Projections for Planning Purposes Only
Not to be Used without Updating after April 21, 1998
B-1241 (C12)
Watermelons, Dryland
South Texas (12)
1998 Projected Costs and Returns per Acre
GROSS INCOME Description
============================
WATERMELON
DRYLAND
Quantity
=========
100.000
Unit
====
cwt.
$ / Unit
===========
7.2500
Total GROSS Income
VARIABLE COST Description
=================================
PREHARVEST
SEED
NITROGEN
PHOSPHATE
HERBICIDE
BEE RENT
INSECTICIDE
FUNGICIDE
PESTICIDE APPL.
Fuel & Lube - Machinery
Repairs
- Machinery
Labor
- Machinery
- Other
$ / Unit
===========
Total
===========
3.000
40.000
60.000
1.000
1.000
4.000
4.000
4.000
lb.
lb.
lb.
acre
hive
appl
appl
appl
Acre
Acre
Hour
Hour
20.000
.370
.300
50.750
75.000
5.760
7.900
4.000
60.00
14.80
18.00
50.75
75.00
23.04
31.60
16.00
11.14
3.20
17.53
62.50
===========
383.56
________
________
________
________
________
________
________
________
________
________
________
________
350.00
===========
350.00
________
12.85
===========
746.41
________
2.337
10.000
100.000
- OC Borrowed
cwt.
7.501
6.250
3.500
107.080
Dol.
0.120
Total VARIABLE COST
Break-Even Price, Total Variable Cost
$
Unit
====
Acre
Acre
Total FIXED Cost
Total of ALL Cost
NET PROJECTED RETURNS
________
________
________
7.46 per cwt. of WATERMELON
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 & SELL
Interest
Total
===========
725.00
===========
725.00
-21.41
________
Total
===========
38.72
40.00
===========
78.72
________
________
825.12
________
-100.12
________
________
8.25 per cwt. of WATERMELON
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
WATERMELON
DRYLAND
100.0000
.0000
Date
========
10/10/97
10/30/97
02/05/98
02/10/98
02/15/98
02/15/98
02/15/98
02/20/98
03/01/98
03/10/98
03/10/98
03/10/98
03/10/98
03/25/98
03/25/98
03/25/98
03/25/98
04/10/98
04/10/98
04/10/98
04/15/98
04/30/98
05/10/98
05/10/98
05/10/98
05/15/98
05/20/98
06/20/98
06/30/98
Stage
Type
of
of
Production
Input
================ =====
PREHARVEST
M
PREHARVEST
M
PREHARVEST
M
PREHARVEST
M
PREHARVEST
E
PREHARVEST
E
PREHARVEST
E
PREHARVEST
E
PREHARVEST
G
PREHARVEST
M
PREHARVEST
E
PREHARVEST
E
PREHARVEST
G
PREHARVEST
M
PREHARVEST
E
PREHARVEST
E
PREHARVEST
G
PREHARVEST
E
PREHARVEST
E
PREHARVEST
G
PREHARVEST
M
PREHARVEST
M
PREHARVEST
E
PREHARVEST
E
PREHARVEST
G
PREHARVEST
M
PREHARVEST
H
HARVEST
G
K
Input
Name
=========================
CHISELING
18 FT
CHISELING
18 FT
CHISELING
18 FT
CHISELING
18 FT
SEED
WMELOND
NITROGEN
PHOSPHATE
HERBICIDE
WATERMEL
BEE RENT
CULTIVATING
6 ROW
INSECTICIDE
WATERMEL
FUNGICIDE
WATERMEL
PESTICIDE APPL. VEG
CULTIVATING
6 ROW
INSECTICIDE
WATERMEL
FUNGICIDE
WATERMEL
PESTICIDE APPL. VEG
INSECTICIDE
WATERMEL
FUNGICIDE
WATERMEL
PESTICIDE APPL. VEG
CULTIVATING
ROLLING
PICKUP TRUCK
3/4 TON
INSECTICIDE
WATERMEL
FUNGICIDE
WATERMEL
PESTICIDE APPL. VEG
CULTIVATING
ROLLING
HIRED LABOR
HARVEST & SELL
WATERMEL
CASH-RENT
WATERMEL
Number
of
Units
=============
1.0000
1.0000
1.0000
1.0000
3.0000
40.0000
60.0000
1.0000
1.0000
1.0000
1.0000
1.0000
1.0000
1.0000
1.0000
1.0000
1.0000
1.0000
1.0000
1.0000
1.5000
20.0000
1.0000
1.0000
1.0000
1.5000
10.0000
100.0000
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
C
V
.00
C
V
.00
C
V
.00
C
V
.00
C
V
.00
.00
C
V
.00
C
V
.00
C
V
.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
.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.