Projections for Planning Purposes Only
Not to be Used without Updating after April 21, 1998
B-1241 (C12)
Watermelons, Irrigated
South Texas (12)
1998 Projected Costs and Returns per Acre
GROSS INCOME Description
============================
WATERMELON
IRRI.
Quantity
=========
150.000
Unit
====
cwt.
$ / Unit
===========
7.2500
Total GROSS Income
VARIABLE COST Description
=================================
PREHARVEST
PHOSPHATE
POTASH
BEE RENT
SEED
HERBICIDE
NITROGEN
IRRIGATION
INSECTICIDE
PESTICIDE APPL.
FUNGICIDE
PESTICIDE APPL.
Fuel & Lube - Machinery
Repairs
- Machinery
Labor
- Machinery
- Other
- Irrigation
Your
Estimate
========
________
________
Quantity
===========
Unit
====
$ / Unit
===========
Total
===========
60.000
20.000
1.000
0.750
1.000
80.000
4.000
5.000
4.000
4.000
1.000
lb.
lb.
hive
lb.
acre
lb.
AcIn
appl
appl
appl
acre
Acre
Acre
Hour
Hour
Hour
.300
.130
75.000
160.000
50.750
.370
9.000
5.760
4.000
7.900
4.500
18.00
2.60
75.00
120.00
50.75
29.60
36.00
28.80
16.00
31.60
4.50
14.00
4.14
21.90
62.50
14.00
===========
529.40
________
________
________
________
________
________
________
________
________
________
________
________
________
________
________
________
525.00
===========
525.00
________
16.55
-0.02
________
________
1070.93
________
2.920
10.000
2.000
Total PREHARVEST
HARVEST
HARVEST & SELL
150.000
cwt.
7.501
6.250
7.000
3.500
Total HARVEST
Interest
Interest
Total
===========
1087.50
===========
1087.50
- OC Borrowed
- Positive Cash
137.903
-0.556
Dol.
Dol.
0.120
0.030
Total VARIABLE COST
Break-Even Price, Total Variable Cost
$
________
________
7.13 per cwt. of WATERMELON
GROSS INCOME minus VARIABLE COST
16.57
________
Total
===========
51.55
100.00
===========
151.55
________
________
Total of ALL Cost
1222.49
________
NET PROJECTED RETURNS
-134.99
________
FIXED COST Description
=================================
Machinery and Equipment
Land
Unit
====
Acre
Acre
Total FIXED Cost
Break-Even Price, Total Cost $
________
8.14 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
IRRI.
150.0000
.0000
Date
========
10/10/97
10/30/97
01/20/98
01/20/98
02/01/98
02/05/98
02/10/98
02/20/98
02/28/98
03/10/98
03/15/98
03/15/98
03/25/98
03/25/98
03/25/98
04/05/98
04/10/98
04/10/98
04/10/98
04/15/98
04/20/98
04/20/98
04/25/98
04/25/98
04/25/98
04/30/98
05/05/98
05/10/98
05/10/98
05/10/98
05/15/98
05/20/98
05/25/98
05/25/98
05/25/98
05/30/98
05/30/98
05/31/98
06/20/98
06/30/98
Stage
Type
of
of
Production
Input
================ =====
PREHARVEST
M
PREHARVEST
M
PREHARVEST
E
PREHARVEST
E
PREHARVEST
G
PREHARVEST
M
PREHARVEST
M
PREHARVEST
E
PREHARVEST
E
PREHARVEST
M
PREHARVEST
O
PREHARVEST
E
PREHARVEST
M
PREHARVEST
E
PREHARVEST
G
PREHARVEST
M
PREHARVEST
E
PREHARVEST
G
PREHARVEST
E
PREHARVEST
M
PREHARVEST
M
PREHARVEST
O
PREHARVEST
E
PREHARVEST
G
PREHARVEST
E
PREHARVEST
M
PREHARVEST
M
PREHARVEST
E
PREHARVEST
G
PREHARVEST
E
PREHARVEST
O
PREHARVEST
M
PREHARVEST
E
PREHARVEST
G
PREHARVEST
E
PREHARVEST
M
PREHARVEST
H
PREHARVEST
O
HARVEST
G
K
Input
Name
=========================
CHISELING
18 FT
CHISELING
18 FT
PHOSPHATE
POTASH
BEE RENT
CHISELING
18 FT
CHISELING
18 FT
SEED
WMELONI
HERBICIDE
WATERMEL
CULTIVATING
6 ROW
IRRIGATION
NITROGEN
CULTIVATING
6 ROW
INSECTICIDE
WATERMEL
PESTICIDE APPL. VEG
CULTIVATING
ROLLING
INSECTICIDE
WATERMEL
PESTICIDE APPL. VEG
FUNGICIDE
WATERMEL
CULTIVATING
ROLLING
PICKUP TRUCK
3/4 TON
IRRIGATION
INSECTICIDE
WATERMEL
PESTICIDE APPL.
FUNGICIDE
WATERMEL
CULTIVATING
ROLLING
CULTIVATING
ROLLING
INSECTICIDE
WATERMEL
PESTICIDE APPL. VEG
FUNGICIDE
WATERMEL
IRRIGATION
CULTIVATING
ROLLING
INSECTICIDE
WATERMEL
PESTICIDE APPL. VEG
FUNGICIDE
WATERMEL
CULTIVATING
ROLLING
HIRED LABOR
IRRIGATION
HARVEST & SELL
WATERMEL
CASH-RENT
WMELONI
Number
of
Units
=============
1.0000
1.0000
60.0000
20.0000
1.0000
1.0000
1.0000
.7500
1.0000
1.0000
1.0000
80.0000
1.0000
1.0000
1.0000
1.0000
1.0000
1.0000
1.0000
1.0000
20.0000
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
1.0000
1.0000
10.0000
1.0000
150.0000
1.0000
B-1241 (C12)
Cash Landlord Break
NonShare
Even
Cash
Prod.
===== ======== =====
C
.00
Y
Cash Fixed Landlord
Nonor
Share
Cash Vari.
===== ===== ========
.00
.00
C
V
.00
C
V
.00
C
V
.00
.00
.00
C
V
.00
C
V
.00
.00
.00
C
V
.00
.00
C
V
.00
C
V
.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
C
V
.00
C
V
.00
C
V
.00
.00
C
V
.00
.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.