Projections for Planning Purposes Only
Not to be Used without Updating after January 1, 2010
Table 28.A
Estimated costs and returns per acre
Alfalfa Establishment
Center Pivot Irrigated, Far West Texas, 2010
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ITEM
UNIT
PRICE
QUANTITY
AMOUNT YOUR FARM
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dollars
dollars
INCOME
--------TOTAL INCOME
0.00 _________
DIRECT EXPENSES
FERTILIZERS
Phosphate 0-46-0
HERBICIDES
Roundup Original
SEED/PLANTS
Alfalfa Seed Innocul
CUSTOM HIRE
Custom Apply Fert
Operator Labor
Tractors
Self-Propelled
Irrigation Labor
Trans-Pecos Pivot NG
Hand Labor
Implements
Self-Propelled
DIESEL FUEL
Tractors
Self-Propelled
GASOLINE
Pickup
NATURAL GAS
Trans-Pecos Pivot NG
REPAIR & MAINTENANCE
Implements
Tractors
Self-Propelled
Pickup
Trans-Pecos Pivot NG
INTEREST ON OP. CAP.
lb
0.55
2.1700
1.19
_________
oz
0.33
32.0000
10.75
_________
lb
3.50
32.0000
112.00
_________
acre
4.00
1.0000
4.00
_________
hour
hour
11.00
11.00
0.2525
0.0141
2.78
0.16
_________
_________
hour
11.00
0.0175
0.20
_________
hour
hour
9.00
9.00
0.0942
0.0070
0.85
0.06
_________
_________
gal
gal
2.20
2.20
2.3732
0.1451
5.22
0.32
_________
_________
gal
2.50
1.6080
4.02
_________
Mcf
10.00
3.0433
30.44
_________
1.79
0.84
0.11
1200.00
2.00
5.85
1.0000
1.0000
1.0000
0.0006
4.0000
1.0000
1.79
0.84
0.11
0.80
8.03
5.85
--------189.41
-189.41
_________
_________
_________
_________
_________
_________
acre
acre
acre
ea
ac-in
acre
TOTAL DIRECT EXPENSES
RETURNS ABOVE DIRECT EXPENSES
FIXED EXPENSES
Implements
Tractors
Self-Propelled
Pickup
Trans-Pecos Pivot NG
acre
acre
acre
each
each
3.50
5.38
0.71
5626.64
10619.74
_________
_________
1.0000
1.0000
1.0000
0.0003
0.0076
3.50 _________
5.38 _________
0.71 _________
1.88 _________
81.69 _________
--------TOTAL FIXED EXPENSES
93.16 _________
--------TOTAL SPECIFIED EXPENSES
282.57 _________
RETURNS ABOVE TOTAL SPECIFIED EXPENSES
-282.57 _________
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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.
Developed by Texas AgriLife Extension Service.
B-1241 (C6)
Projections for Planning Purposes Only
Not to be Used without Updating after January 1, 2010
B-1241 (C6)
Table 28.B
Estimated resource use and costs for field operations, per acre
Alfalfa Establishment
Center Pivot Irrigated, Far West Texas, 2010
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POWER UNIT COST EQUIPMENT COST
ALLOC LABOR
OPERA
OPERATION/
SIZE/
POWER UNIT
PERF TIMES
-------------- -------------- ----------------OPERATING INPUT
UNIT
SIZE
RATE OVER MTH DIRECT
FIXED DIRECT
FIXED HOURS
COST
AMO
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------------dollars----------dollars
Sprayer(600-825 Gal) 90'
Roundup Original
oz
Custom Apply Fert
acre
Phosphate 0-46-0
lb
Chisel Plow(Folding) 24'
Disk Harrow
24'
Grain Drill
20'
Alfalfa Seed Innocul lb
Pickup
each
Application 1
ea
Trans-Pecos Pivot NG each
Application 1
ac-in
Application 2
ac-in
Application 3
ac-in
0.014
MFWD 190
MFWD 190
MFWD 170
0.076
0.081
0.094
1.00
Jul
1.00
Aug
1.00
1.00
1.00
Aug
Aug
Sep
1.00
Jul
1.00
Jul
0.43
0.71
0.02
0.22
32.0
1.0
2.1
1.91
2.04
2.11
1.70
1.82
1.86
0.44
0.38
0.97
0.79
0.82
1.89
0.07
0.08
0.18
0.84
0.90
1.89
1.88
4.82
81.69
19.23
0.00
0.10
9.62
0.00
0.05
9.62
0.00
0.05
------- ------- ------- ------- ------ ------6.49
6.09
45.08
87.07
0.38
4.05
32.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
2.0
1.0
1.0
TOTALS
INTEREST ON OPERATING CAPITAL
UNALLOCATED LABOR
TOTAL SPECIFIED COST
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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.
Developed by Texas AgriLife Extension Service.