Projections for Planning Purposes Only Not to be Used without Updating after April 21, 1998 B-1241 (C12) Sorghum, Irrigated South Texas (12) 1998 Projected Costs and Returns per Acre GROSS INCOME Description ============================ SORGHUM Quantity ========= 44.000 Unit ==== cwt. $ / Unit =========== 4.4000 Total GROSS Income VARIABLE COST Description ================================= PREHARVEST NITROGEN (N) SEED HERBICIDE IRRIGATION Fuel & Lube - Machinery Repairs - Machinery Labor - Machinery - Irrigation Your Estimate ======== ________ ________ Quantity =========== Unit ==== $ / Unit =========== Total =========== 78.600 8.000 1.000 2.000 lb. lb. acre AcIn Acre Acre Hour Hour .260 1.200 4.000 9.000 20.43 9.60 4.00 18.00 13.46 4.69 28.53 6.50 =========== 105.22 ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ 26.40 4.40 =========== 30.80 ________ ________ 8.85 =========== 144.87 ________ 3.803 1.000 Total PREHARVEST HARVEST CUSTOM HARV/HAUL CUSTOM DRYING 44.000 44.000 cwt. cwt. 7.501 6.500 .600 .100 Total HARVEST Interest Total =========== 193.60 =========== 193.60 - OC Borrowed 73.781 Dol. Total VARIABLE COST Break-Even Price, Total Variable Cost $ 0.120 ________ ________ ________ 3.29 per cwt. of SORGHUM GROSS INCOME minus VARIABLE COST 48.73 ________ Total =========== 69.83 70.00 =========== 139.83 ________ ________ Total of ALL Cost 284.70 ________ NET PROJECTED RETURNS -91.10 ________ FIXED COST Description ================================= Machinery and Equipment Land Unit ==== Acre Acre Total FIXED Cost Break-Even Price, Total Cost $ ________ 6.47 per cwt. of SORGHUM 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 ======== ================ ===== ========================= ============= ============= 07/20/98 HARVEST A SORGHUM 44.0000 .0000 Date ======== 08/10/97 08/15/97 08/15/97 08/20/97 09/10/97 09/20/97 12/15/97 01/10/98 01/10/98 01/15/98 01/15/98 02/10/98 02/15/98 02/15/98 03/14/98 03/15/98 03/15/98 03/31/98 05/14/98 05/15/98 07/20/98 07/20/98 07/20/98 Stage Type of of Production Input ================ ===== PREHARVEST M PREHARVEST M PREHARVEST M PREHARVEST M PREHARVEST M PREHARVEST M PREHARVEST M PREHARVEST E PREHARVEST M PREHARVEST M PREHARVEST M PREHARVEST M PREHARVEST E PREHARVEST E PREHARVEST M PREHARVEST M PREHARVEST O PREHARVEST M PREHARVEST M PREHARVEST O K HARVEST G HARVEST G Input Name Number of Units ========================= ============= SHREDDING 4 ROW 1.0000 PLOWING 4 BOTTOM .5000 CHISELING 15 FT .5000 DISCING-OFFSET 13 FT 1.0000 DISCING-OFFSET 13 FT 1.0000 DISCING-OFFSET 13 FT 1.0000 BEDDING 6 ROW 1.0000 NITROGEN (N) 78.6000 APPLY FERTILIZER 1.0000 CULTIVATING ROLLING 1.0000 PLANT & SPRAY 1.0000 CULTIVATING ROLLING 1.0000 SEED SORGHUM 8.0000 HERBICIDE SORGHUM 1.0000 DITCHING .0100 CULTIVATING 6 ROW 1.0000 IRRIGATION 1.0000 PICKUP TRUCK 3/4 TON 40.0000 DITCHING .0100 IRRIGATION 1.0000 CASH-RENT SORGHUMI 1.0000 CUSTOM HARV/HAUL SORGHUM 44.0000 CUSTOM DRYING SORGHUM 44.0000 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 C V .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 C V .00 C V .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 F .00 C V .00 C V .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.