r TEXAS RIO GRANDE VALLEY r FOREWORD The enterprise budgets for Texas Rio Grande Valley Region are based on estimates of yields, pro duction input quantities, and production practices which represent the best judgment of local produc ers, county Extension agents-agriculture, financial institution representatives, farm machinery dealers and others knowledgeable of the area. Variation in yields, production inputs and production prac tices 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. r 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 glasses 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 one of the follow ing three methods: 1) customary landlord's crop share less his proportionate share of certain produc tion and harvesting inputs; 2) a cash lease; or 3) a fair market value times an interest rate. B-1241 (C 19) TEXAS AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION SERVICE . THE TEXAS ASM UNIVERSITY SYSTEH Daniel C Pfannstiel, Director . College Station, Texas TEXAS ENTERPRISE BUDGETS TEXAS RIO GRANDE VALLEY REGION Projected for 1982 Educational programs conducted by the Texas Agricultural Extension Service serve people of all ages regardless of socio-economic level, race, color, sex, religion or national origin, s~ Jooperatxve Extension WorK in Agriculture and Home Economics, The Texas A&M University System and the United States Department of Agriculture coopera ting. Distributed in furtherance of the Acts of Congress of Hay 8, 19 14, as amended, and June 30, 1914. 500 1-82, New ECO 7-2 901 PROJECTIONS FOR PLANNING PURPOSES ONLY _ NOT TO BE USED WITHOUT UPDATING AFTER 02/15/82. B-1241 (C19) COTTON. DRYLAND, TEXAS RIO GRANDE VALLEY REGION 1982 PROJECTED COSTS AND RETURNS PER ACRE CATEGORY 1. GROSS RECEIPTS COTTON LINT COTTONSEED TOTAL PROJECTED RETURNS 2. VARIABLE COSTS PREHARVEST COSTS *SD COTTON ♦NITROGEN (DRY) ♦PHOSPHATE ♦HERBICIDE ♦INSECTICIDE PESTICIDE APPL. FUEL 5 LUBE—TRACTOR EQUIPMENT R E PA I R S T R A C TO R EQUIPMENT LABOR MACHINERY EQUIPMENT OTHER OPERATING CAPITAL SUBTOTAL, PREHARVEST HARVEST COSTS ♦DEFOLIANT DEFOLIANT APPLI. ♦GIN, BAG, TIES FUEL & LUBE—TRACTOR EQUIPMENT R E PA I R S T H A C TO R EQUIPMENT LABOR MACHINERY EQUIPMENT SUBTOTAL, HARVEST PROJECTED UNIT YIELD 400.00 LB0.32 TON INPUT USE 18.00 30-00 30.00 1.00 4.00 4.00 2.31 1.19 1.00 53.12 1-00 1.00 0.83 1.33 0.03 TOTAL VARIABLE COSTS BREAK-EVEN PRICE, VARIA BLE COSTS 3. INCOME ABOVE VARIABLE COS TS 4. FIXED COSTS D E P R E C - - I N T E R E S T, TA X E S TRACTOR EQUIPMENT LAND-CASH RENT TOTAL FIXED COSTS S INSUH. 1.00 5. TOTAL PROJECTED COSTS BREAK-EVEN PRICE, TOTAL 6. NET PROJECTED RETURNS COSTS YOUR PROJECTED ESTIMATE 5/UNI'T VTTTTE 0.59 236.00 80.00 25.60 $ 2b1.bU $ LB. 0.50 9.00 LB0.35 10.50 LB. 0.30 9.00 ACRE 18.50 18.50 APPL 8.00 32-00 APPL 3.50 14.00 ACRE 15.46 ACRE 3.00 ACRE 3.05 ACRE 3.02 HOUR 3.45 7.95 HOUR 3.45 4 . 11 HOUR 3.45 3.45 DOL. 0.190 10.09 ACRE $ 14J.13 $ ACRE 4.60 4.60 ACRE 3.00 3.00 BALE 48.00 39.84 ACBE 0.0 7.59 ACRE ACRE 0.0 ACBE 22.25 HOUR 3.45 4.60 HOUR 3-45 0.10 ACRE $ 8i.yy $ $ 225.12 $ ACRE $ 0 . 50/LB. COTTON LI*IT ACRE $ 36.48 $ ACRE 23.56 ACRE 79.85 ACRE 55.00 55.00 ACRE $ 158.41 ACRE $ 383.53 $ $ 0 . 89/LB. COTTON LiftfT ACRE $ -121.93 $ INFORMATION PRESENTED IS PREPARED SOLELY AS A GENERAL GUIDE AND IS NOT INTENDED TO RECOGNIZE OR PREDICT THE COSTS AND RETURNS FROM ANY ONE PARTICULAR FARM OR RANCH OPEBATION. THESE PROJECTIONS WERE COLLECTED AND DEVELOPED BY STAFF MEMBERS OF THE TEXAS AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION SERVICE AND APPROVED FOR PUBLICATION. 901 PROJECTIONS FOR PLANNING PURPOSES ONLY NOT TO BE USED WITHOUT UPDATING AFTER 02/15/82 B-1241 (C19) COTTON, DRYLAND, TEXAS RIO GRANDE VALLEY REGION 1982 PROJECTED COSTS AND RETURNS PER ACRE MACHINERY OPERATION SHREDDER 4E MOLDBOARD PLOW CHISEL PLOW OFFSET DISC OFFSET DISC BEDDER 68 FERT.APPL,RNTD HERB SPRAYR 6R RLNG CULT 6R PLANTER 6R CULTIVATOR 6R CULTIVATOR 6R CTTN PICKR 2R HACH ITEM OPER TIMES LABOR MACHINE OPER LABOR NO. MONTH OVEH HOURS HOURS COSTS COSTS 4,46 2,30 2,32 2,38 2,38 2,35 2,59 47 2,34 2,36 2,44 2,44 17 SEPT SEPT SEPT SEPT OCT NOV JAN JAN FEB FEB HAR MAI AUG TOTALS 1.00 0.50 0.50 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.25 1.00 1.25 1.00 1.00 1.25 _ . APPL. MACH INPUT FIXED COSTS COSTS TOTAL OPER. COST 0.283 0.285 0.101 0.210 0,210 0,151 0.203 0.0 0.194 0.252 0.207 0.207 1.3.34 0.214 0.216 0.076 0.159 0.159 0.115 0.154 0.198 0.147 0.191 0.157 0.157 1.068 1-51 2.88 0.97 2.03 2.03 1.39 1.72 0.14 1.95 2.64 1.96 1.96 33-43 0.98 0.98 0.35 0.73 0.73 0.52 0.70 0.0 0.67 0.87 0.72 0.72 4.60 4.58 7.06 0.0 0.0 5.83 9.69 0.0 1-59 2.90 0.0 4.12 6.88 0-0 4-12 6.88 0.0 2-06 3.96 19.50 2 . 0 5 23.98 18.50 0 . 6 2 19-27 0.0 2-87 5.49 9 . 0 0 4.99 17.50 5.78 0-0 3.10 5-78 0.0 3.10 3 9 . 8 4 54.90 132.78 3.640 3.013 54.62 12.56 86.84 93.91 247.93 ^ RESIDUAL RETURNS AT ALTERNATIVE YIELDS AND PRICES ADJUSTED FOR YIELD-RELATED COSTS AND CHANGES IN SHARE-RENT INCOME ABOVE VARIABLE COSTS LESS SHARE-RENT PRICE OF COTTON LINT (DOLLARS) LB. 1 320.00 1. 1 360.00 1QUANTITY OF COTTON LINT 1 400.00 1 1 440.00 I 1 480.00 I 1 0.47 0.53 0.59 0.65 -45.63 -26-75 -7.87 11.01 0.71 I 29.89 I i -28.18 -6-94 14.30 35.54 56.78 1 -10-72 12.88 36.48 60-08 83.68 i 6.74 32-70 58.66 84.62 110-58 I 24.19 52-51 80.83 109. 15 137.47 1 I 1 I JI NOTE: NEGATIVE RETURNS OVER VARIABLE COSTS MAY BE AVOIDABLE VIA CROP ABANDONMENT, GRAZE-OUT, Ofl OTHER HANAGEHENT STRATEGIES. 902 r PROJECTIONS FOB PLANNING PURPOSES ONLY NOT TO BE USED WITHOUT UPDATING AFTER 02/15/82. COTTON, IRRIGATED, TEXAS RIO GRANDE VALLEY REGION 1982 PROJECTED COSTS AND RETURNS PER ACRE B-1241 (C19) CATEGORY PROJECTED PROJECTED YOUR YIELD UNIT S/UNIT ~VXLUE ESTIMATE 1. GROSS RECEIPTS COTTON LINT 650.00 LB. 0.59 383.50 COTTONSEED 0.52 TON 80.00 41.60 " TOTAL PROJECTED RETURNS $ "425;"TU $ 2. VABIABLE COSTS INPUT USE PREHARVEST COSTS ♦SD COTTON 18.00 LB. 0-50 9.00 ♦ NITROGEN (DRY) 60.00 LB. 0.35 21.00 ♦PHOSPHATE 60.00 LB. 0.30 18.00 ♦HERBICIDE 1.00 ACRE 18.50 18.50 " "" ♦INSECTICIDE 6.00 APPL 8.00 48.00 PESTICIDE APPL. 6.00 APPL 3.50 21.00 ♦IRRIG. WATER 3 . 0 0 . APPL 6.00 18.00 IRRIGATION WATER 18.00 ACIN FUEL & LUBE—TRACTOR ACRE 18.16 EQUIPHENT ACHE 3.00 R E PA I R S T R A C T O R ACRE J.b__ EQUIPHENT ACRE J.UJ LABOR HACHINERY 2.67 HOUR 3.45 y.<_u IRRIGATION 4.50 HOUR 3.45 IDmDZ 1.19 HOUH 3.45 EQUIPHENT 4.11 OTHER 1.00 HOUR 3.45 3.45 OPERATING CAPITAL 72-69 DOL. 0.190 13.81 ACBE $ 22/.4U 5 SUBTOTAL, PREHARVEST HARVEST COSTS 1.35 BALE ♦GIN, BAG, TIES 48.00 64.80 FUEL 5 LUBE—TRACTOR ACRE 0.0 ACRE EQUIPHENT 9.11 R E PA I R S T R A C T O R ACBE u.u ACBE EQUIPMENT 26.70 LABOR MACHINERY 1.60 HOUR 3.45 5.52 0.03 HOUR 3.45 U. 10 EQUIPMENT ACBE 106.23 $ ' SUBTOTAL, HARVEST TOTAL VARIABLE COSTS ACRE $ 333.63 $. BREAK-EVEN PRICE, VARIABLE COSTS $ 0.45/LB. COTTON LINT 3. INCOME ABOVE VARIABLE COSTS ACBE $ 91.47 $ 4. FIXED COSTS DEPREC..INTEREST,TAXES S INSUR. TRACTOR ACBE 27.10 EQUIPMENT ACRE 91.87 LAND-CASH RENT 1.00 ACRE 70.00 70.00 TOTAL FIXED COSTS ACRE 188.9/ r 5. TOTAL PROJECTED COSTS ACRE $ 522.59 $, BREAK-EVEN PRICE, TOTAL COSTS $ 0.74/LB. COTTON LINT 6. NET PROJECTED RETURNS ACRE $ -97.49 $ INFORMATION PRESENTED IS PREPARED SOLELY AS A GENERAL GUIDE AND IS NOT INTENDED TO RECOGNIZE OH PREDICT THE COSTS AND RETURNS FROM ANY ONE PARTICULAR FARM OR RANCH OPERATION. THESE PROJECTIONS WERE COLLECTED AND DEVELOPED BY STAFF MEMBERS OF THE TEXAS AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION SERVICE AND APPROVED FOR PUBLICATION. 902 PROJECTIONS FOR PLANNING PURPOSES ONLY NOT TO BE USED WITHOUT UPDATING AFTER 02/15/82 B-1241 (C19) COTTON, IRRIGATED, TEXAS RIO GRANDE VALLEY REGION 1982 PROJECTED COSTS AND BETURNS PER ACRE MACHINERY OPERATION SHREDDER 4R CHISEL PLOW OFFSET D I S C OFFSET D I S C OFFSET D I S C OFFSET D I S C BEDDER 6R HERB SPRAYR 6R FERT APPL,RNTD RLNG CULT" 6R PLANTER 6R CULTIVATOR 6R DITCHER BLADE DITCHER BLADE CULTIVATOR 6R DITCHER BLADE CTTN PICKR 2R MACH ITEM OPER TIMES LABCR MACHINE OPER LABOR NO. MONTH OVER HOURS HOURS COSTS COSTS SEPT SEPT SEPT OCT NOV NOV DEC JAN JAN FEB FEB 2,46 2,32 2,38 2,38 2,38 2,38 2,35 4,47 2,59 2,34 2,36 2,44 4,48 4,48 2,44 4,48 17 MAR MAR APR MAY MAY AUG 1.00 0.50 1.00 1-00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.25 1.00 0.01 0.01 1.00 0.01 1.50 TOTALS IRRIGATION APPLICATION 0.283 0.101 0.210 0.210 0.210 0.210 0.151 0.209 0.203 0.194 0.252 0.207 0.005 0.005 0.207 0.005 1.601 0.214 0.076 0.159 0.159 0.159 0.159 0 . 11 5 0.159 0.154 0. 147 0.191 0.157 0.004 0.004 0-157 0.004 1.281 2.56 0.97 2-03 2.03 2.03 2.03 1.39 1 . 11 1.72 1.95 2.64 1.96 0.02 0.02 1.96 0.02 40. 12 4.267 3.300 64.58 14.72 131.30109.47 320.07 APPL. ACRE LABOR MONTH INCHES HOURS MAR APR M AY WATER APPLICATION WATER APPLICATION WATER APPLICATION 6.00 6.00 6.00 1.500 1.500 1.500 7.72 2m 90 6.88 6.88 6.88 6.88 3.96 23.23 43-43 5.49 17.50 5-78 0- 14 0-14 5.78 0. 14 176-32 IRRIG SYSTEM OPER. LABOR HOURS COSTS COSTS 0.0 0.0 0.0 18.00 4.500 0.0 TOTALS A P P L . H A C H T O TA L INPUT FIXED OPER. COSTS COSTS COST 0.0 0-0 0.0 APPL. IRRIG INPUT FIXED COSTS COSTS 5.17 5.17 5.17 TOTAL IRRIG COSTS 0.0 0.0 0.0 11. 17 11. 17 11. 17 0.0 15.52 18.00 0.0 33.52 6.00 6.00 6.00 RESIDUAL RETURNS AT ALTERNATIVE YIELDS AND PRICES ADJUSTED FOR YIELD-RELATED COSTS AND CHANGES IN SHARE-RENT INCOME ABOVE VARIABLE COSTS LESS SHARE-RENT PRICE OF COTTON LINT (DOLLARS) LB. 520.00 QUANTITY OF COTTON LINT 585.00 650.00 715.00 780.00 0.47 0.53 0.59 0.65 0.71 -41.95 -13.59 14.77 43.13 71.49 - 11 . 2 7 20.93 53.12 85.32 117.51 19.41 55.44 91.47 127.50 163.53 50.09 89.96 129.8 2 169.69 209.55 80.77 124.47 168. 17 211.87 255.57 NOTE: NEGATIVE RETURNS OVER VARIABLE COSTS HAY BE AVOIDABLE VIA CROP ABANDONHENT, GRAZE-OUT, OR OTHER MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES. 903 PROJECTIONS FOH PLANNING PURPOSES ONLY NOT TO BE USED WITHOUT UPDATING AFTER 02/15/82. B-1241 (C19) GHAIN SORGHUH, DRYLAND, TEXAS RIO GRANDE VALLEY REGION 1982 PROJECTED COSTS AND RETURNS PER ACRE CATEGORY PBOJECTED UNIT YIELD 1. GROSS RECEIPTS GRAIN SORGHUH TOTAL PROJECTED RETURNS r 2. VARIABLE COSTS PREHARVEST COSTS ♦GHAIN SORG.SEED ♦ NITROGEN (DRY) ♦INSECTICIDE PESTICIDE APPL. FUEL & LUBE—TRACTOR EQUIPHENT R E PA I R S T R A C T O R EQUIPHENT LABOR HACHINERY EQUIPHENT OPERATING CAPITAL SUBTOTAL, PREHARVEST HARVEST COSTS CUS HABV SORG D HAUL GRAIN SORG SUBTOTAL, HARVEST 28.00 CWT. PROJECTED YOUR VA L U E E S T I H AT E $/UNIT $ 134.40 134.40 $ $ 3.60 10.50 4.50 7.00 13.58 3.00 2.54 2-76 7.61 4 . 11 3.35 62.54 $ $ 9.80 9.80 19.60 $ 4.80 INPUT USE 6.00 30.00 2.00 2.00 2.20 1.19 17.62 28.00 28.00 TOTAL VABIABLE COSTS LB. LB. APPL APPL ACBE ACRE ACRE ACRE HOUR HOUR DOL. ACRE CWT. CWT. ACRE 0.60 0.35 2.25 3.50 3.45 3-45 0.190 0.35 0.35 ACRE 82.14 $ BREAK-EVEN PRICE, VARIABLE COSTS $ 2-93/CWT. GRAIN SORGHUH INCOHE ABOVE VARIABLE COSTS 4. FIXED COSTS DEPREC.,INTEREST,TAXES 8 INSUR. TRACTOR EQUIPHENT LAND-CASH RENT 1.00 TO TA L FIXED COSTS 5. TOTAL PROJECTED COSTS BBEAK-EVEN PBICE, TOTAL COSTS 6. NET PROJECTED BETURNS ACRE ACRE ACRE ACRE ACRE ACHE 52-26 $ 23.,12 17.,48 40.,00 40.00 $ $ 80.59 162.73 $ $ $ 5.81/CWT. GBAIN SOBGHUH ACBE $ -28.33 $ INFOBHATION PRESENTED IS PREPARED SOLELY AS A GENERAL GUIDE AND IS NOT INTENDED TO RECOGNIZE OR PREDICT THE COSTS AND RETURNS FROH ANY ONE PARTICULAR FARM OR RANCH OPERATION. THESE PROJECTIONS WERE COLLECTED AND DEVELOPED BY STAFF HEHBERS OF THE TEXAS AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION SERVICE AND APPROVED FOR PUBLICATION. 9 0 3 P R O J E C T I O N S F O R P L A N N I N G P U R P O S E S O N LY NOT TO BE USED WITHOUT UPDATING AFTER 02/15/82. B-1241 (C19) 1 GRAIN SORGHUM, DRYLAND, TEXAS RIO GRANDE VALLEY REGION 1982 PROJECTED COSTS AND RETURNS PER ACRE MACHINERY OPERATION SHREDDER 4R MOLDBOARD PLOW OFFSET DISC OFFSET DISC BEDDER 6R FERT.APPL,RNTD RLNG CULT 6B PLANTER 6R CULTIVATOfi 6R CULTIVATOB 6R HACH LABOR I T E H OPER TIMES LABOR MACHINE OPER NO. MONTH OVER HOUBS HOUBS COSTS COSTS 4,46 2,30 2,38 2,38 2,35 2,59 2,34 2,36 4,44 4,44 AUG AUG AUG OCT DEC JAN FEB FEB MAR MAY TOTALS 1.00 0.50 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.25 1.00 1.00 APPL. HACH INPUT F I X E D COSTS COSTS TOTAL OPER. COST 0.283 0.285 0.210 0.210 0.151 0.203 0.194 0.252 0.207 0.207 0.214 0.216 0.159 0.159 0 . 11 5 0.154 0.147 0.191 0.157 0.157 1.51 2.88 2.03 2.03 1.39 1.72 1.95 2.64 1.19 1.19 0.98 0.98 0.73 0.73 0.52 0.70 0.67 0.87 0.72 0.72 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 10.50 0.0 3.60 0.0 0-0 4.58 5.83 4.12 4.12 2.06 2.05 2.87 4.99 3.38 3.38 7.06 9.69 6.83 6.88 3.96 14.93 5.49 12.10 5.29 5.29 2.205 1.670 18.53 7.61 14.10 37.37 77.61 RESIDUAL RETURNS AT ALTEBNATIVE YIELDS AND PBICES ADJUSTED FOR YIELD-RELATED COSTS AND CHANGES IN SHARE-RENT INCOME ABOVE VARIABLE COSTS LESS SHABE-RENT * > PRICE OF GBAIN SOBGHUH (DOLLABS) 3.84 4.32 4.80 5.28 5.76 7.80 18.55 29.30 40.05 50.81 I 16.59 28.69 40-78 52.88 64.97 J 25.38 38.82 52.26 65.70 79.14 l 34.17 48.96 63.74 78.53 93.31 | 42.97 59.09 75.22 91-35 107.48 | CWT. 1 22.40 J I 25.20 ! QUANTITY OF GRAIN SORGHUH 1 1 i 30.80 I \ 28-00 33.60 1 1 904 r r PBOJECTIONS FOB PLANNING PURPOSES ONLY B-1241 (C19) NOT TO BE USED WITHOUT UPDATING AFTEB 02/15/82. GBAIN SOBGHUH, IRRIGATED, TEXAS RIO GRANDE VALLEY REGION 1982 PROJECTED COSTS AND RETURNS PER ACRE pbojected YOUR PROJECTED CATEGORY ""Value ESTIHATE YIELD UNIT 1. GROSS RECEIPTS 4.80 240.00 GRAIN SORGHUM 50.00 CWT. $ 240.00 $" TOTAL PROJECTED RETURNS INPUT USE 2- VARIABLE COSTS PREHARVEST COSTS 0.60 4.80 ♦GRAIN SORG.SEED 8.00 LB. 120.00 LB. 0.35 42-00 ♦NITROGEN (DRY) 60.00 LB0.30 18.00 ♦PHOSPHATE 1.00 APPL 3.03 3.03 HERBICIDE 2.25 15.75 ♦INSECTICIDE 7.00 APPL PESTICIDE APPL. 7.00 APPL 3.50 24.50 ♦IRRIG. WATER 3.00 APPL 6.00 18.00 IRRIGATION WATER 18.00 ACIN FUEL & LUBE—TRACTOB ACBE 18.38 ACBE 3.00 EQUIPMENT B E PA I B S T R A C T O R ACBE 3.64 ACBE 3.42 EQUIPMENT LABOR MACHINEBY 2.73 HOUB 3.45 9.40 IRRIGATION 4.50 HOUB 3.45 15.52 1.19 HOUB 3.45 4.11 EQUIPMENT . OPERATING CAPITAL 63.43 DOL. 0.190 12.05 ACBE $ 19b.61 SUBTOTAL, PREHARVEST HARVEST COSTS CUS HARV SORG D 50.00 CWT. 0.35 17.50 HAUL GRAIN SOBG 50.00 CWT. 0.35 17.50 ACBE $ 3bZuu SUBTOTAL, HABVEST TOTAL VABIABLE COSTS ACBE $ 230.61 BBEAK-EVEN PBICE, VARIABLE COSTS 35 4.61/CWT. GBAIN SORGHUH ACRE $ 9.39 $ 3. INCOME ABOVE VARIABLE COSTS 4. FIXED COSTS DEPREC, INTEREST,TAXES £ INSUH. TBACTOB ACRE 27.80 ACRE 21.08 " EQUIPHENT LAND-CASH RENT 1 . 0 0 ACRE 50.00 50.00 TOTAL FIXED COSTS ACRE $* 5. TOTAL PROJECTED COSTS ACBE $ 329.49 $ BBEAK-EVEN PBICE, TOTAL COSTS $ 6.59/CWT, GRAIN SORGHUH 6. NET PBOJECTED BETUBNS ACHE $ -89.49 $ INFORMATION PRESENTED IS PREPARED SOLELY AS A GENERAL GUIDE AND IS NOT INTENDED TO RECOGNIZE OR PREDICT THE COSTS AND RETURNS FROH ANY ONE PARTICULAR FARH OR RANCH OPERATION. THESE PROJECTIONS WEHE COLLECTED AND DEVELOPED BY STAFP HEHBEBS OF THE TEXAS AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION SERVICE AND APPROVED FOR PUBLICATION.