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| Watermelon
Costs and Returns |
Oklahoma - Seeded -
Irrigated 1998 |
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| Revenue
From Watermelon Sales |
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Per Acre Estimates |
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| Watermelon Sales - Sangria |
20,000 |
Lbs |
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0.0575 |
per lb |
$1,150.00 |
| 50 acres |
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| Expenses |
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| Pre-Plant |
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Plow (Moldboard) |
1 |
appl |
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10.00 |
per app |
$10.00 |
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Disk |
1 |
appl |
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6.00 |
per app |
6.00 |
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Bed and Shape |
1 |
appl |
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6.00 |
per app |
6.00 |
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Weed Control (Pigweed - Treflan) |
1 |
appl |
2 |
pt/acre |
4.05 |
per pt |
8.10 |
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Fertilizer - (Urea) |
30 |
lb |
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0.40 |
per lb |
12.00 |
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Fertilizer - (Phosphorus) |
40 |
lb |
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0.40 |
per lb |
16.00 |
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Fertilizer - (Potash) |
30 |
lb |
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0.30 |
per lb |
9.00 |
| Total Pre-Plant Expenses |
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$67.10 |
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| Growing Season |
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Wind Breaks Planted (Corn) |
1 |
acre |
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20.00 |
per acre |
$20.00 |
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Seed (Sangria) |
0.15 |
lb/acre |
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300.00 |
per/ lb |
45.00 |
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Plant |
1 |
acre |
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16.00 |
per acre |
16.00 |
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Insect Ctrl (Cucumber Beetle, Aphids) |
1 |
appl (Asana) @ planting |
10.00 |
per app |
10.00 |
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Bee Hives Rent (1 hive/2 1/2
acres) |
0.4 |
hive/acre |
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35.00 |
per hive |
14.00 |
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Fertilizer 46-0-0 (Urea) |
30 |
lb |
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0.40 |
per lb |
12.00 |
| Disease (Fungi) |
2 |
acre |
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25.00 |
per acre |
50.00 |
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Insect Control (Aphids & Squash Bugs) |
2 |
appl |
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7.50 |
per appl |
15.00 |
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Weed Control (Hoeing) |
1 |
acre |
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50.00 |
per acre |
50.00 |
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Weed Control (Cultivation) |
1 |
appl |
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12.00 |
per appl |
12.00 |
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Labor (Cultivation, Irrigation
& Tractor) |
1 |
acre |
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40.00 |
per acre |
40.00 |
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Irrigation |
5 |
appl (4 in) |
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12.50 |
per app |
62.50 |
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Rainfall |
4.02 |
inches |
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| Total Growing Expenses |
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$346.50 |
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| Harvest
and Marketing Expenses |
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Harvest & Marketing Expense |
20,000 |
Lb |
0.015 |
per lb |
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$300.00 |
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| BREAKEVEN
PRICE to Cover Harvest Costs |
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0.015 |
per lb |
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| Fixed Costs |
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Liability Insurance |
1 |
acre |
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2.00 |
per acre |
$2.00 |
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Land Charge |
1 |
acre |
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125.00 |
per acre |
125.00 |
| Total Fixed Costs |
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$127.00 |
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| Total Costs |
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$840.60 |
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| Revenue Above Costs (Per Acre) |
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$309.40 |
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| BREAKEVEN
PRICE to Cover ALL COSTS |
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$0.0420 |
per lb |
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| Printed |
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