Projections for Planning Purposes Only Not to be Used without Updating after April 21, 1998 B-1241 (C12) Cantaloupes, Irrigated South Texas (12) 1998 Projected Costs and Returns per Acre GROSS INCOME Description ============================ CANTALOUPES Quantity ========= 450.000 Unit ==== crtn $ / Unit =========== 7.8000 Total GROSS Income VARIABLE COST Description ================================= PREHARVEST PHOSPHATE HERBICIDE NEMATICIDE SEED NITROGEN IRRIGATION INSECTICIDE FUNGICIDE PESTICIDE APPL. BEE RENT Fuel & Lube - Machinery Repairs - Machinery Labor - Machinery - Other - Irrigation $ / Unit =========== Total =========== 80.000 2.000 1.000 3.000 120.000 2.500 5.000 6.000 6.000 1.500 lb. appl acre lb. lb. AcIn appl appl appl hive Acre Acre Hour Hour Hour .300 17.200 60.000 130.000 .370 9.000 6.640 13.140 4.000 75.000 24.00 14.40 60.00 390.00 44.40 22.50 33.20 78.84 24.00 112.50 16.27 6.38 33.85 62.50 8.75 =========== 951.60 ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ 630.00 1125.00 180.00 =========== 1935.00 ________ ________ ________ 39.25 -0.48 =========== 2925.37 6.50 per crtn of CANTALOUPES 584.63 ________ ________ 4.513 10.000 1.250 450.000 450.000 450.000 - OC Borrowed - Positive Cash 327.044 -15.947 Total VARIABLE COST Break-Even Price, Total Variable Cost GROSS INCOME minus VARIABLE COST Total FIXED Cost Break-Even Price, Total Cost $ Total of ALL Cost NET PROJECTED RETURNS ________ Unit ==== crtn crtn crtn 7.501 6.250 7.000 1.400 2.500 .400 Total HARVEST FIXED COST Description ================================= Machinery and Equipment Land Your Estimate ======== ________ Quantity =========== Total PREHARVEST HARVEST HARVESTING PACK & COUNT MARKETING Interest Interest Total =========== 3510.00 =========== 3510.00 $ Dol. Dol. 0.120 0.030 Unit ==== Acre Acre ________ ________ ________ ________ Total =========== 95.15 100.00 =========== 195.15 ________ ________ 3120.51 ________ 389.49 ________ ________ 6.93 per crtn of CANTALOUPES 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 April 21, 1998 Date Stage Type Product Name Number Weight of of of per Production Prod. Units Head ======== ================ ===== ========================= ============= ============= 06/20/98 HARVEST A CANTALOUPES 450.0000 .0000 Date ======== 09/10/97 09/20/97 10/10/97 10/15/97 10/15/97 10/20/97 10/25/97 11/15/97 11/20/97 12/20/97 01/10/98 01/15/98 01/15/98 01/20/98 01/20/98 01/20/98 02/05/98 02/10/98 02/10/98 02/14/98 02/15/98 02/15/98 02/28/98 02/28/98 03/14/98 03/15/98 03/15/98 03/15/98 03/15/98 03/15/98 03/15/98 03/20/98 03/20/98 03/25/98 03/30/98 03/30/98 04/05/98 04/05/98 04/05/98 04/14/98 04/15/98 04/15/98 04/25/98 04/25/98 04/25/98 04/25/98 05/05/98 05/05/98 05/05/98 05/14/98 05/15/98 05/15/98 05/15/98 05/25/98 06/20/98 06/20/98 06/20/98 06/30/98 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 M PREHARVEST M PREHARVEST M PREHARVEST E PREHARVEST M PREHARVEST E PREHARVEST E PREHARVEST M PREHARVEST M PREHARVEST E PREHARVEST M PREHARVEST O PREHARVEST E PREHARVEST M PREHARVEST O PREHARVEST M PREHARVEST O PREHARVEST H PREHARVEST E PREHARVEST E PREHARVEST G PREHARVEST G PREHARVEST M PREHARVEST E PREHARVEST M PREHARVEST E PREHARVEST G PREHARVEST E PREHARVEST E PREHARVEST G PREHARVEST M PREHARVEST O PREHARVEST H PREHARVEST M PREHARVEST E PREHARVEST E PREHARVEST G PREHARVEST E PREHARVEST E PREHARVEST G PREHARVEST M PREHARVEST O PREHARVEST E PREHARVEST G PREHARVEST E HARVEST G HARVEST G HARVEST G K Input Name Number of Units ========================= ============= SHREDDING 4 ROW 1.0000 DISCING-OFFSET 13 FT 1.0000 DISCING-OFFSET 13 FT 1.0000 PLOWING 4 BOTTOM .5000 CHISELING 18 FT .5000 DISCING-OFFSET 13 FT 1.0000 CULTIVATING 6 ROW 1.0000 FLOATING 1.0000 CULTIVATING 6 ROW 1.0000 CULTIVATING 6 ROW 1.0000 BEDDING 6 ROW 1.0000 APPLY FERTILIZER 1.0000 PHOSPHATE 80.0000 SPRAYING 1.0000 HERBICIDE CANTAL 1.0000 NEMATICIDE 1.0000 CULTIVATING 6 ROW 1.0000 PLANTING STANHAY 1.0000 SEED CANTAL 3.0000 DITCHING .0100 IRRIGATION .5000 NITROGEN 120.0000 PICKUP TRUCK 3/4 TON 20.0000 IRRIGATION .5000 DITCHING .0100 IRRIGATION .5000 HIRED LABOR 5.0000 INSECTICIDE CANTAL 1.0000 FUNGICIDE CANTAL 1.0000 PESTICIDE APPL. CANTAL 1.0000 BEE RENT 1.5000 SPRAYING 1.0000 HERBICIDE CANTAL 1.0000 CULTIVATING 6 ROW 1.0000 FUNGICIDE CANTAL 1.0000 PESTICIDE APPL. CANTAL 1.0000 INSECTICIDE CANTAL 1.0000 FUNGICIDE CANTAL 1.0000 PESTICIDE APPL. CANTAL 1.0000 DITCHING .0100 IRRIGATION .5000 HIRED LABOR 5.0000 CULTIVATING 6 ROW 1.0000 INSECTICIDE CANTAL 1.0000 FUNGICIDE CANTAL 1.0000 PESTICIDE APPL. CANTAL 1.0000 INSECTICIDE CANTAL 1.0000 FUNGICIDE CANTAL 1.0000 PESTICIDE APPL. CANTAL 1.0000 DITCHING .0100 IRRIGATION .5000 FUNGICIDE CANTAL 1.0000 PESTICIDE APPL. CANTAL 1.0000 INSECTICIDE CANTAL 1.0000 HARVESTING CANTAL 450.0000 PACK & COUNT CANTAL 450.0000 MARKETING CANTAL 450.0000 CASH-RENT CANTAL 1.0000 B-1241 (C12) Cash Landlord Break NonShare Even Cash Prod. ===== ======== ===== C .00 Y Cash Fixed Landlord Nonor Share Cash Vari. ===== ===== ======== .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 C V .00 .00 C V .00 C V .00 .00 .00 C V .00 .00 .00 C V .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 C V .00 C V .00 C V .00 C V .00 .00 C V .00 .00 C V .00 C V .00 C V .00 C V .00 C V .00 .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 C V .00 C V .00 C V .00 C V .00 C V .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.