Projections for Planning Purposes Only Not to be Used without Updating after February 13, 2000 B-1241 (C03) Alfalfa, Irrigated Texas Rolling Plains (3) Your ============================ ========= ==== =========== =========== ======== =========== VARIABLE COST Description Quantity Unit $ / Unit Total PREHARVEST FERTILIZER APPL. SULFUR (S) 1.000 12.000 MISCELLANEOUS 1.000 acre lb. acre 3.500 3.50 ________ .150 1.80 ________ 1.000 1.00 ________ Fuel & Lube - Machinery Acre 1.80 ________ Repairs - Machinery Acre 0.30 ________ Labor - Machinery 4.40 ________ 0.733 Hour 6.000 ----------FIRST CUTTING Fuel & Lube - Irrigation Labor - Irrigation Acre 0.220 Hour 7.50 ________ 1.44 ________ 63.94 ________ 4.000 4.00 ________ 25.000 50.00 ________ 5.00 ________ 6.557 Total FIRST CUTTING INSECTICIDE 1.000 acre CUSTOM BALING 2.000 ton Repairs - Irrigation Acre ----------THIRD CUTTING Fuel & Lube - Irrigation Labor - Irrigation Acre 0.220 Hour 6.557 Total THIRD CUTTING Interest - Positive Cash -15.237 Dol. Total VARIABLE COST FIXED COST Description Unit 0.045 7.50 ________ 1.44 ________ 76.44 ________ -0.69 ________ 285.87 ________ Total Machinery and Equipment Acre 5.37 ________ Land Acre 50.00 ________ =========== Total of ALL Cost 475.48 ________ 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, 2000 Date ======== 07/09/00 08/19/00 09/29/00 Date ======== 04/14/00 04/14/00 04/15/00 04/15/00 04/19/00 05/14/00 05/14/00 05/14/00 05/19/00 05/29/00 06/19/00 07/09/00 07/14/00 07/19/00 07/19/00 08/19/00 08/24/00 09/29/00 09/29/00 09/29/00 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.