Projections for Planning Purposes Only Not to be Used without Updating after February 13, 1999 B-1241 (C12) Watermelons, Dryland South Texas (12) 1999 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. INSECTICIDE FUNGICIDE PESTICIDE APPL. INSECTICIDE FUNGICIDE PESTICIDE APPL. INSECTICIDE FUNGICIDE PESTICIDE APPL. Fuel & Lube - Machinery Repairs - Machinery Labor - Machinery - Other Total =========== 725.00 =========== 725.00 Your Estimate ======== ________ ________ Quantity =========== Unit ==== $ / Unit =========== Total =========== 3.000 40.000 60.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 lb. lb. lb. acre hive appl appl appl appl appl appl appl appl appl appl appl appl Acre Acre Hour Hour 20.000 .370 .300 50.750 75.000 5.760 7.900 4.000 5.760 7.900 4.000 5.760 7.900 4.000 5.760 7.900 4.000 60.00 14.80 18.00 50.75 75.00 5.76 7.90 4.00 5.76 7.90 4.00 5.76 7.90 4.00 5.76 7.90 4.00 8.08 3.20 17.53 65.00 =========== 383.00 ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ 350.00 =========== 350.00 ________ 9.98 =========== 742.98 ________ -17.98 ________ Total =========== 35.08 40.00 =========== 75.08 ________ ________ Total of ALL Cost 818.05 ________ NET PROJECTED RETURNS -93.05 ________ Total PREHARVEST HARVEST HARVEST & SELL 2.337 10.000 100.000 cwt. 7.501 6.500 3.500 Total HARVEST Interest - OC Borrowed 105.049 Dol. Total VARIABLE COST GROSS INCOME minus VARIABLE COST FIXED COST Description ================================= Machinery and Equipment Land Total FIXED Cost Unit ==== Acre Acre 0.095 ________ ________ ________ ________ 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 WATERMELON DRYLAND 100.0000 .0000 Date ======== 10/10/98 10/30/98 02/05/99 02/10/99 02/15/99 02/15/99 02/15/99 02/20/99 03/01/99 03/10/99 03/10/99 03/10/99 03/10/99 03/25/99 03/25/99 03/25/99 03/25/99 04/10/99 04/10/99 04/10/99 04/15/99 04/30/99 05/10/99 05/10/99 05/10/99 05/15/99 05/20/99 06/20/99 06/30/99 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. WMELON CULTIVATING 6 ROW INSECTICIDE WATERMEL FUNGICIDE WATERMEL PESTICIDE APPL. WMELON INSECTICIDE WATERMEL FUNGICIDE WATERMEL PESTICIDE APPL. WMELON CULTIVATING ROLLING PICKUP TRUCK 3/4 TON INSECTICIDE WATERMEL FUNGICIDE WATERMEL PESTICIDE APPL. WMELON 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.