B-1241 (C1&2)
Projections for Planning Purposes Only
Not to be Used without Updating after October 15, 2003
Table 1.A
Estimated costs and returns per Acre
Alfalfa Establishment, Sprinkler Irrig. (Natural Gas)
2004 Projected Costs and Returns per Acre
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ITEM
UNIT
PRICE
QUANTITY
AMOUNT
YOUR FARM
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dollars
dollars
INCOME
-------TOTAL INCOME
0.00
_________
DIRECT EXPENSES
SEED
seed - alfalfa
HERBICIDE
herb&appl-alfalfa
FERTILIZER
fert(N) - alfalfa
fert(P) - dry
CUSTOM
fert application
OPERATOR LABOR
Implements
Tractors
HAND LABOR
Implements
IRRIGATION LABOR
irrig.-CP(nat. gas)
DIESEL FUEL
Tractors
GASOLINE
Self-Propelled Eq.
NATURAL GAS
irrig.-CP(nat. gas)
REPAIR & MAINTENANCE
Implements
Tractors
Self-Propelled Eq.
irrig.-CP(nat. gas)
INTEREST ON OP. CAP.
lb.
2.75
18.0000
49.50
_________
18.05
1.0000
18.05
_________
lb.
lb.
0.26
0.23
20.0000
80.0000
5.32
19.12
_________
_________
acre
3.30
1.0000
3.30
_________
hour
hour
8.00
8.00
0.7110
0.8046
5.68
6.43
_________
_________
hour
8.00
0.2121
1.69
_________
hour
8.00
0.5120
4.09
_________
gal
1.06
3.0917
3.27
_________
gal
1.47
2.0100
2.95
_________
Mcf
5.35
8.0000
42.80
_________
Acre
Acre
Acre
ac-in
Acre
6.76
7.65
0.16
2.03
1.26
1.0000
1.0000
1.0000
8.0000
1.0000
6.76
7.65
0.16
16.24
1.26
-------194.33
-194.33
_________
_________
_________
_________
_________
10.35
10.96
0.25
33.60
-------55.17
-------249.51
-249.51
_________
_________
_________
_________
acre
TOTAL DIRECT EXPENSES
RETURNS ABOVE DIRECT EXPENSES
FIXED EXPENSES
Implements
Tractors
Self-Propelled Eq.
irrig.-CP(nat. gas)
Acre
Acre
Acre
Acre
10.35
10.96
0.25
33.60
TOTAL FIXED EXPENSES
TOTAL SPECIFIED EXPENSES
RETURNS ABOVE TOTAL SPECIFIED EXPENSES
1.0000
1.0000
1.0000
1.0000
_________
_________
_________
_________
_________
ALLOCATED COST ITEMS
cash rent - alfalfa
acre
75.00
1.0000
75.00
_________
RESIDUAL RETURNS
-324.51
_________
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Projections for Planning Purposes Only.
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 Texas Cooperative Extension and approved for publication
B-1241 (C1&2)
Projections for Planning Purposes Only
Not to be Used without Updating after October 15, 2003
Table 1.B
Estimated resource use and costs for field operations, per Acre
Alfalfa Establishment, Sprinkler Irrig. (Natural Gas)
2004 Projected Costs and Returns per Acre
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TRACTOR COST
EQUIP COST
ALLOC LABOR
OPERATING INPUT
OPERATION/
SIZE/
TRACTOR
PERF TIMES
-------------- -------------- ---------------------------------TOTAL
OPERATING INPUT
UNIT
SIZE
RATE OVER MTH DIRECT
FIXED DIRECT
FIXED HOURS
COST
AMOUNT
PRICE
COST
COST
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------------dollars----------dollars
-------dollars-------chisel
disc
disc
fert application
fert(N) - alfalfa
fert(P) - dry
packer
grain drill
seed - alfalfa
irrig.-CP(nat. gas)
irrig.-CP(nat. gas)
Pickup Truck
herb&appl-alfalfa
irrig.-CP(nat. gas)
8.36
8.33
11.69
1.0000
3.30
3.30
3.30
20.0000
0.26
5.32
5.32
80.0000
0.23
19.12
19.12
40
0.276 1.00 Aug
2.55
2.24
1.49
2.19 0.607
4.85
13.34
40
0.212 1.00 Aug
1.95
1.72
1.50
2.51 0.424
3.39
11.09
lb.
18.0000
2.75
49.50
49.50
ac-in
1.00 Sep
14.76
33.60 0.128
1.02
2.0000
49.38
ac-in
1.00 Sep
14.76
0.128
1.02
2.0000
15.78
3/4 ton
0.006 20.00 Oct
3.11
0.25
3.37
acre
1.00 Oct
1.0000 18.05
18.05
18.05
ac-in
1.00 Nov
29.52
0.256
2.04
4.0000
31.56
------- ------- ------- ------- ------ ------------- ------TOTALS
10.93
10.96
68.92
44.20 2.239
17.91
95.29 248.24
INTEREST ON OPERATING CAPITAL
1.26
UNALLOCATED LABOR
0.00
TOTAL SPECIFIED COST
249.51
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Projections for Planning Purposes Only.
offset
tandem
acre
lb.
lb.
125
100
100
0.099
0.078
0.138
1.00
1.00
1.00
1.00
Jul
Aug
Aug
Aug
2.29
1.50
2.63
2.47
1.64
2.87
0.69
1.54
1.52
1.15
2.25
2.23
0.219
0.173
0.303
1.75
1.38
2.42
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 Texas Cooperative Extension and approved for publication