Table 81: Costs and Returns for Dairy Goat, 2100 lbs Milk/Doe, 100 Doe Herd
Organic Production Practices, Northeastern United States, 1996 |
Total Receipts
| ITEM | UNIT | PRICE | QUANTITY | TOTAL |
| Receipts | & nbsp; | |||
| Milk Sales | cwt | $ 31.00 | 21 | $ 651.00 |
| Does Culled (5% dead, 40% culled) | lb | $ 1.20 | 120 | $ 57.60 |
| Male Kids Sold (8% dead) | lb | $ 1.50 | 30 | $ 41.40 |
| Replacements Sold | head | $ 130.00 | 0.5 | $ 67.60 |
| Miscellaneous Income | $ 56.00 | $ 56.00 | ||
| $ 873.60 | ||||
| Variable Costs | ||||
| Feed Costs | & nbsp; | |||
| Concentrates for doe & replacement | cwt | $ 10.00 | 13.1 | $ 131.00 |
| Kids for meat sold at 30 lbs. | cwt | $ 12.00 | 0.4 | $ 4. 80 |
| Hay | ton | $ 95.00 | 0.82 | $ 77.90 |
| Milk Fed to Replacements | gallon | $ 2.41 | 9.24 | $ 22.30 |
| Total Feed Costs | $ 236.00 | |||
| Building and Equipment Reairs | $ 6.00 | $ 6.00 | ||
| Bedding (straw) | ton | $ 50.00 | 0.15 | $ 7.50 |
| Misc. Livestock Supplies | $ 58.00 | $ 58.00 | ||
| Breeding Fees | $ 10.00 | $ 10.00 | ||
| Veterinary Fees | $ 4.00 | $ 4.00 | ||
| Marketing | $ 61.00 | $ 61.00 | ||
| Labor | ||||
| Operator | hr | $ 14.48 | 13.6 | $ 196.93 |
| Repairs, Maintenance and Fuel | ||||
| Machinery and Equipment | $ 32.00 | $ 32.00 | ||
| Fuel and oil | $ 5.00 | $ 5.00 | ||
| Sub-Total | $ 616.43 | |||
| Interest on Operating Capitala | 10% | $ 17.88 | ||
| Total Variable Costs | $ 634.31 | |||
| Returns Above Variable Costs | $ 239.29 | |||
| Fixed Costs | ||||
| Insurance and Taxes | $ 3.00 | $ 3.00 | ||
| Building and Equipment | $ 10.00 | $ 10.00 | ||
| Land | acre | $ 50.00 | 0.1 | $ 5.00 |
| Total Fixed Costs | $ 18.00 | |||
| Total Fixed & Variable Costs | $ 652.31 | |||
| Management Feesa | $ 45.66 | |||
| Total Costs | $ 697.97 | |||
| Net Returns | $ 175.63 |
|
aSee text for calculation assumptions. |