Projections for Planning Purposes Only Not to be Used without Updating after February 13, 1999 B-1241 (C12) Cucumbers, Irrigated South Texas (12) 1999 Projected Costs and Returns per Acre GROSS INCOME Description ============================ CUCUMBERS Quantity ========= 225.000 Unit ==== crtn $ / Unit =========== 7.2000 Total GROSS Income VARIABLE COST Description ================================= PREHARVEST PHOSPHATE HERBICIDE SEED NITROGEN IRRIGATION INSECTICIDE PESTICIDE APPL. PESTICIDE APPL. HERBICIDE FUNGICIDE IRRIGATION INSECTICIDE PESTICIDE APPL. IRRIGATION BEE RENT FUNGICIDE PESTICIDE APPL. FUNGICIDE PESTICIDE APPL. IRRIGATION INSECTICIDE PESTICIDE APPL. Fuel & Lube - Machinery Repairs - Machinery Labor - Machinery - Other - Irrigation Total PREHARVEST HARVEST HARVEST PACK & COUNT MARKETING - OC Borrowed - Positive Cash $ / Unit =========== Total =========== 60.000 1.000 1.000 100.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.500 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 lb. acre acre lb. AcIn appl appl appl acre appl AcIn appl appl AcIn hive appl appl appl appl AcIn appl appl Acre Acre Hour Hour Hour .300 10.830 34.000 .370 9.000 6.000 4.000 4.000 10.830 8.740 9.000 6.000 4.000 9.000 75.000 8.740 4.000 8.740 4.000 9.000 6.000 4.000 18.00 10.83 34.00 37.00 9.00 6.00 4.00 4.00 10.83 8.74 9.00 6.00 4.00 9.00 112.50 8.74 4.00 8.74 4.00 9.00 6.00 4.00 6.84 3.55 21.35 97.50 11.50 =========== 468.13 ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ 371.25 438.74 90.00 =========== 900.00 ________ ________ ________ 6.68 -0.20 =========== 1374.61 ________ ________ 245.39 ________ Total =========== 46.65 85.00 =========== 131.65 ________ ________ 1506.26 ________ 113.74 ________ 2.846 15.000 2.000 225.000 225.000 225.000 crtn crtn crtn 70.350 -6.603 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 =========== 7.502 6.500 5.750 1.650 1.950 .400 Total HARVEST Interest Interest Total =========== 1620.00 =========== 1620.00 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 ======== ================ ===== ========================= ============= ============= 05/05/99 HARVEST A CUCUMBERS 225.0000 .0000 Date ======== 01/10/99 01/20/99 01/25/99 01/25/99 01/29/99 02/05/99 02/10/99 02/10/99 02/10/99 02/14/99 02/15/99 02/15/99 02/15/99 02/20/99 02/20/99 02/25/99 02/25/99 02/28/99 03/09/99 03/10/99 03/10/99 03/10/99 03/10/99 03/10/99 03/15/99 03/20/99 03/25/99 03/25/99 03/30/99 04/01/99 04/10/99 04/10/99 04/15/99 04/17/99 04/17/99 04/19/99 04/20/99 04/22/99 04/25/99 04/25/99 05/05/99 05/05/99 05/05/99 05/15/99 Stage Type of of Production Input ================ ===== PREHARVEST M PREHARVEST M PREHARVEST E PREHARVEST M PREHARVEST M PREHARVEST M PREHARVEST M PREHARVEST E PREHARVEST M PREHARVEST M PREHARVEST E PREHARVEST M PREHARVEST H PREHARVEST O PREHARVEST E PREHARVEST E PREHARVEST G PREHARVEST M PREHARVEST M PREHARVEST G PREHARVEST M PREHARVEST O PREHARVEST E PREHARVEST E PREHARVEST H PREHARVEST M PREHARVEST E PREHARVEST G PREHARVEST O PREHARVEST G PREHARVEST E PREHARVEST G PREHARVEST H PREHARVEST E PREHARVEST G PREHARVEST M PREHARVEST O PREHARVEST M PREHARVEST E PREHARVEST G HARVEST G HARVEST G HARVEST G HARVEST K Input Name ========================= SHREDDING 4 ROW DISCING-OFFSET 13 FT PHOSPHATE APPLY FERTILIZER DITCHING BEDDING 6 ROW CULTIVATING ROLLING HERBICIDE CUCUMBER SPRAYING DITCHING SEED CUCUMBER PLANTING STANHAY HIRED LABOR IRRIGATION NITROGEN INSECTICIDE CUCUMBER PESTICIDE APPL. CUCUMBER PICKUP TRUCK 3/4 TON DITCHING PESTICIDE APPL. CUCUMBER SPRAYING IRRIGATION HERBICIDE CUCUMBER FUNGICIDE CUCUMBER HIRED LABOR CULTIVATING ROLLING INSECTICIDE CUCUMBER PESTICIDE APPL. CUCUMBER IRRIGATION BEE RENT FUNGICIDE CUCUMBER PESTICIDE APPL. CUCUMBER HIRED LABOR FUNGICIDE CUCUMBER PESTICIDE APPL. CUCUMBER DITCHING IRRIGATION CULTIVATING ROLLING INSECTICIDE CUCUMBER PESTICIDE APPL. CUCUMBER HARVEST CUCUMBER PACK & COUNT CUCUMBER MARKETING CUCUMBER CASH-RENT CUCUMBER Number of Units ============= 1.0000 1.0000 60.0000 1.0000 .0100 1.0000 1.0000 1.0000 1.0000 .0100 1.0000 1.0000 5.0000 1.0000 100.0000 1.0000 1.0000 20.0000 .0100 1.0000 1.0000 1.0000 1.0000 1.0000 5.0000 1.0000 1.0000 1.0000 1.0000 1.5000 1.0000 1.0000 5.0000 1.0000 1.0000 .0100 1.0000 1.0000 1.0000 1.0000 225.0000 225.0000 225.0000 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 .00 .00 .00 .00 C V .00 .00 .00 C V .00 .00 .00 .00 C V .00 C V .00 C V .00 .00 .00 C V .00 .00 .00 C V .00 C V .00 .00 .00 C V .00 C V .00 .00 C V .00 C V .00 C V .00 .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 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.