Table 3. Forage-feed costs during the spring portion of the lactation production period. | |||||||
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Area ac/pp | Forage Dry Matter $/ton | Crude Protein $/lb | Forage Cost $/pp | Supplement Cost $/pp | Total Feed Cost $/pp | Cost per Day $/d |
Crested
Wheatgrass Mature | 0.58 | 34.80 | 0.28 | 21.70 | 7.27 | 28.97 | 0.93 |
Crested
Wheatgrass Boot Stage | 0.41 | 40.80 | 0.14 | 10.85 | 6.88 | 17.73 | 0.57 |
Forage
Barley Milk | 0.13 | 28.80 | 0.11 | 8.68 | 5.80 | 14.48 | 0.47 |
Forage
Barley Hard Do. | 0.16 | 27.40 | 0.15 | 11.78 | 1.46 | 13.24 | 0.43 |
Oat Forage
Milk | 0.14 | 29.60 | 0.13 | 10.23 | 4.45 | 14.68 | 0.47 |
Oat Forage
Hard Do. | 0.16 | 26.40 | 0.17 | 13.33 | 3.72 | 17.05 | 0.55 |
Pea Forage
Early | 0.15 | 55.00 | 0.15 | 11.78 | 9.06 | 20.84 | 0.67 |
Pea
Forage | 0.12 | 37.40 | 0.13 | 10.23 | 6.84 | 17.07 | 0.55 |
Forage
Lentil Early | 0.34 | 71.60 | 0.17 | 13.33 | 10.04 | 23.37 | 0.75 |
Forage
Lentil Late | 0.14 | 37.00 | 0.13 | 10.23 | 7.00 | 17.23 | 0.56 |
Oat-Pea
Forage Hay | 0.12 | 37.20 | 0.16 | 11.78 | 5.37 | 17.15 | 0.55 |