Crop Budget

TEACHER: GROUP MEMBERS:

Mr. Duckie Rayan Hemmings Sanjae Mills Shaniele Edwards Keran Mcleggon December 19, 2011. McGrath High School

DUE DATE: School:

TABLE OF CONTENT Introduction Acknowledgement Schedule of Operation Equipments Used Land Preparation Preparing of Hole Transplanting Watering Spraying Fertilizing Mulching Moulding Pruning Staking Daily Observation Estimated Budget Actual Budget Analysis 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18

INDRODUCTION
This project is about a crop budget. This project take you through all the process involve in a crop budget, from the day of planting to the day of marking. The crop that is producing is tomatoes. It also explaining the processes and give you pictures to see the action.

ACKNOLEGEMENT
I would like to say thanks to the following person and organization for making the completion of my project: Oneil Turner for taking the pictures. Shavian Cameron for helping me writing. The linsteads Internet caf for printing my project. Last but least our teacher Mr. Duckie who guide us along the way. Once again thanks to everybody.

SCHEDULE OF APERATION
Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6 Week 7 Week 8 Week 9 Week 10 Week 11 Week 12 Week 13 : Land selection and preparation : Preparation of holes : Transplanting and watering crops. : Weed control : Fertilizing : Moulding : Spraying : Pest control : Pruning : Staking : Observation : Harvesting : Marketing

Equipment used
The following equipments are used to complete land preparation and the growing of crops. Fork Machete Hoe Pickaxe Barrow Spray Pan
Hand shovel

Land Preparation

LAND PREPERATION: This is the clearing the land, ploughing of the soil. This is done to ensure that the seedlings have a proper place to grow. 5

PREPARING OF HOLE

PREPERING OF HOLE: This is the making of little hole to put the seedlings in. 6

TRANSPLANTING

TRANSPLANTING: Transplanting is the removal of seedlings from the seedbed to the field. This is done to make the seedlings have space to grow because in the seedbed they have limited space grow. Because in the seedbed they will grow tall and slim. 7

WATERING

WATERING: Watering is spraying or pouring of water to the roots of plants. This is done to make the plants absorbs water.

Spraying

SPRAYING: Spraying is the spraying of insecticide or pesticide to plants to kill or to prevent insects and pests. This way we limit the lost of produce.

Fertilizing

FERTILIZING: The applying of fertilizer around the roots of the plant. This done to give nutrients to the soil so that the plant can absorbs it. 10

Mulching

MULCHING: Mulching is the placing of dry or green grass in the field not too near the plants. This done to reduces the growth of weeds and reduces the lost of moisture in the soil. 11

Moulding

MOULDING: Moulding is the pulling up of the soil around the plant. This is done to encourage lateral growth of roots and to also make water can go in the soil easily. 12

PRUNNING

PRUNNING: Prunning this is the cutting off of some limbs from the plant. This is done to ensure we get bigger and better tomatoes. 13

STAKINGS

STAKING: Staking is placing a stick along the plant. These done because the tomatoes tree cannot hold the weight of it produce and need something to help it. 14

DAILY OBSERVATION

DAILY OBSERVATION: Daily Observation is the visiting of the field to ensure everything is ok, include the plant are well watered and no insects or pests etc.

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ESTIMATED BUDGET
INCOME Tomatoes 84pounds @ $60 TOTAL INCOME (T.I.) VARIABLE EXPENSES Seeds Fertilizers Insecticide Labour (done free of cost by us) Transport TOTAL VARIBLE EXPENSES (T.V.E.) FIX EXPENSES Water (paid at a flat rate) TOTAL FIX EXPENSES (T.F.E.) TOTAL EXPENSES Total Expenses (T.E.) =T.F.E. + T.V.E. = $1000 + $3900 Estimated profit =T.I. T.E. =$504O-$4900 =$5040 =$5040 =$300 =$3000 =$400 ------=$200 =$3900 =$1000 =$1000

=$4900

=$160

ACTUAL BUDGET
INCOME Tomatoes 84pounds @ $70 TOTAL INCOME VARIABLE EXPENSES Seeds Fertilizer Insecticide Labour (done by us free of cost) Transport TOLTAL VARIABLE EXPENSES (T.V.E.) FIX EXPENSES Water (paid at a flat rate) TOTAL FIX EXPENSES (T.F.E.) TOTAL EXPENSES Total Expenses (T.E.) =T.F.E. + T.V.E. =$1000 + $4000 ACTUTAL PROFIT Actual Profit =T.I. T.E. $5880- $5000 =$5880 =$5880 =$200 =$3000 =$450 ---------=$350 =$4000 =$1000 =$1000

=$5000

=$880

ANALYSIS
In the estimated and actual the profits were different. The profits were different because in the actual budget price of tomatoes was high than the price in the estimated $60 to $70.In the variables expenses the price of the tomatoes seeds were chipper than we expected $300 to $200.The price of insecticide was a little most $400 to $450. The transport price was most than we expected $200 to $350.Nothing else did not change, in the end the estimated profit was $160 and the actual $880.