Table 39: Costs and Returns Per Acre – Corn for Silage
Integrated Crop Management, Northeastern United States, 1996
| ITEM |
UNIT |
PRICE |
QUANTITY |
TOTAL |
| |
|
|
|
|
| Receipts |
|
|
|
|
| Corn (Silage) |
ton |
$ 23.75 |
20 |
$ 475.00 |
|
|
|
|
|
| Variable Costs |
&nb sp; |
|
|
|
| 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 |
80 |
$ 25.60 |
| 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 |
$ 15.60 |
| Seed |
|
|
|
|
| Corn Seed |
thousand |
$ 1.05 |
30 |
$ 31.50 |
| Labor |
|
|
& nbsp; |
|
| Operator |
hour |
$ 14.48 |
2.84 |
$ 41.12 |
| Diesel Fuel |
|
|
|
|
| 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 |
|
|
|
$ 242.70 |
| Interest on Operating Capitala |
acre |
10% |
1 |
$ 7.04 |
| Total Variable Cost |
acre |
|
1 |
$ 249.74 |
| Returns Above Variable Cost |
acre |
|
1 |
$ 225.26 |
| Fixed Cost |
|
|
|
|
| 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 Cost |
acre |
|
1 |
$ 198.19 |
| Sub-Total |
acre |
|
1 |
$ 447.93 |
| Management Feea |
acre |
7% |
1 |
$ 27.85 |
| < b> Total Cost |
acre |
|
1 |
$ 475.78 |
| Net Returns |
acre |
|
1 |
$ (0.78) |