Projections for Planning Purposes Only Not to be Used without Updating after February 13, 1999 B-1241 (C1&2) Alfalfa, Sprinkler Irrigated, (Natural Gas) Texas High Plains 1999 Projected Costs and Returns per Acre GROSS INCOME Description ============================ HAY ALFALFA Your Total Estimate =========== ======== 605.00 ________ =========== 605.00 ________ Quantity ========= 5.500 Unit ==== ton $ / Unit =========== 110.0000 Quantity =========== Unit ==== $ / Unit =========== Total =========== 100.000 1.000 1.000 lb. acre appl Acre Acre Acre Acre Hour Hour .360 3.000 9.500 36.00 3.00 9.50 1.55 50.71 0.30 8.93 5.13 11.59 ----------126.72 ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ 0.090 0.045 5.22 -0.79 ________ ________ 20.000 110.00 ----------110.00 =========== 241.15 ________ 363.85 ________ Total =========== 3.67 85.19 70.00 49.89 =========== 208.75 ________ ________ ________ ________ Total of ALL Cost 449.90 ________ NET PROJECTED RETURNS 155.10 ________ Total GROSS Income VARIABLE COST Description ================================= PREHARVEST FERTILIZER (P) FERTILIZER APPL. INSECTICIDE+APPL Fuel & Lube - Machinery - Irrigation Repairs - Machinery - Irrigation Labor - Machinery - Irrigation 0.733 1.665 7.000 6.962 Total PREHARVEST Interest - OC Borrowed Interest - Positive Cash HARVEST CUSTOM BALING 58.045 -17.651 5.500 Dol. Dol. ton Total HARVEST Total VARIABLE COST Break-Even Price, Total Variable Cost $ Unit ==== Acre Acre Acre Acre Total FIXED Cost Break-Even Price, Total Cost $ ________ ________ 43.84 per ton of HAY GROSS INCOME minus VARIABLE COST FIXED COST Description ================================= Machinery and Equipment Irrigation Land Perennial Crop ________ ________ 81.80 per ton of HAY 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 February 13, 1999 Date Stage Type Product Name Number Weight of of of per Production Prod. Units Head ======== ================ ===== ========================= ============= ============= 09/15/99 HARVEST A HAY ALFALFA 5.5000 .0000 Date ======== 03/10/99 03/10/99 03/15/99 03/31/99 04/15/99 05/15/99 05/20/99 06/15/99 07/15/99 08/15/99 09/30/99 09/30/99 09/30/99 Stage Type of of Production Input ================ ===== PREHARVEST E PREHARVEST G PREHARVEST O PREHARVEST M PREHARVEST O PREHARVEST O PREHARVEST G PREHARVEST O PREHARVEST O PREHARVEST O PREHARVEST L PREHARVEST K HARVEST G Input Name Number of Units ========================= ============= FERTILIZER (P) LIQUID 100.0000 FERTILIZER APPL. 1.0000 IRRIGATION 3.0000 PICKUP TRUCK 3/4 TON 20.0000 IRRIGATION 3.0000 IRRIGATION 5.0000 INSECTICIDE+APPL ALFALFA 1.0000 IRRIGATION 5.0000 IRRIGATION 5.0000 IRRIGATION 5.0000 ALFALFA 1.0000 CASH-RENT ALFALFA 1.0000 CUSTOM BALING ROUND 5.5000 B-1241 (C1&2) Cash Landlord Break NonShare Even Cash Prod. ===== ======== ===== C .00 Y Cash Fixed Landlord Nonor Share Cash Vari. ===== ===== ======== C V .00 C V .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 C V .00 .00 .00 .00 F .00 F .00 .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.