Projections for Planning Purposes Only
Not to be Used without Updating after February 13, 1998
B-1241 (C10)
Cucumbers(Pickles), Irrigated
Southwest (10)
1998 Projected Costs and Returns per Acre
GROSS INCOME Description
============================
CUCUMBERS
PICKLES
Unit
====
cwt.
$ / Unit
===========
6.0000
Quantity
===========
Unit
====
$ / Unit
===========
Total
===========
80.000
40.000
6.250
1.000
1.000
0.500
40.000
1.000
1.000
1.000
1.000
lb.
lb.
lb.
acre
ACRE
HIVE
lb.
appl
ACRE
acre
acre
Acre
Acre
Acre
Acre
Hour
Hour
Hour
.230
.300
16.000
6.000
15.000
30.000
.300
10.000
10.000
4.500
12.000
18.40
12.00
100.00
6.00
15.00
15.00
12.00
10.00
10.00
4.50
12.00
18.48
12.37
4.36
5.45
24.53
62.10
1.88
===========
344.07
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________
________
________
________
________
________
________
________
________
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________
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________
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Total GROSS Income
VARIABLE COST Description
=================================
PREHARVEST
PHOSPHATE
NITROGEN (DRY)
SEED
PLANTER RENTAL
HERBICIDE
BEEHIVE RENT
NITROGEN (LIQ)
INSECTICIDE
FUNGICIDE
PESTICIDE APPL.
CONSULTING FEE
Fuel & Lube - Machinery
- Irrigation
Repairs
- Machinery
- Irrigation
Labor
- Machinery
- Other
- Irrigation
2.978
10.000
0.240
8.236
6.210
7.848
Total PREHARVEST
Interest
- OC Borrowed
HARVEST
HARV.,PACK & MKT
Your
Total
Estimate
=========== ========
480.00 ________
===========
480.00 ________
Quantity
=========
80.000
________
51.335
Dol.
0.095
4.88
________
80.000
crtn
.750
60.00
===========
60.00
===========
408.95
________
71.05
________
Total
===========
8.00
56.67
21.01
30.00
===========
115.68
________
________
________
________
Total of ALL Cost
524.62
________
NET PROJECTED RETURNS
-44.62
________
Total HARVEST
Total VARIABLE COST
GROSS INCOME minus VARIABLE COST
FIXED COST Description
=================================
MISC ADMIN O/H
Machinery and Equipment
Irrigation
Land
Total FIXED Cost
Unit
====
ACRE
Acre
Acre
Acre
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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
Stage
Type
Product Name
Number
Weight
of
of
of
per
Production
Prod.
Units
Head
======== ================ ===== ========================= ============= =============
10/25/98 HARVEST
A
CUCUMBERS
PICKLES
80.0000
.0000
Date
========
08/01/98
08/03/98
08/07/98
08/10/98
08/15/98
08/18/98
08/20/98
08/20/98
08/20/98
08/20/98
08/24/98
08/24/98
08/24/98
08/26/98
08/30/98
08/30/98
09/01/98
09/15/98
09/15/98
09/15/98
09/15/98
09/15/98
09/20/98
09/20/98
09/20/98
09/25/98
09/25/98
09/29/98
10/10/98
10/18/98
10/25/98
10/25/98
10/25/98
Stage
Type
of
of
Production
Input
================ =====
PREHARVEST
M
PREHARVEST
M
PREHARVEST
M
PREHARVEST
M
PREHARVEST
M
PREHARVEST
M
PREHARVEST
E
PREHARVEST
E
PREHARVEST
M
PREHARVEST
M
PREHARVEST
E
PREHARVEST
M
PREHARVEST
E
PREHARVEST
O
PREHARVEST
E
PREHARVEST
E
PREHARVEST
H
PREHARVEST
M
PREHARVEST
O
PREHARVEST
M
PREHARVEST
H
PREHARVEST
E
PREHARVEST
E
PREHARVEST
E
PREHARVEST
G
PREHARVEST
H
PREHARVEST
M
PREHARVEST
O
PREHARVEST
G
PREHARVEST
O
HARVEST
G
K
E
Input
Name
=========================
SHREDDING
DISC OFFSET
12 FT
PLOWING
MLDBOARD
DISC OFFSET
12 FT
DISC OFFSET
12 FT
BEDDING
6 ROW
PHOSPHATE
NITROGEN (DRY)
CULT. & SPRAY
APPLY.FERTILIZER
SEED
CUCUMBER
PLANTING
STANHAY
PLANTER RENTAL
CUCUMBER
IRRIGATION
HERBICIDE
CUCUMBER
BEEHIVE RENT
HIRED LABOR
CULTIVATING
4 ROW
IRRIGATION
PICKUP TRUCK
3/4 TON
HIRED LABOR
NITROGEN (LIQ)
INSECTICIDE
CUCUMBER
FUNGICIDE
CUCUMBER
PESTICIDE APPL. CUCUMBER
HIRED LABOR
CULTIVATING
4 ROW
IRRIGATION
CONSULTING FEE
VEG
IRRIGATION
HARV.,PACK & MKT CUCUMBER
LAND - CASH RENT CUCUMBER
MISC ADMIN O/H
Number
of
Units
=============
1.0000
1.0000
1.0000
1.0000
.2000
1.0000
80.0000
40.0000
1.0000
1.0000
6.2500
1.0000
1.0000
1.5000
1.0000
.5000
3.0000
1.0000
1.5000
5.0000
4.0000
40.0000
1.0000
1.0000
1.0000
3.0000
1.0000
1.5000
1.0000
1.5000
80.0000
1.0000
.5000
B-1241 (C10)
Cash Landlord Break
NonShare
Even
Cash
Prod.
===== ======== =====
C
.00
N
Cash Fixed Landlord
Nonor
Share
Cash Vari.
===== ===== ========
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
C
V
.00
C
V
.00
.00
.00
C
V
.00
.00
C
V
.00
.00
.00
C
V
.00
C
V
.00
.00
.00
.00
C
V
.00
C
V
.00
C
V
.00
C
V
.00
C
V
.00
C
V
.00
.00
.00
C
V
.00
.00
C
V
.00
F
.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.