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 26 Cotton Budget
 
Cotton Budget  04/07/26 10:13:14 AM

 Make a 24-12-0 starter w/30% blend (or 20-10-0 w/24%) $16.80 Low P response, reduce or eliminate P fertilizer for cotton is ok
17-0-90-20 (N-P-K-S)  At planting to 5 leaf $47.50 Later timing allows lower leaching risk, less behind peanut
Boric Acid foliar or with liquid nitrogen $6.00 Simplest is to put 1/2 pound in liquid top dress.
     
OTHER    
Pix  $4.00 Variety and planting date variables
Defoliation $18.00 Based on 3 Dropp, 3 Prep, & 4 folex
Bollweevil $1.00  
Scouting   Be sure and show the increase in yield and reduction in expense from scouting
Sub-Total Chem,fert,seed $356.68  
     
Interest $15.00 (8% for 6 months)
Insurance $22.00  
Repairs/fuel/oil (not harvest) $40.00  
Harvest (variable) $70.00 Add $30 to $50 for Custom
total variable $503.68  
     
OVERHEAD    
labor $50.00  
land $100.00 Land cost only (not included are value from base or other resources)
Equipment Payments $100.00  
Total Overhead $250.00  
     
TOTAL Expenses (including Land) $753.68  
     
Income    
Lint Yield 1150 Increase yield by 50 pounds if using aldicarb, 
Lint Price 0.7  
Projected safty net payments  0.07 This is the wildcard that cotton has thanks to checkoff funds
Gin -charge/+rebate -0.01  
Fees & deducts (Warehouse, classing, checkoff payments) 0.025  
Gross Receipts $845.25  
     
Net Return to Management $91.57  
     
Break Even Yield 1,025  
 
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