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Net cost of feeding Cow Hay in the North
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<blockquote data-quote="Stocker Steve" data-source="post: 623940" data-attributes="member: 1715"><p>Making hay is an expensive hobby for most folks. It makes a fishing boat look like a good investment. One way to estimate cost is to:</p><p>Keep track of inputs and hours and what you could have rented the land for, multiply your hours by the std $/hour per implement or tractor that the University publishes yearly, then add equipment cost to inputs and rent opportunity, then divide this total by the pounds of hay harvested.</p><p></p><p>I have never seen upland hay cost numbers published for less than $80/ton. Exceptions might be haying a heavy crop on generous shares, running antique equipment with a spare for parts, and zero input reed canary meadows. I have tried all of these and they can work in special situations.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Stocker Steve, post: 623940, member: 1715"] Making hay is an expensive hobby for most folks. It makes a fishing boat look like a good investment. One way to estimate cost is to: Keep track of inputs and hours and what you could have rented the land for, multiply your hours by the std $/hour per implement or tractor that the University publishes yearly, then add equipment cost to inputs and rent opportunity, then divide this total by the pounds of hay harvested. I have never seen upland hay cost numbers published for less than $80/ton. Exceptions might be haying a heavy crop on generous shares, running antique equipment with a spare for parts, and zero input reed canary meadows. I have tried all of these and they can work in special situations. [/QUOTE]
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