pb1658 tennessee forage budgets · two types of pasture budgets are included. budgets for forage...

TennesseeForage

Budgets

PB1658

Tennessee Forage Budgets

Rebecca G. Bowling, Former Assistant Extension SpecialistTammy L. McKinley, Extension Assistant

and Emmit L. Rawls, Professor Agricultural Economics

December 2006

Contributors

GaryE.Bates,ProfessorPlantSciences

DeltonGerloff,ProfessorAgriculturalEconomics

JamesB.Wills,ProfessorBiosystemsEngineeringandSoilScience

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Thispublicationcontainsshort-termplanningbudgetsforthemostprevalentforageenterprisesinTennessee.Guidelinetobacco,livestockandfieldcropbudgetsarepublishedinseparatepublications.

Fertilizer RecommendationsThefertilizerrecommendationsintheforagebudgetsaregenerallyforsoilsthatrepresentamediumsoiltest.Farmersshouldhavetheirsoilstestedtogetmaximumreturnfrommoneyspentforfertilizer.Asforageprogramsareplanned,fertilizerapplicationsmustbeadjustedtosoiltestrecommendations.

Trade Names and Pesticide CautionUseoftradeorbrandnamesinthispublicationisforclarityandinformation;itdoesnotimplyapprovaloftheproducttotheexclusionofotherswhichmaybeofsimilar,suitablecomposition,nordoesitguaranteeorwarranttheproduct.

Pesticidesrecommendedinthepublicationwereregisteredfortheprescribeduseswhenthesebudgetswereprinted.Pesticideregistrationsarecontinuouslybeingreviewed.Shouldregistrationofarecommendedpesticidebecanceled,itwillnolongerberecommendedbytheUniversityofTennessee.

Toprotectpeopleandtheenvironment,pesticidesshouldbeusedsafely.Thisiseveryone’sresponsibility,especiallytheuser.Readandfollowlabeldirectionscarefullybeforeyoubuy,mix,apply,storeordisposeofapesticide.Accordingtolawsregulatingpesticides,theymustbeusedonlyasdirectedbythelabel.

Applicability and PrecisionThesebudgetsareintendedasguidesonly.Adjustmentscanandshouldbemadewhenneededtorepresentspecificfarmsituations.Thecomputerprogramusedtoconstructthesebudgetsinternallycalculatestotalstothe7thdecimalplace.Totalsforacolumnmaynotequalthetotalofroundednumbers.

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Table of ContentsTennessee Forage Budgets...................................................................................................................5 MethodsandAssumptions...........................................................................................................5 EstablishmentCostsandMethods...............................................................................................5 PastureBudgets............................................................................................................................6 HayandSilageBudgets................................................................................................................6 Machinery....................................................................................................................................7Machinery and Equipment Table........................................................................................................8Alfalfa Budgets TraditionalEstablishment............................................................................................................9 No-TillEstablishment................................................................................................................11 Hay............................................................................................................................................13 IntensiveGrazing.......................................................................................................................15 HayCropSilage.........................................................................................................................17Cool-Season Grass Budgets TraditionalEstablishment..........................................................................................................19 No-TillEstablishment................................................................................................................21 Hay............................................................................................................................................23 IntensiveGrazing.......................................................................................................................25 ContinuousGrazing...................................................................................................................27 HayCropSilage.........................................................................................................................29Cool-Season Grass/Clover Budgets TraditionalEstablishment..........................................................................................................31 No-TillEstablishment................................................................................................................33 Hay............................................................................................................................................35 IntensiveGrazing.......................................................................................................................37 ContinuousGrazing...................................................................................................................39 HayCropSilage.........................................................................................................................41Summer AnnualsBudgets Hay,No-TillEstablishment........................................................................................................43 IntensiveGrazing,No-TillEstablishment..................................................................................45 HayCropSilage,No-TillEstablishment.....................................................................................47Winter AnnualsBudgets Hay,TraditionalEstablishment..................................................................................................49 Hay,No-TillEstablishment........................................................................................................51 IntensiveGrazing,No-TillEstablishment..................................................................................53 HayCropSilage,TraditionalEstablishment...............................................................................55 HayCropSilage,No-TillEstablishment.....................................................................................57Corn Silage Budgets TraditionalEstablishment..........................................................................................................59 No-TillEstablishment................................................................................................................61BermudagrassBudgets TraditionalEstablishment,Seeded.............................................................................................63 No-TillEstablishment,Seeded...................................................................................................65 ClippingEstablishment..............................................................................................................67 Hay............................................................................................................................................69 IntensiveGrazing.......................................................................................................................71Grain SorghumBudget Silage,No-TillEstablishment.....................................................................................................73

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Tennessee Forage Budgets ForageproducersinTennesseecanproduceawiderangeofforagecrops.Annualcropsmaybegrownforthreetosixmonthsaswinterorsummerforages.Perennialcropsmaybeplantedthatproduceforagesforfiveyearsorlonger.Manyforagecropscanbegrazed,cutforhayorchoppedforsilage.Thispublicationpresentsestimatedforagecropestablishmentandproductioncostsformanyoftheseoptions,assumingabove-averagelevelsofmanagement.Thesebudgetsshouldbeviewedasexamplesoffeasibleforage-cropproductionmethods.Theyarenotnecessarilythebestwaysofgrowingforage,noraretheytobeconsideredasrecommendations.

Methods and Assumptions Eachforagebudgetincludesvariableexpenses,fixedexpensesandlaborexpenses.Perennialforagecropbudgetsalsoincludeestablishmentcosts.Fixedexpensesinthebudgetsaccountforannualdepreciationandinterestcostsassociatedwithmachinery,equipmentandfences.Thecostsofowningorrentinglandarenotincluded.

Mostforagesareproducedonthesamefarmswheretheyarefedtolivestock.Thiscausesverylittlemarketinformationtobeavailableforforagecrops,makingitdifficulttoobtaintypicaloraveragepricesforforagesotherthangrassandalfalfahay.Yielddataarealsolimited,becausemanyforagecropsarenotmeasuredorweighedbeforetheyarefed.Asaresult,pricesandyieldsarenotshownintheforagecropbudgets.However,break-evenpricesarecalculatedforsilageandhaycropsatyieldlevelsrepresentativeofcropsinTennessee.Break-evenpricesrepresentcost-basedestimatesofforage-cropvalues.

Establishment Costs and Methods Allthecostsofestablishingannualforagecropsareincludedintheannualforagecropbudgets,becausetheyproduceforageforlessthanoneyear.Establishmentcostsforperennialcropsmustbespreadovertheirproductivelives,sothateachyearofproduction“repays”aportionofthecoststoestablishthem.Thisisaccomplishedbyconstructingforagecropestablishmentbudgets,thenamortizingestablishmentcostsforperennialcrops.Thetotalestablishmentcostforeachperennialforagecropistreatedasaloanthatmustberepaid,inequalannualpaymentswithinterest,duringtheproductivelifeofthecrop.Theinterestchargerepresentsthecostofborrowingmoneytofinancetheestablishmentcost,if thefundsareobtainedfromalender.If anownerprovidesthefundstopayforestablishmentofaperennialcrop,thentheinterestchargerepresentstheearningsgivenupbynotinvestingthemoneyinsomeotheractivity,suchasfeedinglivestockorpurchasingsharesinamutualfund.Amortizedestablishmentcostsareincludedasfixedexpensesinperennialforagecropbudgets.

Severalmethodscanbeusedtoprepareseedbedsandestablishforagecrops.Thebestmethodtouseisinfluencedbymanyfactors,includingsoilconservationrequirements,costs,soiltypes,croprotationsandequipmentavailability.Theseforagebudgetspresentcostestimatesfortwoestablishmentmethods–traditionalandno-till.

Traditional establishmentisassumedtoincludeplowing,diskingand/orcultimulchingbeforeplanting.No-till establishmenteliminatesalltillageoperations.Seedisplantedusingsodplantersorno-tilldrills.No-tillestablishmentisusuallyperformedbyapplyingaburn-down

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contactherbicidetostubbleorastandingpriorcrop,thenplantingintotheremainingcropresidue.Adjustmentsshouldbemadetothebudgetstoreflectestablishmentmethodsthatdifferfromthoseusedinthebudgets.Eachperennialforageproductionbudgetincludestheamortizedcostofestablishingthecropusingno-tillplanting.Todetermineproductioncostsusingtraditionaltillage,substitutetheamortizedcostfromthetraditionalestablishmentbudgetintheforageproductionbudgetbeinganalyzed.

Pasture Budgets Twotypesofpasturebudgetsareincluded.Budgetsforforagecropsthataremanagedintensivelyusingrotationalgrazingarereferredtoasintensive grazingbudgets.Continuous grazingbudgetsrepresentthecostsofpasturesatlowerlevelsoflabor,managementandproduction.

Inthepast,mostlivestockproducershavemanagedcontinuousgrazingsystems,usingprimarilyperennialgrassorgrassandcloverforagecrops.Manyofthepasturesincludedincontinuousgrazingsystemshavebeeninproductionfor20yearsormore.Establishmentandfencingcostsareassumedtohavebeenfullyrecoveredforthesepastures,sothesecostsarenotincludedinthecontinuousgrazingbudgets.Thus,budgetsforcontinuousgrazingincludeonlythecoststomaintainperennialforagestandsatlow-to-moderatelevelsofproduction,plusminimalcostsforannualfencerepairsandmaintenance.

Forintensivegrazingbudgets,forageisassumedtobegrowninfieldssub-dividedintosmallergrazingpaddocks.Followingashortperiodofintensivegrazing,eachpaddockwillhaveaperiodofrestforforageregrowth.Pasturesaregrazedwhentheforageisatahigh-qualitystageofgrowth,resultinginincreasedefficiencyinforageproductionandutilization.

Fencecostsvarydependingonthematerialsused,fieldsizeandpaddockarrangement.Inthesebudgets,fencingcostforintensivelygrazedcropsisestimatedbasedona10-acrefield,withahigh-tensileperimeterfenceandpolytapeusedfordividerfence.Boththeperimeteranddividerfenceareelectrified.A20-yearlifefortheperimeterfenceandafive-yearlifeforthedividerfenceareassumed.Annualfixedcostsforthefenceare$20.29peracre,whichincludes$12.50/acreindepreciationandinterestchargesforperimeterfences,and$7.79/acreindepreciationandinterestexpensesfortemporarydividerfences.Annualfencerepaircostsare$5.56/acreforperimeterfencesand$1.30/acrefortemporarydividerfences.

Hay and Silage Budgets Large,1,000lb.roundbalesareusedinharvestingallhaycropsexceptalfalfaandbermudagrass,whichareharvestedassmall,rectangularbalesweighingabout50lbs.Costsofremovinghayfromthefieldareincludedasstackingorhaulingexpenses.Thebudgetsdonotestimatethecostsofstoringorfeedinghay.Therawproductforsilagecomesfromthefieldasgreenchop.Forfinishedsilage,thegreenchopmustbehauledfromthefieldandblownintoasilo,dumpedinatrenchorbunkerandpacked,orpackedintoabag.Itmustbeallowedtogothroughafermentationperiodbeforereachingproperfeedingcondition.Thesilagebudgetsshowexpendituresforchopping,haulingandthenblowinggreenchopintouprightsilos.Again,thebudgetsdonotincludestorageorfeedingcostsforsilage.

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MachineryAllmachineryandequipmentusedinthebudgetsislistedinthetableonpage4.List

priceswereobtainedfrommanufacturersduringAugust2005.Machineryownershipandoperatingcostsarecalculatedfollowingproceduresdevelopedin“MachineryCostCalculationMethods,”AE&RDNo.13,1998.Thispublicationisavailablefromtheauthors,orcanbeobtainedonlineathttp://economics.ag.utk.edu.

Depreciationandinterestcostsareestimatedassumingallmachineryandequipmentissixyearsold.Interestexpensesarecalculatedusingan8percentinterestrate.Fuelcostsarebasedonadieselpriceof$2.10/gallon.Allmachinerycostsareestimatedonanhourlybasis,thenallocatedtoeachbudgetaccordingtothehoursofuseofeachpieceofmachineryusedinthebudget.

Twotablesareincludedwitheachbudget.Thefirsttablesummarizestheapproximatemonthinwhicheveryculturaloperationfortheforagecropisperformed.Italsoshowsthemachineryusedineachoperation,andtheestimatedtimeittakestoperformtheoperationsbasedonspeedofoperation,widthofmachineryandfieldefficiency.Laborhoursforoperationsassumethateveryhourofmachineryoperationrequires1.25hoursoflabor.Thislaborhouradjustmentaccountsfortimespentlocating,hookingup,adjustingandtransportingmachinery.Laborcostis$8.50perhour,includingwages,taxesandpayrolloverheadcosts.Thiscostrepresentseitheracashcostforhiredlabororanon-cashopportunitycostforlaborprovidedbytheownerorfarmfamily.

Thesecondtableaccompanyingeachbudgetshowsestimatedcostsperacreforeachmachineusedinthebudget.Thesecostsarecalculatedusingthecostsperhourreportedinthemachinerytable(page4)multipliedbythehoursofmachineryuseshownintheestimatedmachineryandlaborrequirementstable.Variablecosts,fixedcostsandtotalcostsareshownforeachmachineandfortheentireforagebudgetonaper-acrebasis.Notethatlaborexpenseisnotincludedinthesemachinerycosts.

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Alfalfa, Traditional EstablishmentEstimated Expenses per Acre

Amount YourItem Description Unit Quantity Price ($/acre) Farm

Variable ExpensesAlfalfa Seed1 Pre-inoculated lb 20.00 $ 3.09 $ 61.80 _______Fertilizer N lb 15.00 $ 0.48 $ 7.20 _______

P2O5 lb 60.00 $ 0.34 $ 20.40 _______K2O lb 190.00 $ 0.23 $ 43.70 _______Boron lb 2.00 $ 2.38 $ 4.76 _______Custom Application acre 1.00 $ 5.00 $ 5.00 _______

Lime Custom Application ton 2.00 $ 21.00 $ 42.00 _______Weed Control Post-Emerge 2,4-DB pt 4.00 $ 4.26 $ 17.04 _______

Custom Application acre 1.00 $ 5.00 $ 5.00 _______Poast Plus2 pt 1.50 $ 6.50 $ 9.75 _______Crop Oil pt 2.00 $ 1.73 $ 3.46 _______Custom Application acre 1.00 $ 5.00 $ 5.00 _______

Twine bale 80.00 $ 0.04 $ 3.31 _______Machinery Fuel acre 1.00 $ 23.28 $ 23.28 _______ Oil & Filter acre 1.00 $ 3.49 $ 3.49 _______ Repairs & Maintenance acre 1.00 $ 19.07 $ 19.07 _______Interest on Operating Capital 6 Months acre $ 274.25 8.0% $ 10.97 _______

Total Variable Expenses $ 285.22 _______Fixed ExpensesMachinery Depreciation acre 1.00 $ 14.34 $ 14.34 _______ Interest acre 1.00 $ 17.95 $ 17.95 _______ Housing & Insurance acre 1.00 $ 1.79 $ 1.79 _______

Total Fixed Expenses $ 34.08 _______Labor ExpensesLabor3 hour 3.98 $ 8.50 $ 33.79 _______

Total Establishment Expenses $ 353.10 _______Credit for hay4 ton 2.00 $ 90.00 $ 180.00 _______

Net Establishment Expenses $ 173.10 _______Prorated Share year 4.00 8.0% $ 52.26 _______

Footnotes:1Seed variety selection should be based on harvest method (grazing, hay or haylage).

2Poast Plus is included for control of crabgrass, which is a common problem. If johnsongrass is a problem,Select may be used.

3Labor expense is $8.50 per hour, including wages, Social Security and Medicaid taxes and payrolladministration costs.

4A partial crop is harvested during the establishment period. The value of this crop is used to partiallyoffset establishment costs. The balance, plus interest, is recovered over the stand-life of 4 years.

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.08

Tota

l Mac

hine

ry C

ost

$ 79

.91

10

Alfalfa, No-Till EstablishmentEstimated Expenses per Acre


Variable ExpensesAlfalfa Seed1 Pre-inoculated lb 20.00 $ 3.09 $ 61.80 _______Fertilizer N lb 15.00 $ 0.48 $ 7.20 _______

P2O5 lb 60.00 $ 0.34 $ 20.40 _______K2O lb 190.00 $ 0.23 $ 43.70 _______Boron lb 2.00 $ 2.38 $ 4.76 _______Custom Application acre 1.00 $ 5.00 $ 5.00 _______

Lime Custom Application ton 2.00 $ 21.00 $ 42.00 _______Weed Control Burndown Gramoxone Max pt 1.50 $ 4.91 $ 7.37 _______

Surfactant pt 0.50 $ 1.63 $ 0.82 _______Custom Application acre 1.00 $ 5.00 $ 5.00 _______

Post-Emerge 2,4-DB pt 4.00 $ 4.26 $ 17.04 _______Custom Application acre 1.00 $ 5.00 $ 5.00 _______Poast Plus2 pt 1.50 $ 6.50 $ 9.75 _______Crop Oil pt 2.00 $ 1.73 $ 3.46 _______Custom Application acre 1.00 $ 5.00 $ 5.00 _______




Total Establishment Expenses $ 346.62 _______Credit for hay4 ton 2.00 $ 90.00 $ 180.00 _______

Net Establishment Expenses $ 166.62 _______Prorated Share year 4.00 8.0% $ 50.31 _______




4A partial crop is harvested during the establishment period. The value of this crop is used to partiallyoffset establishment costs. The balance, plus interest, is recovered over the stand-life of 4 years.

11

Alfa

lfa, N

o-Ti

ll Es

tabl

ishm

ent

Estim

ated

Mac

hine

ry a

nd L

abor

Req

uire

men

ts p

er A

cre

Hou

rs p

er A

cre

Mon

thO

pera

tion

Pow

er U

nit

Impl

emen

tM

achi

neLa

bor

Mar

Ferti

lize

& L

ime

Cus

tom

Cus

tom

---

---

Apr

Bur

ndow

n (G

ram

oxon

e M

ax)

Cus

tom

Cus

tom

---

---

Apr

Pla

ntTr

acto

r, 70

hp

No-

Till

Dril

l, 10

'0.

470.

59M

ayP

ost-E

mer

ge (2

-4,D

B)

Cus

tom

Cus

tom

---

---

May

Pos

t-Em

erge

(Poa

st P

lus)

Cus

tom

Cus

tom

---

---

Jul

Mow

Trac

tor,

70 h

pM

ower

-Con

ditio

ner,

9'0.

370.

46Ju

lR

ake,

18'

Trac

tor,

70 h

pR

ake,

18'

0.19

0.24

Jul

Bal

eTr

acto

r, 70

hp

Bal

er, S

quar

e0.

350.

44Ju

lS

tack

& M

ove

Trac

tor,

70 h

pB

ale

Wag

on, P

ull T

ype

0.17

0.22

Aug

Mow

Trac

tor,

70 h

pM

ower

-Con

ditio

ner,

9'0.

370.

46A

ugR

ake,

18'

Trac

tor,

70 h

pR

ake,

18'

0.19

0.24

Aug

Bal

eTr

acto

r, 70

hp

Bal

er, S

quar

e0.

350.

44A

ugS

tack

& M

ove

Trac

tor,

70 h

pB

ale

Wag

on, P

ull T

ype

0.17

0.22

Tota

l3.

30

Estim

ated

Mac

hine

ry E

xpen

ses

per A

cre

Varia

ble

Cos

tTo

tal

Fixe

d C

ost

Tota

lH

ours

Oil

&Va

riabl

eH

ousi

ng &

Fixe

dM

achi

nepe

r Acr

eFu

elFi

lter

Rep

airs

Cos

tsD

epre

ciat

ion

Inte

rest

Insu

ranc

eC

osts

Trac

tor,

70 h

p2.

6415

.85

2.55

5.59

23.9

93.

384.

020.

307.

71N

o-Ti

ll D

rill,

10'

0.47

0.00

0.00

5.05

5.05

1.91

3.15

0.24

5.30

Mow

er-C

ondi

tione

r, 9'

0.74

0.00

0.00

3.76

3.76

2.03

3.31

0.27

5.62

Rak

e, 1

8'0.

380.

000.

000.

270.

270.

220.

250.

070.

54B

aler

, Squ

are

0.70

0.00

0.00

3.40

3.40

3.08

3.38

0.40

6.87

Bal

e W

agon

, Pul

l Typ

e0.

350.

000.

001.

141.

141.

701.

880.

263.

84To

tal

$ 15

.85

$ 2.

55$

19.2

1$

37.6

0$

12.3

3$

16.0

0$

1.55

$ 29

.87

Tota

l Mac

hine

ry C

ost

$ 67

.48

12

Alfalfa, HayEstimated Expenses per Acre


Variable Expenses 1

Fertilizer P2O5 lb 60.00 $ 0.34 $ 20.40 _______K2O lb 190.00 $ 0.23 $ 43.70 _______Boron lb 2.00 $ 2.38 $ 4.76 _______Custom Application acre 1.00 $ 5.00 $ 5.00 _______

Lime2 Custom Application ton 0.67 $ 21.00 $ 14.07 _______Insect Control3 Furadan 4F pt 2.00 $ 9.23 $ 18.46 _______Weed Control Post-Emerge Poast Plus4 pt 1.50 $ 6.50 $ 9.75 _______

Crop Oil pt 2.00 $ 1.73 $ 3.46 _______Custom Application acre 1.00 $ 5.00 $ 5.00 _______2,4-DB5 pt 1.00 $ 4.26 $ 4.26 _______Custom Application acre 0.25 $ 5.00 $ 1.25 _______

Dormant Spray Gramoxone Max pt 1.00 $ 4.91 $ 4.91 _______Surfactant pt 0.50 $ 1.63 $ 0.82 _______Custom Application acre 1.00 $ 5.00 $ 5.00 _______

Twine bale 140.00 $ 0.04 $ 5.79 _______Machinery Fuel acre 1.00 $ 28.96 $ 28.96 _______ Oil & Filter acre 1.00 $ 4.34 $ 4.34 _______ Repairs & Maintenance acre 1.00 $ 26.78 $ 26.78 _______Interest on Operating Capital 6 months acre $ 206.72 8.0% $ 8.27 _______

Total Variable Expenses $ 214.98 _______Fixed ExpensesEstablishment Cost Prorated over 4 years acre 1.00 $ 50.31 $ 50.31 _______Machinery Depreciation acre 1.00 $ 19.94 $ 19.94 _______ Interest acre 1.00 $ 24.66 $ 24.66 _______ Housing & Insurance acre 1.00 $ 2.21 $ 2.21 _______


Total Budgeted Expenses $ 359.89 _______

Footnotes:1A hay preservative may be needed, please include the expense.

2Lime is applied at the rate of 2 tons every 3 years.

3Other materials may be used at slightly less cost, but do not appear as effective.


5Applied once every four years.


13

Alfa

lfa, H

ayEs

timat

ed M

achi

nery

and

Lab

or R

equi

rem

ents

per

Acr

eH

ours

per

Acr

eM

onth

Ope

ratio

nPo

wer

Uni

tIm

plem

ent

Mac

hine

Labo

rFe

bFe

rtiliz

eC

usto

mC

usto

m--

---

-M

arIn

sect

Con

trol

Trac

tor,

70 h

pB

oom

Spr

ayer

, 20'

0.07

0.08

May

Pos

t-Em

erge

(2-4

,DB

)C

usto

mC

usto

m--

---

-M

ayP

ost-E

mer

ge (P

oast

Plu

s)C

usto

mC

usto

m--

---

-M

ayM

owTr

acto

r, 70

hp

Mow

er-C

ondi

tione

r, 9'

0.37

0.46

May

Tedd

er, 1

0'Tr

acto

r, 70

hp

Tedd

er, 1

0'0.

100.

13M

ayR

ake,

18'

Trac

tor,

70 h

pR

ake,

18'

0.19

0.24

May

Bal

eTr

acto

r, 70

hp

Bal

er, S

quar

e0.

350.

44M

ayS

tack

& M

ove

Trac

tor,

70 h

pB

ale

Wag

on, P

ull T

ype

0.17

0.22

Jun

Mow

Trac

tor,

70 h

pM

ower

-Con

ditio

ner,

9'0.

370.

46Ju

nR

ake,

18'

Trac

tor,

70 h

pR

ake,

18'

0.19

0.24

Jun

Bal

eTr

acto

r, 70

hp

Bal

er, S

quar

e0.

350.

44Ju

nS

tack

& M

ove

Trac

tor,

70 h

pB

ale

Wag

on, P

ull T

ype

0.17

0.22

Jul

Mow

Trac

tor,

70 h

pM

ower

-Con

ditio

ner,

9'0.

370.

46Ju

lR

ake,

18'

Trac

tor,

70 h

pR

ake,

18'

0.19

0.24

Jul

Bal

eTr

acto

r, 70

hp

Bal

er, S

quar

e0.

350.

44Ju

lS

tack

& M

ove

Trac

tor,

70 h

pB

ale

Wag

on, P

ull T

ype

0.17

0.22

Sep

Mow

Trac

tor,

70 h

pM

ower

-Con

ditio

ner,

9'0.

370.

46S

epR

ake,

18'

Trac

tor,

70 h

pR

ake,

18'

0.19

0.24

Sep

Bal

eTr

acto

r, 70

hp

Bal

er, S

quar

e0.

350.

44S

epS

tack

& M

ove

Trac

tor,

70 h

pB

ale

Wag

on, P

ull T

ype

0.17

0.22

Oct

Lim

eC

usto

mC

usto

m--

---

-D

ecS

pray

(Gra

mox

one

Max

)C

usto

mC

usto

m--

---

-To

tal

5.62

Estim

ated

Mac

hine

ry E

xpen

ses

per A

cre

Varia

ble

Cos

tTo

tal

Fixe

d C

ost

Tota

lH

ours

Oil

&Va

riabl

eH

ousi

ng &

Fixe

dM

achi

nepe

r Acr

eFu

elFi

lter

Rep

airs

Cos

tsD

epre

ciat

ion

Inte

rest

Insu

ranc

eC

osts

Trac

tor,

70 h

p4.

5028

.96

4.34

9.54

42.8

55.

776.

860.

1612

.80

Boo

m S

pray

er, 2

0'0.

070.

000.

000.

050.

050.

060.

070.

010.

14M

ower

-Con

ditio

ner,

9'1.

470.

000.

007.

537.

534.

076.

620.

5511

.23

Tedd

er, 1

0'0.

100.

000.

000.

050.

050.

040.

070.

020.

13R

ake,

18'

0.76

0.00

0.00

0.54

0.54

0.44

0.50

0.13

1.08

Bal

er, S

quar

e1.

400.

000.

006.

806.

806.

176.

760.

8113

.73

Bal

e W

agon

, Pul

l Typ

e0.

700.

000.

002.

272.

273.

393.

770.

537.

69To

tal

$ 28

.96

$ 4.

34$

26.7

8$

60.0

9$

19.9

4$

24.6

6$

2.21

$ 46

.80

Tota

l Mac

hine

ry C

ost

$ 10

6.89

Bre

ak-e

ven

Ana

lysi

sB

reak

-eve

nYi

eld/

Acr

ePr

ice/

Ton

Bre

ak-e

ven

Pric

e ov

er T

otal

Var

iabl

e E

xpen

ses:

Bel

ow-A

vera

ge Y

ield

2.5

tons

$ 85

.99

Ave

rage

Yie

ld3.

5to

ns$

61.4

2A

bove

-Ave

rage

Yie

ld4.

5to

ns$

47.7

7

Bre

ak-e

ven

Pric

e ov

er T

otal

Bud

gete

d E

xpen

ses:

Bel

ow-A

vera

ge Y

ield

2.5

tons

$ 14

3.96

Ave

rage

Yie

ld3.

5to

ns$

102.

83A

bove

-Ave

rage

Yie

ld4.

5to

ns$

79.9

8

14

Alfalfa, Intensive GrazingEstimated Expenses per Acre


Variable ExpensesFertilizer P2O5 lb 60.00 $ 0.34 $ 20.40 _______

K2O lb 190.00 $ 0.23 $ 43.70 _______Boron lb 2.00 $ 2.38 $ 4.76 _______Custom Application acre 1.00 $ 5.00 $ 5.00 _______




Machinery Fuel acre 1.00 $ 3.20 $ 3.20 _______ Oil & Filter acre 1.00 $ 0.48 $ 0.48 _______ Repairs & Maintenance acre 1.00 $ 2.84 $ 2.84 _______Fence Repairs acre 1.00 $ 6.86 $ 6.86 _______Interest on Operating Capital 6 months acre $ 145.32 8.0% $ 5.81 _______

Total Variable Expenses $ 151.13 _______Fixed ExpensesEstablishment Cost Prorated over 4 years acre 1.00 $ 50.31 $ 50.31 _______Machinery Depreciation acre 1.00 $ 1.21 $ 1.21 _______ Interest acre 1.00 $ 1.67 $ 1.67 _______ Housing & Insurance Machinery & Equipment acre 1.00 $ 0.19 $ 0.19 _______Fencing Depreciation Perimeter Fence acre 1.00 $ 6.94 $ 6.94 _______ Depreciation Divider Fence acre 1.00 $ 6.50 $ 6.50 _______ Interest Perimeter Fence acre 1.00 $ 5.56 $ 5.56 _______ Interest Divider Fence acre 1.00 $ 1.30 $ 1.30 _______

Total Fixed Expenses $ 73.68 _______Labor ExpensesLabor5,6 hour 0.73 $ 8.50 $ 6.17 _______


Footnotes:1Lime is applied at the rate of 2 tons every 3 years.





6Labor for managing livestock grazing is not included in this budget. Hours devoted to moving cattle andfences should be included in livestock enterprise analyses.

15

Alfa

lfa, I

nten

sive

Gra

zing

Estim

ated

Mac

hine

ry a

nd L

abor

Req

uire

men

ts p

er A

cre

Hou

rs p

er A

cre

Mon

thO

pera

tion

Pow

er U

nit

Impl

emen

tM

achi

neLa

bor

Feb

Ferti

lize

Cus

tom

Cus

tom

---

---

Mar

Inse

ct C

ontro

lTr

acto

r, 60

hp

Boo

m S

pray

er, 2

0'0.

070.

08M

ayP

ost-E

mer

ge (P

oast

Plu

s)C

usto

mC

usto

m--

---

-M

ayP

ost-E

mer

ge (2

,4-D

B)

Cus

tom

Cus

tom

---

---

Jun

Mow

Trac

tor,

60 h

pR

otar

y M

ower

, 10'

0.26

0.32

Aug

Mow

Trac

tor,

60 h

pR

otar

y M

ower

, 10'

0.26

0.32

Oct

Lim

eC

usto

mC

usto

m--

---

-D

ecS

pray

(Gra

mox

one

Max

)C

usto

mC

usto

m--

---

-To

tal

0.73

Estim

ated

Mac

hine

ry E

xpen

ses

per A

cre

Varia

ble

Cos

tTo

tal

Fixe

d C

ost

Tota

lH

ours

Oil

&Va

riabl

eH

ousi

ng &

Fixe

dM

achi

nepe

r Acr

eFu

elFi

lter

Rep

airs

Cos

tsD

epre

ciat

ion

Inte

rest

Insu

ranc

eC

osts

Trac

tor,

60 h

p0.

583.

200.

481.

024.

710.

620.

730.

061.

41R

otar

y M

ower

, 10'

0.52

0.00

0.00

1.77

1.77

0.53

0.86

0.13

1.52

Boo

m S

pray

er, 2

0'0.

070.

000.

000.

050.

050.

060.

070.

010.

14To

tal

$ 3.

20$

0.48

$ 2.

84$

6.52

$ 1.

21$

1.67

$ 0.

19$

3.07

Tota

l Mac

hine

ry C

ost

$ 9.

60

16

Alfalfa, Hay Crop SilageEstimated Expenses per Acre


Variable ExpensesFertilizer P2O5 lb 60.00 $ 0.34 $ 20.40 _______

K2O lb 190.00 $ 0.23 $ 43.70 _______Boron lb 2.00 $ 2.38 $ 4.76 _______Custom Application acre 1.00 $ 5.00 $ 5.00 _______




Machinery Fuel acre 1.00 $ 45.01 $ 45.01 _______ Oil & Filter acre 1.00 $ 6.75 $ 6.75 _______ Repairs & Maintenance acre 1.00 $ 47.54 $ 47.54 _______Interest on Operating Capital 6 months acre $ 240.13 8.0% $ 9.61 _______




Footnotes:1Lime is applied at the rate of 2 tons every 3 years.





17

Alfa

lfa, H

ay C

rop

Sila

geEs

timat

ed M

achi

nery

and

Lab

or R

equi

rem

ents

per

Acr

eH

ours

per

Acr

eM

onth

Ope

ratio

nPo

wer

Uni

tIm

plem

ent

Mac

hine

Labo

rFe

bFe

rtiliz

eC

usto

mC

usto

m--

---

-M

arIn

sect

Con

trol

Trac

tor,

70 h

pB

oom

Spr

ayer

, 20'

0.07

0.08

Apr

Pos

t-Em

erge

(2-4

,DB

)C

usto

mC

usto

m--

---

-M

ayP

ost-E

mer

ge (P

oast

Plu

s)C

usto

mC

usto

m--

---

-M

ayM

owTr

acto

r, 70

hp

Mow

er-C

ondi

tione

r, 9'

0.37

0.46

May

Cho

pTr

acto

r, 10

0 hp

Fora

ge C

hopp

erW

indr

ow H

eade

rFo

rage

Wag

on #

10.

560.

70M

ayH

aul

Trac

tor,

70 h

pFo

rage

Wag

on #

20.

280.

35M

ayS

tore

Trac

tor,

70 h

pFo

rage

Blo

wer

0.28

0.35

Jun

Mow

Trac

tor,

70 h

pM

ower

-Con

ditio

ner,

9'0.

370.

46Ju

nC

hop

Trac

tor,

100

hpFo

rage

Cho

pper

Win

drow

Hea

der

Fora

ge W

agon

#1

0.56

0.70

Jun

Hau

lTr

acto

r, 70

hp

Fora

ge W

agon

#2

0.28

0.35

Jun

Sto

reTr

acto

r, 70

hp

Fora

ge B

low

er0.

280.

35Ju

lM

owTr

acto

r, 70

hp

Mow

er-C

ondi

tione

r, 9'

0.37

0.46

Jul

Cho

pTr

acto

r, 10

0 hp

Fora

ge C

hopp

erW

indr

ow H

eade

rFo

rage

Wag

on #

10.

560.

70Ju

lH

aul

Trac

tor,

70 h

pFo

rage

Wag

on #

20.

280.

35Ju

lS

tore

Trac

tor,

70 h

pFo

rage

Blo

wer

0.28

0.35

Sep

Mow

Trac

tor,

70 h

pM

ower

-Con

ditio

ner,

9'0.

370.

46S

epC

hop

Trac

tor,

100

hpFo

rage

Cho

pper

Win

drow

Hea

der

Fora

ge W

agon

#1

0.56

0.70

Sep

Hau

lTr

acto

r, 70

hp

Fora

ge W

agon

#2

0.28

0.35

Sep

Sto

reTr

acto

r, 70

hp

Fora

ge B

low

er0.

280.

35To

tal

7.54

Estim

ated

Mac

hine

ry E

xpen

ses

per A

cre

Varia

ble

Cos

tTo

tal

Fixe

d C

ost

Tota

lH

ours

Oil

&Va

riabl

eH

ousi

ng &

Fixe

dM

achi

nepe

r Acr

eFu

elFi

lter

Rep

airs

Cos

tsD

epre

ciat

ion

Inte

rest

Insu

ranc

eC

osts

Trac

tor,

100

hp2.

2420

.65

3.10

8.30

32.0

57.

540.

090.

317.

95Tr

acto

r, 70

hp

3.78

24.3

63.

658.

0236

.04

5.77

0.14

0.00

5.91

Boo

m S

pray

er, 2

0'0.

070.

000.

000.

050.

050.

060.

070.

010.

14M

ower

-Con

ditio

ner,

9'1.

470.

000.

007.

537.

534.

076.

620.

5511

.23

Fora

ge C

hopp

er2.

240.

000.

0012

.10

12.1

06.

006.

870.

6613

.53

Win

drow

Hea

der

2.24

0.00

0.00

1.46

1.46

1.77

2.02

0.66

4.45

Fora

ge W

agon

#1

2.24

0.00

0.00

6.09

6.09

9.08

10.0

91.

2020

.38

Fora

ge W

agon

#2

1.12

0.00

0.00

3.04

3.04

4.54

5.05

0.60

10.1

9Fo

rage

Blo

wer

1.12

0.00

0.00

0.94

0.94

1.09

1.21

0.13

2.43

Tota

l$

45.0

1$

6.75

$ 47

.54

$ 99

.30

$ 39

.93

$ 32

.17

$ 4.

11$

76.2

1To

tal M

achi

nery

Cos

t$

175.

50

Bre

ak-e

ven

Ana

lysi

sB

reak

-eve

nYi

eld/

Acr

ePr

ice/

Ton

Bre

ak-e

ven

Pric

e ov

er T

otal

Var

iabl

e E

xpen

ses:

Bel

ow-A

vera

ge Y

ield

5.6

tons

$ 44

.60

Ave

rage

Yie

ld9.

0to

ns$

27.7

5A

bove

-Ave

rage

Yie

ld12

.4to

ns$

20.1

4

Bre

ak-e

ven

Pric

e ov

er T

otal

Bud

gete

d E

xpen

ses:

Bel

ow-A

vera

ge Y

ield

5.6

tons

$ 78

.62

Ave

rage

Yie

ld9.

0to

ns$

48.9

2A

bove

-Ave

rage

Yie

ld12

.4to

ns$

35.5

1

18

Cool Season Grass, Traditional EstablishmentEstimated Expenses per Acre


Variable ExpensesSeed1 Fescue or Orchardgrass lb 15.00 $ 1.00 $ 15.00 _______Fertilizer N lb 30.00 $ 0.48 $ 14.40 _______

P2O5 lb 60.00 $ 0.34 $ 20.40 _______K2O lb 60.00 $ 0.23 $ 13.80 _______Custom Application acre 1.00 $ 5.00 $ 5.00 _______

Lime Custom Application ton 2.00 $ 21.00 $ 42.00 _______Machinery Fuel acre 1.00 $ 15.97 $ 15.97 _______ Oil & Filter acre 1.00 $ 2.40 $ 2.40 _______ Repairs & Maintenance acre 1.00 $ 9.87 $ 9.87 _______Interest on Operating Capital 6 Months acre $ 138.84 8.0% $ 5.55 _______



Total Establishment Expenses $ 180.56 _______Prorated Share year 6.00 8.0% $ 39.06 _______



19

Coo

l Sea

son

Gra

ss, T

radi

tiona

l Est

ablis

hmen

tEs

timat

ed M

achi

nery

and

Lab

or R

equi

rem

ents

per

Acr

eH

ours

per

Acr

eM

onth

Ope

ratio

nPo

wer

Uni

tIm

plem

ent

Mac

hine

Labo

rA

ugP

low

Trac

tor,

100

hpP

low

, 4-B

otto

m0.

590.

74A

ugFe

rtiliz

e &

Lim

eC

usto

mC

usto

m--

---

-A

ugD

isk,

3X

Trac

tor,

100

hpD

isk,

12'

0.52

0.64

Aug

Cul

timul

ch, 2

XTr

acto

r, 10

0 hp

Cul

timul

cher

, 12'

0.34

0.43

Sep

Pla

ntTr

acto

r, 10

0 hp

Gra

in D

rill,

10'

Cul

tipac

ker-

See

der,

10'

0.28

0.35

Tota

l2.

17

Estim

ated

Mac

hine

ry E

xpen

ses

per A

cre

Varia

ble

Cos

tTo

tal

Fixe

d C

ost

Tota

lH

ours

Oil

&Va

riabl

eH

ousi

ng &

Fixe

dM

achi

nepe

r Acr

eFu

elFi

lter

Rep

airs

Cos

tsD

epre

ciat

ion

Inte

rest

Insu

ranc

eC

osts

Trac

tor,

100

hp1.

7415

.97

2.40

6.42

24.7

84.

665.

830.

3110

.80

Plo

w, 4

-Bot

tom

0.59

0.00

0.00

0.66

0.66

0.24

0.54

0.10

0.88

Dis

k, 1

2'0.

520.

000.

000.

960.

961.

251.

310.

212.

77C

ultip

acke

r-S

eede

r, 10

'0.

280.

000.

000.

470.

470.

260.

430.

050.

75C

ultim

ulch

er, 1

2'0.

340.

000.

001.

021.

020.

420.

930.

161.

51G

rain

Dril

l, 10

'0.

280.

000.

000.

350.

350.

350.

580.

091.

02To

tal

$ 15

.97

$ 2.

40$

9.87

$ 28

.24

$ 7.

18$

9.62

$ 0.

92$

17.7

3To

tal M

achi

nery

Cos

t$

45.9

6

20

Cool Season Grass, No-Till EstablishmentEstimated Expenses per Acre


Variable ExpensesSeed1 Fescue or Orchardgrass lb 15.00 $ 1.00 $ 15.00 _______No-Till Drill, Rental acre 1.00 $ 8.00 $ 8.00 _______Fertilizer N lb 30.00 $ 0.48 $ 14.40 _______


Lime Custom Application ton 2.00 $ 21.00 $ 42.00 _______Weed Control Burndown2 Gramoxone Max pt 1.50 $ 4.91 $ 7.37 _______


Machinery Fuel acre 1.00 $ 3.03 $ 3.03 _______ Oil & Filter acre 1.00 $ 0.45 $ 0.45 _______ Repairs & Maintenance acre 1.00 $ 1.00 $ 1.00 _______Interest on Operating Capital 6 Months acre $ 131.78 8.0% $ 5.27 _______





2Other herbicides may also be required, depending on the weeds present prior to establishment.


21

Coo

l Sea

son

Gra

ss, N

o-Ti

ll Es

tabl

ishm

ent

Estim

ated

Mac

hine

ry a

nd L

abor

Req

uire

men

ts p

er A

cre

Hou

rs p

er A

cre

Mon

thO

pera

tion

Pow

er U

nit

Impl

emen

tM

achi

neLa

bor

Sep

Bur

ndow

n (G

ram

oxon

e M

ax)

Cus

tom

Cus

tom

---

---

Sep

Ferti

lize

& L

ime

Cus

tom

Cus

tom

---

---

Sep

Pla

ntTr

acto

r, 70

hp

No-

Till

Dril

l, R

enta

l0.

470.

59To

tal

0.59

Estim

ated

Mac

hine

ry E

xpen

ses

per A

cre

Varia

ble

Cos

tTo

tal

Fixe

d C

ost

Tota

lH

ours

Oil

&Va

riabl

eH

ousi

ng &

Fixe

dM

achi

nepe

r Acr

eFu

elFi

lter

Rep

airs

Cos

tsD

epre

ciat

ion

Inte

rest

Insu

ranc

eC

osts

Trac

tor,

70 h

p0.

473.

030.

451.

004.

480.

600.

720.

051.

37To

tal

$ 3.

03$

0.45

$ 1.

00$

4.48

$ 0.

60$

0.72

$ 0.

05$

1.37

Tota

l Mac

hine

ry C

ost

$ 5.

85

22

Cool Season Grass, HayEstimated Expenses per Acre


Variable ExpensesFertilizer1 N lb 120.00 $ 0.48 $ 57.60 _______


Lime2 Custom Application ton 0.33 $ 21.00 $ 6.93 _______Overseeding3 Fescue or Orchardgrass lb 2.00 $ 1.00 $ 2.00 _______No-Till Drill, Rental acre 0.17 $ 8.00 $ 1.36 _______Weed Control4

Post-Emerge 2,4-D Ester 4EC pt 1.00 $ 2.04 $ 2.04 _______Custom Application acre 1.00 $ 5.00 $ 5.00 _______





Footnotes:160 lbs of nitrogen applied in March, 30 lbs applied in May, and 30 lbs applied in September to produce fallcutting of hay.


3Overseed 12 lbs once over 6 years. Prorated over stand-life.

4Weed spray is done every other year at a rate of 2 pt/acre, to supplement clipping and control broadleafweeds.


23

Coo

l Sea

son

Gra

ss, H

ayEs

timat

ed M

achi

nery

and

Lab

or R

equi

rem

ents

per

Acr

eH

ours

per

Acr

eM

onth

Ope

ratio

nPo

wer

Uni

tIm

plem

ent

Mac

hine

Labo

rM

arFe

rtiliz

eC

usto

mC

usto

m--

---

-M

arP

ost-E

mer

ge (2

-4,D

Est

er 4

EC

)C

usto

mC

usto

m--

---

-M

ayM

owTr

acto

r, 70

hp

Mow

er-C

ondi

tione

r, 9'

0.37

0.46

May

Tedd

er, 1

0'Tr

acto

r, 70

hp

Tedd

er, 1

0'0.

100.

13M

ayR

ake

Trac

tor,

70 h

pR

ake,

18'

0.19

0.24

May

Bal

eTr

acto

r, 70

hp

Bal

er, R

ound

, 5 x

40.

400.

50M

ayS

tack

& M

ove

Trac

tor,

70 h

pFr

ont-E

nd L

oade

r/Spe

ar0.

400.

50M

ayFe

rtiliz

eC

usto

mC

usto

m--

---

-Ju

nM

owTr

acto

r, 70

hp

Mow

er-C

ondi

tione

r, 9'

0.37

0.46

Jun

Rak

eTr

acto

r, 70

hp

Rak

e, 1

8'0.

190.

24Ju

nB

ale

Trac

tor,

70 h

pB

aler

, Rou

nd, 5

x 4

0.40

0.50

Jun

Sta

ck &

Mov

eTr

acto

r, 70

hp

Fron

t-End

Loa

der/S

pear

0.40

0.50

Sep

Ferti

lize

Cus

tom

Cus

tom

---

---

Oct

Mow

Trac

tor,

70 h

pM

ower

-Con

ditio

ner,

9'0.

370.

46O

ctR

ake

Trac

tor,

70 h

pR

ake,

18'

0.19

0.24

Oct

Bal

eTr

acto

r, 70

hp

Bal

er, R

ound

, 5 x

40.

400.

50O

ctS

tack

& M

ove

Trac

tor,

70 h

pFr

ont-E

nd L

oade

r/Spe

ar0.

400.

50O

ctO

vers

eed

Trac

tor,

70 h

pN

o-Ti

ll D

rill,

Ren

tal

0.47

0.59

Tota

l5.

83

Estim

ated

Mac

hine

ry E

xpen

ses

per A

cre

Varia

ble

Cos

tTo

tal

Fixe

d C

ost

Tota

lH

ours

Oil

&Va

riabl

eH

ousi

ng &

Fixe

dM

achi

nepe

r Acr

eFu

elFi

lter

Rep

airs

Cos

tsD

epre

ciat

ion

Inte

rest

Insu

ranc

eC

osts

Trac

tor,

70 h

p4.

6727

.67

4.51

9.90

42.0

85.

997.

120.

5413

.64

Mow

er-C

ondi

tione

r, 9'

1.10

0.00

0.00

5.65

5.65

3.05

4.97

0.41

8.42

Tedd

er, 1

0'0.

100.

000.

000.

050.

050.

040.

070.

020.

13R

ake,

18'

0.57

0.00

0.00

0.40

0.40

0.33

0.38

0.10

0.81

Bal

er, R

ound

, 5 x

41.

210.

000.

0016

.08

16.0

85.

225.

720.

5711

.52

Fron

t-End

Loa

der/S

pear

1.21

0.00

0.00

1.60

1.60

1.78

1.98

0.15

3.92

Tota

l$

27.6

7$

4.51

$ 33

.68

$ 65

.86

$ 16

.41

$ 20

.24

$ 1.

79$

38.4

5To

tal M

achi

nery

Cos

t$

104.

31

Bre

ak-e

ven

Ana

lysi

sB

reak

-eve

nYi

eld/

Acr

ePr

ice/

Ton

Bre

ak-e

ven

Pric

e ov

er T

otal

Var

iabl

e E

xpen

ses:

Bel

ow-A

vera

ge Y

ield

1.5

tons

$ 12

0.70

Ave

rage

Yie

ld2.

5to

ns$

72.4

2A

bove

-Ave

rage

Yie

ld3.

5to

ns$

51.7

3

Bre

ak-e

ven

Pric

e ov

er T

otal

Bud

gete

d E

xpen

ses:

Bel

ow-A

vera

ge Y

ield

1.5

tons

$ 20

0.71

Ave

rage

Yie

ld2.

5to

ns$

120.

43A

bove

-Ave

rage

Yie

ld3.

5to

ns$

86.0

2

24

Cool Season Grass, Intensive GrazingEstimated Expenses per Acre




Lime2 2 tons every 6 years ton 0.33 $ 21.00 $ 6.93 _______Overseeding3 Fescue lb 2.00 $ 1.00 $ 2.00 _______No-Till Drill, Rental acre 0.17 $ 8.00 $ 1.36 _______Weed Control4



Total Variable Expenses $ 114.53 _______Fixed ExpensesEstablishment Cost Prorated over 6 years acre 1.00 $ 31.99 $ 31.99 _______Machinery Depreciation acre 1.00 $ 1.78 $ 1.78 _______ Interest acre 1.00 $ 2.34 $ 2.34 _______ Housing & Insurance acre 1.00 $ 0.25 $ 0.25 _______Fencing Depreciation Perimeter Fence acre 1.00 $ 6.94 $ 6.94 _______ Depreciation Divider Fence acre 1.00 $ 6.50 $ 6.50 _______ Interest Perimeter Fence acre 1.00 $ 5.56 $ 5.56 _______ Interest Divider Fence acre 1.00 $ 1.30 $ 1.30 _______



Footnotes:145 lbs of nitrogen applied in March, and 60 lbs applied in September to provide stockpiled grazing.



4Weed spray every other year at a rate of 2 pt/acre to supplement clipping and control broadleaf weeds.



25

Coo

l Sea

son

Gra

ss, I

nten

sive

Gra

zing

Estim

ated

Mac

hine

ry a

nd L

abor

Req

uire

men

ts p

er A

cre

Hou

rs p

er A

cre

Mon

thO

pera

tion

Pow

er U

nit

Impl

emen

tM

achi

neLa

bor

Mar

Ferti

lize

Cus

tom

Cus

tom

---

---

Mar

Dra

g P

astu

res

Trac

tor,

60 h

pH

arro

w, 1

0'0.

140.

17M

arP

ost-E

mer

ge (2

,4-D

Est

er 4

EC

)C

usto

mC

usto

m--

---

-M

ayM

owTr

acto

r, 60

hp

Rot

ary

Mow

er, 1

0'0.

260.

32Ju

lM

owTr

acto

r, 60

hp

Rot

ary

Mow

er, 1

0'0.

260.

32O

ctO

vers

eed

Trac

tor,

60 h

pN

o-Ti

ll D

rill,

Ren

tal

0.47

0.59

Oct

Ferti

lize

Cus

tom

Cus

tom

---

---

Tota

l1.

41

Estim

ated

Mac

hine

ry E

xpen

ses

per A

cre

Varia

ble

Cos

tTo

tal

Fixe

d C

ost

Tota

lH

ours

Oil

&Va

riabl

eH

ousi

ng &

Fixe

dM

achi

nepe

r Acr

eFu

elFi

lter

Rep

airs

Cos

tsD

epre

ciat

ion

Inte

rest

Insu

ranc

eC

osts

Trac

tor,

60 h

p1.

126.

210.

931.

989.

111.

201.

420.

112.

73R

otar

y M

ower

, 10'

0.52

0.00

0.00

1.77

1.77

0.53

0.86

0.13

1.52

Har

row

, 10'

0.14

0.00

0.00

0.05

0.05

0.05

0.05

0.01

0.11

Tota

l$

6.21

$ 0.

93$

3.80

$ 10

.93

$ 1.

78$

2.34

$ 0.

25$

4.36

Tota

l Mac

hine

ry C

ost

$ 15

.29

26

Cool Season Grass, Continuous GrazingEstimated Expenses per Acre




Lime2 Custom Application ton 0.20 $ 21.00 $ 4.20 _______Weed Control3






Footnotes:145 lbs of nitrogen applied in March, and 60 lbs applied in September to provide stockpiled grazing.





27

Coo

l Sea

son

Gra

ss, C

ontin

uous

Gra

zing

Estim

ated

Mac

hine

ry a

nd L

abor

Req

uire

men

ts p

er A

cre

Hou

rs p

er A

cre

Mon

thO

pera

tion

Pow

er U

nit

Impl

emen

tM

achi

neLa

bor

Mar

Ferti

lize

Cus

tom

Cus

tom

---

---

Mar

Pos

t-Em

erge

(2,4

-D E

ster

4E

C)

Cus

tom

Cus

tom

---

---

May

Mow

Trac

tor,

60 h

pR

otar

y M

ower

, 10'

0.26

0.32

Oct

Ferti

lize

Cus

tom

Cus

tom

---

---

Tota

l0.

32

Estim

ated

Mac

hine

ry E

xpen

ses

per A

cre

Varia

ble

Cos

tTo

tal

Fixe

d C

ost

Tota

lH

ours

Oil

&Va

riabl

eH

ousi

ng &

Fixe

dM

achi

nepe

r Acr

eFu

elFi

lter

Rep

airs

Cos

tsD

epre

ciat

ion

Inte

rest

Insu

ranc

eC

osts

Trac

tor,

60 h

p0.

261.

420.

210.

452.

090.

270.

330.

030.

63R

otar

y M

ower

, 10'

0.26

0.00

0.00

0.88

0.88

0.27

0.43

0.06

0.76

Tota

l$

1.42

$ 0.

21$

1.34

$ 2.

97$

0.54

$ 0.

76$

0.09

$ 1.

39To

tal M

achi

nery

Cos

t$

4.36

28

Cool Season Grass, Hay Crop SilageEstimated Expenses per Acre




Lime2 Custom Application ton 0.33 $ 21.00 $ 6.93 _______Overseeding3 Fescue or Orchardgrass lb 2.00 $ 1.00 $ 2.00 _______No-Till Drill, Rental acre 0.17 $ 8.00 $ 1.36 _______Weed Control4






Footnotes:160 lbs of nitrogen applied in March, 30 lbs applied in May, and 30 lbs applied in September to produce Fallcutting of silage.





29

Coo

l Sea

son

Gra

ss, H

ay C

rop

Sila

geEs

timat

ed M

achi

nery

and

Lab

or R

equi

rem

ents

per

Acr

eH

ours

per

Acr

eM

onth

Ope

ratio

nPo

wer

Uni

tIm

plem

ent

Mac

hine

Labo

rM

arFe

rtiliz

eC

usto

mC

usto

m--

---

-M

arP

ost-E

mer

ge (2

,4-D

Est

er 4

EC

)C

usto

mC

usto

m--

---

-A

prM

owTr

acto

r, 70

hp

Mow

er-C

ondi

tione

r, 9'

0.37

0.46

Apr

Cho

pTr

acto

r, 10

0 hp

Fora

ge C

hopp

erW

indr

ow H

eade

rFor

age

Wag

on #

10.

560.

70A

prS

tack

& M

ove

Trac

tor,

70 h

pFo

rage

Wag

on #

20.

280.

35A

prS

tore

Trac

tor,

70 h

pFo

rage

Blo

wer

0.28

0.35

May

Ferti

lize

Cus

tom

Cus

tom

---

---

Jun

Mow

Trac

tor,

70 h

pM

ower

-Con

ditio

ner,

9'0.

370.

46Ju

nC

hop

Trac

tor,

100

hpFo

rage

Cho

pper

Win

drow

Hea

derF

orag

e W

agon

#1

0.56

0.70

Jun

Sta

ck &

Mov

eTr

acto

r, 70

hp

Fora

ge W

agon

#2

0.28

0.35

Jun

Sto

reTr

acto

r, 70

hp

Fora

ge B

low

er0.

280.

35S

epFe

rtiliz

eC

usto

mC

usto

m--

---

-O

ctM

owTr

acto

r, 70

hp

Mow

er-C

ondi

tione

r, 9'

0.37

0.46

Oct

Cho

pTr

acto

r, 10

0 hp

Fora

ge C

hopp

erW

indr

ow H

eade

rFor

age

Wag

on #

10.

560.

70O

ctS

tack

& M

ove

Trac

tor,

70 h

pFo

rage

Wag

on #

20.

280.

35O

ctS

tore

Trac

tor,

70 h

pFo

rage

Blo

wer

0.28

0.35

Oct

Ove

rsee

dTr

acto

r, 70

hp

No-

Till

Dril

l, R

enta

l0.

470.

59To

tal

6.18

Estim

ated

Mac

hine

ry E

xpen

ses

per A

cre

Varia

ble

Cos

tTo

tal

Fixe

d C

ost

Tota

lH

ours

Oil

&Va

riabl

eH

ousi

ng &

Fixe

dM

achi

nepe

r Acr

eFu

elFi

lter

Rep

airs

Cos

tsD

epre

ciat

ion

Inte

rest

Insu

ranc

eC

osts

Trac

tor,

100

hp1.

6815

.49

2.32

6.22

24.0

34.

515.

660.

3010

.47

Trac

tor,

70 h

p3.

2620

.98

3.15

6.91

31.0

44.

184.

970.

379.

53M

ower

-Con

ditio

ner,

9'1.

100.

000.

005.

655.

653.

054.

970.

408.

41Fo

rage

Cho

pper

1.68

0.00

0.00

9.08

9.08

4.50

5.16

0.41

10.0

7W

indr

ow H

eade

r1.

680.

000.

001.

091.

091.

331.

520.

333.

17Fo

rage

Wag

on #

11.

680.

000.

004.

574.

576.

817.

570.

6615

.05

Fora

ge W

agon

#2

0.84

0.00

0.00

2.28

2.28

3.41

3.79

0.51

7.70

Fora

ge B

low

er0.

840.

000.

000.

710.

710.

820.

910.

111.

83To

tal

$ 36

.47

$ 5.

47$

36.5

1$

78.4

5$

28.6

0$

34.5

3$

3.09

$ 66

.23

Tota

l Mac

hine

ry C

ost

$ 14

4.68

Bre

ak-e

ven

Ana

lysi

sB

reak

-eve

nYi

eld/

Acr

ePr

ice/

Ton

Bre

ak-e

ven

Pric

e ov

er T

otal

Var

iabl

e E

xpen

ses:

Bel

ow-A

vera

ge Y

ield

4.5

tons

$ 42

.29

Ave

rage

Yie

ld6.

0to

ns$

31.7

2A

bove

-Ave

rage

Yie

ld8.

5to

ns$

22.3

9

Bre

ak-e

ven

Pric

e ov

er T

otal

Bud

gete

d E

xpen

ses:

Bel

ow-A

vera

ge Y

ield

4.5

tons

$ 75

.79

Ave

rage

Yie

ld6.

0to

ns$

56.8

4A

bove

-Ave

rage

Yie

ld8.

5to

ns$

40.1

2

30

Cool Season Grass/Clover, Traditional EstablishmentEstimated Expenses per Acre


Variable ExpensesSeed1 Fescue or Orchardgrass lb 15.00 $ 1.00 $ 15.00 _______

White Clover lb 2.00 $ 3.06 $ 6.12 _______Red Clover lb 4.00 $ 2.86 $ 11.44 _______

Fertilizer N lb 30.00 $ 0.48 $ 14.40 _______P2O5 lb 60.00 $ 0.34 $ 20.40 _______K2O lb 60.00 $ 0.23 $ 13.80 _______Custom Application acre 1.00 $ 5.00 $ 5.00 _______







31

Coo

l Sea

son

Gra

ss/C

love

r, Tr

aditi

onal

Est

ablis

hmen

tEs

timat

ed M

achi

nery

and

Lab

or R

equi

rem

ents

per

Acr

eH

ours

per

Acr

eM

onth

Ope

ratio

nPo

wer

Uni

tIm

plem

ent

Mac

hine

Labo

rA

ugP

low

Trac

tor,

100

hpP

low

, 4-B

otto

m0.

590.

74A

ugFe

rtiliz

e &

Lim

eC

usto

mC

usto

m--

---

-A

ugD

isk,

3X

Trac

tor,

100

hpD

isk,

12'

0.52

0.64

Aug

Cul

timul

ch, 2

XTr

acto

r, 10

0 hp

Cul

timul

cher

, 12'

0.34

0.43

Sep

Pla

nt F

escu

e or

Orc

hard

gras

sTr

acto

r, 10

0 hp

Gra

in D

rill,

10'

Cul

tipac

ker-

See

der,

10'

0.28

0.35

Feb

Pla

nt C

love

rTr

acto

r, 10

0 hp

Bro

adca

st S

prea

der

0.11

0.14

Tota

l2.

31

Estim

ated

Mac

hine

ry E

xpen

ses

per A

cre

Varia

ble

Cos

tTo

tal

Fixe

d C

ost

Tota

lH

ours

Oil

&Va

riabl

eH

ousi

ng &

Fixe

dM

achi

nepe

r Acr

eFu

elFi

lter

Rep

airs

Cos

tsD

epre

ciat

ion

Inte

rest

Insu

ranc

eC

osts

Trac

tor,

100

hp1.

8517

.00

2.55

6.83

26.3

94.

966.

210.

3311

.50

Plo

w, 4

-Bot

tom

0.59

0.00

0.00

0.66

0.66

0.24

0.54

0.10

0.88

Dis

k, 1

2'0.

520.

000.

000.

960.

961.

251.

310.

212.

77C

ultip

acke

r-S

eede

r, 10

'0.

280.

000.

000.

470.

470.

260.

430.

050.

75C

ultim

ulch

er, 1

2'0.

340.

000.

001.

021.

020.

420.

930.

161.

51G

rain

Dril

l, 10

'0.

280.

000.

000.

350.

350.

350.

580.

091.

02B

road

cast

Spr

eade

r0.

110.

000.

000.

060.

060.

050.

050.

010.

11To

tal

$ 17

.00

$ 2.

55$

10.3

4$

29.9

0$

7.53

$ 10

.05

$ 0.

96$

18.5

4To

tal M

achi

nery

Cos

t$

48.4

3

32

Cool Season Grass/Clover, No-Till EstablishmentEstimated Expenses per Acre


Variable ExpensesSeed1 Fescue or Orchardgrass lb 15.00 $ 1.00 $ 15.00 _______

White Clover lb 2.00 $ 3.06 $ 6.12 _______Red Clover lb 4.00 $ 2.86 $ 11.44 _______

No-Till Drill, Rental acre 1.00 $ 8.00 $ 8.00 _______Fertilizer N lb 30.00 $ 0.48 $ 14.40 _______


Lime Custom Application ton 2.00 $ 21.00 $ 42.00 _______Weed Control Burndown Gramoxone Max pt 1.50 $ 4.91 $ 7.37 _______




Total Fixed Expenses $ 1.82 _______LaborLabor2 hour 0.73 $ 8.50 $ 6.19 _______




33

Coo

l Sea

son

Gra

ss/C

love

r, N

o-Ti

ll Es

tabl

ishm

ent

Estim

ated

Mac

hine

ry a

nd L

abor

Req

uire

men

ts p

er A

cre

Hou

rs p

er A

cre

Mon

thO

pera

tion

Pow

er U

nit

Impl

emen

tM

achi

neLa

bor

Sep

Bur

ndow

n (G

ram

oxon

e M

ax)

Cus

tom

Cus

tom

---

---

Sep

Ferti

lize

& L

ime

Cus

tom

Cus

tom

---

---

Sep

Pla

nt F

escu

e or

Orc

hard

gras

sTr

acto

r, 70

hp

No-

Till

Dril

l, R

enta

l0.

470.

59S

epP

lant

Clo

ver

Trac

tor,

70 h

pB

road

cast

Spr

eade

r0.

110.

14To

tal

0.73

Estim

ated

Mac

hine

ry E

xpen

ses

per A

cre

Varia

ble

Cos

tTo

tal

Fixe

d C

ost

Tota

lH

ours

Oil

&Va

riabl

eH

ousi

ng &

Fixe

dM

achi

nepe

r Acr

eFu

elFi

lter

Rep

airs

Cos

tsD

epre

ciat

ion

Inte

rest

Insu

ranc

eC

osts

Trac

tor,

70 h

p0.

583.

750.

561.

245.

550.

750.

890.

071.

70B

road

cast

Spr

eade

r0.

110.

000.

000.

060.

060.

050.

050.

010.

11To

tal

$ 3.

75$

0.56

$ 1.

29$

5.60

$ 0.

80$

0.94

$ 0.

08$

1.82

Tota

l Mac

hine

ry C

ost

$ 7.

42

34

Cool Season Grass/Clover, HayEstimated Expenses per Acre




Overseeding2 Fescue or Orchardgrass lb 2.00 $ 1.00 $ 2.00 _______White Clover lb 0.33 $ 3.06 $ 1.01 _______Red Clover lb 0.67 $ 2.86 $ 1.92 _______

No-Till Drill, Rental acre 0.17 $ 8.00 $ 1.36 _______Weed Control3



Total Variable Expenses $ 132.27 _______Fixed ExpensesEstablishment Cost acre 1.00 $ 36.54 $ 36.54 _______Machinery Depreciation acre 1.00 $ 16.18 $ 16.18 _______ Interest acre 1.00 $ 20.00 $ 20.00 _______ Housing & Insurance acre 1.00 $ 1.81 $ 1.81 _______



Footnotes:1Fall application of nitrogen. Spring nitrogen provided by clover.

2To maintain clover in the pasture it should be overseeded once during the 6-year stand-life, at the rate of 2lbs of white clover and 4 lbs of red clover per acre. 12 lbs of fescue or orchardgrass also overseeded once. These rates are prorated over the life of the stand.

3Weed spray is done once at a rate of 2 pt/acre, and is prorated over the 6-year stand-life.


35

Coo

l Sea

son

Gra

ss/C

love

r, H

ayEs

timat

ed M

achi

nery

and

Lab

or R

equi

rem

ents

per

Acr

eH

ours

per

Acr

eM

onth

Ope

ratio

nPo

wer

Uni

tIm

plem

ent

Mac

hine

Labo

rFe

bP

ost-E

mer

ge (2

-4,D

Est

er 4

EC

)C

usto

mC

usto

m--

---

-Fe

bO

vers

eed

Clo

ver

Trac

tor,

70 h

pB

road

cast

Spr

eade

r0.

020.

02M

ayM

owTr

acto

r, 70

hp

Mow

er-C

ondi

tione

r, 9'

0.37

0.46

May

Tedd

er, 1

0'Tr

acto

r, 70

hp

Tedd

er, 1

0'0.

100.

13M

ayR

ake

Trac

tor,

70 h

pR

ake,

18'

0.19

0.24

May

Bal

eTr

acto

r, 70

hp

Bal

er, R

ound

, 5 x

40.

400.

50M

ayS

tack

& M

ove

Trac

tor,

70 h

pFr

ont-E

nd L

oade

r/Spe

ar0.

400.

50Ju

nM

owTr

acto

r, 70

hp

Mow

er-C

ondi

tione

r, 9'

0.37

0.46

Jun

Tedd

er, 1

0'Tr

acto

r, 70

hp

Tedd

er, 1

0'0.

100.

13Ju

nR

ake

Trac

tor,

70 h

pR

ake,

18'

0.19

0.24

Jun

Bal

eTr

acto

r, 70

hp

Bal

er, R

ound

, 5 x

40.

400.

50Ju

nS

tack

& M

ove

Trac

tor,

70 h

pFr

ont-E

nd L

oade

r/Spe

ar0.

400.

50S

epO

vers

eed

Fesc

ue o

r Orc

hard

gras

sTr

acto

r, 70

hp

No-

Till

Dril

l, R

enta

l0.

080.

10S

epFe

rtiliz

e &

Lim

eC

usto

mC

usto

m--

---

-O

ctM

owTr

acto

r, 70

hp

Mow

er-C

ondi

tione

r, 9'

0.37

0.46

Oct

Tedd

er, 1

0'Tr

acto

r, 70

hp

Tedd

er, 1

0'0.

100.

13O

ctR

ake

Trac

tor,

70 h

pR

ake,

18'

0.19

0.24

Oct

Bal

eTr

acto

r, 70

hp

Bal

er, R

ound

, 5 x

40.

400.

50O

ctS

tack

& M

ove

Trac

tor,

70 h

pFr

ont-E

nd L

oade

r/Spe

ar0.

400.

50To

tal

5.62

Estim

ated

Mac

hine

ry E

xpen

ses

per A

cre

Varia

ble

Cos

tTo

tal

Fixe

d C

ost

Tota

lH

ours

Oil

&Va

riabl

eH

ousi

ng &

Fixe

dM

achi

nepe

r Acr

eFu

elFi

lter

Rep

airs

Cos

tsD

epre

ciat

ion

Inte

rest

Insu

ranc

eC

osts

Trac

tor,

70 h

p4.

5028

.94

4.27

9.37

42.5

85.

676.

740.

5112

.92

Mow

er-C

ondi

tione

r, 9'

1.10

0.00

0.00

5.65

5.65

3.05

4.97

0.41

8.42

Tedd

er, 1

0'0.

300.

000.

000.

160.

160.

120.

200.

060.

39R

ake,

18'

0.57

0.00

0.00

0.40

0.40

0.33

0.38

0.10

0.81

Bal

er, R

ound

, 5 x

41.

210.

000.

0016

.08

16.0

85.

225.

720.

5711

.52

Fron

t-End

Loa

der/S

pear

1.21

0.00

0.00

1.60

1.60

1.78

1.98

0.15

3.92

Bro

adca

st S

prea

der

0.02

0.00

0.00

0.01

0.01

0.01

0.01

0.00

0.02

Tota

l$

28.9

4$

4.27

$ 33

.27

$ 66

.48

$ 16

.18

$ 20

.00

$ 1.

81$

38.0

0To

tal M

achi

nery

Cos

t$

104.

48

Bre

ak-e

ven

Ana

lysi

sB

reak

-eve

nYi

eld/

Acr

ePr

ice/

Ton

Bre

ak-e

ven

Pric

e ov

er T

otal

Var

iabl

e E

xpen

ses:

Bel

ow-A

vera

ge Y

ield

1.5

tons

$ 88

.18

Ave

rage

Yie

ld2.

5to

ns$

52.9

1A

bove

-Ave

rage

Yie

ld3.

5to

ns$

37.7

9

Bre

ak-e

ven

Pric

e ov

er T

otal

Bud

gete

d E

xpen

ses:

Bel

ow-A

vera

ge Y

ield

1.5

tons

$ 16

9.71

Ave

rage

Yie

ld2.

5to

ns$

101.

83A

bove

-Ave

rage

Yie

ld3.

5to

ns$

72.7

3

36

Cool Season Grass/Clover, Intensive GrazingEstimated Expenses per Acre





No-Till Drill, Rental acre 0.17 $ 8.00 $ 1.36 _______Weed Control3 _______ Post-Emerge 2,4-D Ester 4EC pt 1.00 $ 2.04 $ 2.04 _______

Custom Application acre 0.17 $ 5.00 $ 0.85 _______Machinery Fuel acre 1.00 $ 4.14 $ 4.14 _______ Oil & Filter acre 1.00 $ 0.62 $ 0.62 _______ Repairs & Maintenance acre 1.00 $ 3.15 $ 3.15 _______Fence Repairs acre 1.00 $ 6.86 $ 6.86 _______Interest on Operating Capital 6 months acre $ 74.85 8.0% $ 2.99 _______

Total Variable Expenses $ 77.85 _______Fixed Expenses _______Establishment Cost acre 1.00 $ 36.54 $ 36.54 _______Machinery Depreciation acre 1.00 $ 1.39 $ 1.39 _______ Interest acre 1.00 $ 1.87 $ 1.87 _______ Housing & Insurance acre 1.00 $ 0.21 $ 0.21 _______Fencing Depreciation Perimeter Fence acre 1.00 $ 6.94 $ 6.94 _______ Depreciation Divider Fence acre 1.00 $ 6.50 $ 6.50 _______ Interest Perimeter Fence acre 1.00 $ 5.56 $ 5.56 _______ Interest Divider Fence acre 1.00 $ 1.30 $ 1.30 _______




2To maintain clover in the pasture it should be overseeded once during the 6-year stand-life, at the rate of 2lbs of white clover and 4 lbs of red clover per acre. 12 lbs of fescue also overseeded once. These rates areprorated over the life of the stand.




37

Coo

l Sea

son

Gra

ss/C

love

r, In

tens

ive

Gra

zing

Estim

ated

Mac

hine

ry a

nd L

abor

Req

uire

men

ts p

er A

cre

Hou

rs p

er A

cre

Mon

thO

pera

tion

Pow

er U

nit

Impl

emen

tM

achi

neLa

bor

Feb

Pos

t-Em

erge

(2,4

-D E

ster

4E

C)

Cus

tom

Cus

tom

---

---

Feb

Ferti

lize

Cus

tom

Cus

tom

---

---

Feb

Ove

rsee

d C

love

rTr

acto

r, 60

hp

Bro

adca

st S

prea

der

0.02

0.02

Mar

Dra

g P

astu

res

Trac

tor,

60 h

pH

arro

w, 1

0'0.

140.

17M

ayM

owTr

acto

r, 60

hp

Rot

ary

Mow

er, 1

0'0.

260.

32Ju

nFe

rtiliz

eC

usto

mC

usto

m--

---

-Ju

lM

owTr

acto

r, 60

hp

Rot

ary

Mow

er, 1

0'0.

260.

32S

epO

vers

eed

Fesc

ue o

r Orc

hard

gras

sTr

acto

r, 60

hp

No-

Till

Dril

l, R

enta

l0.

080.

10S

epFe

rtiliz

eC

usto

mC

usto

m--

---

-To

tal

0.94

Estim

ated

Mac

hine

ry E

xpen

ses

per A

cre

Varia

ble

Cos

tTo

tal

Fixe

d C

ost

Tota

lH

ours

Oil

&Va

riabl

eH

ousi

ng &

Fixe

dM

achi

nepe

r Acr

eFu

elFi

lter

Rep

airs

Cos

tsD

epre

ciat

ion

Inte

rest

Insu

ranc

eC

osts

Trac

tor,

60 h

p0.

754.

140.

621.

326.

090.

800.

950.

081.

82R

otar

y M

ower

, 10'

0.52

0.00

0.00

1.77

1.77

0.53

0.86

0.13

1.52

Har

row

, 10'

0.14

0.00

0.00

0.05

0.05

0.05

0.05

0.01

0.11

Bro

adca

st S

prea

der

0.02

0.00

0.00

0.01

0.01

0.01

0.01

0.00

0.02

Tota

l$

4.14

$ 0.

62$

3.15

$ 7.

92$

1.39

$ 1.

87$

0.21

$ 3.

47To

tal M

achi

nery

Cos

t$

11.3

9

38

Cool Season Grass/Clover, Continuous GrazingEstimated Expenses per Acre




Lime2 Custom Application ton 0.20 $ 21.00 $ 4.20 _______Overseeding3 White Clover lb 0.33 $ 3.06 $ 1.01 _______

Red Clover lb 0.67 $ 2.86 $ 1.92 _______Weed Control4 _______ Post-Emerge 2,4-D Ester 4EC pt 1.00 $ 2.04 $ 2.04 _______

Custom Application acre 0.50 $ 5.00 $ 2.50 _______Machinery Fuel acre 1.00 $ 1.53 $ 1.53 _______ Oil & Filter acre 1.00 $ 0.23 $ 0.23 _______ Repairs & Maintenance acre 1.00 $ 1.38 $ 1.38 _______Fence Repairs acre 1.00 $ 5.56 $ 5.56 _______Interest on Operating Capital 6 months acre $ 71.26 8.0% $ 2.85 _______






3To maintain clover in the pasture it should be overseeded every four years, at the rate of 2lbs of white clover and 4 lbs of red clover per acre.

4Weed spray is done every 2 years at a rate of 2 pt/acre to supplement clipping and control broadleaf weeds.



39

Coo

l Sea

son

Gra

ss/C

love

r, C

ontin

uous

Gra

zing

Estim

ated

Mac

hine

ry a

nd L

abor

Req

uire

men

ts p

er A

cre

Hou

rs p

er A

cre

Mon

thO

pera

tion

Pow

er U

nit

Impl

emen

tM

achi

neLa

bor

Feb

Pos

t-Em

erge

(2,4

-D E

ster

4E

C)

Cus

tom

Cus

tom

---

---

Feb

over

seed

Clo

ver

Trac

tor,

60 h

pB

road

cast

Spr

eade

r0.

020.

02M

ayM

owTr

acto

r, 60

hp

Rot

ary

Mow

er, 1

0'0.

260.

32S

epFe

rtiliz

e &

Lim

eC

usto

mC

usto

m--

---

-To

tal

0.35

Estim

ated

Mac

hine

ry E

xpen

ses

per A

cre

Varia

ble

Cos

tTo

tal

Fixe

d C

ost

Tota

lH

ours

Oil

&Va

riabl

eH

ousi

ng &

Fixe

dM

achi

nepe

r Acr

eFu

elFi

lter

Rep

airs

Cos

tsD

epre

ciat

ion

Inte

rest

Insu

ranc

eC

osts

Trac

tor,

60 h

p0.

281.

530.

230.

492.

240.

290.

350.

030.

67R

otar

y M

ower

, 10'

0.26

0.00

0.00

0.88

0.88

0.27

0.43

0.06

0.76

Bro

adca

st S

prea

der

0.02

0.00

0.00

0.01

0.01

0.01

0.01

0.00

0.02

Tota

l$

1.53

$ 0.

23$

1.38

$ 3.

13$

0.57

$ 0.

79$

0.09

$ 1.

45To

tal M

achi

nery

Cos

t$

4.59

40

Cool Season Grass/Clover, Hay Crop SilageEstimated Expenses per Acre





No-Till Drill, Rental acre 0.17 $ 8.00 $ 1.36 _______Weed Control3



Total Variable Expenses $ 138.95 _______Fixed ExpensesEstablishment Cost acre 1.00 $ 36.54 $ 36.54 _______Machinery Depreciation acre 1.00 $ 28.13 $ 28.13 _______ Interest acre 1.00 $ 33.96 $ 33.96 _______ Housing & Insurance acre 1.00 $ 1.72 $ 1.72 _______




2To maintain clover in the pasture it should be overseeded once during the 6-year stand-life, at the rate of 2lbs of white clover and 4 lbs of red clover per acre. 12 lbs of fescue also overseeded once. These rates areprorated over the life of the stand.



41

Coo

l Sea

son

Gra

ss/C

love

r, H

ay C

rop

Sila

geEs

timat

ed M

achi

nery

and

Lab

or R

equi

rem

ents

per

Acr

eH

ours

per

Acr

eM

onth

Ope

ratio

nPo

wer

Uni

tIm

plem

ent

Mac

hine

Labo

rFe

bP

ost-E

mer

ge (2

,4-D

Est

er 4

EC

)C

usto

mC

usto

m--

---

-Fe

bO

vers

eed

Clo

ver

Trac

tor,

70 h

pB

road

cast

Spr

eade

r0.

020.

02M

ayM

owTr

acto

r, 70

hp

Mow

er-C

ondi

tione

r, 9'

0.37

0.46

May

Cho

pTr

acto

r, 10

0 hp

Fora

ge C

hopp

erW

indr

ow H

eade

rFo

rage

Wag

on #

10.

560.

70M

ayS

tack

& M

ove

Trac

tor,

70 h

pFo

rage

Wag

on #

20.

280.

35M

ayS

tore

Trac

tor,

70 h

pFo

rage

Blo

wer

0.28

0.35

Jun

Mow

Trac

tor,

70 h

pM

ower

-Con

ditio

ner,

9'0.

370.

46Ju

nC

hop

Trac

tor,

100

hpFo

rage

Cho

pper

Win

drow

Hea

der

Fora

ge W

agon

#1

0.56

0.70

Jun

Sta

ck &

Mov

eTr

acto

r, 70

hp

Fora

ge W

agon

#2

0.28

0.35

Jun

Sto

reTr

acto

r, 70

hp

Fora

ge B

low

er0.

280.

35S

epO

vers

eed

Fesc

ue o

r Orc

hard

gras

sTr

acto

r, 70

hp

No-

Till

Dril

l, R

enta

l0.

080.

10S

epFe

rtiliz

e &

Lim

eC

usto

mC

usto

m--

---

-O

ctM

owTr

acto

r, 70

hp

Mow

er-C

ondi

tione

r, 9'

0.37

0.46

Oct

Cho

pTr

acto

r, 10

0 hp

Fora

ge C

hopp

erW

indr

ow H

eade

rFo

rage

Wag

on #

10.

560.

70O

ctS

tack

& M

ove

Trac

tor,

70 h

pFo

rage

Wag

on #

20.

280.

35O

ctS

tore

Trac

tor,

70 h

pFo

rage

Blo

wer

0.28

0.35

Tota

l5.

71

Estim

ated

Mac

hine

ry E

xpen

ses

per A

cre

Varia

ble

Cos

tTo

tal

Fixe

d C

ost

Tota

lH

ours

Oil

&Va

riabl

eH

ousi

ng &

Fixe

dM

achi

nepe

r Acr

eFu

elFi

lter

Rep

airs

Cos

tsD

epre

ciat

ion

Inte

rest

Insu

ranc

eC

osts

Trac

tor,

100

hp1.

6815

.49

2.32

6.22

24.0

34.

515.

660.

1410

.31

Trac

tor,

70 h

p2.

8918

.58

2.79

6.12

27.4

83.

704.

400.

338.

44M

ower

-Con

ditio

ner,

9'1.

100.

000.

005.

655.

653.

054.

970.

138.

14Fo

rage

Cho

pper

1.68

0.00

0.00

9.08

9.08

4.50

5.16

0.11

9.77

Win

drow

Hea

der

1.68

0.00

0.00

1.09

1.09

1.33

1.52

0.24

3.08

Fora

ge W

agon

#1

1.68

0.00

0.00

4.57

4.57

6.81

7.57

0.35

14.7

3Fo

rage

Wag

on #

20.

840.

000.

002.

282.

283.

413.

790.

357.

54Fo

rage

Blo

wer

0.84

0.00

0.00

0.71

0.71

0.82

0.91

0.07

1.80

Tota

l$

34.0

6$

5.11

$ 35

.72

$ 74

.89

$ 28

.13

$ 33

.96

$ 1.

72$

63.8

1To

tal M

achi

nery

Cos

t$

138.

70

Bre

ak-e

ven

Ana

lysi

sB

reak

-eve

nYi

eld/

Acr

ePr

ice/

Ton

Bre

ak-e

ven

Pric

e ov

er T

otal

Var

iabl

e E

xpen

ses:

Bel

ow-A

vera

ge Y

ield

2.7

tons

$ 51

.46

Ave

rage

Yie

ld5.

0to

ns$

27.7

9A

bove

-Ave

rage

Yie

ld8.

3to

ns$

16.7

4

Bre

ak-e

ven

Pric

e ov

er T

otal

Bud

gete

d E

xpen

ses:

Bel

ow-A

vera

ge Y

ield

2.7

tons

$ 10

6.61

Ave

rage

Yie

ld5.

0to

ns$

57.5

7A

bove

-Ave

rage

Yie

ld8.

3to

ns$

34.6

8

42

Summer Annuals, Hay, No-Till EstablishmentEstimated Expenses per Acre


Variable ExpensesSeed1 Sorghum-Sudan Hybrid lb 35.00 $ 0.35 $ 12.25 _______Fertilizer2 N lb 120.00 $ 0.48 $ 57.60 _______


Lime3 Custom Application ton 0.50 $ 21.00 $ 10.50 _______Weed Control Burndown Gramoxone Max pt 1.50 $ 4.91 $ 7.37 _______


Post-Emerge 2,4-D Amine pt 2.00 $ 2.05 $ 4.10 _______Custom Application acre 1.00 $ 5.00 $ 5.00 _______





Footnotes:1Pearlmillet and sudangrass may also be used for hay.

260 lbs of nitrogen applied at seeding, remainder applied following first cutting of hay, assuming seed isplanted before June 20.



43

Sum

mer

Ann

uals

, Hay

, No-

Till

Esta

blis

hmen

tEs

timat

ed M

achi

nery

and

Lab

or R

equi

rem

ents

per

Acr

eH

ours

per

Acr

eM

onth

Ope

ratio

nPo

wer

Uni

tIm

plem

ent

Mac

hine

Labo

rM

ayB

urnd

own

(Gra

mox

one

Max

)C

usto

mC

usto

m--

---

-M

ayFe

rtiliz

e &

Lim

eC

usto

mC

usto

m--

---

-M

ayP

lant

Trac

tor,

70 h

pN

o-Ti

ll D

rill,

10'

0.47

0.59

Jun

Pos

t-Em

erge

(2-4

,D A

min

e)C

usto

mC

usto

m--

---

-Ju

lM

owTr

acto

r, 70

hp

Mow

er-C

ondi

tione

r, 9'

0.37

0.46

Jul

Tedd

er, 1

0', 2

XTr

acto

r, 70

hp

Tedd

er, 1

0'0.

200.

25Ju

lR

ake

Trac

tor,

70 h

pR

ake,

18'

0.19

0.24

Jul

Bal

eTr

acto

r, 70

hp

Bal

er, R

ound

, 5 x

40.

400.

50Ju

lS

tack

& M

ove

Trac

tor,

70 h

pFr

ont-E

nd L

oade

r/Spe

ar0.

400.

50Ju

lFe

rtiliz

eC

usto

mC

usto

m--

---

-S

epM

owTr

acto

r, 70

hp

Mow

er-C

ondi

tione

r, 9'

0.37

0.46

Sep

Tedd

er, 1

0', 2

XTr

acto

r, 70

hp

Tedd

er, 1

0'0.

200.

25S

epR

ake

Trac

tor,

70 h

pR

ake,

18'

0.19

0.24

Sep

Bal

eTr

acto

r, 70

hp

Bal

er, R

ound

, 5 x

40.

400.

50S

epS

tack

& M

ove

Trac

tor,

70 h

pFr

ont-E

nd L

oade

r/Spe

ar0.

400.

50To

tal

4.51

Estim

ated

Mac

hine

ry E

xpen

ses

per A

cre

Varia

ble

Cos

tTo

tal

Fixe

d C

ost

Tota

lH

ours

Oil

&Va

riabl

eH

ousi

ng &

Fixe

dM

achi

nepe

r Acr

eFu

elFi

lter

Rep

airs

Cos

tsD

epre

ciat

ion

Inte

rest

Insu

ranc

eC

osts

Trac

tor,

70 h

p3.

6023

.21

3.48

7.65

34.3

44.

635.

500.

4110

.54

No-

Till

Dril

l, 10

'0.

470.

000.

005.

055.

051.

913.

150.

245.

30M

ower

-Con

ditio

ner,

9'0.

740.

000.

003.

763.

762.

033.

310.

275.

62Te

dder

, 10'

0.40

0.00

0.00

0.22

0.22

0.17

0.27

0.08

0.52

Rak

e, 1

8'0.

380.

000.

000.

270.

270.

220.

250.

070.

54B

aler

, Rou

nd, 5

x 4

0.81

0.00

0.00

10.7

210

.72

3.48

3.82

0.38

7.68

Fron

t-End

Loa

der/S

pear

0.81

0.00

0.00

1.07

1.07

1.19

1.32

0.10

2.61

Tota

l$

23.2

1$

3.48

$ 28

.73

$ 55

.42

$ 13

.63

$ 17

.62

$ 1.

56$

32.8

1To

tal M

achi

nery

Cos

t$

88.2

3

Bre

ak-e

ven

Ana

lysi

sB

reak

-eve

nYi

eld/

Acr

ePr

ice/

Ton

Bre

ak-e

ven

Pric

e ov

er T

otal

Var

iabl

e E

xpen

ses:

Bel

ow-A

vera

ge Y

ield

1.5

tons

$ 13

4.15

Ave

rage

Yie

ld3.

0to

ns$

67.0

7A

bove

-Ave

rage

Yie

ld4.

5to

ns$

44.7

2

Bre

ak-e

ven

Pric

e ov

er T

otal

Bud

gete

d E

xpen

ses:

Bel

ow-A

vera

ge Y

ield

1.5

tons

$ 18

1.55

Ave

rage

Yie

ld3.

0to

ns$

90.7

8A

bove

-Ave

rage

Yie

ld4.

5to

ns$

60.5

2

44

Summer Annuals, Intensive Grazing, No-Till EstablishmentEstimated Expenses per Acre







Machinery Fuel acre 1.00 $ 8.29 $ 8.29 _______ Oil & Filter acre 1.00 $ 1.24 $ 1.24 _______ Repairs & Maintenance acre 1.00 $ 8.95 $ 8.95 _______Fence Repairs4 acre 1.00 $ 3.43 $ 3.43 _______Interest on Operating Capital 6 months acre $ 158.53 8.0% $ 6.34 _______

Total Variable Expenses $ 164.88 _______Fixed ExpensesMachinery Depreciation acre 1.00 $ 3.71 $ 3.71 _______ Interest acre 1.00 $ 5.36 $ 5.36 _______ Housing & Insurance acre 1.00 $ 0.54 $ 0.54 _______Fencing4

Depreciation Perimeter Fence acre 1.00 $ 3.47 $ 3.47 _______ Depreciation Divider Fence acre 1.00 $ 3.25 $ 3.25 _______ Interest Perimeter Fence acre 1.00 $ 2.78 $ 2.78 _______ Interest Divider Fence acre 1.00 $ 0.65 $ 0.65 _______



Footnotes:1Pearlmillet and sudangrass may also be used for hay.

260 lbs of nitrogen applied at seeding, remainder applied following first grazing, assuming seed isplanted before June 20.


4Fencing costs are only included for one-half of the year to correspond with the productive period of summerannuals.



45

Sum

mer

Ann

uals

, Int

ensi

ve G

razi

ng, N

o-Ti

ll Es

tabl

ishm

ent

Estim

ated

Mac

hine

ry a

nd L

abor

Req

uire

men

ts p

er A

cre

Hou

rs p

er A

cre

Mon

thO

pera

tion

Pow

er U

nit

Impl

emen

tM

achi

neLa

bor

May

Bur

ndow

n (G

ram

oxon

e M

ax)

Cus

tom

Cus

tom

---

---

May

Ferti

lize

& L

ime

Cus

tom

Cus

tom

---

---

May

Pla

ntTr

acto

r, 60

hp

No-

Till

Dril

l, 10

'0.

470.

59Ju

lC

lipTr

acto

r, 60

hp

Rot

ary

Mow

er, 1

0'0.

260.

32Ju

lFe

rtiliz

eC

usto

mC

usto

m--

---

-A

ugC

lip, 2

XTr

acto

r, 60

hp

Rot

ary

Mow

er, 1

0'0.

520.

64S

epC

lipTr

acto

r, 60

hp

Rot

ary

Mow

er, 1

0'0.

260.

32To

tal

1.88

Estim

ated

Mac

hine

ry E

xpen

ses

per A

cre

Varia

ble

Cos

tTo

tal

Fixe

d C

ost

Tota

lH

ours

Oil

&Va

riabl

eH

ousi

ng &

Fixe

dM

achi

nepe

r Acr

eFu

elFi

lter

Rep

airs

Cos

tsD

epre

ciat

ion

Inte

rest

Insu

ranc

eC

osts

Trac

tor,

60 h

p1.

508.

291.

242.

6412

.17

1.60

1.90

0.15

3.65

No-

Till

Dril

l, 10

'0.

260.

000.

002.

772.

771.

051.

730.

132.

91R

otar

y M

ower

, 10'

1.03

0.00

0.00

3.54

3.54

1.06

1.73

0.25

3.04

Tota

l$

8.29

$ 1.

24$

8.95

$ 18

.47

$ 3.

71$

5.36

$ 0.

54$

9.60

Tota

l Mac

hine

ry C

ost

$ 28

.07

46

Summer Annuals, Hay Crop Silage, No-Till EstablishmentEstimated Expenses per Acre











Footnotes:1Pearlmillet and forage sorghum may also be used for silage, but should be seeded at recommended rates.

260 lbs of nitrogen applied at seeding, remainder applied following first silage cutting, assuming seed isplanted before June 20.


4Labor cost is based on a cash wage for hired labor of $8.50 equivalent per hour which includes socialsecurity and medicaid taxes, and payroll administration.

47

Sum

mer

Ann

uals

, Hay

Cro

p Si

lage

, No-

Till

Esta

blis

hmen

tEs

timat

ed M

achi

nery

and

Lab

or R

equi

rem

ents

per

Acr

eH

ours

per

Acr

eM

onth

Ope

ratio

nPo

wer

Uni

tIm

plem

ent

Mac

hine

Labo

rM

ayB

urnd

own

(Gra

mox

one

Max

)C

usto

mC

usto

m--

---

-M

ayFe

rtiliz

e &

Lim

eC

usto

mC

usto

m--

---

-M

ayP

lant

Trac

tor,

70 h

pN

o-Ti

ll D

rill,

10'

0.47

0.59

Jun

Pos

t-Em

erge

(2,4

-D A

min

e)C

usto

mC

usto

m--

---

-Ju

lM

owTr

acto

r, 70

hp

Mow

er-C

ondi

tione

r, 9'

0.37

0.46

Jul

Cho

pTr

acto

r, 10

0 hp

Fora

ge C

hopp

erW

indr

ow H

eade

rFo

rage

Wag

on #

10.

560.

70Ju

lS

tack

& M

ove

Trac

tor,

70 h

pFo

rage

Wag

on #

20.

280.

35Ju

lS

tore

Trac

tor,

70 h

pFo

rage

Blo

wer

0.28

0.35

Jul

Ferti

lize

Cus

tom

Cus

tom

---

---

Sep

Mow

Trac

tor,

70 h

pM

ower

-Con

ditio

ner,

9'0.

370.

46S

epC

hop

Trac

tor,

100

hpFo

rage

Cho

pper

Win

drow

Hea

der

Fora

ge W

agon

#1

0.56

0.70

Sep

Sta

ck &

Mov

eTr

acto

r, 70

hp

Fora

ge W

agon

#2

0.28

0.35

Sep

Sto

reTr

acto

r, 70

hp

Fora

ge B

low

er0.

280.

35To

tal

4.31

Estim

ated

Mac

hine

ry E

xpen

ses

per A

cre

Varia

ble

Cos

tTo

tal

Fixe

d C

ost

Tota

lH

ours

Oil

&Va

riabl

eH

ousi

ng &

Fixe

dM

achi

nepe

r Acr

eFu

elFi

lter

Rep

airs

Cos

tsD

epre

ciat

ion

Inte

rest

Insu

ranc

eC

osts

Trac

tor,

100

hp1.

1210

.32

1.55

4.15

16.0

23.

013.

770.

206.

98Tr

acto

r, 70

hp

2.33

15.0

02.

254.

9422

.19

2.99

3.55

0.27

6.81

Mow

er-C

ondi

tione

r, 9'

0.74

0.00

0.00

3.76

3.76

2.03

3.31

0.31

5.65

Fora

ge C

hopp

er1.

120.

000.

006.

056.

053.

003.

440.

316.

75W

indr

ow H

eade

r1.

120.

000.

000.

730.

730.

881.

010.

302.

19Fo

rage

Wag

on #

11.

120.

000.

003.

043.

044.

545.

050.

5610

.15

Fora

ge W

agon

#2

0.56

0.00

0.00

1.52

1.52

2.27

2.52

0.45

5.25

Fora

ge B

low

er0.

560.

000.

000.

470.

470.

540.

610.

101.

25N

o-Ti

ll D

rill,

10'

0.47

0.00

0.00

5.05

5.05

1.91

3.15

0.36

5.43

Tota

l$

25.3

2$

3.80

$ 29

.72

$ 58

.84

$ 21

.18

$ 26

.41

$ 2.

86$

50.4

6To

tal M

achi

nery

Cos

t$

109.

30

Bre

ak-e

ven

Ana

lysi

sB

reak

-eve

nYi

eld/

Acr

ePr

ice/

Ton

Bre

ak-e

ven

Pric

e ov

er T

otal

Var

iabl

e E

xpen

ses:

Bel

ow-A

vera

ge Y

ield

3.6

tons

$ 56

.47

Ave

rage

Yie

ld7.

3to

ns$

27.8

5A

bove

-Ave

rage

Yie

ld11

.0to

ns$

18.4

8

Bre

ak-e

ven

Pric

e ov

er T

otal

Bud

gete

d E

xpen

ses:

Bel

ow-A

vera

ge Y

ield

3.6

tons

$ 80

.67

Ave

rage

Yie

ld7.

3to

ns$

39.7

8A

bove

-Ave

rage

Yie

ld11

.0to

ns$

26.4

0

48

Winter Annuals, Hay, Traditional EstablishmentEstimated Expenses per Acre


Variable ExpensesSeed1 Wheat bu 1.50 $ 9.60 $ 14.40 _______Fertilizer2 N lb 120.00 $ 0.48 $ 57.60 _______


Lime3 Custom Application ton 0.50 $ 21.00 $ 10.50 _______Twine bale 4.00 $ 0.24 $ 0.95 _______Machinery Fuel acre 1.00 $ 16.13 $ 16.13 _______ Oil & Filter acre 1.00 $ 2.42 $ 2.42 _______ Repairs & Maintenance acre 1.00 $ 14.95 $ 14.95 _______Interest on Operating Capital 6 Months acre $ 149.76 8.0% $ 5.99 _______




Footnotes:1Ryegrass may also be used as a winter annual hay crop.

260 lbs of nitrogen applied at seeding. Remainder applied in the Spring.

3Lime is applied at the rate of 2 tons per acre every 4 years.


49

Win

ter A

nnua

ls, H

ay, T

radi

tiona

l Est

ablis

hmen

tEs

timat

ed M

achi

nery

and

Lab

or R

equi

rem

ents

per

Acr

eH

ours

per

Acr

eM

onth

Ope

ratio

nPo

wer

Uni

tIm

plem

ent

Mac

hine

Labo

rS

epC

hise

lTr

acto

r, 10

0 hp

Chi

sel P

low

, 9'

0.22

0.27

Oct

Ferti

lize

& L

ime

Cus

tom

Cus

tom

---

---

Oct

Pre

pare

See

dbed

, 2X

Trac

tor,

100

hpD

isk,

12'

Har

row

, 10'

0.34

0.43

Oct

Pla

ntTr

acto

r, 10

0 hp

Gra

in D

rill,

10'

0.17

0.21

Mar

Ferti

lize

Cus

tom

Cus

tom

---

---

May

Mow

Trac

tor,

70 h

pM

ower

-Con

ditio

ner,

9'0.

370.

46M

ayTe

dder

, 10'

Trac

tor,

70 h

pTe

dder

, 10'

0.10

0.13

May

Rak

eTr

acto

r, 70

hp

Rak

e, 1

8'0.

190.

24M

ayB

ale

Trac

tor,

70 h

pB

aler

, Rou

nd, 5

x 4

0.40

0.50

May

Sta

ck &

Mov

eTr

acto

r, 70

hp

Fron

t-End

Loa

der/S

pear

0.40

0.50

Tota

l2.

74

Estim

ated

Mac

hine

ry E

xpen

ses

per A

cre

Varia

ble

Cos

tTo

tal

Fixe

d C

ost

Tota

lH

ours

Oil

&Va

riabl

eH

ousi

ng &

Fixe

dM

achi

nepe

r Acr

eFu

elFi

lter

Rep

airs

Cos

tsD

epre

ciat

ion

Inte

rest

Insu

ranc

eC

osts

Trac

tor,

100

hp0.

736.

691.

002.

6910

.39

1.95

2.45

0.06

4.46

Trac

tor,

70 h

p1.

479.

441.

423.

1113

.97

1.88

2.24

0.11

4.22

Chi

sel P

low

, 9'

0.22

0.00

0.00

0.21

0.21

0.09

0.19

0.04

0.33

Gra

in D

rill,

10'

0.17

0.00

0.00

0.21

0.21

0.21

0.34

0.26

0.81

Dis

k, 1

2'0.

340.

000.

000.

640.

640.

840.

870.

322.

03H

arro

w, 1

0'0.

340.

000.

000.

130.

130.

120.

130.

030.

28M

ower

-Con

ditio

ner,

9'0.

370.

000.

001.

881.

881.

021.

660.

222.

89R

ake,

18'

0.19

0.00

0.00

0.13

0.13

0.11

0.13

0.14

0.38

Bal

er, R

ound

, 5 x

40.

400.

000.

005.

365.

361.

741.

910.

333.

98Fr

ont-E

nd L

oade

r/Spe

ar0.

400.

000.

000.

530.

530.

590.

660.

091.

34Te

dder

, 10'

0.10

0.00

0.00

0.05

0.05

0.04

0.07

0.18

0.29

Tota

l$

16.1

3$

2.42

$ 14

.95

$ 33

.51

$ 8.

59$

10.6

4$

1.77

$ 21

.00

Tota

l Mac

hine

ry C

ost

$ 54

.50

Bre

ak-e

ven

Ana

lysi

sB

reak

-eve

nYi

eld/

Acr

ePr

ice/

Ton

Bre

ak-e

ven

Pric

e ov

er T

otal

Var

iabl

e E

xpen

ses:

Bel

ow-A

vera

ge Y

ield

1.0

tons

$ 15

5.75

Ave

rage

Yie

ld2.

0to

ns$

77.8

7A

bove

-Ave

rage

Yie

ld3.

0to

ns$

51.9

2

Bre

ak-e

ven

Pric

e ov

er T

otal

Bud

gete

d E

xpen

ses:

Bel

ow-A

vera

ge Y

ield

1.0

tons

$ 20

0.06

Ave

rage

Yie

ld2.

0to

ns$

100.

03A

bove

-Ave

rage

Yie

ld3.

0to

ns$

66.6

9

50

Winter Annuals, Hay, No-Till EstablishmentEstimated Expenses per Acre


Variable ExpensesSeed1 Wheat bu 1.50 $ 9.60 $ 14.40 _______Fertilizer2 N lb 120.00 $ 0.48 $ 57.60 _______








Footnotes:1Ryegrass may also be used as a winter annual hay crop.




51

Win

ter A

nnua

ls, H

ay, N

o-Ti

ll Es

tabl

ishm

ent

Estim

ated

Mac

hine

r y a

nd L

abor

Req

uire

men

ts p

er A

cre

Hou

rs p

er A

cre

Mon

thO

pera

tion

Pow

er U

nit

Impl

emen

tM

achi

neLa

bor

Oct

Bur

ndow

n (G

ram

oxon

e M

ax)

Cus

tom

Cus

tom

---

---

Oct

Ferti

lize

& L

ime

Cus

tom

Cus

tom

---

---

Oct

Pla

ntTr

acto

r, 70

hp

No-

Till

Dril

l, 10

'0.

470.

59M

a rFe

rtiliz

eC

usto

mC

usto

m--

---

-M

ayM

owTr

acto

r, 70

hp

Mow

er-C

ondi

tione

r, 9'

0.37

0.46

May

Tedd

er, 1

0'Tr

acto

r, 70

hp

Tedd

er, 1

0'0.

100.

13M

ayR

ake

Trac

tor,

70 h

pR

ake,

18'

0.19

0.24

May

Bal

eTr

acto

r, 70

hp

Bal

er, R

ound

, 5 x

40.

400.

50M

ayS

tack

& M

ove

Trac

tor,

70 h

pFr

ont-E

nd L

oade

r/Spe

a r0.

400.

50To

tal

2.42

Estim

ated

Mac

hine

r y E

xpen

ses

per A

cre

Varia

ble

Cos

tTo

tal

Fixe

d C

ost

Tota

lH

ours

Oil

&Va

riabl

eH

ousi

ng &

Fixe

dM

achi

nepe

r Acr

eFu

elFi

lter

Rep

airs

Cos

tsD

epre

ciat

ion

Inte

rest

Insu

ranc

eC

osts

Trac

tor,

70 h

p1.

9412

.47

1.87

4.11

18.4

42.

482.

950.

225.

66N

o-Ti

ll D

rill,

10'

0.47

0.00

0.00

5.05

5.05

1.91

3.15

0.24

5.30

Mow

er-C

ondi

tione

r, 9'

0.37

0.00

0.00

1.88

1.88

1.02

1.66

0.14

2.81

Tedd

er, 1

0'0.

100.

000.

000.

050.

050.

040.

070.

020.

13R

ake,

18'

0.19

0.00

0.00

0.13

0.13

0.11

0.13

0.03

0.27

Bal

er, R

ound

, 5 x

40.

400.

000.

005.

365.

361.

741.

910.

193.

84Fr

ont-E

nd L

oade

r/Spe

a r0.

400.

000.

000.

530.

530.

590.

660.

051.

31To

tal

$ 12

.47

$ 1.

87$

17.1

2$

31.4

6$

7.90

$ 10

.52

$ 0.

89$

19.3

2To

tal M

achi

ner y

Cos

t$

50.7

7

Bre

ak-e

ven

Ana

lysi

sB

reak

-eve

nYi

eld/

Acr

ePr

ice/

Ton

Bre

ak-e

ven

Pric

e ov

er T

otal

Var

iabl

e E

xpen

ses:

Bel

ow-A

vera

ge Y

ield

1.0

ton

$ 16

7.32

Ave

rage

Yie

ld2.

0to

ns$

83.6

6A

bove

-Ave

rage

Yie

ld3.

0to

ns$

55.7

7

Bre

ak-e

ven

Pric

e ov

er T

otal

Bud

gete

d E

xpen

ses:

Bel

ow-A

vera

ge Y

ield

1.0

ton

$ 20

7.21

Ave

rage

Yie

ld2.

0to

ns$

103.

61A

bove

-Ave

rage

Yie

ld3.

0to

ns$

69.0

7

52

Winter Annuals, Intensive Grazing, No-Till EstablishmentEstimated Expenses per Acre


Variable ExpensesSeed1 Rye bu 1.50 $ 14.84 $ 22.26 _______

Ryegrass lb 15.00 $ 0.59 $ 8.85 _______Fertilizer2 N lb 120.00 $ 0.48 $ 57.60 _______





Total Variable Expenses $ 180.19 _______Fixed ExpensesMachinery Depreciation acre 1.00 $ 3.71 $ 3.71 _______ Interest acre 1.00 $ 5.52 $ 5.52 _______ Housing & Insurance acre 1.00 $ 0.48 $ 0.48 _______Fencing Depreciation Perimeter Fence acre 1.00 $ 6.94 $ 6.94 _______ Depreciation Divider Fence acre 1.00 $ 6.50 $ 6.50 _______ Interest Perimeter Fence acre 1.00 $ 5.56 $ 5.56 _______ Interest Divider Fence acre 1.00 $ 1.30 $ 1.30 _______



Footnotes:1Wheat and crimson clover may also be used for Winter grazing.

260 lbs of nitrogen applied at seeding. Remainder applied in the Spring as two 30 lb. applications.




53

Win

ter A

nnua

ls, I

nten

sive

Gra

zing

, No-

Till

Esta

blis

hmen

tEs

timat

ed M

achi

nery

and

Lab

or R

equi

rem

ents

per

Acr

eH

ours

per

Acr

eM

onth

Ope

ratio

nPo

wer

Uni

tIm

plem

ent

Mac

hine

Labo

rS

epB

urnd

own

(Gra

mox

one

Max

)C

usto

mC

usto

m--

---

-S

epFe

rtiliz

e &

Lim

eC

usto

mC

usto

m--

---

-S

epP

lant

Trac

tor,

70 h

pN

o-Ti

ll D

rill,

10'

0.47

0.59

Ma r

Ferti

lize

Trac

tor,

70 h

pC

usto

m--

---

-A

p rC

lipTr

acto

r, 70

hp

Rot

ary

Mow

er, 1

0'0.

260.

32M

ayFe

rtiliz

eTr

acto

r, 70

hp

Cus

tom

---

---

May

Clip

Trac

tor,

70 h

pR

otar

y M

ower

, 10'

0.26

0.32

Tota

l1.

23

Estim

ated

Mac

hine

ry E

xpen

ses

per A

cre

Varia

ble

Cos

tTo

tal

Fixe

d C

ost

Tota

lH

ours

Oil

&Va

riabl

eH

ousi

ng &

Fixe

dM

achi

nepe

r Acr

eFu

elFi

lter

Rep

airs

Cos

tsD

epre

ciat

ion

Inte

rest

Insu

ranc

eC

osts

Trac

tor,

70 h

p0.

996.

350.

952.

099.

391.

261.

500.

112.

88N

o-Ti

ll D

rill,

10'

0.47

0.00

0.00

5.05

5.05

1.91

3.15

0.24

5.30

Rot

ary

Mow

er, 1

0'0.

520.

000.

001.

771.

770.

530.

860.

131.

52To

tal

$ 6.

35$

0.95

$ 8.

91$

16.2

1$

3.71

$ 5.

52$

0.48

$ 9.

71To

tal M

achi

nery

Cos

t$

25.9

1

54

Winter Annuals, Hay Crop Silage, Traditional EstablishmentEstimated Expenses per Acre


Variable ExpensesSeed1 Wheat bu 1.50 $ 9.60 $ 14.40 _______

Crimson Clover lb 10.00 $ 0.95 $ 9.50 _______Fertilizer2 N lb 60.00 $ 0.48 $ 28.80 _______


Lime3 Custom Application ton 0.50 $ 21.00 $ 10.50 _______Machinery Fuel acre 1.00 $ 15.83 $ 15.83 _______ Oil & Filter acre 1.00 $ 2.37 $ 2.37 _______ Repairs & Maintenance acre 1.00 $ 14.57 $ 14.57 _______Interest on Operating Capital 6 months acre $ 128.78 8.0% $ 5.15 _______




Footnotes:1Rye may also be used for wilted silage. Oats and barley may be considered, but have been lost tofreezes in some years.




55

Win

ter A

nnua

ls, H

ay C

rop

Sila

ge, T

radi

tiona

l Est

ablis

hmen

tEs

timat

ed M

achi

nery

and

Lab

or R

equi

rem

ents

per

Acr

eH

ours

per

Acr

eM

onth

Ope

ratio

nPo

wer

Uni

tIm

plem

ent

Mac

hine

Labo

rS

epC

hise

lTr

acto

r, 70

hp

Chi

sel P

low

, 9'

0.22

---

Oct

Pre

pare

See

dbed

, 2X

Trac

tor,

70 h

pD

isk,

12'

Har

row

, 10'

0.34

0.43

Oct

Ferti

lize

& L

ime

Cus

tom

Cus

tom

---

---

Oct

Pla

ntTr

acto

r, 70

hp

Gra

in D

rill,

10'

0.17

0.21

Mar

Ferti

lize

Cus

tom

Cus

tom

---

---

May

Mow

& C

ondi

tion

Trac

tor,

70 h

pM

ower

-Con

ditio

ner,

9'0.

370.

46M

ayC

hop

Trac

tor,

100

hpFo

rage

Cho

pper

Win

drow

Hea

der

Fora

ge W

agon

#1

0.56

0.70

May

Sta

ck &

Mov

eTr

acto

r, 70

hp

Fora

ge W

agon

#2

0.28

0.35

May

Sto

reTr

acto

r, 70

hp

Fora

ge B

low

er0.

280.

35To

tal

1.80

Estim

ated

Mac

hine

ry E

xpen

ses

per A

cre

Varia

ble

Cos

tTo

tal

Fixe

d C

ost

Tota

lH

ours

Oil

&Va

riabl

eH

ousi

ng &

Fixe

dM

achi

nepe

r Acr

eFu

elFi

lter

Rep

airs

Cos

tsD

epre

ciat

ion

Inte

rest

Insu

ranc

eC

osts

Trac

tor,

100

hp0.

565.

160.

772.

078.

011.

501.

890.

103.

49Tr

acto

r, 70

hp

1.66

10.6

71.

603.

5215

.79

2.13

2.53

0.19

4.85

Mow

er-C

ondi

tione

r, 9'

0.37

0.00

0.00

1.88

1.88

1.02

1.66

0.13

2.80

Fora

ge C

hopp

er0.

560.

000.

003.

033.

031.

501.

720.

113.

33W

indr

ow H

eade

r0.

560.

000.

000.

360.

360.

440.

510.

241.

19Fo

rage

Wag

on #

10.

560.

000.

001.

521.

522.

272.

520.

355.

14Fo

rage

Wag

on #

20.

280.

000.

000.

760.

761.

141.

260.

352.

74Fo

rage

Blo

wer

0.28

0.00

0.00

0.24

0.24

0.27

0.30

0.07

0.65

Dis

k, 1

2'0.

340.

000.

000.

640.

640.

840.

870.

281.

98C

hise

l Plo

w, 9

'0.

220.

000.

000.

210.

210.

090.

190.

030.

32G

rain

Dril

l, 10

'0.

170.

000.

000.

210.

210.

210.

340.

240.

80H

arro

w, 1

0'0.

340.

000.

000.

130.

130.

120.

130.

020.

27To

tal

$ 15

.83

$ 2.

37$

14.5

7$

32.7

8$

11.5

2$

13.9

2$

2.12

$ 27

.56

Tota

l Mac

hine

ry C

ost

$ 60

.34

Bre

ak-e

ven

Ana

lysi

sB

reak

-eve

nYi

eld/

Acr

ePr

ice/

Ton

Bre

ak-e

ven

Pric

e ov

er T

otal

Var

iabl

e E

xpen

ses:

Bel

ow-A

vera

ge Y

ield

2.8

tons

$ 47

.83

Ave

rage

Yie

ld5.

0to

ns$

26.7

9A

bove

-Ave

rage

Yie

ld7.

2to

ns$

18.6

0

Bre

ak-e

ven

Pric

e ov

er T

otal

Bud

gete

d E

xpen

ses:

Bel

ow-A

vera

ge Y

ield

2.8

tons

$ 63

.15

Ave

rage

Yie

ld5.

0to

ns$

35.3

6A

bove

-Ave

rage

Yie

ld7.

2to

ns$

24.5

6

56

Winter Annuals, Hay Crop Silage, No-Till EstablishmentEstimated Expenses per Acre


Variable ExpensesSeed1 Wheat bu 1.50 $ 9.60 $ 14.40 _______

Crimson Clover lb 10.00 $ 0.95 $ 9.50 _______Fertilizer2 N lb 60.00 $ 0.48 $ 28.80 _______








Footnotes:1Rye may also be used for wilted silage. Oats and barley may be considered, but have been lost tofreezes in some years.




57

Win

ter A

nnua

ls, H

ay C

rop

Sila

ge, N

o-Ti

ll Es

tabl

ishm

ent

Estim

ated

Mac

hine

ry a

nd L

abor

Req

uire

men

ts p

er A

cre

Hou

rs p

er A

cre

Mon

thO

pera

tion

Pow

er U

nit

Impl

emen

tM

achi

neLa

bor

Oct

Bur

ndow

n (G

ram

oxon

e)C

usto

mC

usto

m--

---

-O

ctFe

rtiliz

e &

Lim

eC

usto

mC

usto

m--

---

-O

ctP

lant

Trac

tor,

70 h

pN

o-Ti

ll D

rill,

10'

0.47

0.59

Mar

Ferti

lize

Cus

tom

Cus

tom

---

---

May

Mow

& C

ondi

tion

Trac

tor,

70 h

pM

ower

-Con

ditio

ner,

9'0.

370.

46M

ayC

hop

Trac

tor,

100

hpFo

rage

Cho

pper

Win

drow

Hea

der

Fora

ge W

agon

#1

0.56

0.70

May

Sta

ck &

Mov

eTr

acto

r, 70

hp

Fora

ge W

agon

#2

0.28

0.35

May

Sto

reTr

acto

r, 70

hp

Fora

ge B

low

er0.

280.

35To

tal

2.45

Estim

ated

Mac

hine

ry E

xpen

ses

per A

cre

Varia

ble

Cos

tTo

tal

Fixe

d C

ost

Tota

lH

ours

Oil

&Va

riabl

eH

ousi

ng &

Fixe

dM

achi

nepe

r Acr

eFu

elFi

lter

Rep

airs

Cos

tsD

epre

ciat

ion

Inte

rest

Insu

ranc

eC

osts

Trac

tor,

100

hp0.

565.

160.

772.

078.

011.

501.

890.

103.

49Tr

acto

r, 70

hp

1.40

9.01

1.35

2.97

13.3

31.

802.

140.

164.

09M

ower

-Con

ditio

ner,

9'0.

370.

000.

001.

881.

881.

021.

660.

132.

80Fo

rage

Cho

pper

0.56

0.00

0.00

3.03

3.03

1.50

1.72

0.11

3.33

Win

drow

Hea

der

0.56

0.00

0.00

0.36

0.36

0.44

0.51

0.24

1.19

Fora

ge W

agon

#1

0.56

0.00

0.00

1.52

1.52

2.27

2.52

0.35

5.14

Fora

ge W

agon

#2

0.28

0.00

0.00

0.76

0.76

1.14

1.26

0.35

2.74

Fora

ge B

low

er0.

280.

000.

000.

240.

240.

270.

300.

070.

65N

o-Ti

ll D

rill,

10'

0.47

0.00

0.00

5.05

5.05

1.91

3.15

0.24

5.30

Tota

l$

14.1

7$

2.13

$ 17

.88

$ 34

.18

$ 11

.85

$ 15

.14

$ 1.

75$

28.7

4To

tal M

achi

nery

Cos

t$

62.9

3

Bre

ak-e

ven

Ana

lysi

sB

reak

-eve

nYi

eld/

Acr

ePr

ice/

Ton

Bre

ak-e

ven

Pric

e ov

er T

otal

Var

iabl

e E

xpen

ses:

Bel

ow-A

vera

ge Y

ield

2.8

tons

$ 53

.25

Ave

rage

Yie

ld5.

0to

ns$

29.8

2A

bove

-Ave

rage

Yie

ld7.

2to

ns$

20.7

1

Bre

ak-e

ven

Pric

e ov

er T

otal

Bud

gete

d E

xpen

ses:

Bel

ow-A

vera

ge Y

ield

2.8

tons

$ 70

.96

Ave

rage

Yie

ld5.

0to

ns$

39.7

3A

bove

-Ave

rage

Yie

ld7.

2to

ns$

27.5

9

58

Corn Silage, Traditional EstablishmentEstimated Expenses per Acre


Variable ExpensesSeed1 23 Thousand Seeds bag 0.28 $ 100.75 $ 28.21 _______Fertilizer N lb 150.00 $ 0.48 $ 72.00 _______



Pre-Emerge Atrazine, 4L pt 0.80 $ 1.26 $ 1.01 _______Bicep II Magnum pt 4.80 $ 5.65 $ 27.12 _______

Post-Emerge Accent oz 0.67 $ 34.94 $ 23.41 _______Surfactant pt 0.50 $ 1.63 $ 0.82 _______Custom Application acre 1.00 $ 5.00 $ 5.00 _______





Footnotes:1Plant population and rate of fertilization are directly related. A higher population probably should be fertilized at a higher rate.


3When other chemicals are used, calculate the appropriate costs for the chemical used. Rates are formedium-textured soils--use lower rates for sandy soils and higher rates for fine-textured or clay-type soils,check labels. Other herbicide combinations are available.


59

Cor

n Si

lage

, Tra

ditio

nal E

stab

lishm

ent

Estim

ated

Mac

hine

ry a

nd L

abor

Req

uire

men

ts p

er A

cre

Hou

rs p

er A

cre

Mon

thO

pera

tion

Pow

er U

nit

Impl

emen

tM

achi

neLa

bor

Mar

Chi

sel

Trac

tor,

100

hpC

hise

l Plo

w, 9

'0.

220.

27A

prFe

rtiliz

e &

Lim

eC

usto

mC

usto

m--

---

-A

prD

isk

& P

re-E

mer

geTr

acto

r, 10

0 hp

Dis

k, 1

2'B

oom

Spr

ayer

, 20'

0.17

0.21

(A

trazi

ne &

Bic

ep II

Mag

num

)A

prD

isk

& H

arro

wTr

acto

r, 10

0 hp

Dis

k, 1

2'H

arro

w, 1

0'0.

170.

21A

prP

lant

Trac

tor,

100

hpC

orn

Pla

nter

, 4-r

ow0.

250.

31M

ayP

ost-E

mer

ge (A

ccen

t)C

usto

mC

usto

m--

---

-S

epH

arve

stTr

acto

r, 10

0 hp

Fora

ge C

hopp

erC

orn

Hea

der,

2-ro

wFo

rage

Wag

on #

10.

560.

70S

epH

aul

Trac

tor,

70 h

pFo

rage

Wag

on #

20.

280.

35S

epS

tore

Trac

tor,

70 h

pFo

rage

Blo

wer

0.28

0.35

Tota

l2.

42

Estim

ated

Mac

hine

ry E

xpen

ses

per A

cre

Varia

ble

Cos

tTo

tal

Fixe

d C

ost

Tota

lH

ours

Oil

&Va

riabl

eH

ousi

ng &

Fixe

dM

achi

nepe

r Acr

eFu

elFi

lter

Rep

airs

Cos

tsD

epre

ciat

ion

Inte

rest

Insu

ranc

eC

osts

Trac

tor,

100

hp1.

3712

.61

1.89

5.07

19.5

73.

684.

610.

258.

53Tr

acto

r, 70

hp

0.56

3.61

0.54

1.19

5.35

0.72

0.86

0.06

1.64

Fora

ge C

hopp

er0.

560.

000.

003.

033.

031.

501.

720.

163.

38C

orn

Hea

der,

2-ro

w0.

560.

000.

001.

021.

021.

010.

700.

101.

81C

hise

l Plo

w, 9

'0.

220.

000.

000.

210.

210.

090.

190.

020.

30D

isk,

12'

0.34

0.00

0.00

0.64

0.64

0.84

0.87

0.14

1.85

Har

row

, 10'

0.17

0.00

0.00

0.07

0.07

0.06

0.06

0.01

0.13

Boo

m S

pray

er, 2

0'0.

170.

000.

000.

130.

130.

170.

190.

020.

37C

orn

Pla

nter

, 4-r

ow0.

250.

000.

001.

151.

151.

021.

680.

142.

84Fo

rage

Wag

on #

10.

560.

000.

001.

521.

522.

272.

520.

305.

09Fo

rage

Wag

on #

20.

280.

000.

000.

760.

761.

141.

260.

152.

55Fo

rage

Blo

wer

0.28

0.00

0.00

0.24

0.24

0.27

0.30

0.03

0.61

Tota

l$

16.2

3$

2.43

$ 15

.02

$ 33

.68

$ 12

.76

$ 14

.97

$ 1.

38$

29.1

0To

tal M

achi

nery

Cos

t$

62.7

8

Bre

ak-e

ven

Ana

lysi

sB

reak

-eve

nYi

eld/

Acr

ePr

ice/

Ton

Bre

ak-e

ven

Pric

e ov

er T

otal

Var

iabl

e E

xpen

ses:

Bel

ow-A

vera

ge Y

ield

12.0

tons

$ 22

.08

Ave

rage

Yie

ld15

.0to

ns$

17.6

6A

bove

-Ave

rage

Yie

ld18

.0to

ns$

14.7

2

Bre

ak-e

ven

Pric

e ov

er T

otal

Bud

gete

d E

xpen

ses:

Bel

ow-A

vera

ge Y

ield

12.0

tons

$ 26

.21

Ave

rage

Yie

ld15

.0to

ns$

20.9

7A

bove

-Ave

rage

Yie

ld18

.0to

ns$

17.4

8

60

Corn Silage, No-Till EstablishmentEstimated Expenses per Acre


Variable ExpensesSeed1 23 Thousand Seeds bag 0.28 $ 100.75 $ 28.21 _______Soil Insecticide Force lb 4.00 $ 4.57 $ 18.28 _______Fertilizer N lb 150.00 $ 0.48 $ 72.00 _______



Burndown Gramoxone Max pt 2.00 $ 4.91 $ 9.82 _______Surfactant pt 0.50 $ 1.63 $ 0.82 _______Custom Application acre 1.00 $ 5.00 $ 5.00 _______

Pre-Emerge Atrazine, 4L pt 0.80 $ 1.26 $ 1.01 _______Bicep II Magnum pt 4.80 $ 5.65 $ 27.12 _______

Post-Emerge Accent oz 0.67 $ 34.94 $ 23.41 _______Surfactant pt 0.50 $ 1.63 $ 0.82 _______Custom Application acre 1.00 $ 5.00 $ 5.00 _______





Footnotes:1Plant population and rate of fertilization are directly related. A higher population probably should befertilized at a higher rate.


3When other chemicals are used, calculate the appropriate costs for the chemical used. Rates are formedium-textured soils--use lower rates for sandy soils and higher rates for fine-textured or clay-type soils,check labels. Other herbicide combinations are available.


61

Cor

n Si

lage

, No-

Till

Esta

blis

hmen

tEs

timat

ed M

achi

nery

and

Lab

or R

equi

rem

ents

per

Acr

eH

ours

per

Acr

eM

onth

Ope

ratio

nPo

wer

Uni

tIm

plem

ent

Mac

hine

Labo

rM

arB

urnd

own

(Gra

mox

one

Max

)C

usto

mC

usto

m--

---

-A

prFe

rtiliz

e &

Lim

eC

usto

mC

usto

m--

---

-A

prP

lant

& S

oil I

nsec

ticid

eTr

acto

r, 10

0 hp

No-

Till

Cor

n P

lant

er, 4

-row

0.26

0.33

Apr

Pre

-Em

erge

(Atra

zine

& B

icep

I ITr

acto

r, 70

hp

Boo

m S

pray

er, 2

0'0.

070.

08M

ayP

ost-E

mer

ge (A

ccen

t)C

usto

mC

usto

m--

---

-S

epH

arve

stTr

acto

r, 10

0 hp

Fora

ge C

hopp

erC

orn

Hea

der,

2-ro

wFo

rage

Wag

on #

10.

560.

70S

epH

aul

Trac

tor,

70 h

pFo

rage

Wag

on #

20.

280.

35S

epS

tore

Trac

tor,

70 h

pFo

rage

Blo

wer

0.28

0.35

Tota

l1.

81

Estim

ated

Mac

hine

ry E

xpen

ses

per A

cre

Varia

ble

Cos

tTo

tal

Fixe

d C

ost

Tota

lH

ours

Oil

&Va

riabl

eH

ousi

ng &

Fixe

dM

achi

nepe

r Acr

eFu

elFi

lter

Rep

airs

Cos

tsD

epre

ciat

ion

Inte

rest

Insu

ranc

eC

osts

Trac

tor,

100

hp0.

837.

591.

143.

0511

.79

2.21

2.77

0.07

5.06

Trac

tor,

70 h

p0.

634.

030.

601.

335.

970.

800.

960.

061.

82Fo

rage

Cho

pper

0.56

0.00

0.00

3.03

3.03

1.50

1.72

0.21

3.43

Cor

n H

eade

r, 2-

row

0.56

0.00

0.00

1.02

1.02

1.01

0.70

0.15

1.86

Boo

m S

pray

er, 2

0'0.

070.

000.

000.

050.

050.

060.

070.

080.

22N

o-Ti

ll C

orn

Pla

nter

, 4-r

ow0.

260.

000.

000.

870.

870.

771.

270.

352.

38Fo

rage

Wag

on #

10.

560.

000.

001.

521.

522.

272.

520.

455.

25Fo

rage

Wag

on #

20.

280.

000.

000.

760.

761.

141.

260.

402.

80Fo

rage

Blo

wer

0.28

0.00

0.00

0.24

0.24

0.27

0.30

0.08

0.66

Tota

l$

11.6

3$

1.74

$ 11

.86

$ 25

.23

$ 10

.04

$ 11

.57

$ 1.

85$

23.4

7To

tal M

achi

nery

Cos

t$

48.7

0

Bre

ak-e

ven

Ana

lysi

sB

reak

-eve

nYi

eld/

Acr

ePr

ice/

Ton

Bre

ak-e

ven

Pric

e ov

er T

otal

Var

iabl

e E

xpen

ses:

Bel

ow-A

vera

ge Y

ield

12.0

tons

$ 24

.28

Ave

rage

Yie

ld15

.0to

ns$

19.4

3A

bove

-Ave

rage

Yie

ld18

.0to

ns$

16.1

9

Bre

ak-e

ven

Pric

e ov

er T

otal

Bud

gete

d E

xpen

ses:

Bel

ow-A

vera

ge Y

ield

12.0

tons

$ 27

.53

Ave

rage

Yie

ld15

.0to

ns$

22.0

2A

bove

-Ave

rage

Yie

ld18

.0to

ns$

18.3

5

62

Bermudagrass, Traditional Establishment, SeededEstimated Expenses per Acre


Variable ExpensesSeed Bermudagrass lb 10.00 $ 5.92 $ 59.15 _______Fertilizer N lb 60.00 $ 0.48 $ 28.80 _______





Total Establishment Expenses $ 221.41 _______Prorated Share years 10.00 8.0% $ 33.00 _______

Footnotes:1Labor expense is $8.50 per hour, including wages, Social Security and Medicaid taxes and payrolladministration costs.

63

Ber

mud

agra

ss, T

radi

tiona

l Est

ablis

hmen

t, Se

eded

Estim

ated

Mac

hine

ry a

nd L

abor

Req

uire

men

ts p

er A

cre

Hou

rs p

er A

cre

Mon

thO

pera

tion

Pow

er U

nit

Impl

emen

tM

achi

neLa

bor

May

Ferti

lize

& L

ime

Cus

tom

Cus

tom

---

---

May

Plo

wTr

acto

r, 10

0 hp

Plo

w, 4

-Bot

tom

0.59

0.74

May

Dis

kTr

acto

r, 10

0 hp

Dis

k, 1

2'0.

170.

21M

ayC

ultip

acke

rTr

acto

r, 10

0 hp

Cul

tipac

ker-

See

der,

10'

0.28

0.35

May

Cul

tipac

ker-

See

der

Trac

tor,

100

hpC

ultip

acke

r-S

eede

r, 10

'0.

280.

35Ju

lFe

rtiliz

eC

usto

mC

usto

m--

---

-Ju

lM

owTr

acto

r, 10

0 hp

Rot

ary

Mow

er, 1

0'0.

260.

32To

tal

1.99

Estim

ated

Mac

hine

ry E

xpen

ses

per A

cre

Varia

ble

Cos

tTo

tal

Fixe

d C

ost

Tota

lH

ours

Oil

&Va

riabl

eH

ousi

ng &

Fixe

dM

achi

nepe

r Acr

eFu

elFi

lter

Rep

airs

Cos

tsD

epre

ciat

ion

Inte

rest

Insu

ranc

eC

osts

Trac

tor,

100

hp1.

5914

.62

2.19

5.88

22.6

94.

265.

340.

289.

89P

low

, 4-B

otto

m0.

590.

000.

000.

660.

660.

240.

540.

100.

88D

isk,

12'

0.17

0.00

0.00

0.32

0.32

0.42

0.44

0.07

0.92

Cul

tipac

ker-

See

der,

10'

0.57

0.00

0.00

0.95

0.95

0.53

0.87

0.10

1.49

Rot

ary

Mow

er, 1

0'0.

260.

000.

000.

880.

880.

270.

430.

060.

76To

tal

$ 14

.62

$ 2.

19$

8.69

$ 25

.50

$ 5.

71$

7.61

0.62

$ 13

.94

Tota

l Mac

hine

ry C

ost

$ 39

.44

64

Bermudagrass, No-Till Establishment, SeededEstimated Expenses per Acre


Variable ExpensesSeed Bermudagrass lb 10.00 $ 5.92 $ 59.15 _______No-Till Drill, Rental acre 1.00 $ 8.00 $ 8.00 _______Fertilizer N lb 60.00 $ 0.48 $ 28.80 _______


Lime Custom Application ton 2.00 $ 21.00 $ 42.00 _______Weed Control Burndown1 Gramoxone Max pt 1.50 $ 4.91 $ 7.37 _______






Footnotes:1Other herbicides may also be required, depending on the weeds present prior to establishment.


65

Ber

mud

agra

ss, N

o-Ti

ll Es

tabl

ishm

ent,

Seed

edEs

timat

ed M

achi

nery

and

Lab

or R

equi

rem

ents

per

Acr

eH

ours

per

Acr

eM

onth

Ope

ratio

nPo

wer

Uni

tIm

plem

ent

Mac

hine

Labo

rA

p rB

urnd

own

(Gra

mox

one

Max

)C

usto

mC

usto

m--

---

-M

ayFe

rtiliz

e &

Lim

eC

usto

mC

usto

m--

---

-M

ayP

lant

Trac

tor,

100

hpN

o-Ti

ll D

rill,

Ren

tal

0.47

0.59

Jul

Ferti

lize

Cus

tom

Cus

tom

---

---

Jul

Mow

Trac

tor,

100

hpR

otar

y M

ower

, 10'

0.26

0.32

Tota

l0.

91

Estim

ated

Mac

hine

ry E

xpen

ses

per A

cre

Varia

ble

Cos

tTo

tal

Fixe

d C

ost

Tota

lH

ours

Oil

&Va

riabl

eH

ousi

ng &

Fixe

dM

achi

nepe

r Acr

eFu

elFi

lter

Rep

airs

Cos

tsD

epre

ciat

ion

Inte

rest

Insu

ranc

eC

osts

Trac

tor,

100

hp0.

736.

701.

002.

6910

.39

1.95

2.45

0.13

4.53

Rot

ary

Mow

er, 1

0'0.

260.

000.

000.

880.

880.

270.

430.

060.

76To

tal

$ 6.

70$

1.00

$ 3.

58$

11.2

8$

2.22

$ 2.

880.

19$

5.29

Tota

l Mac

hine

ry C

ost

$ 16

.56

66

Bermudagrass, Clipping EstablishmentEstimated Expenses per Acre


Variable ExpensesClippings1 Bermudagrass--Vaughn's #1 acre 1.00 $ 160.00 $ 160.00 _______Fertilizer N lb 60.00 $ 0.48 $ 28.80 _______






Footnotes:1Established through clippings, the cost will be prorated over 10 years.


67

Ber

mud

agra

ss, C

lippi

ng E

stab

lishm

ent

Estim

ated

Mac

hine

ry a

nd L

abor

Req

uire

men

ts p

er A

cre

Hou

rs p

er A

cre

Mon

thO

pera

tion

Pow

er U

nit

Impl

emen

tM

achi

neLa

bor

May

Ferti

lize

& L

ime

Cus

tom

Cus

tom

---

---

May

Plo

wTr

acto

r, 10

0 hp

Plo

w, 4

-Bot

tom

0.59

0.74

May

Dis

kTr

acto

r, 10

0 hp

Dis

k, 1

2'0.

170.

21M

ayM

anur

e S

prea

der

Trac

tor,

100

hpM

anur

e S

prea

der

0.23

0.29

May

Dis

kTr

acto

r, 10

0 hp

Dis

k, 1

2'0.

170.

21Ju

lFe

rtiliz

eC

usto

mC

usto

m--

---

-Ju

lM

owTr

acto

r, 10

0 hp

Rot

ary

Mow

er, 1

0'0.

260.

32To

tal

1.78

Estim

ated

Mac

hine

ry E

xpen

ses

per A

cre

Varia

ble

Cos

tTo

tal

Fixe

d C

ost

Tota

lH

ours

Oil

&Va

riabl

eH

ousi

ng &

Fixe

dM

achi

nepe

r Acr

eFu

elFi

lter

Rep

airs

Cos

tsD

epre

ciat

ion

Inte

rest

Insu

ranc

eC

osts

Trac

tor,

100

hp1.

4213

.10

1.97

5.27

20.3

33.

824.

790.

258.

86P

low

, 4-B

otto

m0.

590.

000.

000.

660.

660.

240.

540.

100.

88D

isk,

12'

0.34

0.00

0.00

0.64

0.64

0.84

0.87

0.14

1.85

Man

ure

Spr

eade

r0.

230.

000.

000.

010.

010.

250.

280.

050.

58R

otar

y M

ower

, 10'

0.26

0.00

0.00

0.88

0.88

0.27

0.43

0.06

0.76

Tota

l$

13.1

0$

1.97

$ 7.

46$

22.5

3$

5.41

$ 6.

910.

60$

12.9

3To

tal M

achi

nery

Cos

t$

35.4

6

68

Bermudagrass, HayEstimated Expenses per Acre




Lime Custom Application ton 0.67 $ 21.00 $ 14.07 _______Twine bale 160.00 $ 0.04 $ 6.62 _______Weed Control Dormant Gramoxone Max pt 1.50 $ 4.91 $ 7.37 _______


Post-Emerge Cimarron oz 0.20 $ 21.90 $ 4.38 _______Custom Application acre 1.00 $ 5.00 $ 5.00 _______





Footnotes:160 lbs of nitrogen applied in April, May, June, and July. Hybrids may require higher application rates.


69

Ber

mud

agra

ss, H

ayEs

timat

ed M

achi

nery

and

Lab

or R

equi

rem

ents

per

Acr

eH

ours

per

Acr

eM

onth

Ope

ratio

nPo

wer

Uni

tIm

plem

ent

Mac

hine

Labo

rM

a rLi

me

Cus

tom

Cus

tom

---

---

Ma r

Dor

man

t (G

ram

oxon

e M

ax)

Cus

tom

Cus

tom

---

---

Ap r

Ferti

lize

Cus

tom

Cus

tom

---

---

Ma y

Mow

Trac

tor,

70 h

pM

ower

-Con

ditio

ner,

9'0.

370.

46M

a yR

ake

Trac

tor,

70 h

pR

ake,

18'

0.19

0.24

Ma y

Bal

eTr

acto

r, 70

hp

Bal

er, S

quar

e0.

350.

44M

a yS

tack

Trac

tor,

70 h

pB

ale

Wag

on, P

ull T

ype

0.17

0.22

Ma y

Ferti

lize

Cus

tom

Cus

tom

---

---

Jun

Pos

t-Em

erge

(Cim

arro

n)C

usto

mC

usto

m--

---

-Ju

nM

owTr

acto

r, 70

hp

Mow

er-C

ondi

tione

r, 9'

0.37

0.46

Jun

Rak

eTr

acto

r, 70

hp

Rak

e, 1

8'0.

190.

24Ju

nB

ale

Trac

tor,

70 h

pB

aler

, Squ

are

0.35

0.44

Jun

Sta

ckTr

acto

r, 70

hp

Bal

e W

agon

, Pul

l Typ

e0.

170.

22Ju

nFe

rtiliz

eC

usto

mC

usto

m--

---

-Ju

lM

owTr

acto

r, 70

hp

Mow

er-C

ondi

tione

r, 9'

0.37

0.46

Jul

Rak

eTr

acto

r, 70

hp

Rak

e, 1

8'0.

190.

24Ju

lB

ale

Trac

tor,

70 h

pB

aler

, Squ

are

0.35

0.44

Jul

Sta

ckTr

acto

r, 70

hp

Bal

e W

agon

, Pul

l Typ

e0.

170.

22Ju

lFe

rtiliz

eC

usto

mC

usto

m--

---

-S

epM

owTr

acto

r, 70

hp

Mow

er-C

ondi

tione

r, 9'

0.37

0.46

Sep

Rak

eTr

acto

r, 70

hp

Rak

e, 1

8'0.

190.

24S

epB

ale

Trac

tor,

70 h

pB

aler

, Squ

are

0.35

0.44

Sep

Sta

ckTr

acto

r, 70

hp

Bal

e W

agon

, Pul

l Typ

e0.

170.

22To

tal

5.42

Estim

ated

Mac

hine

ry E

xpen

ses

per A

cre

Varia

ble

Cos

tTo

tal

Fixe

d C

ost

Tota

lH

ours

Oil

&Va

riabl

eH

ousi

ng &

Fixe

dM

achi

nepe

r Acr

eFu

elFi

lter

Rep

airs

Cos

tsD

epre

ciat

ion

Inte

rest

Insu

ranc

eC

osts

Trac

tor,

70 h

p4.

3327

.89

4.18

9.19

41.2

75.

566.

610.

5012

.67

Mow

er-C

ondi

tione

r, 9'

1.47

0.00

0.00

7.53

7.53

4.07

6.62

0.55

11.2

3R

ake,

18'

0.76

0.00

0.00

0.54

0.54

0.44

0.50

0.13

1.08

Bal

er, S

quar

e1.

400.

000.

006.

806.

806.

176.

760.

8113

.73

Bal

e W

agon

, Pul

l Typ

e0.

700.

000.

002.

272.

273.

393.

770.

537.

69To

tal

$ 27

.89

$ 4.

18$

26.3

3$

58.4

0$

19.6

2$

24.2

7$

2.51

$ 46

.40

Tota

l Mac

hine

ry C

ost

$ 10

4.80

Bre

ak-e

ven

Ana

lysi

sB

reak

-eve

nYi

eld/

Acr

ePr

ice/

Ton

Bre

ak-e

ven

Pric

e ov

er T

otal

Var

iabl

e E

xpen

ses:

Bel

ow-A

vera

ge Y

ield

2.0

tons

$ 15

5.30

Ave

rage

Yie

ld4.

0to

ns$

77.6

5A

bove

-Ave

rage

Yie

ld6.

0to

ns$

51.7

7

Bre

ak-e

ven

Pric

e ov

er T

otal

Bud

gete

d E

xpen

ses:

Bel

ow-A

vera

ge Y

ield

2.0

tons

$ 21

8.01

Ave

rage

Yie

ld4.

0to

ns$

109.

01A

bove

-Ave

rage

Yie

ld6.

0to

ns$

72.6

7

70

Bermudagrass, Intensive GrazingEstimated Expenses per Acre




Lime2 Custom Application ton 0.33 $ 21.00 $ 6.93 _______Weed Control Dormant Gramoxone Max pt 1.50 $ 4.91 $ 7.37 _______


Post-Emerge Cimarron oz 0.20 $ 21.90 $ 4.38 _______Custom Application acre 1.00 $ 5.00 $ 5.00 _______


Total Variable Expenses $ 148.34 _______Fixed ExpensesEstablishment Cost Prorated over 10 years acre 1.00 $ 33.00 $ 33.00 _______Machinery _______ Depreciation acre 1.00 $ 1.19 $ 1.19 _______ Interest acre 1.00 $ 1.65 $ 1.65 _______ Housing & Insurance acre 1.00 $ 0.19 $ 0.19 _______Fencing Depreciation Perimeter Fence acre 1.00 $ 6.94 $ 6.94 _______ Depreciation Divider Fence acre 1.00 $ 6.50 $ 6.50 _______ Interest Perimeter Fence acre 1.00 $ 5.56 $ 5.56 _______ Interest Divider Fence acre 1.00 $ 1.30 $ 1.30 _______



Footnotes:160 lbs of nitrogen applied in April and an additional 60 lbs applied in the summer.

2Lime is applied at the rate of 1 ton every 3 years.



71

Ber

mud

agra

ss, I

nten

sive

Gra

zing

Estim

ated

Mac

hine

ry a

nd L

abor

Req

uire

men

ts p

er A

cre

Hou

rs p

er A

cre

Mon

thO

pera

tion

Pow

er U

nit

Impl

emen

tM

achi

neLa

bor

Mar

Lim

eC

usto

mC

usto

m--

---

-M

arD

orm

ant (

Gra

mox

one

Max

)C

usto

mC

usto

m--

---

-A

prFe

rtiliz

eC

usto

mC

usto

m--

---

-Ju

nP

ost-E

mer

ge (C

imar

ron)

Cus

tom

Cus

tom

---

---

Jul

Mow

Trac

tor,

70 h

pR

otar

y M

ower

, 10'

0.26

0.32

Jul

Ferti

lize

Cus

tom

Cus

tom

---

---

Sep

Mow

Trac

tor,

70 h

pR

otar

y M

ower

, 10'

0.26

0.32

Tota

l0.

64

Estim

ated

Mac

hine

ry E

xpen

ses

per A

cre

Varia

ble

Cos

tTo

tal

Fixe

d C

ost

Tota

lH

ours

Oil

&Va

riabl

eH

ousi

ng &

Fixe

dM

achi

nepe

r Acr

eFu

elFi

lter

Rep

airs

Cos

tsD

epre

ciat

ion

Inte

rest

Insu

ranc

eC

osts

Trac

tor,

70 h

p0.

523.

320.

501.

094.

910.

660.

790.

061.

51R

otar

y M

ower

, 10'

0.52

0.00

0.00

1.77

1.77

0.53

0.86

0.13

1.52

Tota

l$

3.32

$ 0.

50$

2.86

$ 6.

68$

1.19

$ 1.

65$

0.19

$ 3.

03To

tal M

achi

nery

Cos

t$

9.71

72

Grain Sorghum, Silage, No-Till EstablishmentEstimated Expenses per Acre


Variable ExpensesSeed1 Grain Sorghum lb 12.00 $ 1.20 $ 14.40 _______Fertilizer N lb 90.00 $ 0.48 $ 43.20 _______




Pre-Emerge Bicep II Magnum pt 3.60 $ 5.65 $ 20.34 _______Atrazine, 4L pt 0.40 $ 1.26 $ 0.50 _______





Footnotes:1Use tall, high-grain-yielding varieties (performer 1330) that are herbicide-tolerant.



73

Gra

in S

orgh

um, S

ilage

, No-

Till

Esta

blis

hmen

tEs

timat

ed E

xpen

ses

per A

cre

Hou

rs p

er A

cre

Mon

thO

pera

tion

Pow

er U

nit

Impl

emen

tM

achi

neLa

bor

Jun

Bur

ndow

n (G

ram

oxon

e M

ax)

Cus

tom

Cus

tom

---

---

Jun

Ferti

lize

& L

ime

Cus

tom

Cus

tom

---

---

Jun

Pla

ntTr

acto

r, 10

0 hp

No-

Till

Cor

n P

lant

er, 4

-row

0.26

0.33

Jun

Pre

-Em

erge

(Bic

ep II

Mag

num

)C

usto

mC

usto

m--

---

-S

epC

hop

Trac

tor,

100

hpFo

rage

Cho

pper

Cor

n H

eade

r, 2-

row

Fora

ge W

agon

#1

0.56

0.70

Sep

Hau

lTr

acto

r, 70

hp

Fora

ge W

agon

#2

0.28

0.35

Sep

Sto

reTr

acto

r, 70

hp

Fora

ge B

low

er0.

280.

35To

tal

1.73

Estim

ated

Mac

hine

ry E

xpen

ses

per A

cre

Varia

ble

Cos

tTo

tal

Fixe

d C

ost

Tota

lH

ours

Oil

&Va

riabl

eH

ousi

ng &

Fixe

dM

achi

nepe

r Acr

eFu

elFi

lter

Rep

airs

Cos

tsD

epre

ciat

ion

Inte

rest

Insu

ranc

eC

osts

Trac

tor,

100

hp0.

837.

591.

143.

0511

.79

2.21

2.77

0.07

5.06

Trac

tor,

70 h

p0.

563.

610.

541.

195.

350.

720.

860.

041.

62Fo

rage

Cho

pper

0.56

0.00

0.00

3.03

3.03

1.50

1.72

0.16

3.38

Cor

n H

eade

r, 2-

row

0.56

0.00

0.00

1.02

1.02

1.01

0.70

0.10

1.81

No-

Till

Cor

n P

lant

er, 4

-row

0.26

0.00

0.00

0.87

0.87

0.77

1.27

0.13

2.16

Fora

ge W

agon

#1

0.56

0.00

0.00

1.52

1.52

2.27

2.52

0.30

5.09

Fora

ge W

agon

#2

0.28

0.00

0.00

0.76

0.76

1.14

1.26

0.15

2.55

Fora

ge B

low

er0.

280.

000.

000.

240.

240.

270.

300.

030.

61To

tal

$ 11

.21

$ 1.

68$

11.6

7$

24.5

6$

9.89

$ 11

.40

$ 0.

98$

22.2

8To

tal M

achi

nery

Cos

t$

46.8

4

Bre

ak-e

ven

Ana

lysi

sB

reak

-eve

nYi

eld/

Acr

ePr

ice/

Ton

Bre

ak-e

ven

Pric

e ov

er T

otal

Var

iabl

e E

xpen

ses:

Bel

ow-A

vera

ge Y

ield

4.0

tons

$ 46

.72

Ave

rage

Yie

ld8.

0to

ns$

23.3

6A

bove

-Ave

rage

Yie

ld12

.0to

ns$

15.5

7

Bre

ak-e

ven

Pric

e ov

er T

otal

Bud

gete

d E

xpen

ses:

Bel

ow-A

vera

ge Y

ield

4.0

tons

$ 55

.97

Ave

rage

Yie

ld8.

0to

ns$

27.9

9A

bove

-Ave

rage

Yie

ld12

.0to

ns$

18.6

6

74

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