Projections for Planning Purposes Only
Not to be Used without Updating after March 2, 1998
B-1241 (C03)
Alfalfa, Dryland
Texas Rolling Plains (3)
1998 Projected Costs and Returns per Acre
GROSS INCOME Description
============================
HAY
ALFALFA
Quantity
=========
3.250
Unit
====
ton
$ / Unit
===========
90.0000
Total GROSS Income
VARIABLE COST Description
=================================
PREHARVEST
FERTILIZER (N)
FERTILIZER (P)
FERTILIZER APPL.
SULFUR (S)
HERBICIDE
HERBICIDE APPL.
INSECTICIDE
INSECTICIDE APPL
HERBICIDE
Fuel & Lube - Machinery
Repairs
- Machinery
Labor
- Machinery
$ / Unit
===========
Total
===========
20.000
50.000
1.000
12.000
1.000
2.000
2.000
2.000
1.000
lb.
lb.
acre
lb.
acre
acre
acre
acre
acre
Acre
Acre
Hour
.280
.260
3.500
.150
26.000
3.500
4.000
3.500
8.800
5.60
13.00
3.50
1.80
26.00
7.00
8.00
7.00
8.80
1.15
0.26
3.85
===========
85.97
________
________
________
________
________
________
________
________
________
________
________
________
12.00
24.00
===========
36.00
________
________
3.50
7.40
===========
10.90
________
________
24.00
18.00
===========
42.00
________
________
2.31
===========
177.18
________
115.32
________
Total
===========
4.76
20.00
24.96
===========
49.72
________
________
________
226.90
________
65.60
________
0.642
0.500
1.000
1.000
1.000
Total PREHARVEST
HARVEST
CUSTOM BALING
CUSTOM BALING
1.000
0.750
ton
ton
acre
acre
ton
ton
6.000
24.000
24.000
3.500
7.400
24.000
24.000
Total HARVEST
- OC Borrowed
24.346
Dol.
0.095
Total VARIABLE COST
Break-Even Price, Total Variable Cost
$
Unit
====
Acre
Acre
Acre
Total FIXED Cost
Total of ALL Cost
NET PROJECTED RETURNS
________
________
________
________
________
54.51 per ton of HAY
GROSS INCOME minus VARIABLE COST
Break-Even Price, Total Cost $
________
Unit
====
Total HARVEST
PREHARVEST
INSECTICIDE APPL
INSECTICIDE
FIXED COST Description
=================================
Machinery and Equipment
Land
Perennial Crop
Your
Estimate
========
________
Quantity
===========
Total PREHARVEST
HARVEST
CUSTOM BALING
CUSTOM BALING
Interest
Total
===========
292.50
===========
292.50
________
69.81 per ton of HAY
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 March 2, 1998
Date
========
06/15/98
07/20/98
08/25/98
09/28/98
Date
========
02/15/98
02/15/98
02/15/98
02/15/98
03/15/98
03/15/98
03/15/98
03/15/98
04/10/98
04/10/98
05/25/98
05/25/98
05/31/98
06/15/98
07/20/98
08/01/98
08/01/98
08/25/98
09/28/98
09/30/98
09/30/98
Stage
Type
of
of
Production
Prod.
================ =====
HARVEST
A
HARVEST
A
HARVEST
A
HARVEST
A
Stage
Type
of
of
Production
Input
================ =====
PREHARVEST
E
PREHARVEST
E
PREHARVEST
G
PREHARVEST
E
PREHARVEST
E
PREHARVEST
G
PREHARVEST
E
PREHARVEST
G
PREHARVEST
E
PREHARVEST
G
PREHARVEST
E
PREHARVEST
G
PREHARVEST
M
HARVEST
G
HARVEST
G
PREHARVEST
G
PREHARVEST
E
HARVEST
G
HARVEST
G
PREHARVEST
L
PREHARVEST
K
Product
Number
Weight
of
per
Units
Head
========================= ============= =============
HAY
ALFALFA
.5000
.0000
HAY
ALFALFA
1.0000
.0000
HAY
ALFALFA
1.0000
.0000
HAY
ALFALFA
.7500
.0000
Input
Name
Name
Number
of
Units
========================= =============
FERTILIZER (N)
20.0000
FERTILIZER (P)
50.0000
FERTILIZER APPL.
1.0000
SULFUR (S)
12.0000
HERBICIDE
ALFALFA
1.0000
HERBICIDE APPL.
1.0000
INSECTICIDE
ALF
1.0000
INSECTICIDE APPL
1.0000
INSECTICIDE
ALF
1.0000
INSECTICIDE APPL
1.0000
HERBICIDE
ALF
1.0000
HERBICIDE APPL.
1.0000
PICKUP TRUCK
3/4 TON
17.5000
CUSTOM BALING
ALFALFA
.5000
CUSTOM BALING
ALFALFA
1.0000
INSECTICIDE APPL
1.0000
INSECTICIDE
ALFALFA
1.0000
CUSTOM BALING
ALFALFA
1.0000
CUSTOM BALING
ALFALFA
.7500
ALFALFA
DRYLAND
1.0000
ALFALFA
1.0000
B-1241 (C03)
Cash Landlord Break
NonShare
Even
Cash
Prod.
===== ======== =====
C
.00
Y
C
.00
Y
C
.00
Y
C
.00
Y
Cash Fixed Landlord
Nonor
Share
Cash Vari.
===== ===== ========
C
V
.00
C
V
33.00
C
V
33.00
C
V
.00
C
V
33.00
C
V
33.00
C
V
.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
C
V
.00
C
V
.00
C
V
.00
F
.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.