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<blockquote data-quote="CowCop" data-source="post: 191779" data-attributes="member: 1049"><p>~</p><p>Cost per cow, here--is $369.56.</p><p></p><p>It will go up another $1.29/day *if* the cows are NOT on pasture by May 1st. Last year they weren't out on pasture until May 15th because we had an "extended" mud season. ( the "5th" season in Vermont )</p><p></p><p>It would be MUCH higher if I was to figure in ALL the busted tractor parts during haying season into MY herd costs.</p><p>But the tractor parts are my boss's costs, not mine.</p><p></p><p>Fencing and fuel hit us bad last year. Several high windstorms knocked a few hundred trees down on the fences just a few weeks after we had retightened and replaced them. </p><p></p><p>We had a round bale cost of $17.00 in July and $19.00 by Sept 1st. We sell for $30.00</p><p></p><p>A few cost savers for us:</p><p></p><p>We sell our bull after breeding season to cut costs/damage/ and space.</p><p></p><p>We only had the vet out ONCE last year to preg check the entire herd and remove a pair of mystery horns.</p><p>He also vaccinated ALL our caves for free since he was buying most of them.</p><p></p><p>We early weaned our calves in September, instead of November. Had a lot less animals to contend with for 2 months.</p><p></p><p>The herd was in better condition by December 1st to go into winter. </p><p></p><p>Was also able to hay an extra field, since we didn't need it to graze all the calves and mommas.</p><p></p><p>We got 15% more hay last year than usual, and it was the BEST hay we have made in 4 years.</p><p>( lots of rain in May, makes a full barn of hay... )</p><p></p><p>We wintered a <u>minimum</u> of replacement heifers thru the winter.</p><p></p><p>I seriously doubt my costs per cow will <u>ever</u> be this low again.</p><p></p><p>Respectfully submitted,</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="CowCop, post: 191779, member: 1049"] ~ Cost per cow, here--is $369.56. It will go up another $1.29/day *if* the cows are NOT on pasture by May 1st. Last year they weren't out on pasture until May 15th because we had an "extended" mud season. ( the "5th" season in Vermont ) It would be MUCH higher if I was to figure in ALL the busted tractor parts during haying season into MY herd costs. But the tractor parts are my boss's costs, not mine. Fencing and fuel hit us bad last year. Several high windstorms knocked a few hundred trees down on the fences just a few weeks after we had retightened and replaced them. We had a round bale cost of $17.00 in July and $19.00 by Sept 1st. We sell for $30.00 A few cost savers for us: We sell our bull after breeding season to cut costs/damage/ and space. We only had the vet out ONCE last year to preg check the entire herd and remove a pair of mystery horns. He also vaccinated ALL our caves for free since he was buying most of them. We early weaned our calves in September, instead of November. Had a lot less animals to contend with for 2 months. The herd was in better condition by December 1st to go into winter. Was also able to hay an extra field, since we didn't need it to graze all the calves and mommas. We got 15% more hay last year than usual, and it was the BEST hay we have made in 4 years. ( lots of rain in May, makes a full barn of hay... ) We wintered a [u]minimum[/u] of replacement heifers thru the winter. I seriously doubt my costs per cow will [u]ever[/u] be this low again. Respectfully submitted, [/QUOTE]
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