Table 2: Costs and Returns for Corn for Silage, Per Acre
Conventional Production Practices, Northeastern United States, 1996
|
| ITEM |
UNIT |
PRICE |
QUANTITY |
TOTAL |
| |
|
|
|
|
| Receipts |
|
|
|
|
| Corn (Silage) |
ton |
$ 23.75 |
20 |
$ 475.00 |
|
|
|
|
|
| Variable Costs |
|
|
|
|
| Custom |
|
|
|
|
| Apply Calcium Lime |
ton |
$ 27.65 |
0.5 |
$ 13.83 |
| Soil Test |
acre |
$ 1.00 |
1 |
$ 1.00 |
| Fertilizer |
|
|
|
|
| N |
pound |
$ 0.32 |
120 |
$ 38.40 |
| P |
pound |
$ 0.32 |
100 |
$ 32.00 |
| K |
pound |
$ 0.14 |
150 |
$ 21.00 |
| Herbicides |
|
|
|
|
| Atrazine 4L |
gallon |
$ 12.00 |
0.3 |
$ 3.60 |
| Banvel |
pint |
$ 10.04 |
0.2 |
$ 2.01 |
| Dual 8E |
gallon |
$ 65.00 |
0.19 |
$ 12.35 |
| Insecticides |
|
|
|
|
| Counter 20 CR |
pound |
$ 2.60 |
6.7 |
$ 17.42 |
| Seed |
|
|
|
|
| Corn Seed |
thousand |
$ 1.05 |
30 |
$ 31.50 |
| Labor |
|
|
|
|
| Operator |
hour |
$ 14.48 |
2.84 |
$ 41.12 |
| Diesel F uel |
|
|
|
|
| Tractors |
gallon |
$ 0.969 |
14.81 |
$ 14.35 |
| Repair & Maintenance |
|
|
|
|
| Tractors |
acre |
$ 6.40 |
1 |
$ 6.40 |
| Implements |
acre |
$ 15.94 |
1 |
$ 15.94 |
| Silo |
ton |
$ 0.37 |
20 |
$ 7.40 |
| Sub-Total |
|
|
|
$ 250.92 |
| Interest on Operating Capital a |
acre |
10% |
1 |
$ 7.28 |
| Total Variable Costs |
acre |
|
1 |
$ 258.19 |
| Returns Above Variable Costs |
acre |
|
1 |
$ 216.81 |
| Fixed Costs |
|
|
|
|
| Tractors |
acre |
$ 20.33 |
1 |
$ 20.33 |
| Implements |
acre |
$ 29.26 |
1 |
$ 29.26 |
| Silo |
ton |
$ 4.93 |
20 |
$ 98.60 |
| Land Charge |
acre |
$ 50.00 |
1 |
$ 50.00 |
| Total Fixed Costs |
acre |
|
1 |
$ 198.19 |
| Total Fixed & Variable Costs |
acre |
|
1 |
$ 456.38 |
| Management Fees a |
acre |
7% |
1 |
$ 28.45 |
| Total Costs |
acre |
|
1 |
$ 484.83 |
| Net Returns |
acre |
|
1 |
$ (9.83) |