Table 8. Forage dry matter biomass and crude protein yield and costs for annual cereal and annual legume hays. | ||||||||||
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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 | |
Forage
Barley Milk | 22.07 |
16.08 |
4.69 |
25.37 |
68.21 |
4733 |
28.80 |
13.0 |
606 |
0.11 |
Forage
Barley Hard Do. | 22.07 |
16.08 |
4.69 |
27.51 |
70.35 |
5133 |
27.40 |
9.2 |
468 |
0.15 |
Oat Forage Milk | 22.07 |
16.08 |
6.00 |
25.02 |
69.17 |
4667 |
29.60 |
11.5 |
535 |
0.13 |
Oat Forage Hard Do. | 22.07 |
16.08 |
6.00 |
30.38 |
74.53 |
5667 |
26.40 |
7.8 |
435 |
0.17 |
Pea Forage Early | 22.07 |
16.08 |
23.80 |
15.01 |
79.96 |
2800 |
55.00 |
18.9 |
526 |
0.15 |
Pea Forage Late | 22.07 |
16.08 |
23.80 |
24.92 |
86.87 |
4650 |
37.40 |
14.4 |
685 |
0.13 |
Forage
Lentil Early | 22.07 |
16.08 |
12.60 |
8.94 |
59.69 |
1667 |
71.60 |
21.8 |
361 |
0.17 |
Forage
Lentil Late | 22.07 |
16.08 |
12.60 |
20.73 |
71.48 |
3867 |
37.00 |
14.7 |
567 |
0.13 |
Oat-pea
Forage Hay | 22.07 |
16.08 |
29.80 |
27.57 |
95.52 |
5143 |
37.20 |
12.5 |
611 |
0.16 |