Projections for Planning Purposes Only Not to be Used without Updating after April 21, 1998 B-1241 (C12) Carrots, Irrigated South Texas (12) 1998 Projected Costs and Returns per Acre GROSS INCOME Description ============================ CARROTS Quantity ========= 320.000 Unit ==== crtn $ / Unit =========== 7.2500 Total GROSS Income VARIABLE COST Description ================================= PREHARVEST PHOSPHATE HERBICIDE NEMATICIDE SEED NITROGEN IRRIGATION INSECTICIDE FUNGICIDE PESTICIDE APPL. Fuel & Lube - Machinery Repairs - Machinery Labor - Machinery - Irrigation $ / Unit =========== Total =========== 80.000 2.000 1.000 1.000 120.000 4.000 3.000 4.000 4.000 lb. appl acre acre lb. AcIn appl appl appl Acre Acre Hour Hour .300 12.000 60.000 115.000 .370 9.000 6.470 6.400 4.000 24.00 24.00 60.00 115.00 44.40 36.00 19.41 25.60 16.00 18.96 6.59 35.89 14.00 =========== 439.85 ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ 384.00 832.00 128.00 =========== 1344.00 ________ ________ ________ 17.86 -0.21 =========== 1801.50 ________ ________ 4.784 2.000 320.000 320.000 320.000 - OC Borrowed - Positive Cash crtn crtn crtn 148.802 -6.864 Dol. Dol. Total VARIABLE COST Break-Even Price, Total Variable Cost $ 7.501 7.000 1.200 2.600 .400 Unit ==== Acre Acre Total FIXED Cost Total of ALL Cost NET PROJECTED RETURNS 0.120 0.030 ________ ________ ________ 5.62 per crtn of CARROTS GROSS INCOME minus VARIABLE COST Break-Even Price, Total Cost $ ________ Unit ==== Total HARVEST FIXED COST Description ================================= Machinery and Equipment Land Your Estimate ======== ________ Quantity =========== Total PREHARVEST HARVEST HARVEST PACK & COUNT MARKETING Interest Interest Total =========== 2320.00 =========== 2320.00 518.50 ________ Total =========== 92.86 85.00 =========== 177.86 ________ ________ 1979.37 ________ 340.63 ________ ________ 6.18 per crtn of CARROTS 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 ======== ================ ===== ========================= ============= ============= 02/10/99 HARVEST A CARROTS 320.0000 .0000 Date ======== 08/05/98 08/10/98 08/15/98 08/15/98 08/20/98 08/30/98 09/05/98 09/15/98 09/20/98 09/25/98 09/25/98 10/05/98 10/05/98 10/05/98 10/10/98 10/10/98 10/14/98 10/15/98 10/15/98 10/20/98 10/20/98 10/25/98 11/10/98 11/10/98 11/10/98 11/14/98 11/15/98 11/30/98 12/10/98 12/10/98 12/10/98 12/14/98 12/15/98 01/10/99 01/10/99 01/10/99 01/14/99 01/15/99 01/20/99 01/25/99 01/25/99 02/10/99 02/10/99 02/10/99 02/15/99 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 M PREHARVEST M PREHARVEST E PREHARVEST E PREHARVEST E PREHARVEST M PREHARVEST M PREHARVEST O PREHARVEST E PREHARVEST E PREHARVEST M PREHARVEST M PREHARVEST E PREHARVEST E PREHARVEST G PREHARVEST M PREHARVEST O PREHARVEST M PREHARVEST E PREHARVEST E PREHARVEST G PREHARVEST M PREHARVEST O PREHARVEST E PREHARVEST E PREHARVEST G PREHARVEST M PREHARVEST O PREHARVEST M PREHARVEST E PREHARVEST G HARVEST G HARVEST G HARVEST G HARVEST K Input Name Number of Units ========================= ============= HAULING WATER 1.0000 SHREDDING 4 ROW 1.0000 PLOWING 4 BOTTOM .5000 CHISELING 18 FT .5000 DISCING-OFFSET 13 FT 1.0000 DISCING-OFFSET 13 FT 1.0000 DISCING-OFFSET 13 FT 1.0000 DISCING-OFFSET 13 FT 1.0000 BEDDING 6 ROW 1.0000 PHOSPHATE 80.0000 APPLY FERTILIZER 1.0000 SPRAYING 1.0000 HERBICIDE CARROTS 1.0000 NEMATICIDE 1.0000 SEED CARROT 1.0000 PLANTING STANHAY 1.0000 DITCHING .0100 IRRIGATION 1.0000 NITROGEN 120.0000 HERBICIDE CARROTS 1.0000 SPRAYING 1.0000 CULTIVATING 6 ROW 1.0000 INSECTICIDE CARROTS 1.0000 FUNGICIDE CARROTS 1.0000 PESTICIDE APPL. VEG 1.0000 DITCHING .0100 IRRIGATION 1.0000 PICKUP TRUCK 3/4 TON 40.0000 INSECTICIDE CARROTS 1.0000 FUNGICIDE CARROTS 1.0000 PESTICIDE APPL. VEG 1.0000 DITCHING .0100 IRRIGATION 1.0000 INSECTICIDE CARROTS 1.0000 FUNGICIDE CARROTS 1.0000 PESTICIDE APPL. VEG 1.0000 DITCHING .0100 IRRIGATION 1.0000 CULTIVATING 6 ROW 1.0000 FUNGICIDE CARROTS 1.0000 PESTICIDE APPL. VEG 1.0000 HARVEST CARROTS 320.0000 PACK & COUNT CARROTS 320.0000 MARKETING CARROTS 320.0000 CASH-RENT VEGETABL 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 C V .00 .00 .00 C V .00 C V .00 C V .00 .00 .00 .00 C V .00 C V .00 .00 .00 C V .00 C V .00 C V .00 .00 .00 .00 C V .00 C V .00 C V .00 .00 .00 C V .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 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.