TABLE 4. Alfalfa establishment, sprinkler-irrigated, budgeted per acre costs and returns for a 960 acre farm with
above average management, Blackwater Draw area, Roosevelt County, 2001.
Planting Dates: August 15 - August 30
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ITEM PRICE QUANTITY PURCHASED INPUTS TOTAL
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PURCHASED INPUTS
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SEED $2.95 20 LBS $59.00 $59.00
NITROGEN (N) $0.42 40 LBS $16.80 $16.80
PHOSPHATE (P2O5) $0.39 60 LBS $23.40 $23.40
PUMP WATER* 9 AC. IN.
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SUBTOTAL $99.20 $99.20
POWER ACCOMPLISHMENT PURCHASED FUEL FIXED
PREHARVEST OPERATIONS UNIT RATE INPUTS LABOR & LUBE REPAIRS COST TOTAL
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DISC 185 HP 0.09 HR $0.68 $1.31 $1.18 $1.33 $4.49
PLOW 185 HP 0.29 HR $2.19 $4.21 $3.64 $4.03 $14.08
FLOAT 140 HP 0.19 HR $1.43 $2.09 $1.76 $3.68 $8.96
FERT SPREADER 140 HP 0.05 HR $0.38 $0.55 $0.46 $0.38 $1.77
DISC 185 HP 0.09 HR $0.68 $1.31 $1.18 $1.33 $4.49
PRE-IRRIGATE 0.10 HR $0.68 $10.56 $1.59 $4.10 $16.93
DRILL 140 HP 0.10 HR $0.76 $1.10 $1.49 $4.68 $8.02
IRRIGATE (2X) 0.20 HR $1.35 $21.11 $3.18 $8.21 $33.85
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SUBTOTAL 1.11 HR $8.14 $42.24 $14.47 $27.75 $92.60
OVERHEAD EXPENSES
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DOWNTIME 0.19 HR $1.43 $1.43
EMPLOYEE BENEFITS $1.47 $1.47
INSURANCE $0.16 $0.16
SUPERVISION AND MANAGEMENT $7.65 $7.65
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SUBTOTAL 0.19 HR 0.16 $10.55 $10.71
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TOTAL OPERATING EXPENSES 1.30 HR $99.36 $18.69 $42.24 $14.47 $27.75 $202.51
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