Table 6. Forage dry matter biomass and crude protein yield and costs for pastures grazed during the fall portion of the lactation production period. | ||||||||||
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Land Rent | Custom Work | Baling Costs | Production
Costs $/ac | Forage
Biomass Yield lb/ac | Forage Biomass Costs $/ton | Crude Protein % | Crude
Protein Yield lb/ac | Crude
Protein Costs $/lb |
mid Oct-late Oct | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | |
Native
Rangeland (12-m RS) | 8.76 | ![]() | ![]() |
8.76 |
218 |
80.37 |
4.8 |
10.46 |
0.34 | |
Native
Rangeland (SL 4.5-m) | 8.76 | ![]() | ![]() |
8.76 |
243 |
72.10 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | |
early Nov-mid Nov | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | |
Native
Rangeland (12-m RS) | 8.76 | ![]() | ![]() |
8.76 |
180 |
97.33 |
4.8 |
8.64 |
1.01 | |
mid Oct-mid Nov | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | |
Native
Rangeland (SL 5-6-m) | 8.76 | ![]() | ![]() |
8.76 |
356 |
49.21 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | |
Native
Rangeland (6.0-m SL) | 8.76 | ![]() | ![]() |
8.76 |
223 |
78.57 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | |
Native
Rangeland (4.0-m Def) | 8.76 | ![]() | ![]() |
8.76 |
412 |
42.52 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | |
Altai
Wildrye (4.5-m TOR) | 8.76 | ![]() | ![]() |
8.76 |
648 |
27.04 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | |
Cropland
Aftermath (4.5-m SL) | 2.00 | ![]() | ![]() |
2.00 |
135 |
29.63 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |