Projections for Planning Purposes Only
Not to be Used without Updating after January 1, 2008
Table 16.A
Estimated costs and returns per acre
Watermelon; Open Pollinated Varieties, Dryland
Projected for 2008, South Texas, For Planning Purposes Only
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ITEM
UNIT
PRICE
QUANTITY
AMOUNT
YOUR FARM
_______________________________________________________________________
dollars
dollars
INCOME
Watermelon, Allsweet
cwt
6.00
150.0000
900.00
_________
-------TOTAL INCOME
900.00
_________
DIRECT EXPENSES
FERTILIZER
Fert 10-34-0
FUNGICIDE
Bravo Ultrex
Quadris
HERBICIDE
Trifluralin 4EC
INSECTICIDE/MITICIDE
Thiodan 3 EC
SEED/PLANTS
Watermelon Seed, OP
HORT. SUPPLIES
Bee Rental
CUSTOM HORT. HARVEST
Harvest/Sell Wtrmlns
OPERATOR LABOR
Tractors
HAND LABOR
Implements
UNALLOCATED LABOR
DIESEL FUEL
Tractors
REPAIR & MAINTENANCE
Implements
Tractors
INTEREST ON OP. CAP.
cwt
15.50
1.5000
23.25
_________
qt
oz
12.50
2.29
1.0000
32.0000
12.50
73.28
_________
_________
pt
2.48
2.0000
4.96
_________
qt
9.09
2.0000
18.18
_________
lb
10.00
3.0000
30.00
_________
hive
75.00
1.0000
75.00
_________
cwt
3.00
150.0000
450.00
_________
hour
7.50
1.1670
8.75
_________
hour
hour
7.50
7.50
0.1490
0.9336
1.11
7.00
_________
_________
gal
2.80
8.3751
23.45
_________
acre
acre
acre
5.26
6.23
12.57
1.0000
1.0000
1.0000
5.26
6.23
12.57
-------751.55
148.44
_________
_________
_________
11.24
18.38
-------29.62
-------781.18
118.81
_________
_________
TOTAL DIRECT EXPENSES
RETURNS ABOVE DIRECT EXPENSES
FIXED EXPENSES
Implements
Tractors
acre
acre
11.24
18.38
TOTAL FIXED EXPENSES
TOTAL SPECIFIED EXPENSES
RETURNS ABOVE TOTAL SPECIFIED EXPENSES
1.0000
1.0000
_________
_________
_________
_________
_________
ALLOCATED COST ITEMS
Cash Rent, S. Texas
acre
50.00
1.0000
50.00
_________
RESIDUAL RETURNS
68.81
_________
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Brand names are mentioned only as examples and imply no endorsement.
Information presented is prepared solely as a general guide & not intended to recognize or predict the costs & returns from any one operation.
These projections were collected & developed by TCE staff & approved for publication.
B-1241 (C12)
Projections for Planning Purposes Only
Not to be Used without Updating after January 1, 2008
B-1241 (C12)
Table 16.B
Estimated resource use and costs for field operations, per acre
Watermelon; Open Pollinated Varieties, Dryland
Projected for 2008, South Texas, For Planning Purposes Only
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TRACTOR COST
EQUIP COST
ALLOC LABOR
OPERATING INPUT
OPERATION/
SIZE/
TRACTOR
PERF TIMES
-------------- -------------- ---------------------------------TOTAL
OPERATING INPUT
UNIT
SIZE
RATE OVER MTH DIRECT
FIXED DIRECT
FIXED HOURS
COST
AMOUNT
PRICE
COST
COST
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------------dollars----------dollars
-------dollars-------Heavy Disk
14'
Chisel Plow
16'
Heavy Disk
14'
80" Row Disk
3R-80
Fert Appl (Liquid)
3R-80
Fert 10-34-0
cwt
Plant & Pre
3R-80
Watermelon Seed, OP lb
Trifluralin 4EC
pt
Cultivate (Early)
3R-80
Bravo Ultrex
qt
Thiodan 3 EC
qt
Bee Rental
hive
Cultivate (Early)
3R-80
Bravo Ultrex
qt
Thiodan 3 EC
qt
Cultivate (Late)
3R-80
Quadris
oz
Lannate 1.8E
pt
Cultivate (Late)
3R-80
Quadris
oz
Lannate 1.8E
pt
Harvest/Sell Wtrmlns cwt
150
130
150
150
150
hp
hp
hp
hp
hp
50 hp
150 hp
150 hp
150 hp
150 hp
0.167
0.117
0.167
0.094
0.098
1.00
1.00
1.00
1.00
1.00
Oct
Oct
Oct
Oct
Feb
4.49
3.18
4.49
2.53
2.63
2.65
2.80
2.65
1.49
1.55
0.98
0.27
0.98
0.55
0.44
1.91
0.66
1.91
1.00
1.27
0.167
0.117
0.167
0.094
0.147
1.25
0.87
1.25
0.70
1.10
0.100
1.00
Feb
0.91
0.46
0.77
1.86
0.200
1.50
0.127
0.127
0.085
0.085
1.00
1.00
1.00
1.00
1.00
1.00
Mar
Mar
Mar
Apr
May
3.41
3.41
2.28
2.28
2.01
2.01
1.35
1.35
0.37
0.37
0.24
0.24
0.77
0.77
0.52
0.52
0.127
0.127
0.085
0.085
1.5000
15.50
23.25
3.0000
2.0000
10.00
2.48
30.00
4.96
0.5000
1.0000
1.0000
12.50
9.09
75.00
6.25
9.09
75.00
0.5000
1.0000
12.50
9.09
6.25
9.09
16.0000
0.0300
2.29
36.64
11.30
7.82
11.30
6.29
7.01
23.25
5.51
30.00
4.96
7.54
6.25
9.09
75.00
7.54
6.25
9.09
5.04
36.64
16.0000
0.0300
150.0000
2.29
36.64
5.04
36.64
0.95
0.95
0.63
0.63
Jun
450.00 450.00
------- ------TOTALS
687.17 761.60
INTEREST ON OPERATING CAPITAL
12.57
UNALLOCATED LABOR
7.00
TOTAL SPECIFIED COST
781.18
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Brand names are mentioned only as examples and imply no endorsement.
------- ------- ------- ------- ------ ------29.68
18.38
5.26
11.24 1.316
9.87
Information presented is prepared solely as a general guide & not intended to recognize or predict the costs & returns from any one operation.
These projections were collected & developed by TCE staff & approved for publication.
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