Projections for Planning Purposes Only
Not to be Used without Updating after January 1, 2010
Table 26.A
Estimated costs and returns per acre
Alamo Switch Grass - Full Season
Pivot Irrigated - grazed, Far West Texas, 2010
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ITEM
UNIT
PRICE
QUANTITY
AMOUNT YOUR FARM
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dollars
dollars
INCOME
AUM Grazing Lease
AUM
8.75
6.3000
55.13 _________
--------TOTAL INCOME
55.13 _________
DIRECT EXPENSES
FERTILIZERS
N-32 in Water
Urea, Solid (46% N)
HERBICIDES
2,4-D Amine 4
Operator Labor
Tractors
Irrigation Labor
Trans-Pecos Pivot NG
Hand Labor
Special Labor
Implements
DIESEL FUEL
Tractors
NATURAL GAS
Trans-Pecos Pivot NG
REPAIR & MAINTENANCE
Implements
Tractors
Trans-Pecos Pivot NG
INTEREST ON OP. CAP.
lb
cwt
0.10
21.03
20.0000
0.4500
2.01
9.47
_________
_________
0.12
40.0000
4.81
_________
hour
11.00
0.2433
2.68
_________
hour
11.00
0.0263
0.30
_________
hour
hour
9.00
9.00
0.1400
0.0423
1.26
0.38
_________
_________
gal
2.20
1.2030
2.65
_________
Mcf
10.00
4.5650
45.66
_________
0.33
0.29
2.00
2.23
1.0000
1.0000
6.0000
1.0000
0.33
0.29
12.03
2.23
--------84.10
-28.97
_________
_________
_________
_________
1.30
1.77
88.50
46.06
--------137.63
--------221.73
-166.60
_________
_________
_________
_________
oz
acre
acre
ac-in
acre
TOTAL DIRECT EXPENSES
RETURNS ABOVE DIRECT EXPENSES
FIXED EXPENSES
Implements
Tractors
Trans-Pecos Pivot NG
Switchgrass Estab.
acre
acre
each
acre
1.30
1.77
10619.74
46.06
TOTAL FIXED EXPENSES
TOTAL SPECIFIED EXPENSES
RETURNS ABOVE TOTAL SPECIFIED EXPENSES
1.0000
1.0000
0.0083
1.0000
_________
_________
_________
_________
_________
RESIDUAL ITEMS
Trans Pecos Irr Lnd
acre
40.00
1.0000
40.00 _________
RESIDUAL RETURNS
-206.60 _________
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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 26.B
Estimated resource use and costs for field operations, per acre
Alamo Switch Grass - Full Season
Pivot Irrigated - grazed, 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
N-32 in Water
lb
Spray (Bcast/HB)
20' Rigid
2,4-D Amine 4
oz
Hand Labor
hour
Fert Spreader (dry)
Urea, Solid (46% N) cwt
Aerator
10
Trans-Pecos Pivot NG each
Application 1
ac-in
Application 2
ac-in
Application 3
ac-in
Switchgrass Estab.
acre
0.084
1.00
1.00
Apr
May
2WD 50
0.033
1.00
1.00
Jun
Jul
MFWD 105
0.125
1.00
1.00
Aug
Apr
2WD 50
20.0
0.53
0.28
0.20
0.25
0.12
1.31
0.14
0.03
1.26
0.37
0.12
1.38
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.10
0.10
0.10
40.0
0.21
0.11
0.02
0.03
2.20
1.38
0.11
1.02
88.50
0.4
19.23
19.23
19.23
Mar
0.0
2.0
2.0
2.0
1.0
------- ------- ------- ------- ------ ------TOTALS
2.94
1.77
58.02
89.80
0.45
4.62
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.