| Table 13. Expenses incurred for the Muleshoe systems trial, 2002. | ||||||||||||
| Variety | Seed cost/bag |
Tech fees/bag |
Total cost/bag |
Seed & tech fee/ac |
Herb apps |
Herb app cost/ac |
Roundup UltraMax cost/ac |
Buctril cost/ac |
Fusion spot spray cost/ac |
Hoe cost/ac |
Systems cost/ac |
|
| 1 | PM 2326RR | 43.45 | 26.20 | 69.65 | 27.86 | 1 | 3.50 | 10.57 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6.00 | 47.93 |
| 2 | PM 2266RR | 43.45 | 26.20 | 69.65 | 27.86 | 1 | 3.50 | 10.57 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6.00 | 47.93 |
| 3 | PM 2344BG/RR | 49.45 | 90.30 | 139.75 | 55.90 | 1 | 3.50 | 10.57 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6.00 | 75.97 |
| 4 | SG 215BG/RR | 65.45 | 97.00 | 162.45 | 64.98 | 1 | 3.50 | 10.57 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6.00 | 85.05 |
| 5 | ST 3539BR | 45.00 | 90.30 | 135.30 | 54.12 | 1 | 3.50 | 10.57 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6.00 | 74.19 |
| 6 | PM 2167RR | 43.45 | 26.20 | 69.65 | 27.86 | 1 | 3.50 | 10.57 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6.00 | 47.93 |
| 7 | ST 2454R | 42.00 | 28.00 | 70.00 | 28.00 | 1 | 3.50 | 10.57 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6.00 | 48.07 |
| 8 | ST BXN 16 | 60.00 | included in seed | 60.00 | 24.00 | 1 | 3.50 | 0.00 | 15.45 | 5.00 | 9.00 | 56.95 |
| 9 | FM BXN 5024 | 60.95 | included in seed | 60.95 | 24.38 | 1 | 3.50 | 0.00 | 15.45 | 5.00 | 9.00 | 57.33 |
| 10 | FM 958 | 63.95 | 0.00 | 63.95 | 25.58 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5.00 | 18.00 | 48.58 |
| 11 | NK 2165C | 43.50 | 0.00 | 43.50 | 17.40 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5.00 | 18.00 | 40.40 |
| 12 | NK 2108SS | 43.50 | 0.00 | 43.50 | 17.40 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5.00 | 18.00 | 40.40 |
| 13 | FM 819 | 63.95 | 0.00 | 63.95 | 25.58 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5.00 | 18.00 | 48.58 |
| 20 lb seed/acre | 3.50/ac | 50.49/gal | 116.98/gal | Includes 1.50/ac | 6.00/hr | |||||||
| chem cost + | ||||||||||||
| Base weed control program | chem cost | app cost | total cost | includes AMS | includes COC | 3.50/ac applic | ||||||
| at 0.31/ac | at 0.83/ac | Time spent Hoeing | ||||||||||
| Pre- and At-planting | 1 hr/ac on RR | |||||||||||
| 15-Mar | 2 pt/acre Treflan PPI | 6.90 | 3.50 | 10.40 | Roundup Ultra Max | Buctril rate | 1.5 hrs/ac on BXN | |||||
| 15-May | 1 pt/acre Direx at plant | 2.88 | 2.88 | rate at 26 oz/ac | at 1.0 pt/ac | 3 hrs/ac on Conv. | ||||||
| Post-directed layby | hoeing = 80 | |||||||||||
| 11-Jul | 1 qt/acre Direx | 5.76 | 3.50 | 9.26 | ||||||||
| Cultivation | ||||||||||||
| 18-Jun | Blanket cultivation | 5.00 | 5.00 | |||||||||
| Total blanket weed control program | 27.54 | |||||||||||
| PGR program | ||||||||||||
| 27-Jun | 4 oz/acre Pix + 2 oz/acre surfactant | 1.98 | 3.50 | 5.48 | ||||||||
| 1-Aug | 14 oz/acre Pix + 2 oz/acre surfactant | 6.48 | 3.50 | 9.98 | ||||||||
| Insecticide program | ||||||||||||
| 4-May | 3.5 lb/acre Temik at plant | 11.94 | 11.94 | |||||||||
| 12-Jun | 2 oz/acre Orthene for Thrips | 1.29 | 3.50 | 4.79 | ||||||||
| 27-Jun | 2.56 oz/acre Ammo for Lygus | 3.08 | 3.08 | |||||||||
| with Pix and Activator 90 (see above) | ||||||||||||
| 6-Jul | 2.56 oz/acre Ammo for Lygus | 3.08 | 3.50 | 6.58 | ||||||||
| 12-Aug | 2.32 oz/acre Baythroid 2 for worms | 8.80 | 3.50 | 12.30 | ||||||||
| with ULV oil (Shield Brite) | ||||||||||||
| 26-Aug | 2.33 oz/acre Baythroid 2 + 1 oz/acre Centric | 7.53 | 3.50 | 11.03 | ||||||||
| with Crop Oil | ||||||||||||
| BWEP assessment | 12.00 | |||||||||||
| (no applications were required) | ||||||||||||
| Harvest aid Program | ||||||||||||
| 10-Oct | 32 oz/acre Prep + 16 oz/acre Def 6 | 18.58 | 3.50 | 22.08 | ||||||||
| with 2 oz/acre Activator 90 | ||||||||||||
| 15-Oct | 16 oz/acre Cyclone Max | 5.14 | 3.50 | 8.64 | ||||||||
| with 2 oz/acre Activator 90 | ||||||||||||
| Total blanket input cost ($/acre) | 135.43 | |||||||||||