Projections for Planning Purposes Only Not to be Used without Updating after February 13, 1998 B-1241 (C10) Fresh Market Spinach, Irrigated Southwest (10) 1998 Projected Costs and Returns per Acre GROSS INCOME Description ============================ SPINACH FRESH Your Total Estimate =========== ======== 1925.00 ________ =========== 1925.00 ________ Quantity ========= 275.000 Unit ==== bu. $ / Unit =========== 7.0000 Quantity =========== Unit ==== $ / Unit =========== Total =========== 150.000 90.000 1.000 1.000 8.000 60.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 lb. lb. acre ACRE lb. lb. acre APPL acre APPL APPL acre APPL APPL acre Acre Acre Acre Acre Hour Hour Hour .230 .200 1.500 12.500 8.000 .300 8.000 20.000 4.500 20.000 7.000 4.500 20.000 7.000 4.500 34.50 18.00 1.50 12.50 64.00 18.00 8.00 20.00 4.50 20.00 7.00 4.50 20.00 7.00 4.50 18.95 20.62 4.60 9.09 30.75 24.84 3.14 =========== 355.98 ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ 1687.50 =========== 1687.50 ________ 11.14 =========== 2054.62 ________ -129.62 ________ Total =========== 12.00 63.08 35.01 30.00 =========== 140.09 ________ ________ ________ ________ Total of ALL Cost 2194.71 ________ NET PROJECTED RETURNS -269.71 ________ Total GROSS Income VARIABLE COST Description ================================= PREHARVEST PHOSPHATE NITROGEN (N32) FERTILIZER APPL. HERBICIDE SEED NITROGEN (DRY) CONSULTING FEE INSECTICIDE PESTICIDE APPL. INSECTICIDE FUNGICIDE PESTICIDE APPL. INSECTICIDE FUNGICIDE PESTICIDE APPL. Fuel & Lube - Machinery - Irrigation Repairs - Machinery - Irrigation Labor - Machinery - Other - Irrigation Total PREHARVEST HARVEST HARV.,PACK & MKT 3.734 4.000 0.400 375.000 bu. 8.236 6.210 7.848 4.500 Total HARVEST Interest - OC Borrowed 117.245 Dol. 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 0.095 ________ ________ ________ ________ 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 ======== ================ ===== ========================= ============= ============= 01/25/98 HARVEST A SPINACH FRESH 275.0000 .0000 Date ======== 08/01/97 08/03/97 08/05/97 08/07/97 08/10/97 08/15/97 08/15/97 08/20/97 08/20/97 08/25/97 08/25/97 09/10/97 09/10/97 09/10/97 09/15/97 09/25/97 09/30/97 10/10/97 10/20/97 10/25/97 10/25/97 10/25/97 10/25/97 11/20/97 11/25/97 11/25/97 11/25/97 11/25/97 11/25/97 11/30/97 12/15/97 12/15/97 12/15/97 01/15/98 01/25/98 01/31/98 01/31/98 Stage Type of of Production Input ================ ===== PREHARVEST M PREHARVEST M PREHARVEST M PREHARVEST M PREHARVEST M PREHARVEST M PREHARVEST E PREHARVEST E PREHARVEST G PREHARVEST E PREHARVEST M PREHARVEST E PREHARVEST M PREHARVEST O PREHARVEST E PREHARVEST O PREHARVEST G PREHARVEST M PREHARVEST M PREHARVEST E PREHARVEST G PREHARVEST H PREHARVEST O PREHARVEST M PREHARVEST E PREHARVEST E PREHARVEST G PREHARVEST H PREHARVEST O PREHARVEST M PREHARVEST E PREHARVEST E 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 (N32) FERTILIZER APPL. HERBICIDE SPINACH SPRAYING 12 FT SEED SPINACH PLANTING 4 ROW IRRIGATION NITROGEN (DRY) IRRIGATION CONSULTING FEE SPINACH CULTIVATING 4 ROW CULTIVATING 4 ROW INSECTICIDE SPINACH PESTICIDE APPL. FSPINACH HIRED LABOR IRRIGATION CULTIVATING 4 ROW INSECTICIDE SPINACH FUNGICIDE SPINACH PESTICIDE APPL. FSPINACH HIRED LABOR IRRIGATION PICKUP TRUCK 3/4 TON INSECTICIDE SPINACH FUNGICIDE SPINACH PESTICIDE APPL. FSPINACH IRRIGATION HARV.,PACK & MKT SPINACH LAND - CASH RENT SPINACH MISC ADMIN O/H Number of Units ============= 1.0000 1.0000 1.0000 1.0000 1.0000 1.0000 150.0000 90.0000 1.0000 1.0000 1.0000 8.0000 1.0000 2.0000 60.0000 2.0000 1.0000 1.0000 1.0000 1.0000 1.0000 2.0000 2.0000 1.0000 1.0000 1.0000 1.0000 2.0000 2.0000 20.0000 1.0000 1.0000 1.0000 2.0000 375.0000 1.0000 .7500 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 .00 C V .00 .00 .00 C V .00 .00 C V .00 .00 .00 C V .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 C V .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 C V .00 .00 .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.