TABLE 5. Alfalfa hay, sprinkler-irrigated, budgeted per acre costs and r
         with above average management, Union County, 2001.
              Harvesting dates: June 1 - October 10
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         ITEM                  PRICE             YIELD
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GROSS RETURNS
    ALFALFA HAY             $120.00              6.50  TONS (STACKED)
 

         TOTAL
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                                                               PURCHASED
PURCHASED INPUTS               PRICE            QUANTITY         INPUTS
--------- ------               -----            -----------      ------
    NITROGEN (N)              $0.42                30  LBS       $12.60
    PHOSPHATE (P2O5)          $0.39               100  LBS       $39.00
    POTASH (K20)              $0.31                50  LBS       $15.50
    TRACE ELEMENTS            $0.15                12  LBS        $1.80
    ESTABLISHMENT:Principal                         7  YEARS
                 : Interest
    BALING TWINE             $25.00              0.57  ROLL      $14.17
    PUMP WATER*                                    40  AC. IN.
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         SUBTOTAL                                                $83.07