| GRAZING ECONOMICS | ||||||||
| GUELL BROS GRASS TRIAL | ||||||||
| FOR SEEDED YEAR (1999) | ||||||||
| FOND DU LAC COUNTY, WI | ||||||||
| EXPENSES/ACRE (ONE YEAR vs.pro-rated over 3 years) | ||||||||
| TILLAGE/PLANTING: | Low Rate | High Rate | ||||||
| 1 year | 3 year | 1 year | 3 year | |||||
| Fall "98" Subsoil (2X) | $ 28.20 | $ 9.40 | $ 28.20 | $ 9.40 | ||||
| Spring "99" Disking (2X) | $ 20.00 | $ 6.67 | $ 20.00 | $ 6.67 | ||||
| Cultimulching | $ 10.10 | $ 3.37 | $ 10.10 | $ 3.37 | ||||
| Seeding | $ 10.10 | $ 3.37 | $ 20.20 | $ 6.74 | ||||
| Rolling | $ 10.10 | $ 3.37 | $ 10.10 | $ 3.37 | ||||
| SEED | ||||||||
| Multigrazer® 116 | $ 51.00 | $ 17.00 | $102.00 | $ 34.00 | ||||
| Multigrazer® 117 | $ 56.16 | $ 18.72 | $112.00 | $ 37.33 | ||||
| Multigrazer® 400 | $ 47.40 | $ 15.80 | $ 94.80 | $ 31.60 | ||||
| Multigrazer® 800 | $ 70.20 | $ 23.40 | $140.00 | $ 46.67 | ||||
| FERTILIZER | ||||||||
| 200# of 46-0-0 | $ 32.00 | $ 32.00 | $ 32.00 | $ 32.00 | ||||
| (includes cost of application) | ||||||||
| OTHER | ||||||||
| 2 clippings of residue | $ 17.00 | $ 17.00 | $ 17.00 | $ 17.00 | ||||
| TOTAL PER ACRE COST | ||||||||
| Multi 116 | $178.50 | $ 92.18 | $239.60 | $112.55 | ||||
| Multi 117 | $183.66 | $ 93.90 | $249.60 | $115.88 | ||||
| Multi 400 | $174.90 | $ 90.98 | $232.40 | $110.15 | ||||
| Multi 800 | $197.70 | $ 98.58 | $277.60 | $125.22 | ||||
| Tillage cost taken from averages from Wisconsin's Custom Rate Guide 1998 | ||||||||