Projections for Planning Purposes Only Not to be Used without Updating after February 13, 1999 B-1241 (C12) Cantaloupes, Irrigated South Texas (12) 1999 Projected Costs and Returns per Acre GROSS INCOME Description ============================ CANTALOUPES Quantity ========= 450.000 Unit ==== crtn $ / Unit =========== 7.8000 Total GROSS Income VARIABLE COST Description ================================= PREHARVEST PHOSPHATE HERBICIDE NEMATICIDE SEED NITROGEN IRRIGATION IRRIGATION INSECTICIDE FUNGICIDE PESTICIDE APPL. BEE RENT IRRIGATION HERBICIDE FUNGICIDE PESTICIDE APPL. INSECTICIDE FUNGICIDE PESTICIDE APPL. IRRIGATION INSECTICIDE FUNGICIDE PESTICIDE APPL. INSECTICIDE FUNGICIDE PESTICIDE APPL. FUNGICIDE PESTICIDE APPL. IRRIGATION INSECTICIDE Fuel & Lube - Machinery Repairs - Machinery Labor - Machinery - Other - Irrigation Total PREHARVEST HARVEST HARVESTING PACK & COUNT MARKETING - OC Borrowed - Positive Cash $ / Unit =========== Total =========== 80.000 1.000 1.000 3.000 120.000 0.500 0.500 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.500 0.500 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 0.500 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 0.500 1.000 lb. acre acre lb. lb. AcIn AcIn appl appl appl hive AcIn acre appl appl appl appl appl AcIn appl appl appl appl appl appl appl appl AcIn appl Acre Acre Hour Hour Hour .300 17.200 60.000 130.000 .370 9.000 9.000 6.640 13.140 4.000 75.000 9.000 17.200 13.140 4.000 6.640 13.140 4.000 9.000 6.640 13.140 4.000 6.640 13.140 4.000 13.140 4.000 9.000 6.640 24.00 17.20 60.00 390.00 44.40 4.50 4.50 6.64 13.14 4.00 112.50 4.50 17.20 13.14 4.00 6.64 13.14 4.00 4.50 6.64 13.14 4.00 6.64 13.14 4.00 13.14 4.00 4.50 6.64 11.63 6.38 33.85 65.00 7.19 =========== 947.90 ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ 630.00 1125.00 180.00 =========== 1935.00 ________ ________ ________ 30.45 -0.49 =========== 2912.86 ________ ________ 597.14 ________ Total =========== 85.94 100.00 =========== 185.94 ________ ________ 3098.80 ________ 411.20 ________ 4.513 10.000 1.250 450.000 450.000 450.000 crtn crtn crtn 320.499 -16.258 Dol. Dol. GROSS INCOME minus VARIABLE COST Total FIXED Cost Total of ALL Cost NET PROJECTED RETURNS ________ Unit ==== Total VARIABLE COST FIXED COST Description ================================= Machinery and Equipment Land Your Estimate ======== ________ Quantity =========== 7.501 6.500 5.750 1.400 2.500 .400 Total HARVEST Interest Interest Total =========== 3510.00 =========== 3510.00 Unit ==== Acre Acre 0.095 0.030 ________ ________ ________ ________ 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 February 13, 1999 Date Stage Type Product Name Number Weight of of of per Production Prod. Units Head ======== ================ ===== ========================= ============= ============= 06/20/99 HARVEST A CANTALOUPES 450.0000 .0000 Date ======== 09/10/98 09/20/98 10/10/98 10/15/98 10/15/98 10/20/98 10/25/98 11/15/98 11/20/98 12/20/98 01/10/99 01/15/99 01/15/99 01/20/99 01/20/99 01/20/99 02/05/99 02/10/99 02/10/99 02/14/99 02/15/99 02/15/99 02/28/99 02/28/99 03/14/99 03/15/99 03/15/99 03/15/99 03/15/99 03/15/99 03/15/99 03/20/99 03/20/99 03/25/99 03/30/99 03/30/99 04/05/99 04/05/99 04/05/99 04/14/99 04/15/99 04/15/99 04/25/99 04/25/99 04/25/99 04/25/99 05/05/99 05/05/99 05/05/99 05/14/99 05/15/99 05/15/99 Date ======== 05/15/99 05/25/99 06/20/99 06/20/99 06/20/99 06/30/99 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 M PREHARVEST M PREHARVEST M PREHARVEST E PREHARVEST M PREHARVEST E PREHARVEST E PREHARVEST M PREHARVEST M PREHARVEST E PREHARVEST M PREHARVEST O PREHARVEST E PREHARVEST M PREHARVEST O PREHARVEST M PREHARVEST O PREHARVEST H PREHARVEST E PREHARVEST E PREHARVEST G PREHARVEST G PREHARVEST M PREHARVEST E PREHARVEST M PREHARVEST E PREHARVEST G PREHARVEST E PREHARVEST E PREHARVEST G PREHARVEST M PREHARVEST O PREHARVEST H PREHARVEST M PREHARVEST E PREHARVEST E PREHARVEST G PREHARVEST E PREHARVEST E PREHARVEST G PREHARVEST M PREHARVEST O PREHARVEST E Stage Type of of Production Input ================ ===== PREHARVEST G PREHARVEST E HARVEST G HARVEST G HARVEST G K Number of Units ========================= ============= SHREDDING 4 ROW 1.0000 DISCING-OFFSET 13 FT 1.0000 DISCING-OFFSET 13 FT 1.0000 PLOWING 4 BOTTOM .5000 CHISELING 18 FT .5000 DISCING-OFFSET 13 FT 1.0000 CULTIVATING 6 ROW 1.0000 FLOATING 1.0000 CULTIVATING 6 ROW 1.0000 CULTIVATING 6 ROW 1.0000 BEDDING 6 ROW 1.0000 APPLY FERTILIZER 1.0000 PHOSPHATE 80.0000 SPRAYING 1.0000 HERBICIDE CANTAL 1.0000 NEMATICIDE 1.0000 CULTIVATING 6 ROW 1.0000 PLANTING STANHAY 1.0000 SEED CANTAL 3.0000 DITCHING .0100 IRRIGATION .5000 NITROGEN 120.0000 PICKUP TRUCK 3/4 TON 20.0000 IRRIGATION .5000 DITCHING .0100 IRRIGATION .5000 HIRED LABOR 5.0000 INSECTICIDE CANTAL 1.0000 FUNGICIDE CANTAL 1.0000 PESTICIDE APPL. CANTAL 1.0000 BEE RENT 1.5000 SPRAYING 1.0000 HERBICIDE CANTAL 1.0000 CULTIVATING 6 ROW 1.0000 FUNGICIDE CANTAL 1.0000 PESTICIDE APPL. CANTAL 1.0000 INSECTICIDE CANTAL 1.0000 FUNGICIDE CANTAL 1.0000 PESTICIDE APPL. CANTAL 1.0000 DITCHING .0100 IRRIGATION .5000 HIRED LABOR 5.0000 CULTIVATING 6 ROW 1.0000 INSECTICIDE CANTAL 1.0000 FUNGICIDE CANTAL 1.0000 PESTICIDE APPL. CANTAL 1.0000 INSECTICIDE CANTAL 1.0000 FUNGICIDE CANTAL 1.0000 PESTICIDE APPL. CANTAL 1.0000 DITCHING .0100 IRRIGATION .5000 FUNGICIDE CANTAL 1.0000 B-1241 (C12) Cash Landlord Break NonShare Even Cash Prod. ===== ======== ===== C .00 Y Input Name Cash Fixed Landlord Nonor Share Cash Vari. ===== ===== ======== .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 C V .00 .00 C V .00 C V .00 .00 .00 C V .00 .00 .00 C V .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 C V .00 C V .00 C V .00 C V .00 .00 C V .00 .00 C V .00 C V .00 C V .00 C V .00 C V .00 .00 .00 .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 Input Name Cash Fixed Landlord Nonor Share Cash Vari. ===== ===== ======== C V .00 C V .00 C V .00 C V .00 C V .00 F .00 Number of Units ========================= ============= PESTICIDE APPL. CANTAL 1.0000 INSECTICIDE CANTAL 1.0000 HARVESTING CANTAL 450.0000 PACK & COUNT CANTAL 450.0000 MARKETING CANTAL 450.0000 CASH-RENT CANTAL 1.0000 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.