Projections for Planning Purposes Only
Not to be Used without Updating after December 1, 2006
Table 3.A
Estimated costs and returns per Acre
Alfalfa, Dryland
2007 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
160.00
1.2500
200.00
_________
hay - alfalfa
ton
160.00
1.0000
160.00
_________
hay - alfalfa
ton
160.00
1.0000
160.00
_________
-------TOTAL INCOME
520.00
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DIRECT EXPENSES
custom
fert. application
herb. application
insec. appl.
custom baling - alf
herbicide
herb. - alf. valpar
herb. - Butyrac
insecticide
insect. - alfalfa 1
insect. - alfalfa 2
fertilizer
fertilizer (N)
fertilizer (P)
sulfur
OPERATOR LABOR
Self-Propelled Eq.
GASOLINE
Self-Propelled Eq.
REPAIR & MAINTENANCE
Self-Propelled Eq.
INTEREST ON OP. CAP.
acre
acre
acre
ton
3.50
3.50
3.50
20.00
1.0000
1.5000
2.0000
3.2500
3.50
5.25
7.00
65.00
_________
_________
_________
_________
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.
0.35
0.30
0.18
20.0000
50.0000
12.0000
7.00
15.00
2.16
_________
_________
_________
hour
9.10
0.1172
1.06
_________
gal
2.25
1.7587
3.95
_________
Acre
Acre
0.16
5.27
1.0000
1.0000
0.16
5.27
-------146.29
373.70
_________
_________
0.40
-------0.40
-------146.70
373.29
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TOTAL DIRECT EXPENSES
RETURNS ABOVE DIRECT EXPENSES
FIXED EXPENSES
Self-Propelled Eq.
Acre
0.40
TOTAL FIXED EXPENSES
TOTAL SPECIFIED EXPENSES
RETURNS ABOVE TOTAL SPECIFIED EXPENSES
1.0000
_________
_________
_________
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ALLOCATED COST ITEMS
cash rent - alfalfa
acre
20.00
1.0000
20.00
_________
RESIDUAL RETURNS
353.29
_________
perennial - alf dry
acre
39.35
1.0000
39.35
_________
RESIDUAL RETURNS
313.94
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Projections for Planning Purposes Only.
Information presented is prepared solely as a general guide & not intended to recognize or predict the costs & returns from any one operation.
These projections were collected & developed by TCE staff & approved for publication.
B-1241 (C3)
Projections for Planning Purposes Only
Not to be Used without Updating after December 1, 2006
B-1241 (C3)
Table 3.B
Estimated resource use and costs for field operations, per Acre
Alfalfa, Dryland
2007 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-------fertilizer (N)
lb.
fertilizer (P)
lb.
fert. application
acre
sulfur
lb.
herb. - alf. valpar acre
herb. application
acre
insect. - alfalfa 1 acre
insec. appl.
acre
insect. - alfalfa 1 acre
insec. appl.
acre
herb. - Butyrac
pint
herb. application
acre
Pick-up Truck
3/4 ton
custom baling - alf ton
custom baling - alf ton
insect. - alfalfa 2 acre
insec. appl.
acre
custom baling - alf ton
1.00
Feb
7.00
15.00
3.50
2.16
1.00 Mar
7.92
3.50
4.00
3.50
1.00 Apr
4.00
1.75
1.00 May
7.60
1.75
0.006 17.50 May
4.12
0.40 0.117
1.06
5.59
1.00 Jun
1.2500 20.00
25.00
25.00
1.00 Jul
1.0000 20.00
20.00
20.00
1.00 Aug
1.0000
7.40
7.40
7.40
0.5000
3.50
1.75
1.75
1.00 Sep
1.0000 20.00
20.00
20.00
------- ------- ------- ------- ------ ------------- ------TOTALS
0.00
0.00
4.12
0.40 0.117
1.06
135.83 141.42
INTEREST ON OPERATING CAPITAL
5.27
UNALLOCATED LABOR
0.00
TOTAL SPECIFIED COST
146.70
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Projections for Planning Purposes Only.
Information presented is prepared solely as a general guide & not intended to recognize or predict the costs & returns from any one operation.
These projections were collected & developed by TCE staff & approved for publication.
20.0000
50.0000
1.0000
12.0000
1.0000
1.0000
1.0000
1.0000
1.0000
0.5000
2.0000
0.5000
0.35
0.30
3.50
0.18
7.92
3.50
4.00
3.50
4.00
3.50
3.80
3.50
7.00
15.00
3.50
2.16
7.92
3.50
4.00
3.50
4.00
1.75
7.60
1.75