TABLE 9. Summary of per acre costs and returns for a 30 acre part-time farm,
Valencia and Southern Bernalillo Counties, 2001.
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SMALL
ALFALFA ALFALFA GRAIN SORGHUM GREEN
ESTABLISHMENT HAY HAY HAY CHILEJALAPENOS
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TONS TONS TONS BU/LB TONS
PRIMARY YIELD 4.00 2.50 2.00 275.00 11.00
PRIMARY PRICE 115.00 105.00 85.00 7.50 335.00
GOVERNMENT PAYMENTS 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
SECOND INCOME 10.00 0.00 5.00 600.00 0.00
GROSS RETURN $470.00 $262.50 $175.00 $2,662.50 $3,685.00
CASH OPERATING EXPENSES
SEED $59.00 $23.00 $36.40 $147.00 $114.00
FERTILIZER $35.10 $54.60 $92.25
CHEMICALS $52.14 $52.14
CROP INSURANCE
OTHER PURCHASED INPUTS $10.80 $9.00 $6.12 $60.00 $10.00
CANAL WATER $30.00 $30.00 $30.00 $30.00 $30.00
FUEL, OIL & LUBRICANTS-EQUIPMENT $13.03 $7.11 $14.81 $3.82 $197.53 $65.68
FUEL-IRRIGATION
REPAIRS $1.93 $1.24 $2.24 $0.71 $21.86 $7.91
CUSTOM CHARGES $103.21 $23.33 $30.86 $30.86 $70.71 $70.71
LAND TAXES $4.88 $2.44 $2.44 $4.88 $4.88
OTHER EXPENSES $0.22 $139.30 $69.94 $69.84 $151.48 $165.85
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TOTAL CASH EXPENSES $177.39 $251.76 $182.30 $180.19 $790.20 $613.42
RETURN OVER CASH EXPENSES ($177.39) $218.24 $80.20 ($5.19)$1,872.30 $3,071.58
FIXED EXPENSES $22.64 $73.21 $28.22 $10.46 $115.10 $106.53
TOTAL EXPENSES $200.03 $324.97 $210.52 $190.65 $905.30 $719.95
NET FARM INCOME ($200.03) $145.03 $51.98 ($15.65)$1,757.20 $2,965.05
LABOR AND MANAGEMENT COSTS $33.82 $63.86 $47.80 $31.69 $1,378.58 $2,879.10
NET OPERATING PROFIT ($233.85) $81.17 $4.18 ($47.33) $378.62 $85.95
CAPITAL COSTS
INTEREST ON OPERATING CAPITAL $3.65 $3.32 $3.51 $17.58 $14.66
INTEREST ON EQUIPMENT INVESTMENT $20.66 $24.96 $9.10 $753.74 $168.54
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TOTAL CAPITAL COSTS $0.00 $24.31 $28.28 $12.60 $771.32 $183.20
RETURN TO LAND AND RISK ($233.85) $56.87 ($24.11) ($59.94) ($392.70) ($97.25)
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