Agriculture Reference
In-Depth Information
Item
Unit
Total units
Price or cost/unit
Total value or cost
Return or cost/head
Labor costs over total
operation costs
36%
Cash overhead costs
(taxes, offi ce
expenses,
insurances)
Interest on animals
2,226
4.45
O f fi ce expense
4,003
8.06
Total cash overhead
costs
6,229
12.51
Noncash overhead
costs (depreciation in
equipment value, etc.)
Capital recovery
22,206
44.41
Total noncash
overhead costs
22,206
44.41
Total costs
294,102
588.26
Return to risk and
management
52,498
104.94
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Assumptions: 50 acres rented @ $30/acre; 500 does and 10 bucks; Replacement rate of 20%; 130 female kids are
retained to produce 100 replacements; 30 does will be culled and sold; kidding rate of 1.6; kid survival rate of 95%;
most kids are sold after birth; 100% conception rate; 100% milk delivery; milking does consume around 6 lb, 3.5 lb
grain; milking does produce 195 gallons or 1,677 lb (762 kg)/year; 70 hours per week hired labor; 60 hours per week
owner labor.
Source: Giraud, D.D., K.M. Klonsky, and P. Livingston. 2005. Sample costs for a 500 dairy goat operation.
University of California Cooperative Extension. Gt - NC - 05 - R. ANR Revised #7, 8 - 29 - 06.
Table 18.3
Angora goat operation enterprise budget based on one animal unit (AU)
1,2
.
Item
Unit
Price ($)
Quantity
Amount ($)
Gross receipts
Mohair, adult
lb
4.00
50.4
201.60
Mohair, kid
lb
8.00
7.0
56.00
Mohair, yearling
lb
5.75
12.6
72.45
Angora kids
head
37.35
2.1
78.44
Call does
head
41.25
1.4
57.75
Total Income
466.24
Operating Costs
Crop insurance
PRF
ac
0.85
30.0
25.50
Eradication fee
Predator control
ac
0.25
30.0
7.50
Custom harvest
Shear - goat
head
3.00
17.96
53.89
Vet. medicine
C/D & T
ml
0.11
21.47
2.55
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