Wisconsin 4 – H Crops Financial Record and Management Summary

Accurate records help explain the results of your crops project and tell you whether your project results in financial profit or a loss. To have a complete crops project, this form must be submitted to your leader. You will collect mot information during the course of the project. Try to record it as soon as you complete an activity or on a weekly basis. Project activities, such as, talks and exhibits should be recorded on a MPE form.

Name ______County ______Club ______Age ______

Years in Crops Project ______Which crop did you grow? ______

Size of field: ______acres

FINANCIAL AGREEMENT Outline land, machinery, fuel labor, seed, fertilizers and other materials agreement between yourself and parent or owner. ______

THE FIELD Soil type from SCS Office or Co. Soil Survey Dept. (e.g. Plano silt loam): ______Topography (hilly, rolling, flat, etc.) ______Conservation practice used ______Last year’s crop ______Yield ______

SOIL TEST Date ______

Sample pH Available Available Organic Recommendation Application Number phosphorus potassium matter (kind & (P test) (K test) (ton/A) amount) ______

SEED Varity or hybrid planted ______Was certified used? ______% Other crop seed ______% weed seed ______% germination ______% inert matter ______Number of acres planted ______Planting date ______Seeding rate ______Population count ______Describe seed treatment, if any ______

PEST MANAGEMENT (diseases, insects, weeds) Date Extent of Control method Effectiveness(excellent Pest Noticed damage (kind and amount) good, fair, poor) ______

WEATHER Describe the effects of any unusual weather conditions which may have influenced production of your crop: ______

Total monthly rainfall:

April ______May ______June ______July ______August ______September ______October ______November ______

HARVEST Method of harvest ______Method of storage ______Yield per acre ______Crop quality (excellent, good, fair, poor) ______Method of drying ______Stored at ______% moisture

MARKETING Record the local market price each month for the crop you have chosen. Ask feed and grain dealers or refer to your newspaper. Indicate unit you are using (bushels, tons, pounds, etc.) ______

Crop ______January ______February ______March ______April ______May ______June ______July ______August ______September ______October ______November ______December ______

Unit price received for your crop (dollars / bushels, ton, pound, etc.) ______Date sold ______or planned sale date ______

COST OF PRODUCTION SUMMARY

A. MATERIALS Value or Cost Value Amount Total cost per unit ______Kind applied amount (pound, Member’s Material used Per acre used gallon, ton) Total share

• Seed ______• Commercial______Fertilizer ______• Manure ______• Chemicals ______• Land rental ______• Other ______(A) Total ______

MACHINEARY Cost for operation, such as, plowing, discoing, planting, cultivating, spraying, harvesting, drying, transporting and storing. Used Wis. Custom Rate Guides from County UW – Extension Office.

COST Type Number Rate per Member Of work acres of hours acres or hour Total share

______(B) Total ______

LABOR By Whom Number of hours Rate per hour Total Cost or Value ______(C) Total ______

CROP YIELD RECORD

Total yield Market University of Wisconsin – Extension, Cooperative Extension Service, Patrick G. Boyle, director, in cooperation with the Number of Yield (tons, value Value of Crop U.S. Department of Agriculture and Wisconsin counties, publishes this information to further the purpose of the May 8 Crop Date acres per bushels, per Member’s and June 30, 1914 Acts of Congress; and provides equal opportunities in employment and programming including Title harvest harvest harvest acre bales) unit Total share IX requirements. ______Produced______by the ______Department of ______Youth Development, ______University ______of Wisconsin ______– Extension, ______328 Lowell Hall, ______610 Landon______St., Madison, ______WI 53706; ______phone 608 – ______262 – 1221. ______This publication is available from your county University of Wisconsin – Extension (D) Total office ______or from: ______Extension Publications 30 N. Murray St. Madison, WI 53715 Phone 608 – 262 – 3346

RS – 1 Wis 4 – H Crops Financial Record & Management Summary SR – 6 – 92 – 5M – E

 If crop has not been harvested, estimate yield. If this is a small grain crop, include the value of straw harvested in the yield record (e.g., crop harvested: oat grain, oat straw). If a small grain was seeded to a legume, this fact should be recorded. The value of a good stand is equal to one – half the production cost of the small grain (or one – half of A + B + C).

SUMMARY Total Member’s share 1. Total income from project (D) ______2. Total production (A+B+C) ______3. Profit (+) or loss (-) ______4. Cost per unit produced [(divide cost (line 2) by total yield (5th column of D)] ______D:\Docs\2018-04-03\0c305bf85b964dac71d8f162953ea12e.doc