TABLE 3. Equipment summary for a 20O acre flood-irrigated farm with above average management, Virden area,
Hidalgo County, 2001.
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EQUIPMENT VARIABLE COSTS FIXED COSTS
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HOURS TOTAL FUEL AND FUEL,LUBE REPAIR DEPRE- TOTAL
ITEM & SIZE OF USE NUMBER VALUE LUBRICANT REPAIR PER HR PER HR CIATION TAXESPER HOUR
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TRACTOR 65 HP 198 1 $2,000 $1,298 $205 $6.56 $1.03 $138 $23 $0.81
TRACTOR 126 HP 284 1 $26,620 $3,585 $800 $12.64 $2.82 $2,689 $172 $10.09
PICKUP HALF TON 170 1 $9,000 $1,446 $0 $8.51 $0.00 $1,800 $77 $2.80
COTTON PICKER 2 ROW * 84 1 $8,155 $714 $1,526 $8.47 $18.10 $2,980 $190 $37.60
SWATHER 14 FT SP * 36 1 $3,225 $189 $47 $5.24 $1.31 $725 $62 $21.85
BALER, PTO 2 WIRE 47 1 $2,210 $44 $0.92 $385 $33 $8.84
PLANTER 4-ROW 37 1 $3,400 $203 $5.44 $680 $29 $18.98
CHISEL 7-PT 22 1 $1,200 $21 $0.94 $160 $10 $7.67
DISC 12 FT 55 1 $2,250 $79 $1.44 $300 $19 $5.79
CULTIVATOR 4 ROW 96 1 $1,500 $82 $0.86 $200 $13 $2.23
FLOAT 10 FT 39 1 $450 $3 $0.08 $47 $3 $1.28
ROTOBUCK 14 1 $1,000 $1 $0.08 $133 $9 $9.84
MULCHER 13 FT 27 1 $3,750 $76 $2.78 $500 $32 $19.50
LISTER 4-ROW 42 1 $1,600 $46 $1.09 $213 $14 $5.35
PLOW 3-14 IN 56 1 $3,350 $116 $2.08 $447 $28 $8.54
SHREDDER 2-ROW 20 1 $1,250 $11 $0.58 $167 $11 $8.99
COTTON TRAILER 8 BALE 170 3 $3,600 $73 $0.43 $480 $31 $3.00
FERTILIZER/SEEDER 12 1 $2,300 $15 $1.20 $307 $20 $26.85
SPRAYER 12 FT 24 1 $1,375 $46 $1.95 $183 $12 $8.19
ELECTRIC WELL 818 1 $12,000 $2,819 $74 $3.45 $0.09 $1,200 $102 $1.59
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$90,235 $10,050 $3,469 $13,733 $887
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* SHOWN AT ONE-HALF COST TO REFLECT JOINT OWNERSHIP BY TWO INDIVIDUALS