| Table 25. Pasture and forage costs during the early lactation production period. | |||||||
| Land Area ac/pp | Forage Dry Matter $/ton | Crude Protein $/lb | Forage Cost $/pp | Supplement Cost$/pp | Total Feed Cost $/pp | Cost per Day $/d | |
| 12-m
RS Native Rangeland | 9.72 |
140.16 |
0.76 |
85.05 |
3.38 |
88.43 |
1.97 |
| 6.0-m SL | |||||||
| 4.5-m SL | |||||||
| 4.0-m Def | |||||||
| 4.5-m TOR | |||||||
| Crested
Wheatgrass Mature | 0.76 |
34.80 |
0.28 |
33.75 |
13.50 |
47.25 |
1.05 |
| Crested
Wheatgrass Boot Stage | 0.65 |
40.80 |
0.14 |
17.10 |
6.43 |
23.53 |
0.52 |
| Forage
Barley Milk | 0.20 |
28.80 |
0.11 |
13.51 |
4.73 |
18.23 |
0.41 |
| Forage
Barley Hard Do. | 0.24 |
27.40 |
0.15 |
18.45 |
3.38 |
21.83 |
0.49 |
| Oat
Forage Milk | 0.23 |
29.60 |
0.13 |
15.75 |
2.60 |
18.35 |
0.41 |
| Oat
Forage Hard Do. | 0.21 |
26.40 |
0.17 |
20.70 |
8.37 |
29.07 |
0.65 |
| Pea
Forage Early | 0.23 |
55.00 |
0.15 |
18.45 |
9.92 |
28.37 |
0.63 |
| Pea
Forage Late | 0.18 |
37.40 |
0.13 |
15.75 |
6.30 |
22.05 |
0.49 |
| Forage
Lentil Early | 0.34 |
71.60 |
0.17 |
20.70 |
11.42 |
32.12 |
0.71 |
| Forage
Lentil Late | 0.22 |
37.00 |
0.13 |
15.75 |
6.62 |
22.37 |
0.50 |
| Oat-Pea
Forage Hay | 0.19 |
37.20 |
0.16 |
18.45 |
4.10 |
22.55 |
0.50 |