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Cost Budget |
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| Florida
Flatwoods Digitgrass Annual Growing Costs 2003 1 |
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1 acre |
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Quantity |
Price |
Value |
Your Farm |
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| Operating Costs |
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| Dolomite 2,3 |
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Ton |
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0.25 |
$ 35.00 |
$
8.75 |
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| N-P2O5-K2O (16-4-8) 2,4 |
Cwt. |
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3.00 |
$ 9.00 |
$
27.00 |
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| Nitrogen 2,5 |
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Cwt. |
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0.50 |
$ 36.00 |
$
18.00 |
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| Micronutrients 6 |
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Lbs |
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8.20 |
$
0.51 |
$
4.17 |
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| Herbicide 7 |
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Quarts |
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0.75 |
$
6.13 |
$
4.60 |
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| Tractors and Machinery |
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| Mowing |
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Acre |
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1.00 |
$
15.61 |
$
15.61 |
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| Labor |
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Hour |
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0.12 |
$ 6.50 |
$
0.78 |
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| Interest on Operating Capital |
Dollar |
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57.92 |
10% |
$
5.79 |
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Total Operating Costs |
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84.70 |
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| Return to Management |
Acre |
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1.00 |
$
10.38 |
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10.38 |
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| Machinery |
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| Discs |
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Acre |
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1.00 |
$
3.02 |
$
3.02 |
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| Plows |
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Acre |
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1.00 |
$
3.83 |
$
3.83 |
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| Mowers |
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Acre |
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1.00 |
$
1.12 |
$
1.12 |
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| Sprayers |
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Acre |
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1.00 |
$
0.66 |
$
0.66 |
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| Tractors |
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| 60-80 hp |
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Acre |
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1.00 |
$
1.95 |
$
1.95 |
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| 100+ hp |
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Acre |
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1.00 |
$
1.28 |
$
1.28 |
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| Overhead |
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Acre |
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1.00 |
$
25.95 |
$
25.95 |
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| Land rent |
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Acre |
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1.00 |
$ 20.00 |
$
20.00 |
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Total Ownership Costs |
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$
57.81 |
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| Total Costs |
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$142.51 |
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| 1 |
Dry
matter yield expected at 2.5 ton/acre |
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Fertilizer and dolomite costs include custom spreading |
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Application is based on application of 1 ton of dolomite for every
four years |
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Soil test may indicate the need to lime more or less frequently;
target pH is 5.0 |
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Apply
in February |
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Apply
in June, and September 50# of N per acre can be obtained through Ammonium
Nitrate |
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or
Ammonium Sulfate |
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Includes 2# each of elemental Zn, Mn, Cu, and Fe from a sulfate source |
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0.2#
of B and 5# of S |
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| 7 |
1.5
quart per acre of Weedmaster® every 2 years |
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Prepared by: |
Tom E Anton, Agricultural Economist |
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Scott Smith, Economic Analyst |
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Paul Mislevy, Agronomist |
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