TABLE 4. Alfalfa establishment, flood-irrigated, budgeted per acre costs and returns for a 35 acre part-time farm,
Hondo Valley, Lincoln County, 2001.
Planting dates: August 15 - October 1
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ITEM PRICE QUANTITY PURCHASED INPUTS TOTAL
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PURCHASED INPUTS
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ALFALFA SEED $2.65 20 LBS $53.00 $53.00
PHOSPHORUS (P2O5) $0.20 50 LBS $10.00 $10.00
CANAL WATER 12 AC. IN.
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SUBTOTAL $63.00 $63.00
POWER ACCOMPLISHMENT PURCHASED FUEL FIXED
PREHARVEST OPERATIONS UNIT RATE INPUTS LABOR &OIL REPAIRS COST TOTAL
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DISC (2X) 30 HP 2.40 HR $15.00 $5.20 $1.96 $22.55 $44.71
HARROW 30 HP 0.30 HR $1.88 $0.65 $0.07 $7.27 $9.86
FLOAT 30 HP 0.60 HR $3.75 $1.30 $0.14 $10.98 $16.17
FERT. SPREADER 30 HP 0.30 HR $1.88 $0.65 $0.08 $0.76 $3.37
DRILL 30 HP 0.30 HR $1.88 $0.65 $0.21 $22.42 $25.16
IRRIGATE (2X) 1.00 HR $5.95 $5.95
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SUBTOTAL 4.90 HR $30.33 $8.45 $2.45 $63.98 $105.21
OVERHEAD EXPENSES
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DOWNTIME 0.98 HR $6.09 $6.09
EMPLOYEE BENEFITS $3.64 $3.64
FARM INSURANCE $0.36 $0.36
SUPERVISION AND MANAGEMENT $9.68 $9.68
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SUBTOTAL 0.98 HR $0.36 $19.41 $19.78
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TOTAL OPERATING EXPENSES 5.88 HR $63.36 $49.74 $8.45 $2.45 $63.98 $187.99
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