Projections for Planning Purposes Only Not to be Used without Updating after March 19, 1998 B-1241 (L01&02) Forage Sorghum, Furrow Irrigated, (Natural Gas) Texas High Plains 1998 Projected Costs and Returns per Acre GROSS INCOME Description ============================ GRAZING SORGHUM Quantity ========= 300.000 Unit ==== lb. $ / Unit =========== 0.3000 Total GROSS Income VARIABLE COST Description ================================= Quantity =========== Unit ==== $ / Unit =========== Total =========== 150.000 1.000 20.000 lb. acre lb. Acre Acre Acre Acre Hour Hour Dol. .150 6.000 1.250 22.50 6.00 25.00 7.95 18.42 4.16 6.75 14.78 9.69 5.77 =========== 121.02 FERTILIZER (N) FERTILIZER APPL. SEED Fuel & Lube - Machinery - Irrigation Repairs - Machinery - Irrigation Labor - Machinery - Irrigation Interest - OC Borrowed 2.111 1.406 57.680 Total VARIABLE COST Break-Even Price, Total Variable Cost $ Unit ==== Acre Acre Acre Total FIXED Cost Break-Even Price, Total Cost $ Total of ALL Cost NET PROJECTED RETURNS 7.000 6.894 0.100 Your Estimate ======== ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ 0.40 per lb. of GRAZING GROSS INCOME minus VARIABLE COST FIXED COST Description ================================= Machinery and Equipment Irrigation Land Total =========== 90.00 =========== 90.00 -31.02 ________ Total =========== 29.91 28.09 40.00 =========== 98.00 ________ ________ ________ 219.02 ________ -129.02 ________ ________ 0.73 per lb. of GRAZING 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 A GRAZING SORGHUM 300.0000 .0000 Date Stage Type of of Production Input ======== ================ ===== 11/10/97 M 02/16/98 M 03/15/98 E 03/15/98 G 04/01/98 M 04/10/98 M 04/15/98 M 04/30/98 M 05/01/98 O 05/15/98 M 05/15/98 E 06/01/98 O 09/30/98 K Input Name Number of Units ========================= ============= SHREDDING 1.0000 CHISELING 1.0000 FERTILIZER (N) ANH3 150.0000 FERTILIZER APPL. ANH3 1.0000 DISCING TANDEM 1.0000 FLOATING 1.0000 BEDDING 1.0000 PICKUP TRUCK 3/4 TON 20.0000 IRRIGATION FURROW 6.0000 DRILLING 1 DRILL 1.0000 SEED SORGHUM 20.0000 IRRIGATION FURROW 4.0000 CASH-RENT SORGHUMF 1.0000 B-1241 (L01&02) Cash Landlord Break NonShare Even Cash Prod. ===== ======== ===== N .00 Y Cash Fixed Landlord Nonor Share Cash Vari. ===== ===== ======== .00 .00 C V .00 C V .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 C V .00 .00 F .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.