Projections for Planning Purposes Only Not to be Used without Updating after March 19, 1998 B-1241 (C01&02) Corn Silage, Sprinkler Irrigated, (Natural Gas) Texas High Plains 1998 Projected Costs and Returns per Acre GROSS INCOME Description ============================ CORN SILAGE Quantity ========= 27.000 Unit ==== ton $ / Unit =========== 22.5000 Total GROSS Income VARIABLE COST Description ================================= PREHARVEST HERBICIDE FERTILIZER (P) FERTILIZER (N) FERTILIZER APPL. FERTILIZER (N) FERTILIZER APPL. SEED INSECTICIDE+APPL Fuel & Lube - Machinery - Irrigation Repairs - Machinery - Irrigation Labor - Machinery - Irrigation Total =========== 607.50 =========== 607.50 Your Estimate ======== ________ ________ Quantity =========== Unit ==== $ / Unit =========== Total =========== 1.000 40.000 200.000 1.000 750.000 1.000 0.400 1.000 acre lb. lb. acre lb. acre bags acre Acre Acre Acre Acre Hour Hour 16.000 .260 .150 6.000 .270 3.000 85.000 15.000 16.00 10.40 30.00 6.00 202.50 3.00 34.00 15.00 10.40 36.07 2.90 6.18 16.63 8.02 =========== 397.10 ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ 2.375 1.152 7.000 6.962 Total PREHARVEST Interest - OC Borrowed PREHARVEST HARVEST & HAUL 182.408 27.000 Dol. 0.100 18.24 ________ ton 4.250 114.75 =========== 114.75 =========== 530.09 ________ Total PREHARVEST Total VARIABLE COST Break-Even Price, Total Variable Cost $ ________ ________ ________ 19.63 per ton of CORN SILAGE GROSS INCOME minus VARIABLE COST 77.41 ________ Total =========== 30.78 58.98 60.00 =========== 149.76 ________ ________ ________ Total of ALL Cost 679.85 ________ NET PROJECTED RETURNS -72.35 ________ FIXED COST Description ================================= Machinery and Equipment Irrigation Land Unit ==== Acre Acre Acre Total FIXED Cost Break-Even Price, Total Cost $ ________ 25.17 per ton of CORN SILAGE 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 March 19, 1998 Date Stage Type Product Name Number Weight of of of per Production Prod. Units Head ======== ================ ===== ========================= ============= ============= 09/20/98 HARVEST A CORN SILAGE 27.0000 .0000 Date ======== 11/10/97 11/20/97 12/15/97 02/10/98 02/20/98 02/20/98 04/05/98 04/10/98 04/10/98 04/10/98 04/10/98 04/10/98 04/15/98 04/15/98 04/15/98 04/30/98 05/15/98 05/15/98 06/15/98 06/15/98 07/10/98 07/20/98 08/15/98 08/20/98 09/20/98 Stage Type of of Production Input ================ ===== PREHARVEST M PREHARVEST M PREHARVEST M PREHARVEST M PREHARVEST M PREHARVEST E PREHARVEST M PREHARVEST E PREHARVEST E PREHARVEST G PREHARVEST E PREHARVEST G PREHARVEST M PREHARVEST E PREHARVEST O PREHARVEST M PREHARVEST O PREHARVEST M PREHARVEST O PREHARVEST G PREHARVEST O PREHARVEST O PREHARVEST O PREHARVEST K PREHARVEST G Input Name Number of Units ========================= ============= SHREDDING 1.0000 DISCING OFFSET 1.0000 CHISELING 1.0000 DISCING TANDEM 1.0000 DISC & SPRAY 1.0000 HERBICIDE CORN 1.0000 ROD WEEDING 1.0000 FERTILIZER (P) 40.0000 FERTILIZER (N) ANH3 200.0000 FERTILIZER APPL. ANH3 1.0000 FERTILIZER (N) LIQUID 750.0000 FERTILIZER APPL. 1.0000 PLANTING 12 ROW 1.0000 SEED CORNSIL. .4000 IRRIGATION 3.0000 PICKUP TRUCK 3/4 TON 30.0000 IRRIGATION 2.0000 CULTIVATING ROLLING 1.0000 IRRIGATION 3.0000 INSECTICIDE+APPL CORN 1.0000 IRRIGATION 3.0000 IRRIGATION 3.0000 IRRIGATION 4.0000 CASH-RENT CORN 1.0000 HARVEST & HAUL CORNSI 27.0000 B-1241 (C01&02) Cash Landlord Break NonShare Even Cash Prod. ===== ======== ===== C .00 Y Cash Fixed Landlord Nonor Share Cash Vari. ===== ===== ======== .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 C V .00 .00 C V .00 C V .00 C V .00 C V .00 C V .00 .00 C V .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 C V .00 .00 .00 .00 F .00 C V .00 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.