r TEXAS HIGH PLAINS I SOIL RESOURCE AREA 1 r Dallam Hartley Sherman Hansford Moore Hutchinson Ochiltree B-124KC 1) TEXAS AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION SERVICE . THE TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY SYSTEM ZarlG L. Carpenter, Director College Station, Te x a s # ^ TEXAS CROP ENTERPRISE BUDGETS TEXAS HIGH PLAINS I REGION Projected for 1984 Educational programs conducted by regardless of socio-economic level, t n e Te x a s A g r i c u l t u r a l E x t e n s i o n S e r v i c e s e r v e race, color, sex, religion or national origin. pooplo of all ages C o o p e r a t i v e E x t e n s i o n W o r k i n A g r i c u l t u r e a n d H o m e E c o n o m i c s , T h e Te x a s A S M U n i v e r s i t y S y s t e m a n d t h e United States Department of Agriculture cooperating. Distributed in furtherance of the Acts of Congress of May 8, 1914, as amended, and June 30, 1914. ISO • 1-S4, New ECO 1-2 PROJECTIONS FOR PLANNING PURPOSES ONLY NOT TO BE USED WITHOUT UPDATING AFTER 12/21/83. JS*N B-1241(C 1) ALFALFA ESTAB., FURROW IRRIGATED, (NATURAL GAS), TEX HIGH PLAINS I REGN 1984 PROJECTED COSTS AND RETURNS PER ACRE C AT E G O RY PROJECTED YIELD UNIT 1. GROSS RECEIPTS PROJECTED VALUE $/UNIT TOTAL PROJECTED RETURNS $ 0.0 YOUR ESTIMATE $ 2. V A R I A B L E C O S T S I N P U T U S E PREHARVEST COSTS ♦ALFALFA SEED 15.00 I R R I G AT I O N WAT E R 1 0 . 0 0 FUEL & LUBE—TRACTOR EOUIPMENT IRRIGATION R E PA I R S T R A C T O R EQUIPMENT IRRIGATION LABOR MACHINERY 1.00 I R R I G AT I O N 1 . 0 0 EOUIPMENT 0.63 O P E R AT I N G C A P I TA L 2 2 . 6 7 SUBTOTAL, PREHARVEST HARVEST COSTS SUBTOTAL. HARVEST 2.39 35.85 LB. ACIN ACRE ACRE ACRE ACRE ACRE ACRE HOUR HOUR HOUR DOL. ACRE 5.00 5.00 5.00 0.180 $ ACRE $ ACRE $ 97.87 $ 3 . INCOME ABOVE VARIABLE COSTS ACRE $ -97.87 $ 4 . FIXED COSTS DEPREC..INTEREST,TAXES & INSUR. TRACTOR EOUIPMENT LAND-CASH RENT 1.00 IRR EOUIP (50%) 10.00 TOTAL FIXED COSTS ACRE ACRE ACRE ACIN ACRE 5. TOTAL PROJECTED COSTS 6 . NET PROJECTED RETURNS TOTAL VARIABLE COSTS 7.67 1.39 29.40 1.99 1.56 2.80 4.98 5.00 3.15 4.08 97.87 $ 0.0 $ $ 17.66 6.78 50.00 5.30 79.74 $ ACRE $ 177.61 $ ACRE $ -177.61 $ 50.00 0.53 LAND CHARGE USES $50/ACRE LESS 50% OF IRRIGATION FIXED COSTS 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 OPERATION. THESE PROJECTIONS WERE COLLECTED AND DEVELOPED BY STAFF MEMBERS OF THE TEXAS AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION SERVICE AND APPROVED FOR PUBLICATION. ■f$0^*-\ I 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 12/21/83. B-1241(C 1) ALFALFA ESTAB., FURROW IRRIGATED, (NATURAL GAS), TEX HIGH PLAINS I REGN 1984 PROJECTED COSTS AND RETURNS PER ACRE M A C H A P P L . M A C H TO TA L MACHINERY ITEM OPER TIMES LABOR MACHINE OPER LABOR INPUT FIXED OPER. OPERATION NO. MONTH OVER HOURS HOURS COSTS COSTS COSTS COSTS COST CHISEL OFFSET DISC TANDEM DISC GRAIN DRILL PACKER 1,,44 1 ,78 1,40 1,93 1 ,88 JULY AUG AUG AUG AUG 1. 0 0 1.OO 1. 0 0 1 .00 1 .00 TOTALS IRRIGATION APPLICATION WATER APPLICATION WATER APPLICATION TOTALS 0.132 0.104 0.208 0.280 0.272 0.100 0.079 0.158 0.212 0.206 1,.51 1..30 2,.19 3..32 2,.67 0.66 0.52 1.04 1.40 1.36 0.0 0.0 0.0 35.85 0.0 3.03 3.21 4.52 6.71 4.94 5.20 5.03 7.75 47.28 8.98 0.996 0.755 11.00 4.98 35.85 22.41 74.23 IRRIG SYSTEM OPER. LABOR HOURS COSTS COSTS APPL. IRRIG INPUT FIXED COSTS COSTS TOTAL IRRIG COSTS APPL. ACRE LABOR MONTH INCHES HOURS NOV SEPT 4.00 6.00 0.400 0.600 0.0 0.0 12,.88 19,.32 2.00 3.00 0.0 0.0 2..12 3. 18 17,.00 25,.50 10.00 1.000 0.0 32,.20 5.00 0.0 5.,30 42,.50 '*«% PROJECTIONS FOR PLANNING PURPOSES ONLY NOT TO BE USED WITHOUT UPDATING AFTER-12/21/83. B-1241(C 1) ALFALFA. FURROW IRRIGATED, (NATURAL GAS), TEXAS HIGH PLAINS I REGN 1984 PROJECTED COSTS AND RETURNS PER ACRE CATEGORY 1. GROSS RECEIPTS HAYALFALFA TOTAL PROJECTED RETURNS PROJECTED YIELD UNIT 7.00 TON 2. VARIABLE COSTS INPUT USE PREHARVEST COSTS FERT (P) APPL'D 100.00 IRRIGATION WATER 40.00 FUEL & LUBE—TRACTOR EQUIPMENT IRRIGATION R E PA I R S T R A C T O R EQUIPMENT IRRIGATION LABOR MACHINERY 0.0 IRRIGATION 4.00 EQUIPMENT 0.77 OPERATING CAPITAL 24.79 SUBTOTAL, PREHARVEST HARVEST COSTS SUBTOTAL, HARVEST TOTAL VARIABLE COSTS LB. ACIN ACRE ACRE ACRE ACRE ACRE ACRE HOUR HOUR HOUR DOL. ACRE PROJECTED YOUR $ / U N I T VA L U E E S T I M AT E 60.00 420.00 $ 420.00 $ 0 .10 10.00 $ 0.0 1.70 117.60 0.0 0.28 11.20 0.0 20.00 3.85 4.46 169.09 S ACRE $ 0.0 ACRE $ 169.09 $ 5 .00 5 .00 5 .00 0. 180 $ BREAK-EVEN PRICE, VARIABLE COSTS $ 24.16/TON HAYALFALFA 3 . I N C O M E A B O V E VA R I A B L E C O S T S A C R E $ 2 5 0 . 9 1 $ FIXED COSTS DEPREC..INTEREST,.TAXES & INSUR. TRACTOR EQUIPMENT PRORATED ESTABL 177.61 1.00 LAND-CASH RENT IRR EQUIP (50%) 40.00 TOTAL FIXED COSTS ACRE ACRE DOL. ACRE ACIN ACRE TOTAL PROJECTED CO!5TS ACRE BREAK-EVEN PRICE, TOTAL COSTS NET PROJECTED RETURNS $ 0.0 2.49 35.52 50.00 21 .20 109.21 $ $ 278.29 $ 0.,20 50,,00 0,.53 $ 39.76/TON HAYALFALFA ACRE $ 141.71 $ LAND CHARGE USES $50/ACRE LESS 50 PERCENT OF IRRIGATION FIXED COSTS, ESTABLISHMENT COSTS PRORATED OVER 5 YEARS. 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 OPERATION. THESE PROJECTIONS WERE COLLECTED AND DEVELOPED BY STAFF MEMBERS OF THE TEXAS AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION SERVICE AND APPROVED FOR PUBLICATION. # ^ PROJECTIONS FOR PLANNING PURPOSES ONLY NOT TO BE USED WITHOUT UPDATING AFTER 12/21/83, B-124KC 1) ALFALFA, FURROW IRRIGATED, (NATURAL GAS), TEXAS HIGH PLAINS I REGN 1984 PROJECTED COSTS AND RETURNS PER ACRE MACHINERY OPERATION TOTALS IRRIGATION APPLICATION WATER APPLICATION WATER APPLICATION WATER APPLICATION WATER APPLICATION WATER APPLICATION WATER APPLICATION WATER APPLICATION APPL. MACH INPUT FIXED COSTS COSTS MACH ITEM OPER TIMES LABOR MACHINE OPER LABOR NO. MONTr- OVER HOURS HOURS COSTS COSTS 0.0 APPL. ACRE LABOR MONTH INCHES HOURS FEB MAR APR MAY JUNE JULY AUG TOTALS 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 IRRIG SYSTEM OPER. LABOR HOURS COSTS COSTS 6.00 6.00 4.00 6.00 6.00 6.00 6.00 0.600 0.600 0.400 0.600 0.600 0.600 0.600 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 40.00 4.000 0.0 19.32 19.32 12.88 19.32 19.32 19.32 19.32 0.0 APPL. IRRIG INPUT FIXED COSTS COSTS 3.00 3.00 2.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 128.80 20.00 0.0 3.18 3.18 2.12 3.18 3.18 3.18 3.18 TOTAL OPER. COST 0.0 TOTAL IRRIG COSTS 25.50 25.50 17.00 25.50 25.50 25.50 25.50 2 1 . 2 0 170.00 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 HAYALFALFA (DOLLARS) 48.00 54.00 60.00 66.00 72.00 5.60 99.71 133.31 166.91 200.51 234.11 6.30 133.31 171.11 208.91 246.71 284.51 7.00 166.91 208.91 250.91 292.91 334.91 7.70 200.51 246.71 292.91 339.11 385.31 8.40 234.11 284.51 334.91 385.31 435.71 TON QUANTITY OF HAYALFALFA 3 PROJECTIONS FOR PLANNING PURPOSES ONLY NOT TO BE USED WITHOUT UPDATING AFTER 12/21/83. B-1241(C 1) # ^ CORN FOR GRAIN, SPRINKLER IRRIGATED. (NATURAL GAS). TEXAS HIGH PLAINS I REGN 1984 PROJECTED COSTS AND RETURNS PER ACRE CATEGORY GROSS RECEIPTS CORN DEFICIENCY PMT. TOTAL PROJECTED RETURNS PROJECTED UNIT YIELD 145.00 145.00 VARIABLE COSTS INPUT USE PREHARVEST COSTS ♦SEED CORN/GRAIN 0.35 FERT (N) APPL'D 200.00 FERT (P) APPL'D 60.00 ♦HERBICIDE 1.00 INSECT. CORN 1.00 IRRIGATION WATER 24.00 FUEL & LUBE—TRACTOR EQUIPMENT IRRIGATION R E PA I R S T R A C T O R EQUIPMENT IRRIGATION LABOR MACHINERY 1.16 IRRIGATION 0.79 EQUIPMENT 0.77 OPERATING CAPITAL 43.22 SUBTOTAL, PREHARVEST HARVEST COSTS CUST HARV CORN 145.00 CUSTOM HAULING 145.00 CUSTOM DRYING 145.00 SUBTOTAL, HARVEST JP\ TOTAL VARIABLE COSTS BU. BU. PROJECTED YOUR VALUE ESTIMATE $/UNIT 2.95 0.48 BAGS LB. LB. ACRE ACRE ACIN ACRE ACRE ACRE ACRE ACRE ACRE HOUR HOUR HOUR DOL. ACRE $ 48.00 0.27 0.25 12.00 30.00 427.75 69.60 497.35 $ 16.80 54.00 15.00 12.00 30.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 0.180 $ 8.91 1.70 81.84 2.32 1.84 11.04 5.79 3.96 3.85 7.78 256.83 $ BU. BU. BU. ACRE 0.30 0.10 0.12 $ 43.50 14.50 17.40 75.40 $ ACRE $ 332.23 $ BREAK-EVEN PRICE, VARIABLE COSTS $ 1.81/BU. CORN 3 . I N C O M E A B O V E VA R I A B L E C O S T S A C R E $ 1 6 5 . 1 2 $ _ 4. FIXED COSTS DEPREC..INTEREST,TAXES & INSUR. TRACTOR EQUIPMENT LAND NET SHARE-RENT IRRIG. E Q U I P. 24.00 TOTAL FIXED COSTS ACRE ACRE ACRE ACIN ACRE 5. TOTAL PROJECTED COSTS ACRE BREAK-EVEN PRICE, TOTAL COSTS 6. NET PROJECTED RETURNS $ 1.61 $ 20.54 11.43 56.29 38.64 126.89 $ $ 459.12 $ 2 . 69/BU. CORN ACRE $ 38.23 $ LAND CHARGE 33% GROSS LESS 33% FERT, CHEM, GAS, HARVEST & 50% OF IRRIG. FIXED COSTS. PRICE BASED ON LOAN RATE ADJUSTED FOR STORAGE. DEFICIENCY PAYMENT BASED ON COMPLIANCE WITH GOV'T SET ASIDE PROG. 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 OPERATION. THESE PROJECTIONS WERE COLLECTED AND DEVELOPED BY STAFF MEMBERS OF THE TEXAS AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION SERVICE AND APPROVED FOR PUBLICATION. 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 12/21/83. B-1241(C 1) CORN FOR GRAIN, SPRINKLER IRRIGATED, (NATURAL GAS), TEXAS HIGH PLAINS I REGN 1984 PROJECTED COSTS AND RETURNS PER ACRE MACHINERY OPERATION SHREDDER 4R OFFSET DISC CHISEL OFFSET DISC HERB SPR/DISC LISTER-PLNT6R CULTIVATOR 6R MACH ITEM OPER TIMES LABOR MACHINE OPER LABOR NO. MONTH1 OVER HOURS HOURS COSTS COSTS 1,57 JAN 1.43 MAR 1,44 MAR 1,43 APR 61 APR 1,36 MAY 1,33 MAY 1.00 1.00 2.00 1.50 1.00 1.00 1.00 TOTALS IRRIGATION APPLICATION MAR APR JUNE JULY AUG TOTALS TOTAL OPER. COST 0.277 0.104 0.263 0.156 0.0 0.151 0.207 0.210 0.079 0.199 0.118 0.158 0 . 11 5 0.157 2.79 1.30 3.01 1.95 0.01 1.58 2.15 1.38 0.52 1.32 0.78 0.0 0.76 1.04 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 12.00 16.80 0.0 6.27 3.21 6.06 4.81 0.19 3.87 5.07 10.45 5.03 10.39 7.54 12.21 23.00 8.25 1.159 1.036 12.79 5.79 28.80 29.48 76.87 IRRIG SYSTEM OPER. LABOR HOURS COSTS COSTS APPL. IRRIG INPUT FIXED COSTS COSTS TOTAL IRRIG COSTS 16.93 16.93 22.58 45.16 33.87 APPL. ACRE LABOR MONTH INCHES HOURS WATER APPLICATION WATER APPLICATION WATER APPLICATION WATER APPLICATION WATER APPLICATION APPL. MACH INPUT FIXED COSTS COSTS 3.00 3.00 4.00 8.00 6.00 0.099 0.099 0.132 0.264 0.198 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 11.61 11.61 15.48 30.96 23.22 0.49 0.49 0.66 1.32 0.99 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 4.83 4.83 6.44 12.88 9.66 24.00 0.792 0.0 92.88 3.96 0.0 38.64 135.48 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 CORN (DOLLARS) 2.36 2.65 2.95 3.24 3.54 116.00 6.44 29.36 52.29 75.22 98 15 130.50 28.98 54.77 80.56 106.36 132 15 145.00 51.51 80.17 108.83 137.49 166. 15 159.50 74.05 105.58 137.10 168.63 200 15 174.00 96.59 130.98 165.37 199.76 234 16 BU. QUANTITY OF CORN 4 PROJECTIONS FOR PLANNING PURPOSES ONLY NOT TO BE USED WITHOUT UPDATING AFTER 12/21/83. B-1241(C 1) # ^ CORN FOR GRAIN, FURROW IRRIGATED, (NATURAL GAS), TEXAS HIGH PLAINS I REGN 1984 PROJECTED COSTS AND RETURNS PER ACRE CATEGORY 1. GROSS RECEIPTS CORN DEFICIENCY PMT. TOTAL PROJECTED RETURNS PROJECTED YIELD UNIT 145.00 145.00 2. VARIABLE COSTS INPUT USE PREHARVEST COSTS ♦SEED CORN/GRAIN 0.35 FERT (N) APPL'D 220.00 FERT (P) APPL'D 40.00 ♦HERBICIDE 1.00 INSECT. CORN 1.00 IRRIGATION WATER 30.00 FUEL & LUBE—TRACTOR EQUIPMENT IRRIGATION R E PA I R S T R A C T O R EQUIPMENT IRRIGATION LABOR MACHINERY 1.63 IRRIGATION 3.00 EQUIPMENT 1.12 OPERATING CAPITAL 63.09 SUBTOTAL, PREHARVEST HARVEST COSTS CUST HARV CORN 145.00 CUSTOM HAULING 145.00 CUSTOM DRYING 145.00 SUBTOTAL, HARVEST TOTAL VARIABLE COSTS BU. BU. BAGS LB. LB. ACRE ACRE ACIN ACRE ACRE ACRE ACRE ACRE ACRE HOUR HOUR HOUR DOL. ACRE PROJECTED VALUE $/UNIT 2.95 0.48 $ 48.00 0.27 0.25 12.00 30.00 . YOUR ESTIMATE 427.75 69.60 497.35 $ 16.80 59.40 10.00 12.00 30.00 $ 12.56 2.47 88.20 3.26 2. 16 8.40 8. 16 15.00 5.60 11.36 285.37 $ BU. BU. BU. ACRE 0.30 0.10 0.12 $ 43.50 14.50 17.40 75.40 $ ACRE $ 360.77 $ 5.00 5.00 5.00 0.180 BREAK-EVEN PRICE, VARIABLE COSTS $ 2.01/BU. CORN 3 . I N C O M E A B O V E VA R I A B L E C O S T S A C R E $ 1 3 6 . 5 8 $ _ 4. FIXED COSTS DEPREC..INTEREST,TAXES & INSUR. TRACTOR EQUIPMENT LAND NET SHARE-RENT IRRIG. E Q U I P. 30.00 TOTAL FIXED COSTS ACRE ACRE ACRE ACIN ACRE 5. TOTAL PROJECTED COSTS ACRE BREAK-EVEN PRICE, TOTAL COSTS 6. NET PROJECTED RETURNS $ 28.95 12.57 57.48 31.80 130.79 $ $ 491.56 $ 1.06 $ 2 . 91/BU. CORN ACRE $ 5.79 $ LAND CHARGE 33% GROSS LESS 33% FERT, CHEM, GAS, HARVEST & 50% OF IRRIG. FIXED COSTS. PRICE BASED ON LOAN RATE ADJUSTED FOR STORAGE. DEFICIENCY PAYMENT BASED ON COMPLIANCE WITH GOV'T SET ASIDE PROG. 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 OPERATION. THESE PROJECTIONS WERE COLLECTED AND DEVELOPED BY STAFF MEMBERS OF THE TEXAS AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION SERVICE AND APPROVED FOR PUBLICATION. lflps\ 4 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 12/21/83. B-1241(C 1) CORN FOR GRAIN, FURROW IRRIGATED, (NATURAL GAS), TEXAS HIGH PLAINS I REGN 1984 PROJECTED COSTS AND RETURNS PER ACRE MACHINERY OPERATION SHREDDER 4R OFFSET DISC CHISEL OFFSET DISC TANDEM DISC HERB SPR/DISC BOX FLOAT LISTER 8 ROW RODWEEDER BED PLNTR 8R ROLLING CULT MACH ITEM OPER TIMES LABOR MACHINE OPER LABOR IMO. MONTHI OVER HOURS HOURS COSTS COSTS APPL. MACH INPUT FIXED COSTS COSTS TOTAL OPER. COST 1 .57 1 ,43 1 ,44 1 ,42 1 ,41 61 1 .60 1 .90 1 ,50 1 .74 1 .30 NOV NOV DEC FEB FEB FEB MAR MAR APR APR MAY 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 0.50 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 TOTALS IRRIGATION APPLICATION 0.277 0.104 0.132 0.208 0.146 0.0 0.216 0 . 11 4 0.091 0.152 0.194 0.210 0.079 0.100 0.158 0 . 11 0 0.158 0.164 0.086 0.069 0 . 11 5 0.147 2.79 1.30 1.51 2.29 1.62 0.01 2.10 1.17 0.95 1.76 2.08 1.38 0.52 0.66 1.04 0.73 0.0 1.08 0.57 0.45 0.76 0.97 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 12.00 0.0 0.0 0.0 16.80 0.0 6.27 3.21 3.03 5.00 3.57 0.19 4.03 2.33 2.35 3.89 4.03 10.45 5.03 5.20 8.33 5.91 12.21 7.21 4.06 3.76 23.21 7.08 1 .633 1.395 17.58 8.16 28.80 37.90 92.44 IRRIG SYSTEM OPER. LABOR HOURS COSTS COSTS APPL. IRRIG INPUT FIXED COSTS COSTS TOTAL IRRIG COSTS APPL. ACRE LABOR MONTH INCHES HOURS WATER APPLICATION WATER APPLICATION WATER APPLICATION WATER APPLICATION MAR JUNE JULY AUG TOTALS 8.00 8.00 8.00 6.00 0.800 0.800 0.800 0.600 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 25.76 25.76 25.76 19.32 4.00 4.00 4.00 3.00 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 30.00 3.000 0.0 96.60 15.00 0.0 8.48 8.48 8.48 6.36 38.24 38.24 38.24 28.68 31.80 143.40 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 CORN (DOLLARS) 2.36 2.65 2.95 3.24 3.54 116.00 -23.29 -0.37 22.56 45.49 68.41 130.50 -0.76 25.04 50.83 76.62 102.42 145.00 21.78 50.44 79.10 107.76 136.42 159.50 44.32 75.85 107.37 138.90 170.42 174.00 66.86 101.25 135.64 170.03 204.42 BU. QUANTITY OF CORN NOTE: NEGATIVE RETURNS OVER VARIABLE COSTS MAY BE AVOIDABLE VIA CROP ABANDONMENT, GRAZE-OUT, OR OTHER MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES. 5 PROJECTIONS FOR PLANNING PURPOSES ONLY NOT TO BE USED WITHOUT UPDATING AFTER 12/21/83. B-1241(C 1) CORN FOR SILAGE, FURROW IRRIGATED, (NATURAL GAS), TEXAS HIGH PLAINS I REGN 1984 PROJECTED COSTS AND RETURNS PER ACRE CATEGORY GROSS RECEIPTS CORN SILAGE TOTAL PROJECTED RETURNS PROJECTED YIELD UNIT 18.00 TON YOUR ESTIMATE PROJECTED VALUE $/UNIT 16.00 $ VARIABLE COSTS INPUT USE PREHARVEST COSTS 0.38 ♦SEED CORN/SILAGE FERT (N) APPL'D 200.00 ♦HERBICIDE 1.00 IRRIGATION WATER 22.00 FUEL & LUBE—TRACTOR EQUIPMENT IRRIGATION R E PA I R S T R A C T O R EQUIPMENT IRRIGATION 1 .84 LABOR MACHINERY IRRIGATION 2.20 1 . 12 EQUIPMENT 14.95 OPERATING CAPITAL SUBTOTAL, PREHARVEST HARVEST COSTS SUBTOTAL, HARVEST BAGS LB. ACRE ACIN ACRE ACRE ACRE ACRE ACRE ACRE HOUR HOUR HOUR DOL. ACRE ACRE $ TOTAL VARIABLE COSTS ACRE $ 54.00 0.27 12.00 288.00 288.00 $ 20.52 54.00 12.00 11 . 7 8 2.47 64.68 3.57 1.82 6.16 9.18 5.00 5.00 5.00 0.180 $ 11.00 5.60 2.69 205.47 $ 0.0 $ 205.47 $ BREAK-EVEN PRICE, VARIABLE COSTS $ 11.41/TON CORN SILAGE 3 . I N C O M E A B O V E VA R I A B L E C O S T S A C R E $ 8 2 . 5 3 $ . FIXED COSTS DEPREC..INTEREST,TAXES & INSUR. TRACTOR EQUIPMENT LAND NET SHARE-RENT IRRIG. EQUIP. 22.00 TOTAL FIXED COSTS ACRE ACRE ACRE ACIN ACRE TOTAL PROJECTED COSTS ACRE BREAK-EVEN PRICE. TOTAL COSTS NET PROJECTED RETURNS $ 23.64 11.81 40.26 23.32 99.02 $ $ 304.49 $ 1.06 $ 16.92/TON CORN SILAGE ACRE $ -16.49 $ LAND CHARGE 33% GROSS LESS 33%, FERT, CHEM. GAS & 50% OF IRRIG. FIXED COSTS. CROP SOLD STANDING IN FIELD. GOV'T PYMNT. NOT INCL 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 OPERATION. THESE PROJECTIONS WERE COLLECTED AND DEVELOPED BY STAFF MEMBERS OF THE TEXAS AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION SERVICE AND APPROVED FOR PUBLICATION. PROJECTIONS FOR PLANNING PURPOSES ONLY NOT TO BE USED WITHOUT UPDATING AFTER 12/21/83. B-1241(C 1) CORN FOR SILAGE. FURROW IRRIGATED, (NATURAL GAS), TEXAS HIGH PLAINS I REGN 1984 PROJECTED COSTS AND RETURNS PER ACRE MACHINERY OPERATION SHREDDER 4R TANDEM DISC CHISEL OFFSET DISC TANDEM DISC HERB SPR/DISC BOX FLOAT LISTER 6R RODWEEDER LISTER-PLNT6R ROLLING CULT MACH ITEM OPER TIMES LABOR MACHINE OPER LABOR NO. MONTHI OVER HOURS HOURS COSTS COSTS NOV NOV DEC FEB FEB FEB MAR MAR APR APR MAY 2,57 2,40 2,44 2.42 2,40 61 2,60 2,54 2,50 2,36 2,30 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 0.50 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 TOTALS MAR MAY JUNE JULY AUG TOTALS 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 12.00 0.0 0.0 0.0 20.52 0.0 4.93 3.51 2.39 3.99 3.51 0.19 2.98 2.21 1.91 3.13 3.08 8.73 6.46 4.38 7.04 6.46 12.21 5.87 4.28 3.20 25.78 5.87 0.210 0.158 0.100 0.158 0.158 0.158 0.164 0 . 11 5 0.069 0 . 11 5 0.147 2.42 1.91 1.33 2.01 1.91 0.01 1.81 1.32 0.83 1.37 1 .82 1.04 0.66 1.04 1.04 0.0 1.08 0.76 0.45 0.76 0.97 1.837 1.549 16.76 9.18 32.52 31.83 90.30 SYSTEM OPER. LABOR HOURS COSTS COSTS APPL. IRRIG INPUT FIXED COSTS COSTS TOTAL IRRIG COSTS APPL. ACRE LABOR MONTH INCHES HOURS WATER APPLICATION WATER APPLICATION WATER APPLICATION WATER APPLICATION WATER APPLICATION TOTAL OPER. COST 0.277 0.208 0.132 0.208 0.208 0.0 0.216 0.151 0.091 0.151 0.194 1.38 IRRIG IRRIGATION APPLICATION APPL. MACH INPUT FIXED COSTS COSTS 6.00 4.00 4.00 4.00 4.00 0.600 0.400 0.400 0.400 0.400 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 19.32 12.88 12.88 12.88 12.88 3.00 2.00 2.00 2.00 2.00 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 22.00 2.200 0.0 7 0 . 8 4 11.00 0.0 6.36 4.24 4.24 4.24 4.24 28.68 19.12 19.12 19.12 19.12 23.32 105 ..16 >^)V 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 CORN SILAGE (DOLLARS) 12.80 14.40 16.00 17.60 19.20 14.40 -27.19 - 11 . 7 5 3.68 19.12 34.56 16.20 - 11 . 7 5 5.61 22.98 40.35 57.71 18.00 3.68 22.98 42.28 61.57 80.87 19.80 19.12 40.35 61.57 82.80 104.02 21.60 34.56 57.71 80.87 104.02 127.18 TON QUANTITY OF CORN SILAGE NOTE: NEGATIVE RETURNS OVER VARIABLE COSTS MAY BE AVOIDABLE VIA CROP ABANDONMENT, GRAZE-OUT. OR OTHER MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES. PROJECTIONS FOR PLANNING PURPOSES ONLY NOT TO BE USED WITHOUT UPDATING AFTER 12/21/83. B-1241(C 1) FORAGE SORGHUM. DRYLAND, TEXAS HIGH PLAINS I REGION 1984 PROJECTED COSTS AND RETURNS PER ACRE CATEGORY 1. GROSS RECEIPTS GRAZING TOTAL PROJECTED RETURNS 2. VARIABLE COSTS PREHARVEST COSTS ♦FORAGE SORG SEED FUEL & LUBE—TRACTOR EQUIPMENT R E PA I R S T R A C T O R EQUIPMENT LABOR MACHINERY EQUIPMENT OPERATING CAPITAL SUBTOTAL, PREHARVEST HARVEST COSTS SUBTOTAL, HARVEST PROJECTED YIELD UNIT 100.00 YOUR ESTIMATE PROJECTED VALUE $/UNIT LB. 0.40 $ 40.00 40.00 $ LB. ACRE ACRE ACRE ACRE HOUR HOUR DOL. ACRE 0.60 3.00 4.37 1.08 1.48 1.30 3.80 2.45 0.49 17.96 $ INPUT USE 5.00 0.76 0.49 2.73 TOTAL VARIABLE COSTS BREAK-EVEN PRICE. VARIABLE COSTS 5.00 5.00 0.180 $ ACRE $ ACRE $ 0.0 $ 17.96 $ $ 0.18/LB. GRAZING INCOME ABOVE VARIABLE COSTS ACRE FIXED COSTS DEPREC..INTEREST.TAXES & INSUR. TRACTOR EQUIPMENT LAND-—NET SHARE-RENT TOTAL FIXED COSTS ACRE ACRE ACRE ACRE $ 9.77 5.64 13.20 28.61 $ TOTAL PROJECTED COSTS ACRE $ 46.57 $ $ 0.47/LB. GRAZING ACRE $ BREAK-EVEN PRICE, TOTAL COSTS NET PROJECTED RETURNS $ 22.04 $ -6.57 $ LAND CHARGE BASED ON 33% OF GROSS INCOME 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 OPERATION. THESE PROJECTIONS WERE COLLECTED AND DEVELOPED BY STAFF MEMBERS OF THE TEXAS AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION SERVICE AND APPROVED FOR PUBLICATION. PROJECTIONS FOR PLANNING PURPOSES ONLY NOT TO BE USED WITHOUT UPDATING AFTER 12/21/83. B-124KC 1) FORAGE SORGHUM, DRYLAND, TEXAS HIGH PLAINS I REGION 1984 PROJECTED COSTS AND RETURNS PER ACRE MACHINERY OPERATION CHISEL CHISEL TANDEM DISC GRAIN DRILL MACH ITEM OPER TIMES LABOR MACHINE OPER LABOR NO. MONTH OVER HOURS HOURS COSTS COSTS 2,44 2,44 2,40 2,58 FEB APR APR MAY TOTALS 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 APPL. MACH INPUT FIXED COSTS COSTS TOTAL OPER. COST 0.132 0.132 0.208 0.288 0.100 0.100 0.158 0.218 1.33 1.33 1.91 2.39 0.66 0.66 1.04 1.44 0.0 0.0 0.0 3.00 2.39 2.39 3.51 5.53 4.38 4.38 6.46 12.36 0.759 0.575 6.96 3.80 3 . 0 0 13.83 27.59 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 GRAZING (DOLLARS) 0.32 0.36 0.40 0.44 0.48 80.00 -0.81 1.34 3.48 5.62 7.77 90.00 1.34 3.75 6.16 8.57 10.98 100.00 3.48 6.16 8.84 11.52 14.20 110.00 5.62 8.57 11.52 14.47 17.42 120.00 7.77 10.98 14.20 17.42 20.63 LB. QUANTITY OF GRAZING NOTE: NEGATIVE RETURNS OVER VARIABLE COSTS MAY BE AVOIDABLE VIA CROP ABANDONMENT, GRAZE-OUT, OR OTHER MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES. 7 PROJECTIONS FOR PLANNING PURPOSES ONLY NOT TO BE USED WITHOUT UPDATING AFTER 12/21/83. B-1241(C 1) / * FORAGE SORGHUM, FURROW IRRIGATED, (NATURAL GAS). TEXAS HIGH PLAINS I REGN 1984 PROJECTED COSTS AND RETURNS PER ACRE C AT E G O RY 1. GROSS RECEIPTS PROJECTED YIELD UNIT TOTAL PROJECTED RETURNS PROJECTED VALUE $/UNIT $ 0.0 YOUR ESTIMATE $ 2. V A R I A B L E C O S T S I N P U T U S E PREHARVEST COSTS ♦FORAGE SORG SEED 20.00 FERT (N) APPL'D 150.00 ♦2-4-D 1.00 I R R I G AT I O N WAT E R 2 0 . 0 0 FUEL & LUBE—TRACTOR EQUIPMENT IRRIGATION R E PA I R S T R A C T O R EQUIPMENT IRRIGATION LABOR MACHINERY 1 . 11 I R R I G AT I O N 2 . 0 0 EQUIPMENT 0.91 O P E R AT I N G C A P I TA L 6 7 . 1 9 SUBTOTAL. PREHARVEST HARVEST COSTS SUBTOTAL, HARVEST LB. LB. ACRE ACIN ACRE ACRE ACRE ACRE ACRE ACRE HOUR HOUR HOUR DOL. ACRE 5.00 5.00 5.00 0.180 $ ACRE $ ACRE $ 3. INCOME ABOVE VARIABLE COSTS ACRE $ -173.81 $ 4 . FIXED COSTS DEPREC..INTEREST,TAXES & INSUR. TRACTOR EQUIPMENT LAND-CASH RENT 1.00 IRR EQUIP (50%) 20.00 TOTAL FIXED COSTS ACRE ACRE ACRE ACIN ACRE $ 14.27 11.16 40.00 10.60 76.03 $ 5. TOTAL PROJECTED COSTS ACRE $ 249.85 $ 6 . NET PROJECTED RETURNS ACRE $ -249.85 $ TOTAL VARIABLE COSTS 0.60 0.27 12.00 12.00 40.50 12.00 40.00 0.53 6.61 2.01 58.80 2.15 1.96 5.60 5.54 10.00 4.55 12.09 173.81 $ 0.0 $ 173.81 $ LAND CHARGE BASED ON $40 LESS 50% OF IRRIGATION FIXED COSTS, 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 OPERATION. THESE PROJECTIONS WERE COLLECTED AND DEVELOPED BY STAFF MEMBERS OF THE TEXAS AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION SERVICE AND APPROVED FOR PUBLICATION. PROJECTIONS FOR PLANNING PURPOSES ONLY NOT TO BE USED WITHOUT UPDATING AFTER 12/21/83. B-1241(C 1) FORAGE SORGHUM. FURROW IRRIGATED. (NATURAL GAS). TEXAS HIGH PLAINS I REGN 1984 PROJECTED COSTS AND RETURNS PER ACRE MACHINERY OPERATION SHREDDER 4R OFFSET DISC CHISEL OFFSET DISC HERB SPR/DISC LISTER-PLNT8R RODWEEDER GRAIN DRILL MACH ITEM OPER TIMES LABOR MACHINE OPER LABOR NO. MONTHI OVER HOURS HOURS COSTS COSTS 2,57 NOV 2,43 NOV 2,44 DEC 2,43 FEB 61 FEB 2,37 MAR 2,50 MAY 2,58 MAY 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 TOTALS IRRIGATION APPLICATION WATER APPLICATION WATER APPLICATION WATER APPLICATION TOTALS TOTAL OPER. COST 0.277 0.104 0.132 0. 104 0.0 0 . 11 4 0.091 0.288 0.210 0.079 0.100 0.079 0.158 0.086 0.069 0.218 2.42 1.16 1.33 1.16 0.01 1.09 0.83 2.39 1.38 0.52 0.66 0.52 0.0 0.57 0.45 1.44 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 12.00 0.0 0.0 12.00 4.93 2.70 2.39 2.70 0.19 2.13 1.91 5.53 8.73 4.38 4.38 4.38 12.21 3.79 3.20 21.36 1.109 0.998 10.39 5.54 24.00 2 2 . 5 0 62.43 IRRIG SYSTEM OPER. LABOR HOURS COSTS COSTS APPL. IRRIG INPUT FIXED COSTS COSTS TOTAL IRRIG COSTS APPL. ACRE LABOR MONTH INCHES HOURS APR JULY AUG APPL. MACH INPUT FIXED COSTS COSTS 8.00 8.00 4.00 0.800 0.800 0.400 0.0 0.0 0.0 25.76 25.76 12.88 4.00 4.00 2.00 0.0 0.0 0.0 4.24 4.24 2.12 34.00 34.00 17.00 20.00 2.000 0.0 64.40 10.00 0.0 10.60 85.00 ^ ^ k PROJECTIONS FOR PLANNING PURPOSES ONLY NOT TO BE USED WITHOUT UPDATING AFTER 12/21/83. c FORAGE SORGHUM FOR HAY, DRYLAND, TEXAS HIGH PLAINS I REGION 1984 PROJECTED COSTS AND RETURNS PER ACRE CATEGORY GROSS RECEIPTS SORGHUM HAY TOTAL PROJECTED RETURNS PROJECTED YIELD UNIT 1.00 PROJECTED VALUE $/UNIT YOUR ESTIMATE TON 60.00 $ 60.00 60.00 $ VARIABLE COSTS INPUT USE PREHARVEST COSTS ♦FORAGE SORG SEED 5.00 FUEL & LUBE—TRACTOR EQUIPMENT R E PA I R S T R A C T O R EQUIPMENT LABOR MACHINERY 0.89 EQUIPMENT. 0.21 OPERATING CAPITAL 2.52 SUBTOTAL, PREHARVEST HARVEST COSTS CUSTOM BALING 33.00 SUBTOTAL, HARVEST LB. ACRE ACRE ACRE ACRE HOUR HOUR DOL. ACRE 0.60 $ 3.00 5.21 0.46 1.73 1.43 4.45 1.05 0.45 17.79 $ BALE ACRE 0.60 $ 19.80 19.80 $ TOTAL VARIABLE COSTS ACRE $ 37.59 $ BREAK-EVEN PRICE, VARIABLE COSTS J$S*S B-124KC 1) 5.00 5.00 0.180 $ 37.59/TON SORGHUM HAY 3. INCOME ABOVE VARIABLE COSTS ACRE 4. FIXED COSTS DEPREC..INTEREST,TAXES & INSUR. TRACTOR EQUIPMENT LAND NET SHARE-RENT TOTAL FIXED COSTS ACRE ACRE ACRE ACRE $ 11.47 5.43 13.27 30.16 $ 5. TOTAL PROJECTED COSTS ACRE $ 67.76 $ BREAK-EVEN PRICE, TOTAL COSTS 6. NET PROJECTED RETURNS $ 22.41 $ $ 67.76/TON SORGHUM HAY ACRE $ -7.76 $ LAND CHARGE BASED ON 33% OF GROSS LESS 33% OF BALING. 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 OPERATION. THESE PROJECTIONS WERE COLLECTED AND DEVELOPED BY STAFF MEMBERS OF THE TEXAS AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION SERVICE AND APPROVED FOR PUBLICATION. PROJECTIONS FOR PLANNING PURPOSES ONLY NOT TO BE USED WITHOUT UPDATING AFTER 12/21/83. B-1241(C 1) FORAGE SORGHUM FOR HAY, DRYLAND, TEXAS HIGH PLAINS I REGION 1984 PROJECTED COSTS AND RETURNS PER ACRE MACHINERY OPERATION CHISEL CHISEL TANDEM DISC GRAIN DRILL MACH ITEM OPER TIMES LABOR MACHINE OPER LABOR NO. MONTH OVER HOURS HOURS COSTS COSTS 2,44 2,44 2,40 2,58 FEB MAR APR MAY TOTALS 1.00 2.00 1.00 1.00 APPL. MACH INPUT FIXED COSTS COSTS TOTAL OPER. COST 0.132 0.263 0.208 0.288 0.100 0.199 0.158 0.218 1.33 2.66 1.91 2.39 0.66 1.32 1.04 1.44 0.0 0.0 0.0 3.00 2.39 4.78 3.51 5.53 4.38 8.76 6.46 12.36 0.891 0.675 8.29 4.45 3.00 16.22 31.97 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 SORGHUM HAY (DOLLARS) 48.00 54.00 60.00 66.00 72.00 0.80 -2.68 0.54 3.75 6.97 10.19 0.90 -0.79 2.83 6.45 10.07 13.68 1.00 1.10 5.12 9.14 13.16 17.18 1.10 2.99 7.41 11.84 16.26 20.68 1.20 4.88 9.70 14.53 19.35 24.18 TON QUANTITY OF SORGHUM HAY NOTE: NEGATIVE RETURNS OVER VARIABLE COSTS MAY BE AVOIDABLE VIA CROP ABANDONMENT, GRAZE-OUT, OR OTHER MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES. PROJECTIONS FOR PLANNING PURPOSES ONLY NOT TO BE USED WITHOUT UPDATING AFTER 12/21/83. B-124KC 1) GRAIN SORGHUM, DRYLAND, TEXAS HIGH PLAINS I REGION 1984 PROJECTED COSTS AND RETURNS PER ACRE CATEGORY PROJECTED YIELD UNIT GROSS RECEIPTS GRAIN SORGHUM DEFICIENCY PMT. TOTAL PROJECTED RETURNS VARIABLE COSTS PREHARVEST COSTS ♦GRAIN SORG. SEED FERT (N) APPL'D ♦HERBICIDE FUEL & LUBE—TRACTOR EQUIPMENT R E PA I R S T R A C T O R EQUIPMENT LABOR MACHINERY EQUIPMENT OPERATING CAPITAL SUBTOTAL, PREHARVEST HARVEST COSTS CUST HARV SORG D CUSTOM HAUL SUBTOTAL, HARVEST 15.00 15.00 CWT. CWT. PROJECTED VALUE $/UNIT 4.70 0.82 YOUR ESTIMATE $ 70.50 12.30 82.80 $ LB. LB. ACRE ACRE ACRE ACRE ACRE HOUR HOUR DOL. ACRE 5.00 5.00 0.180 $ 1.80 10.80 6.00 4.37 1.39 1.48 1.36 3.80 3.15 1.16 35.30 $ ACRE CWT. ACRE 8.00 0.25 $ 8.00 3.75 11.75 $ ACRE $ 47.05 $ INPUT USE 3.00 40.00 1.00 0.76 0.63 6.44 1.00 15.00 TOTAL VARIABLE COSTS 0.60 0.27 6.00 BREAK-EVEN PRICE. VARIABLE COSTS $ 2.32/CWT. GRAIN SORGHUM INCOME ABOVE VARIABLE COSTS ACRE $ 35.75 $ FIXED COSTS DEPREC..INTEREST,TAXES & INSUR TRACTOR EQUIPMENT LAND—NET SHARE-RENT TOTAL FIXED COSTS ACRE ACRE ACRE ACRE $ 9.77 6.28 19.88 35.93 $ TOTAL PROJECTED COSTS ACRE $ 82.99 $ BREAK-EVEN PRICE, TOTAL COSTS NET PROJECTED RETURNS $ 4.71/CWT. GRAIN SORGHUM ACRE $ -0.19 $ LAND CHARGE BASED ON 33% OF GROSS INCOME LESS 33% OF FERTILIZER HARVEST AND HAULING. PRICE BASED ON LOAN RATE ADJUSTED FOR STORAGE. DEFICIENCY PAYMENT BASED ON COMPLIANCE WITH GOV'T SET ASIDE PROG. 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 OPERATION. THESE PROJECTIONS WERE COLLECTED AND DEVELOPED BY STAFF MEMBERS OF THE TEXAS AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION SERVICE AND APPROVED FOR PUBLICATION. <|^\