Projections for Planning Purposes Only Not to be Used without Updating after April 21, 1998 B-1241 (C12) Honeydews, Irrigated South Texas (12) 1998 Projected Costs and Returns per Acre GROSS INCOME Description ============================ HONEYDEWS Quantity ========= 700.000 Unit ==== crtn $ / Unit =========== 5.7500 Total GROSS Income VARIABLE COST Description ================================= PREHARVEST PHOSPHATE HERBICIDE SEED NEMATICIDE NITROGEN IRRIGATION FUNGICIDE PESTICIDE APPL. BEE RENT INSECTICIDE Fuel & Lube - Machinery Repairs - Machinery Labor - Machinery - Other - Irrigation $ / Unit =========== Total =========== 80.000 2.000 1.000 1.000 120.000 5.000 6.000 6.000 1.500 5.000 lb. appl acre acre lb. AcIn appl appl hive appl Acre Acre Hour Hour Hour .300 17.200 300.000 60.000 .630 9.000 13.140 4.000 75.000 6.640 24.00 34.40 300.00 60.00 75.60 45.00 78.84 24.00 112.50 33.20 13.78 5.15 28.66 62.50 17.50 =========== 915.13 ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ 770.00 1540.00 350.00 =========== 2660.00 ________ ________ ________ 34.02 -0.18 =========== 3608.98 5.15 per crtn of HONEYDEWS ________ ________ 416.02 ________ Total =========== 76.00 100.00 =========== 176.00 ________ ________ 3784.98 ________ 240.02 ________ 3.820 10.000 2.500 700.000 700.000 700.000 - OC Borrowed - Positive Cash 283.533 -5.852 Total VARIABLE COST Break-Even Price, Total Variable Cost crtn crtn crtn 7.502 6.250 7.000 1.100 2.200 .500 $ Dol. Dol. 0.120 0.030 GROSS INCOME minus VARIABLE COST Total FIXED Cost Break-Even Price, Total Cost $ Total of ALL Cost NET PROJECTED RETURNS ________ Unit ==== Total HARVEST FIXED COST Description ================================= Machinery and Equipment Land Your Estimate ======== ________ Quantity =========== Total PREHARVEST HARVEST HARVESTING PACK & COUNT MARKETING Interest Interest Total =========== 4025.00 =========== 4025.00 Unit ==== Acre Acre ________ ________ ________ ________ 5.40 per crtn of HONEYDEWS 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 ======== ================ ===== ========================= ============= ============= 06/10/98 HARVEST A HONEYDEWS 700.0000 .0000 Date ======== 09/10/97 09/20/97 10/15/97 10/15/97 11/20/97 11/20/97 12/15/97 01/05/98 01/10/98 01/10/98 01/15/98 01/20/98 01/20/98 01/31/98 02/01/98 02/05/98 02/05/98 02/05/98 02/14/98 02/15/98 02/15/98 02/15/98 02/28/98 02/28/98 02/28/98 02/28/98 03/05/98 03/14/98 03/15/98 03/15/98 03/20/98 03/20/98 03/20/98 03/25/98 03/25/98 04/10/98 04/10/98 04/10/98 04/14/98 04/15/98 04/15/98 04/25/98 04/25/98 04/25/98 05/10/98 05/10/98 05/10/98 05/14/98 05/15/98 05/15/98 05/25/98 05/25/98 05/25/98 06/10/98 06/10/98 06/10/98 06/15/98 Stage Type of of Production Input ================ ===== 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 M PREHARVEST M PREHARVEST M PREHARVEST M PREHARVEST E PREHARVEST E PREHARVEST M PREHARVEST O PREHARVEST H PREHARVEST E PREHARVEST E PREHARVEST G PREHARVEST G PREHARVEST O PREHARVEST M PREHARVEST M PREHARVEST O PREHARVEST H PREHARVEST E PREHARVEST E PREHARVEST G PREHARVEST M PREHARVEST E PREHARVEST E PREHARVEST E PREHARVEST G PREHARVEST M PREHARVEST O PREHARVEST H PREHARVEST E PREHARVEST E PREHARVEST G PREHARVEST E PREHARVEST E PREHARVEST G PREHARVEST M PREHARVEST O PREHARVEST H PREHARVEST E PREHARVEST E PREHARVEST G HARVEST G HARVEST G HARVEST G K Input Name ========================= SHREDDING 4 ROW DISCING-OFFSET 13 FT PLOWING 4 BOTTOM CHISELING 18 FT FLOATING CULTIVATING ROLLING CULTIVATING ROLLING CULTIVATING ROLLING PHOSPHATE APPLY FERTILIZER BEDDING 6 ROW HERBICIDE HONEYDEW SPRAYING PICKUP TRUCK 3/4 TON CULTIVATING ROLLING PLANTING STANHAY SEED HONEYDEW NEMATICIDE DITCHING IRRIGATION HIRED LABOR NITROGEN HONEYDEW FUNGICIDE HONEYDEW PESTICIDE APPL. VEG BEE RENT IRRIGATION CULTIVATING ROLLING DITCHING IRRIGATION HIRED LABOR FUNGICIDE HONEYDEW INSECTICIDE HONEYDEW PESTICIDE APPL. VEG SPRAYING HERBICIDE HONEYDEW FUNGICIDE HONEYDEW INSECTICIDE HONEYDEW PESTICIDE APPL. VEG DITCHING IRRIGATION HIRED LABOR FUNGICIDE HONEYDEW INSECTICIDE HONEYDEW PESTICIDE APPL. VEG FUNGICIDE HONEYDEW INSECTICIDE HONEYDEW PESTICIDE APPL. VEG DITCHING IRRIGATION HIRED LABOR FUNGICIDE HONEYDEW INSECTICIDE HONEYDEW PESTICIDE APPL. VEG HARVESTING HONEYDEW PACK & COUNT HONEYDEW MARKETING HONEYDEW CASH-RENT HONEYDEW Number of Units ============= 1.0000 1.0000 .5000 .5000 1.0000 1.0000 1.0000 1.0000 80.0000 1.0000 1.0000 1.0000 1.0000 20.0000 1.0000 1.0000 1.0000 1.0000 .0100 1.0000 3.0000 120.0000 1.0000 1.0000 1.5000 1.0000 1.0000 .0100 1.0000 3.0000 1.0000 1.0000 1.0000 1.0000 1.0000 1.0000 1.0000 1.0000 .0100 1.0000 3.0000 1.0000 1.0000 1.0000 1.0000 1.0000 1.0000 .0100 1.0000 1.0000 1.0000 1.0000 1.0000 700.0000 700.0000 700.0000 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 C V .00 .00 .00 C V .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 C V .00 C V .00 .00 .00 .00 C V .00 C V .00 C V .00 C V .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 C V .00 C V .00 C V .00 .00 C V .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 C V .00 .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.