TABLE 4. Alfalfa establishment, sprinkler-irrigated, budgeted per acre costs and returns for a 640 acre farm
with above average management, Dell City area, Otero County, 2001.
Planting dates: August 1 - 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
PUMP WATER* 6 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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DISC 155 HP 0.14 HR $1.06 $1.92 $0.89 $3.03 $6.90
CHISEL 155 HP 0.20 HR $1.51 $2.75 $0.98 $4.99 $10.23
PLOW 155 HP 0.48 HR $3.62 $6.60 $3.45 $12.92 $26.59
DISC (2X) 155 HP 0.28 HR $2.11 $3.85 $1.79 $6.06 $13.81
DRAG (2X) 155 HP 0.30 HR $2.27 $4.12 $1.44 $5.69 $13.52
DRILL 93 HP 0.12 HR $0.91 $1.13 $0.78 $3.39 $6.20
IRRIGATE (3X) 0.30 HR $2.03 $11.85 $0.64 $5.35 $19.86
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SUBTOTAL 1.82 HR $13.50 $32.22 $9.96 $41.43 $97.11
OVERHEAD EXPENSES
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DOWNTIME 0.12 HR $0.87 $0.87
EMPLOYEE BENEFITS $2.43 $2.43
INSURANCE $0.27 $0.27
SUPERVISION AND MANAGEMENT $13.52 $13.52
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SUBTOTAL 0.12 0.27 16.82 17.09
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TOTAL OPERATING EXPENSES 1.94 HR $88.77 $30.32 $32.22 $9.96 $41.43 $202.70
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