Projections for Planning Purposes Only Not to be Used without Updating after February 13, 1999 B-1241 (C03) Alfalfa, Irrigated Texas Rolling Plains (3) 1999 Projected Costs and Returns per Acre GROSS INCOME Description ============================ HAY ALFALFA Quantity ========= 6.500 Unit ==== ton $ / Unit =========== 130.0000 Your Total Estimate =========== ======== 845.00 ________ =========== 845.00 ________ Quantity =========== Unit ==== $ / 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 1.55 16.15 0.30 10.00 4.40 2.64 =========== 73.64 ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ 50.00 8.08 5.00 1.32 =========== 64.39 ________ ________ ________ ________ 4.00 3.50 50.00 8.08 5.00 1.32 =========== 71.89 ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ 62.50 8.08 5.00 1.32 =========== 76.89 ________ ________ ________ ________ 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 Total PREHARVEST FIRST CUTTING CUSTOM BALING Fuel & Lube - Irrigation Repairs - Irrigation Labor - Irrigation Total FIRST CUTTING SECOND CUTTING INSECTICIDE INSECTICIDE APPL CUSTOM BALING Fuel & Lube - Irrigation Repairs - Irrigation Labor - Irrigation Total SECOND CUTTING THIRD CUTTING CUSTOM BALING Fuel & Lube - Irrigation Repairs - Irrigation Labor - Irrigation 0.733 0.440 2.000 0.220 1.000 1.000 2.000 0.220 2.500 0.220 ton Acre Acre Hour acre acre ton Acre Acre Hour ton Acre Acre Hour 6.000 6.000 25.000 6.000 4.000 3.500 25.000 6.000 25.000 6.000 Total THIRD CUTTING VARIABLE COST Description ================================= ________ ________ ________ ________ Quantity =========== Unit ==== $ / Unit =========== Total =========== 18.660 -37.050 Dol. Dol. 0.090 0.045 1.68 -1.67 =========== 286.84 ________ ________ 558.16 ________ Total =========== 5.26 96.29 50.00 37.96 =========== 189.50 ________ ________ ________ ________ Total of ALL Cost 476.34 ________ NET PROJECTED RETURNS 368.66 ________ Interest Interest - OC Borrowed - Positive Cash Total VARIABLE COST GROSS INCOME minus VARIABLE COST FIXED COST Description ================================= Machinery and Equipment Irrigation Land Perennial Crop Total FIXED Cost Unit ==== Acre Acre Acre Acre ________ ________ 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 ======== 07/09/99 08/19/99 09/29/99 Date ======== 04/14/99 04/14/99 04/15/99 04/15/99 04/19/99 05/14/99 05/14/99 05/14/99 05/19/99 05/29/99 06/19/99 07/09/99 07/14/99 07/19/99 07/19/99 08/19/99 08/24/99 09/29/99 09/29/99 09/29/99 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 IRR 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.