TABLE 3. Alfalfa establishment, flood-irrigated, budgeted per acre costs and returns for a 30 acre part-time farm,
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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ALFALFA SEED $2.95 20 LBS $59.00 $59.00
CANAL WATER 12 AC. IN. $0.00
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SUBTOTAL $59.00 $59.00
POWER ACCOMPLISHMENT PURCHASED FUEL FIXED
PREHARVEST OPERATIONS UNIT RATE INPUTS LABOR & LUBE REPAIRS COST TOTAL
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DISC 65 HP 0.31 HR $1.60 $2.04 $0.40 $4.87 $8.91
PLOW 65 HP 1.31 HR $6.75 $8.62 $1.07 $7.67 $24.12
DISC 65 HP 0.31 HR $1.60 $2.04 $0.40 $4.87 $8.91
LASER PLANE (CUSTOM) $70.71 $70.71
BORDER DISC 65 HP 0.05 HR $0.26 $0.33 $0.05 $5.22 $5.86
DRILL (CUSTOM) $32.50 $32.50
IRRIGATE (2X) 1.50 HR $7.73 $7.73
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SUBTOTAL 3.48 HR $103.21 $17.92 $13.03 $1.93 $22.64 $158.73
OVERHEAD EXPENSES
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DOWNTIME 0.50 HR $2.55 $2.55
EMPLOYEE BENEFITS $2.15 $2.15
INSURANCE $0.22 $0.22
SUPERVISION AND MANAGEMENT $11.20 $11.20
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SUBTOTAL 0.50 HR $0.22 $15.90 $16.11
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TOTAL OPERATING EXPENSES 3.98 HR $162.43 $33.82 $13.03 $1.93 $22.64 $233.85
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