TABLE 4. Alfalfa establishment, sprinkler-irrigated, budgeted per acre costs and returns for a 480 acre farm with
above average management, Lea County, 2001.
Planting dates: August 15 - September 1
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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
NITROGEN (N) $0.42 55 LBS $23.10 $23.10
PHOSPHATE (P205) $0.39 140 LBS $54.60 $54.60
PUMP WATER 6 AC. IN.
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SUBTOTAL $166.20 $166.20
POWER ACCOMPLISHMENT PURCHASED FUEL FIXED
PREHARVEST OPERATIONS UNIT RATE INPUTS LABOR & LUBE REPAIRS COST TOTAL
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PLOW 155 HP 0.48 HR $3.62 $5.50 $6.29 $7.10 $22.51
DISC (2X) 155 HP 0.28 HR $2.11 $3.21 $3.51 $3.70 $12.54
FLOAT 155 HP 0.19 HR $1.43 $2.18 $2.04 $4.14 $9.79
FERT SPREADER 126 HP 0.05 HR $0.38 $0.47 $0.23 $0.14 $1.22
DRILL 126 HP 0.18 HR $1.36 $1.68 $1.31 $4.02 $8.37
IRRIGATE (3X) 0.30 HR $2.03 $8.56 $1.30 $7.78 $19.67
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SUBTOTAL 1.48 HR $10.93 $21.59 $14.69 $26.89 $74.10
OVERHEAD EXPENSES
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DOWNTIME 0.30 HR $2.23 $2.23
EMPLOYEE BENEFITS $1.97 $1.97
INSURANCE $0.22 $0.22
SUPERVISION AND MANAGEMENT $17.71 $17.71
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SUBTOTAL 0.30 HR $0.22 $21.91 $22.13
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TOTAL OPERATING EXPENSES 1.78 HR $166.42 $32.84 $21.59 $14.69 $26.89 $262.42
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