Projections for Planning Purposes Only
Not to be Used without Updating after March 2, 1998
B-1241 (C03)
Alfalfa, Irrigated
Texas Rolling Plains (3)
1998 Projected Costs and Returns per Acre
GROSS INCOME Description
============================
HAY
ALFALFA
Quantity
=========
6.500
Unit
====
ton
$ / Unit
===========
90.0000
Total GROSS Income
VARIABLE COST Description
=================================
PREHARVEST
FERTILIZER (P)
FERTILIZER APPL.
FERTILIZER (N)
SULFUR (S)
INSECTICIDE
MISCELLANEOUS
INSECTICIDE APPL
Fuel & Lube - Machinery
- Irrigation
Repairs
- Machinery
- Irrigation
Labor
- Machinery
- Irrigation
$ / Unit
===========
Total
===========
50.000
1.000
30.000
12.000
1.000
1.000
1.000
lb.
acre
lb.
lb.
acre
acre
acre
Acre
Acre
Acre
Acre
Hour
Hour
.260
3.500
.280
.150
7.400
1.000
3.500
13.00
3.50
8.40
1.80
7.40
1.00
3.50
1.32
16.59
0.30
10.00
4.40
2.64
===========
73.85
________
________
________
________
________
________
________
________
________
________
________
________
________
48.00
8.30
5.00
1.32
===========
62.62
________
________
________
________
4.00
3.50
48.00
8.30
5.00
1.32
===========
70.12
________
________
________
________
________
________
60.00
8.30
5.00
1.32
===========
74.62
________
________
________
________
1.92
===========
283.12
________
301.88
________
Total
===========
5.44
96.29
20.00
37.96
===========
159.68
________
________
________
________
442.80
________
142.20
________
0.733
0.440
2.000
0.220
1.000
1.000
2.000
0.220
Total SECOND CUTTING
THIRD CUTTING
CUSTOM BALING
Fuel & Lube - Irrigation
Repairs
- Irrigation
Labor
- Irrigation
2.500
0.220
ton
Acre
Acre
Hour
acre
acre
ton
Acre
Acre
Hour
ton
Acre
Acre
Hour
6.000
6.000
24.000
6.000
4.000
3.500
24.000
6.000
24.000
6.000
Total THIRD CUTTING
- OC Borrowed
20.234
Dol.
0.095
Total VARIABLE COST
Break-Even Price, Total Variable Cost
GROSS INCOME minus VARIABLE COST
Total FIXED Cost
Break-Even Price, Total Cost $
Total of ALL Cost
NET PROJECTED RETURNS
________
Unit
====
Total FIRST CUTTING
SECOND CUTTING
INSECTICIDE
INSECTICIDE APPL
CUSTOM BALING
Fuel & Lube - Irrigation
Repairs
- Irrigation
Labor
- Irrigation
FIXED COST Description
=================================
Machinery and Equipment
Irrigation
Land
Perennial Crop
Your
Estimate
========
________
Quantity
===========
Total PREHARVEST
FIRST CUTTING
CUSTOM BALING
Fuel & Lube - Irrigation
Repairs
- Irrigation
Labor
- Irrigation
Interest
Total
===========
585.00
===========
585.00
$
________
________
________
________
________
43.55 per ton of HAY
Unit
====
Acre
Acre
Acre
Acre
________
68.12 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
========
07/09/98
08/19/98
09/29/98
Date
========
04/14/98
04/14/98
04/15/98
04/15/98
04/19/98
05/14/98
05/14/98
05/14/98
05/19/98
05/29/98
06/19/98
07/09/98
07/14/98
07/19/98
07/19/98
08/19/98
08/24/98
09/29/98
09/29/98
09/29/98
Stage
Type
of
of
Production
Prod.
================ =====
HARVEST
A
HARVEST
A
HARVEST
A
Stage
Type
of
of
Production
Input
================ =====
PREHARVEST
E
PREHARVEST
G
PREHARVEST
E
PREHARVEST
E
PREHARVEST
O
PREHARVEST
E
PREHARVEST
E
PREHARVEST
G
PREHARVEST
O
PREHARVEST
M
FIRST CUTTING
O
FIRST CUTTING
G
SECOND CUTTING
O
SECOND CUTTING
E
SECOND CUTTING
G
SECOND CUTTING
G
THIRD CUTTING
O
THIRD CUTTING
G
L
K
Product
Number
Weight
of
per
Units
Head
========================= ============= =============
HAY
ALFALFA
2.0000
.0000
HAY
ALFALFA
2.0000
.0000
HAY
ALFALFA
2.5000
.0000
Input
Name
Name
Number
of
Units
========================= =============
FERTILIZER (P)
50.0000
FERTILIZER APPL.
1.0000
FERTILIZER (N)
30.0000
SULFUR (S)
12.0000
IRRIGATION
5.5000
INSECTICIDE
ALFALFA
1.0000
MISCELLANEOUS
ALFALFA
1.0000
INSECTICIDE APPL
1.0000
IRRIGATION
5.5000
PICKUP TRUCK
3/4 TON
20.0000
IRRIGATION
5.5000
CUSTOM BALING
ALFALFA
2.0000
IRRIGATION
5.5000
INSECTICIDE
ALF
1.0000
INSECTICIDE APPL
1.0000
CUSTOM BALING
ALFALFA
2.0000
IRRIGATION
5.5000
CUSTOM BALING
ALFALFA
2.5000
ALFALFA
IRRIG.
1.0000
ALFALFA
1.0000
B-1241 (C03)
Cash Landlord Break
NonShare
Even
Cash
Prod.
===== ======== =====
C
.00
Y
C
.00
Y
C
.00
Y
Cash Fixed Landlord
Nonor
Share
Cash Vari.
===== ===== ========
C
V
.00
C
V
.00
C
V
.00
C
V
.00
.00
C
V
.00
C
V
.00
C
V
.00
.00
.00
.00
C
V
.00
.00
C
V
.00
C
V
.00
C
V
.00
.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.