Proso Millet
Cost-Return Budget
Estimated Returns per Acre
	Estimated Yield/Acre (lbs.)					1,500
	Price (per pound)					$ 0.090
	Freight cost (per pound)					$ 0.010
	Net price (per pound)					$ 0.080
Estimated Total Returns/Acre						$ 120.00
Estimated Operating Costs/Acre
	Seed					$ 7.00
	Fertilizer					$ 15.00
	Crop Chemicals					$ 5.00
	Insecticide					$ 5.00
	Machinery fuel, oil, repair					$ 15.22
	Machinery hire and services					$ 8.00
	Labor					$ 19.10
	Misc.					$ 4.00
	Operating interest (9% for 6 months)					$ 3.52
	Total Operating Costs/Acre					$ 81.84
Estimated Ownership Cost/Acre
	Machinery depreciation					$ 19.00
	Real estate taxes, depreciation, and interest (or rent)
	Total Ownership Costs/Acre					$ 19.00
Estimated Total Costs/Acre						$ 100.84
Estimated Production Costs/Acre Excluding Land Charges						$ 100.84
Net Return over Operating and Machinery Costs,						$ 19.16
Excluding Land Charges (per acre)
Note: Fertilizer costs were based on 23¢ per pound nitrogen (prior to recent price increases)