TEXAS EDWARDS AQUIFER

C TEXAS EDWARDS AQUIFER FOREWORD The entepise budgets fo Texas Edwads Aquife Region ae based on estimates of yields, poduction input quantities, and poduction pac tices which epesent the best judgment of local poduces, county Extension agents-agicultue, fi nancial institution epesentatives, fam machiney deales and othes knowledgeable of the aea. Vai ation in yields, poduction inputs and poduction pactices should be expected fo paticula fams. Budgets fo all majo cops poduced in the aea ae included fo two levels of management, when applicable. Cop yields ae diectly elated to levels of management. These diffeences ac due lagely to timing of opeational pactices which may not be evident in the budgets. The machiney inventoy is applicable to both typical and high level management. In some bud gets custom ates, pimaily havesting, wee used in lieu of the assumption that havesting equip ment was owned. Budgets fo establishing pemanent type pastue gasses wee pepaed and used fo poating estab lishment costs in the espective pastue and hay budgets. Foage cops include expenses only be cause it is expected that the income will be deived fom livestock entepises. Land chages wee based on the customay land lod's cop shae less his popotionate shae of cetain poduction and havesting inputs. A pe ace land chage was made when cop shae was not used.

TEXAS EDWARDS AQUIFER REGION Assumed Pices Paid and Received by Fames 1/ Item Unit Pice Pices paid (1978) Seed Cabbage Caots Con Cotton Gain Soghum Oats Foage Soghum Wheat 31.50 6.00.35.50.08.29.10 Custom ates Coastal Spigging (w/spigs) Mow, Rake, Bale Hay Haul Hay Aeial Applications Insecticide Defoliant Fungicide Hebicide Pick and Haul Cotton Gin, Bag, and Tie Havest, Pack and Maket Cabbage Caots Custom Combine Con Gain Soghum Wheat Haul Con and Gain Soghum Haul Wheat ace bale bale appl. appl. appl. appl. cwt. bale 50# bag 50# bag ace cwt. ace cwt. bu. 30.00.50.20 1.75 2.50 2.25 2.25 3.50 45.00 1.75 3.50 15.00.30 9.00.20.12 Fetilize Nitogen Phosphous Potash Labo Tacto Othe Opeating Capital h. h..20.20.07 4.00 3.25.095

-2- Edwads Aquife Item Unit Pice Fuels and lubicants Diesel Gasoline Natual gas Land Rent (cash) Iigated Dyland Insecticides Cabbage Caots Con Cotton Gain Soghum Fungicides Cabbage Caots Cotton Defoliant Hebicides Cabbage Caots Coastal Bemudagass Con Cotton Gain Soghum Pices eceived (1978) Cabbage Caots Con Con silage Cotton lint Cottonseed Gain Soghum Foage Soghum Soft Wheat (add 25c fo Had Wheat) gal..42 gal..52 1000 cu. ft. 2.05 ace 40.00 ace 20.00 appl. 7.50 appl. 2.00 appl. 2.25 appl. 3.50 appl. 3.50 appl. 8.00 appl. 3.50 ace ace ace ace ace ace ace 10.00 15.00 15.00 6.00 1 9.00 7.50 50. bag 2.50 50// bag 4.00 bu. 1.95 ton, infield 12.00.46 ton 60.00 cwt. 3.35 ton 40.00 bu. 2.25. 1/ These pice assumptions ae not to be intepeted as pedictions of pospective pices. - >

TEXAS EDWARDS AQUIFER REGION Estimated Machiney and Equipment Cost Pe Hou of Use Machiney Item and Size Item No. Puchase Pice Estimated Yeas of Use Estimated Hous of Use Fixed Costs Pe Hou Vaiable Costs Pe Hou T a c t o - 9 0 H P 2 T a c t o - 6 0 H P 4 P i c k u p - S h e d d e 1 / 2 T o n - 1 2 F t. 1 0 3 0 C h i s e l P l o w - 1 2 F t. 3 2 Moldboad Plow - 5.3 Ft. 34 O f f s e t D i s c - 1 0 F t. 3 6 O f f s e t D i s c - 1 3 F t. 3 7 B e d d e - 1 2 F t. 3 8 B e d d e - 2 0 F t. 3 9 R o l l i n g C u l t. - 2 0 F t. 4 1 To o l b a C u l t. - 1 2 F t. 4 2 P l a n t e - 1 2 F t. 4 4 P l a n t e - 2 0 F t. 4 5 Vegetable Plante - 12 Ft.46 G a i n D i l l - 1 2 F t. 4 8 B e d S h a p e - 1 2 F t. 5 0 L a n d P l a n e - 1 2 F t. 5 2 Hebicide Spaye - 12 Ft.54 Hebicide Spaye - 20 Ft.55 S c a p e B l a d e - 8 F t. 5 8 22,225 15,500 5,648 3,000 1,100 3,575 3,700 4,700 1,600 2,250 3,500 2,200 3,600 4,500 5,100 2,400 2,875 2,000 900 925 830 2500 3500 2100 700 1400 700 700 1400 875 700 875 700 700 7.96 4.94 2.01 3.48 1.04 6.23 4.32 5.40 1.90 2.61 3.05 2.55 6.32 7.90 3.05 3.12 5.11 2.31 1.59 1.63.98 5.03 5.31 2.69 1.23 1.02 2.20 1.48 2.07.58.93 1.08.90 2.13 2.65 1.72 1.72.63 1.12.49.54.54

COASTAL 8ERMUDA ESTAB.. DRYLAND, TEXAS EDWARDS AQUIFER REGION ESTIMATED COSTS ANC RETURNS PER TYPICAL MANAGEMENT P P I C E O R V A L U E O R UNIT COST/UMT QUANTITY COST!. GRCSS RECEIPTS FRCM FRGDUCTION TOTAL 2. VARIAELE COSTS PREHARVEST CUSTOM SPRIGGING FERT(50-30-0) HERBICIDE L4BCR<TRACTOR & ) INTEREST ON OP. CAP. SUBTOTAL, PRE-HARVEST HARVEST COSTS SUBTOTAL, HARVEST 0.0 30.00 1.00 30.00 16.00 1.00 16.00 6.00 1.00 6.00 3.32 1.00 3.32 7.36 1.00 7.36 HOUR 4.00 2.48 9.92 DOL. 0.09 38.91 3..50 76.10 0. 0 TOTAL VARIABLE COST 3. INCOME ABOVE VAPIABLE CCSTS 7 6. 1 0 S - 7 6. 1 0 4. ^IXED COSTS M A C H I N E R Y A C R E 6. 1 2 1. 0 0 6. 1 2 T R A C T O R S A C R E 6. 8 4 1. 0 0 6. 8 4 L A N D ( N E T R E N T ) A C R E 2 0. 0 0 1. 0 0-2 2 x 2 2 TOTAL FIXED CCSTS S 3 2. 9 7 5. TOTAL COSTS 109.07 6. N E T R E T U R N S - 1 0 9. 0 7 PREPARED BY CECIL PARKER, TAEX, COLLEGE STATION, TX PROJECTED 1978.

COASTAL BERMUDA ESTAB., DRYLAND, TEXAS EDWARDS AQUIFER REGION ESTIMATED COSTS AND RETURNS PER TYPICAL MANAGEMENT. FUEL,OIL, FIXED I T E M T I M E S L A B O R M A C H I N E L U B.. R E P. C O S T S O P E R A T I O N N O. D A T E O V E R H O U R S H O U R S P E R A C R E P E R A C R E _. _._ _ " " " MOLDBOARD PLOW 4,34 NOV 1.00 0.81 4 0.542 4.65 6.60 OFFSET DISC 4,36 NOV 1.00 0. 368 0.246 1.93 2.52 PICKUP 10 DEC 0.10 0. 125 0. 100 0.27 0.20 PICKUP 10 FEB 0.10 0. 1 25 0. 100 0.27 0.20 HERBICIDE SPRAYR 4,54 APR 1.00 0.452 0.302 2.07 2.27 PICKUP 10 APR 0.10 0. 125 0. 100 0. 27 0.20 FERT.APPLI,*ENTD 4,60 MAY 1.00 0.097 0.064 0.41 0. 38 PICKUP 10 JUNE 0.10 0. 125 0. 100 0.27 0.20 PICKUP 10 AUG 0.10 0. 125 0. 100 0. 27 0.20 PICKUP 10 OCT 0.10-2x125-2x122-2x21-2x22 T O T A L S 2. 4 8 1 1. 7 5 4 1 0. 6 7 1 2. 9 7 P R E PA R E D B Y C E C I L PA F K E R, TA E X, C O L L E G E S TAT I O N, T X P R O J E C T E D 1 9 7 8 B U D G E T I D E N T I F I C AT I C N N U M B E R 8 3 4 0 1 6 0 0 2 1 6 0 0 0 ANNUAL CAPITAL MONTH 10 * >

COASTAL BERMUDA PASTURE, CRYLAND, TEXAS EDWARDS AQUIFER REGION ESTIMATED COSTS ANC RETURNS PER TYPICAL MANAGEMENT FUEL,OIL, FIXED ITEM TIMES LABOR MACHINE LUE.,REP. COSTS OPERATION NO. DATE OVER HOURS HOURS PER PER PICKUP 10 MAP 0.10 0.125 0.100 0.27 0.20 FERT.APPLI,RENTD 4,86 APR 1.00 0.097 0.064 0.41 0.38 PICKUP 10 APR 0.10 0.125 0. 100 0. 27 0.20 PICKUP 10 JUNE 0.10 0.125 0.1 00 0.27 0.20 FERT.APPLI RENTD 4,86 AUG 1.00 0.097 0.064 0.41 0.38 PICKUP 10 AUG 0.10 0. 125 0. 1 00 0.27 0.20 PICKUP 10 OCT 0.10-2x12 0.100-3x21 0.20 TOTALS 0.818 0.629 2.17 1.77 ESTABLISHMENT COST PRORATED OVER 10 YEARS. P R E PA R E D e Y C E C I L PA R K E R, TA E X, C O L L E G E S TAT I O N, T X P R O J E C T E D 1 9 7 8 B U D G E T I D E N T I F I C AT I C N N U M B E R 8 3 5 0 1 6 0 C 2 1 6 0 0 0 ANNUAL CAPITAL MONTH 10

COASTAL BERMUDA PASTURE, DRYLAND, TEXAS EDWARDS AQUIFER REGION ESTIMATED COSTS ANC RETURNS PER TYPICAL MANAGEMENT 3 P R I C E O R V A L U E U n UNIT COST/UMT QUANTITY COST G R O S S R E C E I P T S F R C M P R O D U C T I O N 0. 0 TOTAL VA R I A B L E C O S T S s PREHAPVEST F E R T ( 1 0 0-3 0-0 ) A C R E 2 6. 0 0 1. 0 0 2 6. 0 0 A C R E 1. 3 5 1. 0 0 1. 3 5 A C R E 0. 8 2 1-0 0 0. 8 2 L A B O R ( T R A C T O R & M A C H I N E R Y ) H O U R 4. 0 0 0. 8 2 3. 2 ^ INTEREST ON OP. CAP. DOL. 0.09 10.23 2x22 SUBTOTAL, FRE-HARVEST 3 2. 3 6 HARVEST COSTS SUBTOTAL* HARVEST TOTAL VARIABLE CCST 3. INCOME ABOVE VARIABLE COSTS 0. 0 S 3 2. 3 6-3 2. 3 6 4. FIXED COSTS MACHINEPY 1.00 l.oo i.o N 0.76 0.7 PRORATED ESTAB. COST 109.07 0.10 10.91 L A N D ( N E T R E N T ) A C R E 2 20.00 0. 0 0 1. 0 0 2 x 2 2 3 2. 6 7 TOTAL FIXED COSTS 5. TOTAL COSTS 6. NET RETURNS 6 5. 0 4-6 5. 0 4 ESTABLISHMENT COST PRORATED OVER 10 YEARS. P R E P A R E D B Y C E C I L P A R K E R, T A E X, C O L L E G E S T A T I O N, T X P R O J E C T E D 1 9 7 8 ~ _

8 C O A S TA L B E R M U D A, E S TA B., I R R I G AT E D, T E X A S E D W A R D S A Q U I F E R R E G I O N E S T I M AT E D C O S T S A N D R E T U R N S P E R A C R E TYPICAL MANAGEMENT UNIT P R I C E C R V A L U E O R COST/UNIT QUANTITY COST GROSS HAY TOTAL RECEIPTS FRCM PRODUCTION TON 50.00 4.00 s -222x22 200.00 VA P I A B L E C C S T S PREHARVEST C U S T O M S P R I G G I N G FERT(100-60-0) HERBICIDE IRRIGATION L A B 0 R ( T R A C T 0 R & M A C H I N E R Y ) LABOR(IRRIGATION) INTEPEST ON OP. CAP. SUBTOTAL, PRE-HARVEST 30.00 1.00 30.00 32.00 32.00 6.00 1.00 6.00 4.86 4.86 9.90 1.00 9.90 35.28 1.00 35.28 HOUR 4.00 3.46 13.85 HOUR 3.25 1.13 3.67 DOL. 0.09 45.09 4.. 06 1 3 9. 6 1 HARVEST CCSTS CUSTOM BALING CUSTOM HAULING SUBTOTAL, HARVEST BALE BALE 0.50 132.00 66.00 0.20 132.00 26.40 9 2. 4 0 TOTAL VARIABLE COST 232.01 B R E A K E V E N P R I C E, V A R I A B L E C O S T S T O N 58.003 FIXEC COSTS IRRIGATION LAND (NET RENT) TOTAL FIXED COSTS 8.85 15.67 33.12 40.00 1.00 8.85 15.67 33. 12 ±2x22 9 7. 6 4 5. TOTAL COSTS 329.66 6. B R E A K E V E N P R I C E, T O T A L C O S T S T O N 82.414 PREPARED BY CECIL PARKER, TAEX, COLLEGE STATION, TX PROJECTED 1978

C O A S TA L B E R M U D A, E S TA B., I R R I G AT E D, T E X A S E D W A R D S A Q U I F E R R E G I O N E S T I M AT E D C O S T S A N D R E T U R N S P E R A C R E TYPICAL MANAGEMENT. FUEL,OIL. FIXED ITEM TIMES LABOR MACHINE LUB.,REP. COSTS OPERATION NO. DATE OVER HOURS HOURS PER PER MOLDBOARD PLOW 2,34 OCT 0.814 0.542 4.46 OFFSET DISC 2,37 OCT 0.283 0.189 1.53 P I C K U P 1 0 N O V 0. 1 0 0. 1 2 5 0. 1 0 0 0. 2 7 OFFSET DISC 2,37 DEC 0.283 0.189 1.53 PICKUP 10 JAN 0.10 0.125 0.100 0.27 O F P S E T D I S C 2, 3 7 F E B 1. 0 0 0. 2 8 3 0. 1 8 9 1. 5 3 L A N D P L A N E 2, 5 2 F E B 1. 0 0 0. 3 2 7 0. 2 1 8 1. 5 6 F E R T. A P P L I, R E N T D 2, 6 0 F E B 1. 0 0 0. 0 9 7 0. 0 6 4 0. 3 9 S C R A P E B L A D E 2, 5 8 M A R 0. 0 1 0. 0 0 6 0. 0 0 4 0. 0 2 PICKUP 10 MAR 0.10 0.125 0.100 0.27 H E R B I C I D E S P R A Y R 2, 5 5 A P R 1. 0 0 0. 2 7 1 0. 1 8 1 1. 1 9 FERT.APPLI,RENTD 2,60 MAY 0.097 0.064 0.39 PICKUP 10 MAY 0.10 0.125 0.100 0.27 P I C K U P 1 0 J U N E 0. 1 0 0. 1 2 5 0. 1 0 0 0. 2 7 PICKUP 10 JULY 0.10 0.125 0.100 0.27 PICKUP 10 AUG 0.10 0.125 0.100 0.27 PICKUP 10 SEPT 0.10-3x122-2x21 8.56 2.82 0.20 2.82 0. 20 2.82 2.59 0.62 0.04 0.20 2.02 0.62 0.20 0.20 0.20 0.20-2x22. TOTALS 3.461 2.441 14.76 24.52 P R E P A R E D E Y C E C I L P A R K E R, T A E X, C O L L E G E S T A T I O N, T X PROJECTED 1978 BUDGET IDENTIFICATICN NUMBER- ANNUAL CAPITAL MONTH 9 8340166021650 0 ^

10 COASTAL EERMUDA HAY, IRRIGATED, TEXAS EDWARDS AQUIFER REGION ESTIMATED COSTS AND RETURNS PER HIGH LEVEL MANAGEMENT UNIT PRICE CR COST/UMT QUANTITY VALUE OR COST GROSS HAY TOTAL RECEIPTS FRCM PRODUCTION ON 50.00 10.00-522x22 500.00 VARIAELE CCSTS PREHARVEST FERT(300-60-0) IRRIGATION LABOR(TRACT0R & ) LABOR(IRRIGATION) INTEREST GN OF. CAP. SUBTOTAL, PRE-HARVEST HOUR HOUR DOL. 72.00 1.00 72.00 1.89 1.00 1.89 1.56 1.00 1.56 52.92 52.92 4.00 1.26 5.05 3.25 1.69 5.50 0.09 54.68 4.92 143.83 HARVEST CCSTS CUSTOM BALING CUSTOM HAULING SUBTOTAL, HARVEST TOTAL VARIABLE COST BALE BALE B R E A K E V E N P R I C E, VA R I A B L E C O S T S t 0 N 4. FIXED COSTS IRRIGATION PRORATEC ESTAB. COST LANO (NET RENT) TOTAL FIXED CCSTS 5. TOTAL COSTS 6. BREAKEVEN PRICE, TOTAL COSTS TON 0.50 330.00 165.00 0.20 264.00 52.80 217.80 361.63 36.163 1.40 1.00 1.40 2.46 2.46 49.68 49.68 33.79 0.10 13.33 40.00 ±2x22 106.92 468.55 46.855 ESTABLISHMENT COST PRORATED OVER 10 YEARS. PREPARED BY CECIL PARKFR. TAEX, COLLEGE STATION, TX PROJECTED 1978

11 COASTAL BERMUDA HAY, IRRIGATED, TEXAS EDWARDS AQUIFER REGION ESTIMATED COSTS AND RETURNS PER HIGH LEVEL MANAGEMENT. FUEL,OIL, FIXED ITEM TIMES LABOR MACHINE LUB.,REP. COSTS OPERATION NO. DATE OVER HOURS HOURS PER PER P T C K U P 1 0 F E B 0. 1 0 0. 1 2 5 0. 1 0 0 0. 2 7 0. 2 0 FERT.APPLI,RENTD 2,60 MAR 0.097 0.064 0.39 0.62 PICKUP 10 APR 0.10 0.125 0.100 0.27 0.20 FERT.APPLI,RENTD 2,60 MAY 0.097 0.064 0.39 0.62 PICKUP 10 MAY 0.10 0.125 0.100 0.27 0.20 F P R ^. A P P L I, R E N T D 2, 6 0 J U N E 1. 0 0 0. 0 9 7 0. 0 6 4 0. 3 9 0. 6 2 P I C K U P 1 0 J U N E 0. 1 0 0. 1 2 5 0. 1 0 0 0. 2 7 0. 2 0 PICKUP 10 JULY 0.10 0.125 0.100 0.27 0.20 FERT.APPLI,RENTD 2,60 AUG 0.097 0.064 0.39 0.62 PICKUP 10 AUG 0.10 0.125 0.100 0.27 0.20 ICKUP 10 SEPT 0.10 0.125 0.100 0.27 0.20 T O T A L S 1. 2 6 2 0. 9 5 8 3. 4 4 3. 8 6 ESTABLISHMENT COST PRORATED OVER 10 YEARS. PREPARED EY CECIL PARKER, TAEX, COLLEGE STATION, TX PROJECTED 1978 B U D G E T I D E N T I F I C AT I C N N U M B E R - 8 3 6 0 1 6 9 0 2 1 6 5 0 0 ANNUAL CAPITAL MONTH 10 ^ _

12 COASTAL BERMUDA PASTURE, IRRIGATED, TEXAS EDWARDS AQUIFER REGION ESTIMATED COSTS AND RETURNS PEP HIGH LEVEL MANAGEMENT UNIT P R I C E O R V A L U E O R COST/UMT QUANTITY COST 1. GROSS RECEIPTS FRCM FRODUCTION TOTAL 0.0 2. VARIABLE CCSTS PREHARVEST FERT(180-60-0) IRRIGATION LABCR( TRACTOR ) LABOR(IPRIGATION) INTEREST ON OP. CAF. SUBTOTAL, FRE-HARVEST HOUR HOUR DOL. 48.00 1.58 2.31 26.46 4.00 3.25 0.09 1.00 1.00 1.20 0.85 33.13 48.00 1.58 2.31 26.46 4.79 2.75 2_98 88.87 HARVEST CCSTS SUETQTALf HARVEST 0. 0 TOTAL VARIABLE COST 8 8. 8 7 3. INCOME ABOVE VARIABLE COSTS - 8 8. 3 7 4. FIXED COSTS IRRIGATION PRORATED ESTAB. COST LAND (NET RENT) TOTAL f=!xec COSTS 1.66 3.65 24.84 133.79 40.00 1.00 1.00 0.10 1.00 s 1.66 3.65 24.84 13.38 ±2x22 83.53 5. TOTAL COSTS 6. NET RETURNS 17 2.40-172.40 ESTABLISHMENT COST PRORATED OVER 10 YEARS. PREPARED SY CECIL PARKER, TAEX, COLLEGE STATION, TX PROJECTED 1978