Projections for Planning Purposes Only
Not to be Used without Updating after December 1, 2006
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Table 9.A
Estimated resource use and costs for field operations, per ac
St. Lawrence Sunflowers
Drip Irrigated, 40 inch rows, Far West Texas, 2007
2007 Projected Costs and Returns per Acre
POWER UNIT COST EQUIPMENT COST
ALLOC LABOR
OPERATING/DURABLE INPUT
OPERATION/
SIZE/
POWER UNIT
PERF TIMES
-------------- -------------- ----------------------------------TOTAL
OPERATING INPUT
UNIT
SIZE
RATE OVER MTH DIRECT
FIXED DIRECT
FIXED HOURS
COST
AMOUNT PRICE
COST
COST
_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
------------dollars----------dollars
---------dollars--------chopper/bedder
Bedder
Plant - Rigid
Sunflower Seed
Prowl 3.3 EC
Cultivate
Custom Apply
Lorsban 4E
Custom Apply
Scout X-TRA
Custom Combining
Haul Sunflowers
St. L Drip System
Application 1
Application 2
Application 3
Application 4
Application 5
4 row
8 row
8R-40
lb
pt
8R-40
acre
pt
acre
oz
ac
cwt
each
Ac-in
Ac-in
Ac-in
Ac-in
Ac-in
MFWD 150
MFWD 170
MFWD 170
MFWD 190
0.089
0.057
0.070
0.077
1.00
1.00
1.00
Jan
Apr
Apr
1.00
1.00
May
Jun
1.00
Jul
1.00
Aug
2.07
1.69
1.45
1.78
1.90
1.45
1.78
2.20
0.56
0.44
0.50
0.25
0.79
0.75
1.29
0.89
0.08
0.06
0.14
0.07
0.89
0.63
1.40
9.5000
2.4000
1.15
2.53
10.93
6.07
1.0000
1.5000
1.0000
2.0000
1.0000
18.5000
0.0010
1.5000
1.5000
2.0000
2.0000
2.0000
4.00
4.74
4.00
4.00
7.11
4.00
16.50
0.74
16.50
13.69
0.77
6.21
4.96
6.42
10.93
6.07
5.89
4.00
7.11
4.00
16.50
13.69
1.00 Feb
124.89
124.89
18.77
0.03
0.32
19.09
18.77
0.03
0.32
19.09
25.03
0.04
0.43
25.46
25.03
0.04
0.43
25.46
25.03
0.04
0.43
25.46
------- ------- ------- ------- ------ ------------- -------TOTALS
6.99
7.33 114.38 128.61
0.56
5.62
62.30
325.23
INTEREST ON OPERATING CAPITAL
12.31
UNALLOCATED LABOR
0.00
TOTAL SPECIFIED COST
337.54
_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Note: Cost of production estimates are based on last year's input prices.
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.
Projections for Planning Purposes Only
Not to be Used without Updating after December 1, 2006
Table 9.D
Estimated costs and returns per ac
St. Lawrence Sunflowers
Drip Irrigated, 40 inch rows, Far West Texas, 2007
2007 Projected Costs and Returns per Acre
ITEM
UNIT
PRICE
QUANTITY
AMOUNT YOUR FARM
_______________________________________________________________________
dollars
dollars
INCOME
Sunflowers
Cwt.
16.00
18.5000
296.00 _________
--------TOTAL INCOME
296.00 _________
DIRECT EXPENSES
CUSTOM SPRAY
Custom Apply
HERBICIDES
Prowl 3.3 EC
INSECTICIDES
Lorsban 4E
SEED/PLANTS
Sunflower Seed
CUSTOM HARVEST/HAUL
Custom Combining
Haul Sunflowers
OPERATOR LABOR
Tractors
St. L Drip System
HAND LABOR
Implements
DIESEL FUEL
Tractors
ELECTRICITY
St. L Drip System
REPAIR & MAINTENANCE
Implements
Tractors
St. L Drip System
INTEREST ON OP. CAP.
acre
4.00
2.0000
8.00
_________
pt
2.53
2.4000
6.07
_________
pt
4.74
1.5000
7.11
_________
lb
1.15
9.5000
10.93
_________
ac
cwt
16.50
0.74
1.0000
18.5000
16.50
13.69
_________
_________
hour
hour
10.00
10.00
0.2944
0.1944
2.93
1.93
_________
_________
hour
10.00
0.0761
0.76
_________
gal
2.00
3.0429
6.08
_________
kWh
0.13
797.0400
103.63
_________
1.75
0.91
1.00
12.31
1.0000
1.0000
9.0000
1.0000
1.75
0.91
9.00
12.31
--------201.60
94.40
_________
_________
_________
_________
3.72
7.33
124.89
--------135.94
--------337.54
-41.54
_________
_________
_________
ac
ac
Ac-in
ac
TOTAL DIRECT EXPENSES
RETURNS ABOVE DIRECT EXPENSES
FIXED EXPENSES
Implements
Tractors
St. L Drip System
ac
ac
each
3.72
7.33
*****.**
TOTAL FIXED EXPENSES
TOTAL SPECIFIED EXPENSES
RETURNS ABOVE TOTAL SPECIFIED EXPENSES
1.0000
1.0000
0.0010
_________
_________
_________
_________
_________
RESIDUAL ITEMS
Lease value - Drip
acre
50.00
1.0000
50.00 _________
RESIDUAL RETURNS
-91.54 _________
_______________________________________________________________________
Note: Cost of production estimates are based on last year's input price
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.
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