TABLE 4. Alfalfa establishment, flood-irrigated, budgeted per acre costs and returns for a 200 acre farm with above
average management, Socorro County, 2001.
Planting dates: August 15 - September 15
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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 90 LBS $35.10 $35.10
CANAL WATER 12 AC. IN.
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SUBTOTAL $110.90 $110.90
POWER ACCOMPLISHMENT PURCHASED FUEL FIXED
PREHARVEST OPERATIONS UNIT RATE INPUTS LABOR & LUBE REPAIRS COST TOTAL
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DISC 130 HP 0.17 HR $0.88 $1.67 $1.04 $3.16 $6.75
PLOW 130 HP 0.67 HR $3.45 $6.60 $4.52 $13.04 $27.61
DISC (2X) 130 HP 0.34 HR $1.75 $3.35 $2.08 $6.33 $13.50
LASER PLANE (CUSTOM) $73.33 $73.33
BORDER DISC 65 HP 0.05 HR $0.26 $0.36 $0.09 $1.19 $1.90
DRILL 65 HP 0.25 HR $1.29 $1.82 $0.81 $4.24 $8.15
IRRIGATE (3X) 1.50 HR $7.73 $7.73
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SUBTOTAL 2.98 HR $73.33 $15.35 $13.80 $8.54 $27.95 $138.97
OVERHEAD EXPENSES
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DOWNTIME 1.18 HR $6.09 $6.09
EMPLOYEE BENEFITS $2.76 $2.76
INSURANCE $0.31 $0.31
SUPERVISION AND MANAGEMENT $19.73 $19.73
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SUBTOTAL 1.18 HR $0.31 $28.58 $28.89
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TOTAL OPERATING EXPENSES 4.16 HR $184.54 $43.93 $13.80 $8.54 $27.95 $278.76
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