TABLE 5. Alfalfa establishment, flood-irrigated, budgeted per acre costs and returns for a 60 acre farm with above
average management, Grant and Catron Counties, 2001.
Planting dates: August 15 - September 15
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ITEM PRICE QUANTITY PURCHASED INPUTS TOTAL
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PURCHASED INPUTS
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SEED $2.95 30 LBS $88.50 $88.50
CANAL WATER 18 AC. IN.
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SUBTOTAL $88.50 $88.50
POWER ACCOMPLISHMENT PURCHASED FUEL FIXED
PREHARVEST OPERATIONS UNIT RATE INPUTS LABOR & LUBE REPAIRS COST TOTAL
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PLOW (MOLDBOARD) 65 HP 1.31 HR $8.45 $6.69 $0.83 $8.29 $24.26
DISC (2X) 65 HP 0.62 HR $4.00 $3.17 $0.78 $17.42 $25.36
LAND PLANE (2X) 65 HP 0.72 HR $4.64 $3.68 $0.31 $24.58 $33.20
CORRUGATE 65 HP 0.54 HR $3.48 $2.76 $0.21 $6.83 $13.28
DRILL 65 HP 0.41 HR $2.64 $2.09 $0.35 $35.10 $40.19
IRRIGATE (3X) 2.25 HR $13.28 $13.28
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SUBTOTAL 5.85 HR $36.50 $18.38 $2.48 $92.21 $149.57
OVERHEAD EXPENSES
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DOWNTIME 0.90 HR $5.81 $5.81
EMPLOYEE BENEFITS $6.57 $6.57
INSURANCE $0.73 $0.73
SUPERVISION AND MANAGEMENT $19.59 $19.59
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SUBTOTAL 0.90 HR $0.73 $31.96 $32.69
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TOTAL OPERATING EXPENSES 6.75 HR $89.23 $68.46 $18.38 $2.48 $92.21 $270.76
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