Projections for Planning Purposes Only Not to be Used without Updating after February 13, 1998 B-1241 (C10) Cantaloupes, Irrigated Southwest (10) 1998 Projected Costs and Returns per Acre GROSS INCOME Description ============================ CANTALOUPES Unit ==== crtn $ / Unit =========== 6.0000 Quantity =========== Unit ==== $ / Unit =========== Total =========== 1.000 75.000 50.000 1.000 0.500 0.500 40.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 0.500 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 ACRE lb. lb. acre lb. HIVE lb. appl APPL acre acre APPL acre APPL acre Acre Acre Acre Acre Hour Hour Hour 7.500 .230 .300 1.500 100.000 30.000 .300 15.000 10.000 3.500 12.000 10.000 3.500 10.000 3.500 7.50 17.25 15.00 1.50 50.00 15.00 12.00 15.00 10.00 3.50 6.00 10.00 3.50 10.00 3.50 19.48 28.86 4.73 12.72 32.18 111.78 4.39 =========== 393.89 ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ Total GROSS Income VARIABLE COST Description ================================= PREHARVEST HERBICIDE PHOSPHATE NITROGEN (DRY) FERTILIZER APPL. SEED BEEHIVE RENT NITROGEN (LIQ) INSECTICIDE FUNGICIDE PESTICIDE APPL. CONSULTING FEE FUNGICIDE PESTICIDE APPL. FUNGICIDE PESTICIDE APPL. Fuel & Lube - Machinery - Irrigation Repairs - Machinery - Irrigation Labor - Machinery - Other - Irrigation 3.907 18.000 0.560 8.236 6.210 7.848 Total PREHARVEST Interest - OC Borrowed HARVEST HARV.,PACK & MKT Dol. 0.095 8.94 ________ 300.000 crtn 4.250 1275.00 =========== 1275.00 =========== 1677.84 ________ 122.16 ________ Total =========== 8.00 67.85 49.02 50.00 =========== 174.87 ________ ________ ________ ________ 1852.70 ________ -52.70 ________ Total VARIABLE COST GROSS INCOME minus VARIABLE COST Total FIXED Cost Total of ALL Cost NET PROJECTED RETURNS ________ 94.128 Total HARVEST FIXED COST Description ================================= MISC ADMIN O/H Machinery and Equipment Irrigation Land Your Total Estimate =========== ======== 1800.00 ________ =========== 1800.00 ________ Quantity ========= 300.000 Unit ==== ACRE Acre Acre Acre ________ ________ ________ 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, 1998 Date B-1241 (C10) Stage Type Product Name Number Weight Cash Landlord Break of of of per NonShare Even Production Prod. Units Head Cash Prod. ======== ================ ===== ========================= ============= ============= ===== ======== ===== 06/20/98 HARVEST A CANTALOUPES 300.0000 .0000 C .00 N Date ======== 11/15/97 12/10/97 12/20/97 01/10/98 01/15/98 01/25/98 02/05/98 02/10/98 02/15/98 02/15/98 02/20/98 02/20/98 02/20/98 03/01/98 03/05/98 03/15/98 03/15/98 03/15/98 03/20/98 04/01/98 04/01/98 04/15/98 04/15/98 04/20/98 04/20/98 04/20/98 04/20/98 04/30/98 04/30/98 05/01/98 05/05/98 05/15/98 05/20/98 05/20/98 05/20/98 05/29/98 06/10/98 06/10/98 06/13/98 06/20/98 06/20/98 06/20/98 Stage Type of of Production Input ================ ===== PREHARVEST M PREHARVEST M PREHARVEST M PREHARVEST M PREHARVEST M PREHARVEST M PREHARVEST M PREHARVEST M PREHARVEST M PREHARVEST E PREHARVEST E PREHARVEST E PREHARVEST G PREHARVEST H PREHARVEST M PREHARVEST M PREHARVEST O PREHARVEST E PREHARVEST O PREHARVEST H PREHARVEST E PREHARVEST O PREHARVEST E PREHARVEST E PREHARVEST E PREHARVEST G PREHARVEST M PREHARVEST M PREHARVEST G PREHARVEST H PREHARVEST O PREHARVEST M PREHARVEST E PREHARVEST G PREHARVEST O PREHARVEST O PREHARVEST E PREHARVEST G PREHARVEST O HARVEST G K E Input Name Number of Units ========================= ============= CULTIVATING 4 ROW 1.0000 SHREDDING 1.0000 CULTIVATING 4 ROW 1.0000 DISC OFFSET 12 FT 1.0000 PLOWING MLDBOARD 1.0000 DISC OFFSET 12 FT .2000 DISC OFFSET 12 FT 1.0000 BEDDING 6 ROW 1.0000 SPRAYING 12 FT 1.0000 HERBICIDE CANT. 1.0000 PHOSPHATE 75.0000 NITROGEN (DRY) 50.0000 FERTILIZER APPL. 1.0000 HIRED LABOR 6.0000 CULTIVATING 4 ROW 1.0000 PLANTING 6 ROW 1.0000 IRRIGATION 2.0000 SEED CANT. .5000 IRRIGATION 2.0000 HIRED LABOR 6.0000 BEEHIVE RENT .5000 IRRIGATION 2.0000 NITROGEN (LIQ) 40.0000 INSECTICIDE CANT. 1.0000 FUNGICIDE CANT. 1.0000 PESTICIDE APPL. 1.0000 CULTIVATING 4 ROW 1.0000 PICKUP TRUCK 3/4 TON 20.0000 CONSULTING FEE VEG .5000 HIRED LABOR 6.0000 IRRIGATION 2.0000 CULTIVATING 4 ROW 1.0000 FUNGICIDE CANT. 1.0000 PESTICIDE APPL. 1.0000 IRRIGATION 2.0000 IRRIGATION 2.0000 FUNGICIDE CANT. 1.0000 PESTICIDE APPL. 1.0000 IRRIGATION 2.0000 HARV.,PACK & MKT CANT. 300.0000 LAND - CASH RENT VEG 1.0000 MISC ADMIN O/H .5000 Cash Fixed Landlord Nonor Share Cash Vari. ===== ===== ======== .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 C V .00 C V .00 C V .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 C V .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 C V .00 C V .00 C V .00 C V .00 .00 C V .00 C V .00 .00 .00 .00 C V .00 C V .00 .00 .00 C V .00 C V .00 .00 C V .00 C V .00 C 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.