TABLE 4. Alfalfa establishment, sprinkler-irrigated, budgeted per acre costs and returns for a 50 acre part-time
farm, Tularosa Basin, Otero County, 2001.
Planting dates: September 1 - November 1
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ITEM PRICE QUANTITY PURCHASED INPUTS TOTAL
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PURCHASED INPUTS
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ALFALFA SEED $2.95 30 LBS $88.50 $88.50
PUMP WATER* 8 AC. IN.
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SUBTOTAL $88.50 $88.50
POWER ACCOMPLISHMENT PURCHASED FUEL FIXED
PREHARVEST OPERATIONS UNIT RATE INPUTS LABOR &OIL REPAIRS COST TOTAL
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DISC 50 HP 0.39 HR $2.63 $1.97 $1.31 $3.95 $9.86
PLOW 50 HP 1.05 HR $7.09 $5.30 $3.79 $19.34 $35.52
DISC (2X) 50 HP 0.78 HR $5.27 $3.94 $3.04 $13.98 $26.23
FLOAT (2X) 50 HP 0.64 HR $4.32 $3.23 $2.12 $9.40 $19.07
DRILL 50 HP 0.21 HR $1.42 $1.06 $0.91 $35.04 $38.44
IRRIGATE (4X) 2.00 HR $12.90 $17.43 $2.98 $21.54 $54.86
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SUBTOTAL 5.07 HR $33.62 $32.93 $14.15 $103.26 $183.98
OVERHEAD EXPENSES
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DOWNTIME 0.77 HR $5.18 $5.18
EMPLOYEE BENEFITS $4.03 $4.03
FARM INSURANCE $0.40 $0.40
SUPERVISION AND MANAGEMENT $14.43 $14.43
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SUBTOTAL 0.77 HR $0.40 $23.65 $24.05
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TOTAL OPERATING EXPENSES 5.84 HR $88.90 $57.27 $32.93 $14.15 $103.26 $296.53
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