TABLE 1. Basic cost information for Southern Quay County, 2001.
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Labor Wage Rate:
Equipment operators $/hour $7.55
General & Irrigators $/hour $6.75
Purchased Inputs:
Fertilizer:
Nitrogen (N) $/pound $0.42
Phosphate (P205) $/pound $0.39
Seed:
Wheat $/pound $0.11
Grain Sorghum $/pound $1.04
Energy Costs:
Diesel fuel $/gallon $1.40
Gasoline $/gallon $1.35
Electricity (Farmers Elec Coop) cents/KwHr 7.12
LP Gas $/gallon $0.98
Employee Liability Insurance $/$1,000 wages $20.00
Employee Benefits percent/wages 18.00%
Labor Downtime percent 25.00%
Financial Rates:
Operating Capital Interest Rate percent 9.00%
Land Interest Rate percent 7.50%
Equipment Interest Rate percent 9.00%
Real Interest Rate percent 4.00%
Land Taxes
Irrigated $96.00 /acre (full value) $0.93
Dryland $38.00 /acre (full value) $0.37
Personal Property Tax Rate - NR $/$1,000 (Assessed $29.13
- R Value) $24.91
Supervision Factors
Field Crop-Irrigation $/acre $1.00
Field Crop-Equipment & General $/acre $0.50
Management Rate percent 7.00%
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TABLE 1a. Overhead cost information for Southern Quay County, 2001.
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Electricity (Domestic & Shop) $205.00 per month $2,460
Telephone $105.00 per month $1,260
Accounting & Legal $1,515
Misc. Supplies & Hand Tools $2,271
Pickup and Auto
miles 20,600 @ $0.325 per mile $6,695
Insurance
- general liability (non-employee) $1,625
- fire/theft $1,290
Property Taxes
- non-planted land $8
- other than land & machinery $575
Building repairs and maintenance $1,235
Dues, fees, publications $370
Farmstead Equipment $155
Total $19,459
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Total per planted acre $20.17
Total per dryland acre $10.89
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