TABLE 3. Alfalfa establishment, flood-irrigated, budgeted per acre costs and returns for a 100 acre farm with above
average management, Valencia and Southern Bernalillo Counties, 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
PHOSPHATE (P2O5) $0.39 90 LBS $35.10 $35.10
NITROGEN (N) $0.42 35 LBS $14.70 $14.70
CANAL WATER 12 AC. IN.
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SUBTOTAL $108.80 $108.80
POWER ACCOMPLISHMENT PURCHASED FUEL FIXED
PREHARVEST OPERATIONS UNIT RATE INPUTS LABOR & LUBE REPAIRS COST TOTAL
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DISC 96 HP 0.17 HR $0.88 $1.60 $0.41 $5.98 $8.86
PLOW 96 HP 0.67 HR $3.45 $6.29 $2.06 $21.41 $33.21
DISC 96 HP 0.17 HR $0.88 $1.60 $0.41 $5.98 $8.86
LASER PLANE (CUSTOM) $70.71 $70.71
BORDER DISC 50 HP 0.05 HR $0.26 $0.33 $0.15 $5.65 $6.39
DRILL 50 HP 0.25 HR $1.29 $1.64 $0.84 $15.64 $19.40
IRRIGATE (2X) 1.00 HR $5.15 $5.15
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SUBTOTAL 2.31 HR $70.71 $11.90 $11.45 $3.86 $54.67 $152.59
OVERHEAD EXPENSES
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DOWNTIME 0.33 HR $1.69 $1.69
EMPLOYEE BENEFITS $2.14 $2.14
INSURANCE $0.24 $0.24
SUPERVISION AND MANAGEMENT $19.95 $19.95
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SUBTOTAL 0.33 HR $0.24 $23.78 $24.02
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TOTAL OPERATING EXPENSES 2.64 HR $179.75 $35.68 $11.45 $3.86 $54.67 $285.40
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