B-1241 (C3)
Projections for Planning Purposes Only
Not to be Used without Updating after October 15, 2004
Table 4.A
Estimated costs and returns per Acre
Alfalfa, Irrigated
2005 Projected Costs and Returns per Acre
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ITEM
UNIT
PRICE
QUANTITY
AMOUNT
YOUR FARM
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dollars
dollars
INCOME
hay - alfalfa
ton
100.00
2.0000
200.00
_________
hay - alfalfa
ton
100.00
2.0000
200.00
_________
hay - alfalfa
ton
100.00
2.5000
250.00
_________
-------TOTAL INCOME
650.00
_________
DIRECT EXPENSES
custom
herb. application
insec. appl.
fert. application
custom baling - alf
herbicide
herb. - alf. valpar
herb. - Butyrac
insecticide
insect. - alfalfa 1
insect. - alfalfa 2
fertilizer
fertilizer (P)
fertilizer (N)
sulfur
OPERATOR LABOR
Self-Propelled Eq.
IRRIGATION LABOR
irrigation
ELECTRICITY
irrigation
GASOLINE
Self-Propelled Eq.
REPAIR & MAINTENANCE
Self-Propelled Eq.
irrigation
INTEREST ON OP. CAP.
acre
acre
acre
ton
3.50
3.50
3.50
20.00
2.0000
3.0000
1.0000
6.5000
7.00
10.50
3.50
130.00
_________
_________
_________
_________
acre
pint
7.92
3.80
1.0000
2.0000
7.92
7.60
_________
_________
acre
acre
4.00
7.40
2.0000
1.0000
8.00
7.40
_________
_________
lb.
lb.
lb.
0.40
0.17
0.28
50.0000
30.0000
12.0000
20.00
5.10
3.36
_________
_________
_________
hour
9.00
0.1340
1.20
_________
hour
9.00
0.9600
8.64
_________
kWh
0.09
246.0000
22.14
_________
gal
1.90
2.0100
3.81
_________
Acre
ac/in
Acre
0.18
2.03
5.52
1.0000
15.0000
1.0000
0.18
30.45
5.52
-------282.34
367.65
_________
_________
_________
0.39
33.60
-------33.99
-------316.34
333.65
_________
_________
TOTAL DIRECT EXPENSES
RETURNS ABOVE DIRECT EXPENSES
FIXED EXPENSES
Self-Propelled Eq.
irrigation
Acre
Acre
0.39
33.60
TOTAL FIXED EXPENSES
TOTAL SPECIFIED EXPENSES
RETURNS ABOVE TOTAL SPECIFIED EXPENSES
1.0000
1.0000
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_________
_________
_________
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ALLOCATED COST ITEMS
cash rent - alf irr.
acre
50.00
1.0000
50.00
_________
RESIDUAL RETURNS
283.65
_________
perennial - alf irr
acre
58.31
1.0000
58.31
_________
RESIDUAL RETURNS
225.34
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Projections for Planning Purposes Only.
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 Texas Cooperative Extension and approved for publication
B-1241 (C3)
Projections for Planning Purposes Only
Not to be Used without Updating after October 15, 2004
Table 4.B
Estimated resource use and costs for field operations, per Acre
Alfalfa, Irrigated
2005 Projected Costs and Returns per Acre
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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-------herb. - alf. valpar
herb. application
insect. - alfalfa 1
insec. appl.
fertilizer (P)
fertilizer (N)
acre
acre
acre
acre
lb.
lb.
sulfur
fert. application
irrigation
insect. - alfalfa 1
insec. appl.
herb. - Butyrac
herb. application
irrigation
Pick-up Truck
irrigation
custom baling - alf
irrigation
insect. - alfalfa 2
insec. appl.
custom baling - alf
irrigation
custom baling - alf
lb.
acre
ac/in
acre
acre
pint
acre
ac/in
3/4 ton
ac/in
ton
ac/in
acre
acre
ton
ac/in
ton
1.00
Mar
1.00
Apr
1.00
Apr
1.0000
1.0000
1.0000
1.0000
50.0000
30.0000
7.92
3.50
4.00
3.50
0.40
0.17
7.92
3.50
4.00
3.50
20.00
5.10
12.0000
1.0000
3.0000
1.0000
1.0000
2.0000
1.0000
3.0000
0.28
3.50
3.36
3.50
7.92
3.50
4.00
3.50
20.00
5.10
3.36
3.50
1.00 Apr
10.51
33.60 0.192
1.72
45.84
1.00 May
4.00
4.00
4.00
3.50
3.50
3.50
3.80
7.60
7.60
3.50
3.50
3.50
1.00 May
10.51
0.192
1.72
12.24
0.006 20.00 May
4.00
0.39 0.134
1.20
5.60
1.00 Jun
10.51
0.192
1.72
3.0000
12.24
1.00 Jul
2.0000 20.00
40.00
40.00
1.00 Jul
10.51
0.192
1.72
3.0000
12.24
1.00 Jul
1.0000
7.40
7.40
7.40
1.0000
3.50
3.50
3.50
1.00 Aug
2.0000 20.00
40.00
40.00
1.00 Aug
10.51
0.192
1.72
3.0000
12.24
1.00 Sep
2.5000 20.00
50.00
50.00
------- ------- ------- ------- ------ ------------- ------TOTALS
0.00
0.00
56.59
33.99 1.094
9.84
210.38 310.81
INTEREST ON OPERATING CAPITAL
5.52
UNALLOCATED LABOR
0.00
TOTAL SPECIFIED COST
316.34
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Projections for Planning Purposes Only.
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 Texas Cooperative Extension and approved for publication