33
.48
.04
.11
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CABBAGE, IRRIGATED, TEXAS EDWARDS AQUIFER REGION
ESTIMATED COSTS AND RETURNS PER ACRE
HIGH LEVEL MANAGEMENT
UNIT
1. GROSS RECEIPTS FROM PRODUCTION
CABBAGE
TOTAL
2 . VA R I A B L E C O S T S
PREHARVEST
SEED
FERT( 200-80-0)
HERBICIDE
INSECTICIDE
I N S E C T. A P P L I .
FUNGICIDE
FUNGfclNSEC APPLI
MACHINERY
TRACTORS
IRRIGATION MACHINERY
LABOR (TRACTOR € MACHINERY)
LABOR(IRRIGATION)
OTHER LABOR
INTEREST ON GP. CAP.
SUBTOTALt PRE-HARVEST
HARVEST COSTS
HARV,PACK,MARKET
SUBTOTAL, HARVEST
VALUE OR
COST
PRICE OR
C O S T / U N I T QUANTITY
BAGS
2.25
650.00
L$&Zm.5&
$1462.50
LBS.
ACRE
ACRE
APPL
APPL
APPL
APPL
ACRE
ACRE
ACRE
HOUR
HOUR
HOUR
DOL.
50.00
62.80
15.00
5.00
1.75
7.00
2.25
6.63
14.49
25.50
2.50
2.00
2.00
0.10
1.50
1.00
1.00
15.00
15.00
4.00
4.00
1.00
1.00
1.00
6.05
4.50
20.00
200.88
75.00
62.80
15.00
75.00
26.25
28.00
9.00
6.63
14.49
25.50
15.12
9.00
40.00
__2Q*Q2
$ 421.88
$
BAGS
1.25
650.00
_ fl L 2 * 5 Q
$ 812.50
$1234.38
TOTAL VARIABLE COST
1.899
3 . B R E A K E V E N P R I C E , VA R I A B L E C O S T S B A G S
4. FIXED COSTS
MACHINERY
TRACTORS
I R R I G AT I O N M A C H I N E RY
LAND (NET RENT)
TOTAL FIXED COSTS
ACRE
ACRE
ACRE
ACRE
1.00
1.00
1.00
1.00
7.81
7.51
33.00
$
88.32
$1322.70
5. TOTAL COSTS
6. BREAKEVEN PRICE, TOTAL COSTS
7.81
7.51
33.00
40.00
BAGS
2.035
PROJECTED, 1976
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CABBAGE, IRRIGATED, TEXAS EDWARDS AQUIFER REGION
ESTIMATED COSTS AND RETURNS PER ACRE
HIGH LEVEL MANAGEMENT
OPERATION
SHREDDER
OFFSET DISC
MOLDBOARD PLOW
CHISEL PLOW
PICKUP
OFFSET DISC
OFFSET DISC
HERBICIDE SPRAYR
OFFSET DISC
LAND PLANE
BEDDER
F E R T. A P P L I , R E N T D
BEODER
PICKUP
VEGETABLE PLANTR
PICKUP
HERBICIDE SPRAYR
PICKUP
ROLLING CULT
TOOLBAR CULT
F E R T. A P P L I , R E N T D
PICKUP
PICKUP
F E R T. A P P L I , R E N T D
PICKUP
TOOLBAR CULT
PICKUP
F E R T. A P P L I , R E N T D
PICKUP
PICKUP
PICKUP
PICKUP
TOTALS
ITEM
NO.
4,30
2,37
1,34
1,32
10
2,37
1,37
55
2,37
1,52
2,39
2,86
2,39
10
2,46
10
2,55
10
1,41
2,43
4,86
10
10
4,86
10
2,43
10
4,86
10
10
10
10
DATE
FIXED
FUEL,OIL,
TIMES LABOR MACHINE L U B . , R E P.
COSTS
HCURS
HOURS
PER ACRE PER ACRE
OVER
J U LY
J U LY
J U LY
J U LY
J U LY
AUG
AUG
AUG
AUG
AUG
AUG
AUG
AUG
AUG
SEPT
SEPT
OCT
OCT
NOV
NOV
NOV
NOV
DEC
JAN
JAN
FEB
FEB
MAR
MAR
APR
MAY
JUNE
1.00
1.00
0.50
0.50
0.10
1.00
1.00
1.00
1.00
1.00
1.00
1.00
1.00
0.10
1.00
0.10
1.00
0.10
1.00
1.00
1.00
0.10
0.10
1.00
0.10
1.00
0.10
1.00
0.10
0.10
0.10
0 .10
0.265
0.239
0.356
0.157
0.125
0.239
0.239
0.0
0.239
0.702
0.231
0.097
0.231
0.125
0.385
0.125
0.271
0.125
0.181
0.214
0.097
0.125
0.125
0.097
0.125
0.214
0.125
0.097
0.125
0.125
0.125
_a^i25
0.177
0.159
0.23 7
0.105
0.100
0.159
0.159
0.181
0.159
0.468
0.154
0.064
0.154
0.100
0.257
0.100
0.181
0.100
0.121
0.143
0.064
0.100
0.100
0.064
0.100
0.143
0.100
0.064
0.100
0.100
0.100
0.71
0.82
1.49
0.60
0.40
0.82
0.95
0.09
0.82
3.05
0.78
0.30
0.78
0.40
1.35
0.40
0.93
0.40
0.73
0.76
0.21
0.40
0.40
0.21
0.40
0.76
0.40
0.2L
0.40
0.40
0.40
0.84
0.65
0.93
0.34
0.20
0.65
0.62
0.27
0.65
2.53
0.58
0.17
0.58
0.20
1.21
0.20
0.74
0.20
0.44
0.63
0.15
0.20
0.20
0.15
0.20
0.63
0.20
0.15
0.20
0.20
0.20
-Q*LQQ
-Q±.ka
_Q-2Q
6.050
4.414
21.12
15.32
PROJECTED, 1976
B U O G E T I D E N T I F I C AT I O N N U M B E R 9 9 8 1 6 8 0 11 6 5 0 0
A N N U A L C A P I TA L M O N T H 6
-6CARROTS, IRRIGATED, TEXAS EDWARDS AQUIFER REGION
ESTIMATED COSTS AND RETURNS PER ACRE
TYPICAL MANAGEMENT
UNIT
VALUE OR
COST
PRICE OR
C O S T / U N I T QUANTITY
GROSS RECEIPTS FRCM PRODUCTICN
CARROTS
TOTAL
BAGS
5.00
VARIABLE COSTS
PREHARVEST
SEED
FERT(60-40-0)
HERBICIDE
INSECTICIDE
I N S E C T. A P P L I .
FUNGICIDE
FUNGSINSEC APPLI
MACHINERY
TRACTORS
I R R I G AT I O N M A C H I N E RY
LABOR!TRACTOR S MACHINERY)
L A B O R ( I R R I G AT I O N )
OTHER LABOR
INTEREST GN OP. CAP.
SUBTOTAL, PRE-HARVEST
LBS.
ACRE
ACRE
APPL
APPL
APPL
APPL
ACRE
ACRE
ACRE
HOUR
HOUR
HOUR
DOL.
10.00
22.20
15.00
1.50
1.75
3.00
2.25
5.82
14.10
25.50
2.50
2.00
2.00
0.10
2.00
1.00
1.00
3.00
3.00
5.00
5.00
1.00
1.00
1.00
6.08
4.50
5.00
97.04
HARVEST COSTS
HARV,PACK,MARKET
SUBTOTAL, HARVEST
BAGS
3.00
250.00
250.00
L25.Qm.QQ.
$1250.00
20.00
22.20
15.00
4.50
5.25
15.00
11.25
5.82
14.10
25.50
15.20
9.00
10.00
2..ZQ
$ 182.53
$ 750.00
$ 932.53
TOTAL VARIABLE COST
3. BREAKEVEN PRICE, VARIABLE COSTS 8AGS
4. FIXED COSTS
MACHINERY
TRACTORS
IRRIGATION MACHINERY
LAND (NET RENT)
TOTAL FIXED COSTS
$
ACRE
ACRE
ACRE
ACRE
6.45
7.99
33.00
40.00
1.00
1.00
1.00
1.00
6.45
7.99
33.00
__AQ*QQ
$
5. TOTAL COSTS
6. BREAKEVEN PRICE, TOTAL COSTS
3.730
87.44
$1019.97
BAGS
4.080
PRICE BASED ON 1961-1970 SEASON WEIGHTED AVERAGE P R I C E .
PROJECTED,
1976
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CARROTS, IRRIGATED, TEXAS EDWARDS AQUIFER REGION
ESTIMATED COSTS AND RETURNS PER ACRE
TYPICAL MANAGEMENT
OPERATION
OFFSET DISC
CHISEL PLOW
MOLDBO ARD PLOW
OFFSET DI SC
BEDDER
PICKUP
FERT.A PPLI,RENTD
ROLLIN G CULT
BED SH APER
PICKUP
VEGETA BLE PLANTR
PICKUP
HER8IC IDE SPRAYR
TOOLBA R CULT
PICKUP
PICKUP
TOOLBA R CULT
PICKUP
PICKUP
TOOLBA R CULT
PICKUP
PICKUP
PICKUP
PICKUP
TOTALS
ITEM
NO.
2,36
2,32
2,34
2,36
2,38
10
4,86
2,40
2,50
10
2,46
10
4,54
2,42
10
10
2,42
10
10
2,42
10
10
10
10
DATE
FUEL,OIL, FIXED
TIMES LABOR MACHINE LUB.,REP. COSTS
OVER HOURS HOURS PER ACRE PER ACRE
J U LY
J U LY
J U LY
J U LY
J U LY
J U LY
AUG
AUG
AUG
AUG
SEPT
SEPT
OCT
OCT
OCT
NOV
DEC
DEC
JAN
FEB
FEB
MAR
APR
MAY
1 . 0 0 0 . 3 11
0.50 0.157
0.50 0.356
2.00 0.621
1.00 0 . 3 8 5
0.10 0.125
1.00 0.097
1.00 0.302
1.00 0.491
0.10 0.125
1.20 0 . 4 6 2
0.10 0.125
1.00 0.452
1.00 0.357
0.10 0.125
0.10 0.125
1.00 0 . 3 5 7
0.10 0.125
0.10 0.125
1 . 0 0 0.3 57
0.10 0.125
0.10 0.125
0.10 0.125
0 . 1 0 .Qm.LZ1
0.207
0. 105
0.237
0.414
0.257
0.100
0.064
0.201
0.327
0.100
0.308
0.100
0.302
0.238
0.100
0.100
0.238
0.100
0.100
0.238
0.100
0.100
0.100
.Qm.LQQ
1.08
0.52
1.30
2.15
1.30
0.40
0.21
1.04
1.67
0.40
1.63
0.40
1.08
1.20
0.40
0.40
1.20
0.40
0.40
1.20
0.40
0.40
0.40
0.89
0.36
0.97
1.78
0.95
0.20
0.15
0.73
1.33
0.20
1.45
0.20
1.00
0.87
0.20
0.20
0.87
0.20
0.20
0.87
0.20
0.20
0.20
-Qm.2Q
6.079
4.236
19.92
14.44
PRICE BASED CN 1961-1970 SEASON WEIGHTED AVERAGE PRICE.
PROJECTED, 1976
B U D G E T I D E N T I F I C AT I O N N U M B E R 9 1 5 0 1 6 8 0 2 1 6 5 0 0
A N N U A L C A P I TA L M O N T H 6
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CARROTS, IRRIGATED, TEXAS EDWARDS AQUIFER REGION
ESTIMATED COSTS AND RETURNS PER ACRE
HIGH LEVEL MANAGEMENT
UNIT
1. GROSS RECEIPTS
CARROTS
FROM PRODUCTION
TOTAL
2 . VA R I A B L E C O S T S
PREHARVEST
SEED
FERT( 80-70-0)
HERBICIDE
INSECTICIDE
I N S E C T. A P P L I .
FUNGICIDE
FUNG&INSEC APPLI
MACHINERY
TRACTORS
IRRIGATION MACHINERY
LABORITRACTOR £ MACHINERY)
L A B O R ( I R R I G AT I O N )
OTHER LABOR
I N T E R E S T C N O P. C A P.
SUBTOTAL, PRE-HARVEST
HARVEST COSTS
HARV,PACK, MARKET
SUBTOTAL, HARVEST
PRICE
OR
VA L U E
OR
COST/UNIT QUANTITY COST
BAGS
5.00
400.00
2QQQ*QQ
$2000.00
LBS.
ACRE
ACRE
APPL
APPL
APPL
APPL
ACRE
ACRE
ACRE
HOUR
HOUR
HOUR
DOL.
10.CO
33.10
15.00
1.50
1.75
3.00
2.25
6.19
13.29
25.50
2.50
2.00
2.00
0.10
2.00
1.00
1.00
4.00
4.00
6.00
6.00
1.00
1.00
1.00
5.53
4.50
5.00
108.35
20.00
33.10
15.00
6.00
7.00
18.00
13.50
6.19
13.29
25.50
13.81
9.00
10.00
—.LQ*Q.3
$ 201.22
$
BAGS
3.00
400.00
TOTAL VARIABLE COST
$1401.22
3 . B R E A K E V E N P R I C E , VA R I A B L E C O S T S
BAGS
4. FIXED COSTS
MACHINERY
TRACTORS
IRRIGATION MACHINERY
LAND (NET RENT)
TOTAL FIXED COSTS
ACRE
ACRE
ACRE
ACRE
3.503
$
6.54
6.73
33.00
40.00
1.00
1.00
1.00
1.00
6.54
6.73
33.00
$ 86.27
5. TOTAL COSTS
6. BREAKEVEN PRICE, TOTAL COSTS
L2QQm.QQ
$1200.00
$1487.49
BAGS
3.719
PROJECTED, 1976
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CARROTS, IRRIGATED, TEXAS EDWARDS AQUIFER REGION
ESTIMATED COSTS AND RETURNS PER ACRE
HIGH LEVEL MANAGEMENT
OPERATION
OFFSET DISC
CHISEL PLOW
MOLDBOARD PLOW
OFFSET DI SC
PICKUP
OFFSET DISC
HERBICIDE SPRAYR
OFFSET DISC
BEDDER
F E R T. A P P L I , R E N T D
PICKUP
ROLLING CULT
V- T Y P E D I T C H E R
PICKUP
VEGETABLE PLANTR
HERBICIDE SPRAYR
TOOLBAR CULT
PICKUP
PICKUP
TOOLBAR CULT
PICKUP
TOOLBAR CULT
PICKUP
TOOLBAR CULT
PICKUP
PICKUP
PICKUP
PICKUP
PICKUP
ITEM
NO.
1,37
1,32
1,34
1,37
10
1,37
55
1,37
2,39
2,86
10
2,41
2,56
10
2,46
2,55
2,43
10
10
2,43
10
2,43
10
2,43
10
10
10
10
10
DATE
FIXFD
FUEL,OIL,
TIMES LABOR MACHINE L U B . , R E P.
COSTS
OVER
HOURS
HOURS
PER ACRE PER ACRE
J U LY
J U LY
J U LY
J U LY
J U LY
AUG
AUG
AUG
AUG
AUG
AUG
SEPT
SEPT
SEPT
OCT
OCT
OCT
OCT
NOV
DEC
DEC
JAN
JAN
FEB
FEB
MAR
APR
MAY
JUNE
1.00 0.239
0.50
0.157
0.50
0.356
1.00
0.239
0.10 0.125
1.00 0.239
1.00
0.0
1.00
0.239
1.00 0.231
1.00
0.097
0.10
0.125
1.00 0.181
0.419
1.00
0.10 0.125
0.500
1.30
1.00
0.271
1.00 0.214
0.10 0.125
0.10 0.125
1.00
0.214
0.10 0.125
1.00 0.214
0.10 0.125
1.00 0.214
0.10 0.125
0.10
0.125
0.10 0.125
0.10 0.125
0.10 J l i l Z l
5.525
TO TA L S
0.159
0.105
0.237
0.159
0.100
0.159
0.181
0.159
0.154
0.064
0.100
0.121
0.279
0.100
0.333
0.181
0.143
0.100
0.100
0.143
0.100
0.143
0.100
0.143
0.100
0.100
0.100
0.100
_Q*itta
0.95
0.60
1.49
0.95
0.40
0.95
0.09
0.95
0.78
0.30
0.40
0.63
1.31
0.40
1.76
0.93
0.76
0.40
0.40
0.76
0.40
0.76
0.40
0.76
0.40
0.40
0.40
0.40
-Q*.*tQ
0.62
0.34
0.93
0.62
0.20
0.62
0.27
0.62
0.58
0.17
0.20
0.46
0.77
0.20
1.57
0.74
0.63
0.20
0.20
0.63
0.20
0.63
0.20
0.63
0.20
0.20
0.20
0.20
-Q-.2Q
4.064
19.47
13.27
PROJECTED, 1976
BUDGET IDENTIFICATION NUMBERA N N U A L C A P I TA L M O N T H 6
- 9 1 5 0 0 6 8 0 11 6 5 0 0