Table 2. 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 | Seed Costs | 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 |