Microcomputer budget management system.

The 'Microcomputer Budget Management System' (MBMS) is a microcomputer software package that facilitates the storage and use of information for crop and livestock budgeting. It performs the calculations for several enterprise budgeting formats and for preparation of whole farm resource use reports and financial statements. The MBMS also includes internal machinery and irrigation cost calculation routines. MBMS was developed for extension staff, researchers, lenders, consultants, and operators of diversified farms and ranches. Presents a discussion of the features and capabilities of the software and the computational procedures used in the cost calculations. -Authors