Table 80: Costs and Returns for Dairy Goat, 1800 lbs Milk/Doe, 100 Doe Herd
Organic Production Practices, Northeastern United States, 1996
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ITEM
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UNIT
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PRICE
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QUANTITY
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TOTAL
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Receipts |
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Milk Sales |
cwt |
$ 31.00 |
18 |
$ 558.00 |
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Does Culled (5% dead, 40% culled) |
lb |
$ 1.20 |
120 |
$ 57.60 |
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Male Kids Sold (8% dead) |
lb |
$ 1.50 |
30 |
$ 41.40 |
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Replacements Sold |
head |
$ 130.00 |
0.5 |
$ 67.60 |
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Miscellaneous Income |
|
$ 56.00 |
|
$ 56.00 |
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Total Receipts |
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$ 780.60 |
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Variable Costs |
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Feed Costs |
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Concentrates for doe & replacement |
cwt |
$ 10.00 |
11.5 |
$ 115.00 |
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Kids for meat sold at 30 lbs. |
cwt |
$ 12.00 |
0.4 |
$ 4.80 |
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Hay |
ton |
$ 95.00 |
0.71 |
$ 67.45 |
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Milk Fed to Replacements |
gallon |
$ 2.41 |
9.24 |
$ 22.30 |
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Total Feed Costs |
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$ 209.55 |
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Other |
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Building and Equipment Repairs |
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$ 6.00 |
|
$ 6.00 |
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Bedding (straw) |
ton |
$ 50.00 |
0.15 |
$ 7.50 |
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Misc. Livestock Supplies |
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$ 55.00 |
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$ 55.00 |
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Breeding Fees |
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$ 10.00 |
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$ 10.00 |
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Veterinary Fees |
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$ 4.00 |
|
$ 4.00 |
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Marketing |
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$ 57.00 |
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$ 57.00 |
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Labor |
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Operator |
hr |
$ 14.48 |
13.6 |
$ 196.93 |
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Repairs, Maintenance and Fuel |
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Machinery and Equipment |
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$ 32.00 |
|
$ 32.00 |
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Fuel and oil |
|
$ 5.00 |
|
$ 5.00 |
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Sub-Total |
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$ 582.98 |
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Interest on Operating Capitala
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|
10% |
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$ 16.91 |
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Total Variable Costs |
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$ 599.89 |
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Returns Above Var. Costs |
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$ 180.71 |
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Fixed Costs |
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Insurance and Taxes |
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$ 3.00 |
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$ 3.00 |
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Building and Equipment |
|
$ 10.00 |
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$ 10.00 |
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Land |
acre |
$ 50.00 |
0.1 |
$ 5.00 |
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Total Fixed Costs |
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$ 18.00 |
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Total Fixed & Variable Costs |
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$ 617.89 |
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Management Feesa
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$ 43.25 |
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Total Costs |
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$ 661.14 |
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Net Returns |
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$ 119.46 |
