TABLE 4. Alfalfa establishment, sprinkler-irrigated, budgeted per acre costs and returns for a 1,280 acre farm
with above average management, Union 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 20 LBS $59.00 $59.00
OAT SEED $0.23 30 LBS $6.90 $6.90
PUMP WATER* 3 AC. IN.
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SUBTOTAL $65.90 $65.90
POWER ACCOMPLISHMENT PURCHASED FUEL FIXED
PREHARVEST OPERATIONS UNIT RATE INPUTS LABOR & LUBE REPAIRS COST TOTAL
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DISC 185 HP 0.07 HR $0.53 $1.02 $0.68 $2.70 $4.92
CULTI-PACKER 93 HP 0.17 HR $1.28 $1.60 $0.65 $8.61 $12.15
DRILL 93 HP 0.12 HR $0.91 $1.13 $1.30 $1.64 $4.98
IRRIGATE (4X) 0.40 HR $2.70 $8.13 $2.20 $2.90 $15.93
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SUBTOTAL 0.76 HR $5.42 $11.87 $4.83 $15.86 $37.98
OVERHEAD EXPENSES
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DOWNTIME 0.09 HR $0.68 $0.68
EMPLOYEE BENEFITS $0.98 $0.98
INSURANCE $0.11 $0.11
SUPERVISION AND MANAGEMENT $7.85 $7.85
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SUBTOTAL 0.09 0.11 9.51 9.61
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TOTAL OPERATING EXPENSES 0.85 HR $66.01 $14.92 $11.87 $4.83 $15.86 $113.50
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