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Table 1. Farm characteristics and cost and return estimates from a sample of 28 corn producers in the Upper Delta, 1997.1
Item Mean Std. dev. Min. Max.
  Owned acres in operation 367 854 0 5,300
  Rented acres in operation 3,486 3,251 0 11,000
Total acres in operation 3,809 3,093 120 11,000
  Owned cropland acres 336 740 0 4,500
  Rented cropland acres 3,309 3,156 0 10,600
Total cropland acres 3,624 2,977 120 10,600
  Owned corn acres 79 143 0 427
  Rented corn acres 549 352 0 1,056
Total corn acres 628 287 29 1,056
Irrigated corn acres 444 290 0 935
Field size (acres) 63 46 9 220
 
Corn yield (bu/A) 131 16 100 175
Revenue (@ $2.65/bu) 348 43 265 464
 
Selected variable cost items:
  Fertilizers 52 13 27 82
  Custom harvest/haul 28 12 7 48
  Seed 27 5 16 40
  Repairs & maintenance 18 10 5 69
  Herbicides 17 8 5 30
  Diesel fuel 12 8 3 48
  Interest on op. capital 7 2 4 9
  Custom fert./lime 7 16 3 53
  Operator labor 7 2 3 14
  Overhead labor 6 2 3 12
Total variable cost 190 45 131 277
 
Returns above variable cost 159 54 1 293
 
  Machinery fixed cost 56 17 13 95
Variable cost + fixed cost 246 52 152 356
  Land rent 73 14 50 125
Total specified cost 320 58 222 428
 
Net revenue 29 57 (147) 171
1See "Interpretation of Data" for more information about this table.


Table 2. Farm characteristics and cost and return estimates from a sample of 28 corn producers in the Lower Delta, 1997.1
Item Mean Std. dev. Min. Max.
  Owned acres in operation 853 1,011 0 3,500
  Rented acres in operation 1,401 1,148 0 4,500
Total acres in operation 2,254 1,254 260 4,600
  Owned cropland acres 762 937 0 3,200
  Rented cropland acres 1,331 1,099 0 4,500
Total cropland acres 2,093 1,200 260 4,500
  Owned corn acres 275 359 0 1,200
  Rented corn acres 367 359 0 1,100
Total corn acres 642 402 85 1,400
Irrigated corn acres 232 281 0 800
Field size (acres) 61 37 3 150
 
Corn yield (bu/A) 132 19 96 175
Revenue (@ $2.65/bu) 351 51 254 464
 
Selected variable cost items:
  Fertilizers 45 17 10 89
  Custom harvest/haul 29 16 15 71
  Seed 26 2 22 31
  Repairs & maintenance 15 6 4 27
  Herbicides 14 13 3 66
  Diesel fuel 7 4 2 13
  Operator labor 6 2 3 12
  Interest on op. capital 6 1 3 11
  Overhead labor 5 2 3 11
  Custom fert./lime 4 10 3 53
Total variable cost 163 29 84 240
 
Returns above variable cost 188 41 114 284
 
  Machinery fixed cost 44 21 11 75
Variable cost + fixed cost 207 38 109 288
  Land rent 67 16 40 100
Total specified cost 274 40 173 353
 
Net revenue 77 40 3 171
1See "Interpretation of Data" for more information about this table.




Table 3. Farm characteristics and cost and return estimates from a sample of 34 corn producers in the Brown Loam area, 1997.1
Item Mean Std. dev. Min. Max.
  Owned acres in operation 961 998 0 5,000
  Rented acres in operation 1,409 1,095 0 4,000
Total acres in operation 2,305 1,306 205 5,000
  Owned cropland acres 541 821 0 4,600
  Rented cropland acres 1,227 1,007 0 3,000
Total cropland acres 1,712 1,022 100 4,600
  Owned corn acres 163 174 0 610
  Rented corn acres 456 377 0 1,000
Total corn acres 619 316 15 1,000
Irrigated corn acres 58 131 0 575
Field size (acres) 63 47 10 240
 
Corn yield (bu/A) 117 20 50 156
Revenue (@ $2.65/bu) 309 54 133 413
 
Selected variable cost items:
  Fertilizers 48 21 11 90
  Seed 28 10 18 78
  Custom harvest/haul 22 8 8 48
  Repairs & maintenance 15 5 3 26
  Herbicides 15 7 3 37
  Interest on op. capital 7 2 3 10
  Operator labor 5 2 2 12
  Overhead labor 5 2 2 11
  Diesel fuel 5 3 2 13
  Custom fert./lime 5 8 3 28
 
Total variable cost 159 32 91 215
 
Returns above variable cost 151 48 2 240
 
  Machinery fixed cost 38 15 9 66
Variable cost + fixed cost 196 38 123 274
  Land rent 41 8 27 65
Total specified cost 238 39 166 317
 
Net revenue 72 52 (84) 166
1See "Interpretation of Data" for more information about this table.


Table 4. Farm characteristics and cost and return estimates from a sample of 32 corn producers in the Coastal Plains and Black Belt, 1997.1
Item Mean Std. dev. Min. Max.
  Owned acres in operation 577 532 0 2,050
  Rented acres in operation 828 827 0 4,000
Total acres in operation 1,404 1,192 315 6,000
  Owned cropland acres 372 341 0 1,500
  Rented cropland acres 786 733 0 3,500
Total cropland acres 1,158 905 50 4,500
  Owned corn acres 135 136 0 450
  Rented corn acres 241 197 0 800
Total corn acres 377 207 14 800
Irrigated corn acres 13 51 0 240
Field size (acres) 50 54 2 212
 
Corn yield (bu/A) 89 35 20 147
Revenue (@ $2.65/bu) 237 94 53 390
 
Selected variable cost items:
  Fertilizers 55 19 14 89
  Seed 23 3 16 29
  Herbicides 16 8 1 38
  Repairs & maintenance 15 4 9 25
  Custom harvest/haul 15 6 3 28
  Interest on op. capital 6 2 2 10
  Custom fert./lime 6 10 3 40
  Operator labor 5 2 2 13
  Overhead labor 5 2 2 11
  Diesel fuel 4 2 1 11
Total variable cost 157 33 76 218
 
Returns above variable cost 80 92 (127) 235
 
  Machinery fixed cost 36 11 18 71
Variable cost + fixed cost 193 39 101 289
  Land rent 34 7 10 55
Total specified cost 226 39 135 319
 
Net revenue 11 92 (190) 159
1See "Interpretation of Data" for more information about this table.


Table 5. Farm characteristics and cost and return estimates from a sample of 31 cotton producers in the Upper Delta, 1997.1
Item Mean Std. dev. Min. Max.
  Owned acres in operation 296 742 0 3,400
  Rented acres in operation 2,094 1,386 0 4,500
Total acres in operation 2,371 1,480 113 5,700
  Owned cropland acres 174 318 0 1,301
  Rented cropland acres 1,902 1,217 0 3,800
Total cropland acres 2,057 1,135 106 4,000
  Owned cotton acres 96 194 0 900
  Rented cotton acres 1,030 662 0 2,000
Total cotton acres 1,126 583 3 2,000
Irrigated cotton acres 534 527 0 1,600
Field size (acres) 65 52 3 330
 
Lint yield (lb/A) 924 168 158 1,313
Lint revenue (@ $0.652/lb) 603 109 103 856
Seed revenue (@ $106/ton) 76 14 13 108
Total revenue 679 123 116 964
 
Selected variable cost items:
  Gin 75 14 13 105
  Insecticides 42 21 13 87
  Herbicides 36 14 14 93
  Fertilizers 34 16 12 109
  Repairs & maintenance 32 6 10 46
  Custom harvest/haul 19 4 13 32
  Harvest aids 16 7 4 42
  Operator labor 15 4 8 23
  Custom spray 14 7 3 28
  Technology fee 13 15 24 32
  Diesel fuel 12 3 6 21
  Overhead labor 12 3 6 19
  Seed 11 2 8 15
  Interest on op. capital 11 3 4 17
Total variable cost 365 65 118 472
 
Returns above variable cost 314 92 (2) 496
  Machinery fixed cost 89 25 27 147
Variable cost + fixed cost 454 80 144 597
  Land rent 82 27 26 150
Total specified cost 536 83 216 669
 
Net revenue 143 85 (100) 299
1See "Interpretation of Data" for more information about this table.


Table 6. Farm characteristics and cost and return estimates from a sample of 35 cotton producers in the Lower Delta, 1997.1
Item Mean Std. dev. Min. Max.
  Owned acres in operation 1,390 2,294 0 7,000
  Rented acres in operation 1,127 1,230 0 3,560
Total acres in operation 2,455 1,892 30 6,600
  Owned cropland acres 1,368 2,294 0 7,000
  Rented cropland acres 1,126 1,230 0 3,560
Total cropland acres 2,432 1,905 30 6,600
  Owned cotton acres 600 800 0 2,353
  Rented cotton acres 567 630 0 1,970
Total cotton acres 1,167 742 30 2,353
Irrigated cotton acres 238 448 0 1,400
Field size (acres) 77 37 3 142
 
Lint yield (lb/A) 893 142 375 1,584
Lint revenue (@ $0.652/lb) 582 92 245 1,033
Seed revenue (@ $106/ton) 73 12 31 130
Total revenue 655 104 275 1,163
 
Selected variable cost items:
  Gin 71 11 30 127
  Insecticides 38 16 3 90
  Herbicides 35 12 18 64
  Fertilizers 34 12 13 61
  Repairs & maintenance 32 6 8 45
  Custom harvest/haul 19 11 8 111
  Harvest aids 16 9 7 34
  Custom spray 15 6 4 29
  Operator labor 14 3 7 26
  Diesel fuel 13 6 5 31
  Overhead labor 11 2 5 21
  Seed 10 2 7 14
  Interest on op. capital 9 2 4 14
Total variable cost 339 53 205 502
 
Returns above variable cost 317 93 71 661
 
  Machinery fixed cost 81 18 22 109
Variable cost + fixed cost 419 67 258 609
  Land rent 81 20 45 125
Total specified cost 500 83 318 682
 
Net revenue 155 108 (55) 481
1See "Interpretation of Data" for more information about this table.


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Table 7. Farm characteristics and cost and return estimates from a sample of 32 cotton producers in the Brown Loam area, 1997.1
Item Mean Std. dev. Min. Max.
  Owned acres in operation 1,132 1,596 0 5,000
  Rented acres in operation 1,275 1,328 0 4,200
Total acres in operation 2,289 1,467 41 4,800
  Owned cropland acres 629 841 0 2,410
  Rented cropland acres 1,121 1,245 0 4,200
Total cropland acres 1,666 1,160 40 4,750
  Owned cotton acres 382 556 0 1,600
  Rented cotton acres 549 463 0 1,255
Total cotton acres 875 405 15 1,425
Irrigated cotton acres 97 245 0 800
 
Field size (acres) 81 66 3 350
Lint yield (lb/A) 879 208 150 1,300
Lint revenue (@ $0.652/lb) 573 136 98 848
Seed revenue (@ $106/ton) 72 17 12 107
Total revenue 645 153 110 954
 
Selected variable cost items:
  Gin 68 18 12 104
  Fertilizers 36 17 1 66
  Repairs & maintenance 33 5 12 42
  Herbicides 29 14 10 65
  Technology fee 27 22 24 56
  Insecticides 21 13 3 55
  Custom harvest/haul 15 6 3 54
  Operator labor 14 2 9 22
  Harvest aids