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Robert W. Boucher and Jeffrey M. Gillespie

Farm Management Research & Extension Department of Agricultural Economics & Agribusiness

A.E.A. Information Series No. 308 - February 2015

February 2015 A.E.A. Information Series No. 308

PROJECTED COSTS AND RETURNS FOR BEEF CATTLEAND ASSOCIATED

FORAGE CROP PRODUCTION IN LOUISIANA, 2015

by

Robert W. Boucher Jeffrey M. Gillespie

Louisiana State University Agricultural CenterLouisiana Agricultural Experiment Station/Louisiana Cooperative Extension Service

TABLE OF CONTENTS PAGE

INTRODUCTION C1BEEF CATTLE BUDGETS C2FORAGE CROP BUDGETS C3

LIST OF TABLESTABLE1 Forage and Feed Requirements per Cow per Year for Beef Cow-Calf

Production by Pasture Program, Louisiana, 2015. C4

2 Summary of Estimated Costs and Returns per Cow for Beef Cow-Calf Production, Louisiana, 2015. C4

3 Summary of Estimated Costs and Returns per Head for Wintergrazing Calves, Louisiana, 2015. C5

4 Summary of Estimated Costs per Acre and per Ton forSelected Forage Crops, Louisiana, 2015. C5

5 Breakeven Selling Prices per Hundredweight for Weanling Beef Calves, Selected Production Situations, without Labor, Louisiana, 2015. C6

6 Breakeven Selling Prices per Hundredweight for Weanling Beef Calves, Selected Production Situations, with Labor, Louisiana, 2015. C6

7 Breakeven Selling Prices for Wintergrazing Calves, Selected Production Levels, Louisiana, 2015. C6

Estimated Costs and Returns per Cow for Selected8A-10A Cow-Calf Operations without Labor, 512 Pound Weanling C7-C9(8B-10B) Calf, Louisiana, 2015. (C19-C21)

Estimated Costs and Returns per Cow for Selected11A-13A Cow-Calf Operations with Labor, 512 Pound Weanling C10-C12(11B- 13B) Calf, Louisiana, 2015. (C22-C24)

14A Estimated Costs and Returns per Head for Wintergrazed C13(14B) Weanling Calf, Native Pastures, Louisiana, 2015. (C25)

TABLE PAGE

15A-18A Estimated Costs per Acre and per Ton for Selected C14-C15(18B-18B) Harvested Forage Crops, Louisiana, 2015. (C26-C27)

19A-20A Estimated Costs per Acre for Establishment of C16(19B-20B) Selected Permanent Pasture Crops, Louisiana, 2015. (C28) 21A-22A Estimated Costs per Acre for Selected Summer C17(21B-22B) Pasture Crops, Louisiana, 2015. (C29)

23A-24A Estimated Costs per Acre for Selected Winter C18(23B-24B) Pasture Crops, Louisiana, 2015. (C30)

APPENDIX TABLES

1 Power Equipment: Estimated Performance Rate, Useful Life, Annual Use, Purchase Price, Repair Cost, Fuel Consumption Rate, and Direct and Fixed Costs per Hour and per Acre, Louisiana, 2015. C31

2 Implements: Estimated Performance Rate, Useful Life, Annual Use, Purchase Price, Repair Cost, andDirect and Fixed Costs per Hour and per Acre, Louisiana, 2015. C32

3 Durable Inputs: Estimated Repair Cost, Fuel Consumption Rate,Direct Cost per Unit of Measure and Fixed Cost per Unit of Measure

per Acre, Louisiana, 2015. C33

4 Operating Inputs: Estimated Prices, Louisiana, 2015. C34

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

Annual cost projections published by the Department of Agricultural Economics andAgribusiness are a joint effort of the Farm Management Research Committee. The authors areindebted to many persons within the Louisiana State University Agricultural Center who provideddata and/or consultation for the budget projections. The authors are grateful to County Agents andbeef cattle producers who generously gave both time and information to make these estimatespossible. Acknowledgment of the contributions of the above individuals is not intended to implytheir endorsement of the published budgets. The authors accept sole responsibility for the contentof this publication.

PROJECTED COSTS AND RETURNS FOR BEEF CATTLEAND ASSOCIATED

FORAGE CROP PRODUCTION IN LOUISIANA, 2015

by

Robert W. Boucher and Jeffrey M. Gillespie 1

INTRODUCTION

This report presents projected costs and returns for beef cattle and forage crop productionin Louisiana for 2015. Data for this report are based on Louisiana Agricultural Experiment Stationresearch results and selected surveys. The procedure used in this report was to apply newmachinery and other current input price data to production practice data. This report is organizedas follows: Tables 1 - 4 present forage requirements assumed for beef cattle production andsummaries of costs and returns for each of the enterprises examined in this report. Tables 5 - 7report breakeven selling prices for each of the products produced from these enterprises.

Budgets in this publication are presented in two sections. The first section (tables with ̀ A'designation) presents budgets showing a summary of estimated costs and returns for eachenterprise. The second section (tables with `B' designation) presents cost budgets showingdetailed costs and labor requirements by operation for each enterprise. The detailed cost budgetsare presented in the same sequence and bear the same table numbers for each enterprisepresented in the first section.

Expenses are itemized as fixed and direct, and returns above direct and total specifiedexpenses are calculated. Each budget incorporates overhead cost as a residual claimant. Totaloverhead costs for a firm are related to tenure and size of business. The overhead costs includedin this report are estimated on a per acre basis, and thus are included in enterprise budgets on aper acre of land use basis. Land use for beef is calculated as acres of open permanent pastureplus acres used for summer annual forages. Since livestock enterprises are combinations of bothcrop and livestock production activities and some pasture crops are double-cropped, particularattention is called to the accounting procedures used. No overhead is charged to forage productionactivities. Therefore, overhead costs appear directly as a residual cost in beef cattle enterprisebudgets. Wintergrazed weanling calves do not include overhead charges since it is assumed thatall wintergrazed crops would be double-cropped on either pasture or cropland.

A land opportunity cost is charged for livestock enterprises. This is interpreted as theamount that would be charged for the land if it were being rented to another producer. It assumesthat pasture is rented at $30/acre. 1 Research Associate and Martin D. Woodin Endowed Professor, Department of AgriculturalEconomics and Agribusiness, Louisiana Agricultural Experiment Station, Louisiana State UniversityAgricultural Center, Baton Rouge.

BEEF CATTLE BUDGETS

Production practice and performance data for beef cattle and associated forage crops arebased on surveys of beef cattle producers supplemented with research records for beef herdsmaintained by the Louisiana Agricultural Experiment Station. Budgets apply to all areas of thestate. Individual situations may differ.

Six cow-calf production budgets are presented, reflecting two forage programs for largeherds and one program for small herds (Tables 8 - 13). Production practices, weaning weights,culling rates, percent calf crop weaned, stocking rates and forage programs included in theprojected 2015 beef cattle costs and returns estimates are based on averages for the sample ofbeef cattle producers surveyed. Thus, the presented costs and returns could be anticipated bymanagers following these basic management practices. Forage and feeding programs by pasturemanagement system are shown in Table 1.

Budgets showing estimated costs and returns for three beef cattle situations without labor charges are presented (Tables 8 - 10). These budgets represent the typical beef enterprise in asupplementary role or as a part-time operation where only operator labor is used. Three situationsare presented including labor costs that reflect the enterprise in a competitive role with otherenterprises and hired labor used in the operation (Tables 11 - 13). All situations are based on theproduction of 512 pound weanling calves, an 87 percent calf crop weaned, and raised replacementsfor a 10 percent herd replacement rate and a 3 percent death loss for cows. Seventeen percentof the calves are kept for replacements, of which 41 percent are eventually sold as cull heifers dueto non-performance. The stocking density and feeding program differ by forage program, whereasproduction practices for forage crops do not differ across areas or herd size. Budgets arepresented for herds of less than 25 cows (small herds) and for herds of more than 25 cows (largeherds).

Table 5 shows breakeven selling prices for weanling calves for five production levels foreach representative production situation without labor. Breakeven selling prices are presented fortwo levels of costs:

(1) Breakeven selling prices required to recover direct cash costs excluding labor and interest on operating capital.

(2) Breakeven selling prices required to recover total specified expenses.

Table 6 shows breakeven selling prices for weanling calves for five production levels for eachrepresentative production situation with labor.

Particular note should be made that Total Specified Expenses do not include land andoverhead costs. Therefore, prices higher than those shown in the tables would be required beforeany return to land investment would be realized.

A budget was developed for wintergrazed weanling calves which applies to all areas of thestate (Table 14). This budget assumes purchase of weanling calves and average daily gains of 1.5pounds per head. Breakeven selling prices for this situation are presented in Table 7.

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FORAGE CROP BUDGETS

Two hay harvest and two hay production situations are presented that reflect harvesttechnology used by producers with large and small herds (Tables 15-18). Production cost budgetsare also shown for winter and summer forages for herds in Louisiana (Tables 19-24). Productionpractices are based on survey data supplemented with information obtained by consultation withLouisiana Cooperative Extension Service personnel.

The sizes of machines assumed in the budgets are representative of the majority oflivestock producers. Livestock farmers operating large crop farms experience lower laborrequirements and slightly lower machinery costs by taking advantage of larger land preparationequipment. The machinery information presented in the appendix can be used to adjust machinerycosts and labor requirements for budgets presented in this report to fit a particular farm situation.

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Table 1. Forage and Feed Requirements per Cow per Year for Beef Cow-Calf Production by Pasture Program, Louisiana, 2015. All Unit Areas NATIVE PASTURE:

Hay from Pasture Ton 1.37Native Pasture Acre 2.62Range Meal Cwt. 2.99

SEMI-IMPROVED PASTURES: Hay Production in Hay Meadow Ton 1.60

Semi-Imp. Grass Pasture Acre 1.67 Ryegrass Sodseeded Acre 0.50 Range Meal Cwt. 2.10

Table 2. Summary of Estimated Costs and Returns per Cow for Beef Cow-Calf Production, Louisiana, 2015. a/ Returns Acres Total Above Returns Pasture Direct Direct Total Above Enterprise Description Land Total Cash Cash Fixed Specified Specified Per Cow Income Costs Costs Costs Costs b/ Costs

--------------------- Dollars -------------------------WITHOUT LABOR, All Areas, Louisiana: Large Herds, Semi-Improved Pastures 2.02 1049.58 436.18 613.40 206.60 642.78 406.80 Large Herds, Native Pastures 2.62 1049.58 223.16 826.42 178.06 401.22 648.36

Small Herds, Semi-Improved Pastures 2.02 1049.58 447.59 601.99 245.43 693.02 356.56 WITH LABOR, All Areas, Louisiana: Large Herds, Semi-Improved Pastures 2.02 1049.58 553.70 495.88 206.60 760.30 289.28 Large Herds, Native Pastures 2.62 1049.58 349.56 700.02 178.06 527.62 521.96 Small Herds, Semi-Improved Pastures 2.02 1049.58 686.83 362.75 245.43 932.26 117.32 a/ Based on 512 pound weaning weight, 87 percent calf crop, and 10 percent replacement rate. b/ Does not include charges for land, management, risk and overhead.

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Table 3. Summary of Estimated Costs and Returns per Head for Wintergrazing Calves, Louisiana, 2015. Returns Returns Total Above Total Total AboveEnterprise Description Total Direct Direct Fixed Specified Specified Income Costs Costs Costs Costs a/ Costs --------------------------- Dollars --------------------Wintergraze Weanling Calf b/ 1500.00 1518.64 -18.64 19.53 1538.17 -38.17 a/ Includes all costs except land, management, overhead and risk.b/ Based on 512 lb weanling calf, 1.5 pound per day gain, 750 pound market weight, purchase and sale price of $245 and $200 per cwt., respectively.

Table 4. Summary of Estimated Costs per Acre and per Ton for Selected Forage Crops, Louisiana, 2015. a/ Total Total Total Yield Direct Fixed Specified Specified Enterprise Description Per Costs Costs Costs Costs Acre Per Acre Per Acre Per Acre Per Ton ------------------ Dollars -----------------HARVESTED FORAGES: Hay Harvest, Large Round Bale 1.5 tons 37.85 20.97 58.82 39.21 Hay Harvest, Conventional Square Bale 1.5 tons 60.33 17.82 78.15 52.10 Hay Production Large Round Bale (4 cuttings) 5 tons 289.78 96.99 386.77 77.35 Hay Production Large Round Bale (3 cuttings) 4.5 tons 219.82 85.87 305.69 67.93 ESTABLISHMENT (PERMANENT PASTURES): Coastal Bermudagrass - 206.63 22.62 229.25 Common Bermudagrass - 150.63 16.02 166.65 SUMMER PASTURES: Native Pasture, All Areas - 3.19 1.15 4.34 Semi-Improved Pasture, All Areas - 89.09 24.88 113.97 SODSEEDED: Ryegrass, All Areas - 106.92 0.41 107.33 PREPARED SEEDBED: Ryegrass, All Areas - 123.49 8.38 131.87 a/ Includes all costs except land, management, overhead and risk.

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Table 5. Breakeven Selling Prices per Hundredweight for Weanling Beef Calves, Selected Production Situations, WITHOUT LABOR, Louisiana, 2015. Production Levels Enterprise Description ----------------------------------------------------- -20% -10% Base a/ 10% 20% ---------------- Dollars per Cwt.------------------PRICES REQUIRED TO RECOVER DIRECT CASH EXPENDITURES: b/ Large Herds, Semi-Improved Pastures 92.31 82.06 73.85 67.14 61.54 Large Herds, Native Pastures 18.02 16.02 14.41 13.10 12.01 Small Herds, Semi-Improved Pastures 96.29 85.59 77.03 70.03 64.20 PRICES REQUIRED TO RECOVER TOTAL SPECIFIED COSTS: c/ Large Herds, Semi-Improved Pastures 164.37 146.11 131.50 119.54 109.58 Large Herds, Native Pastures 80.12 71.22 64.10 58.27 53.41 Small Herds, Semi-Improved Pastures 181.89 161.68 145.51 132.28 121.26 a/ Base production level assumes 512 pound weaning weight, 87% calf crop, 10% replacement rate for cows. b/ Direct cash costs include only cash expenditures directly associated with forage crops and cattle production. Overhead costs, interest and labor charges have been excluded. c/ Includes all costs except land, management, overhead, labor and risk.

Table 6. Breakeven Selling Prices per Hundredweight for Weanling Beef Calves, Selected Production Situations, WITH LABOR, Louisiana, 2015. Production Levels Enterprise Description ----------------------------------------------------- -20% -10% Base a/ 10% 20% ------------------ Dollars per Cwt.-----------------PRICES REQUIRED TO RECOVER DIRECT SPECIFIED COSTS: b/ Large Herds, Semi-Improved Pastures 133.30 118.49 106.64 96.95 88.87 Large Herds, Native Pastures 62.10 55.20 49.68 45.17 41.40 Small Herds, Semi-Improved Pastures 179.73 159.76 143.79 130.71 119.82 PRICES REQUIRED TO RECOVER TOTAL SPECIFIED COSTS: c/ Large Herds, Semi-Improved Pastures 205.36 182.54 164.29 149.35 136.90 Large Herds, Native Pastures 124.21 110.41 99.37 90.33 82.81 Small Herds, Semi-Improved Pastures 265.34 235.85 212.27 192.97 176.89 a/ Base production level assumes 512 pound weaning weight, 87% calf crop, 10% replacement rate for cows.b/ Direct cash costs include only cash expenditures directly associated with forage crops and cattle production.c/ Includes all costs except land, management, overhead and risk.

Table 7. Breakeven Selling Prices for Wintergrazing Calves, Selected Production Levels, Louisiana, 2015. Production Levels Enterprise Description ----------------------------------------------------- -20% -10% Base a/ 10% 20% ---------------- Dollars per Cwt.----------------PRICES REQUIRED TO RECOVER DIRECT COSTS: Wintergraze Weanling Calf 253.11 224.98 202.49 184.08 168.74 PRICES REQUIRED TO RECOVER TOTAL SPECIFIED COSTS: b/ Wintergraze Weanling Calf 256.36 227.88 205.09 186.44 170.91 a/ Base yield for wintergrazing calves was 238 pounds gain.b/ Includes all costs except land, management, overhead and risk. c/ These breakeven prices assume no market loss payments.

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Table 8.A Estimated Costs and Returns per Cow, WITHOUT LABOR, Cow-Calf Herd (512 lb calf), Large Herds Semi-Improved Pastures, Louisiana, 2015. _______________________________________________________________________ITEM UNIT PRICE QUANTITY AMOUNT YOUR FARM_______________________________________________________________________ dollars dollars INCOME Weanling calf cwt 245.00 3.5840 878.08 _________ Cull cow cwt 105.00 0.7000 73.50 _________ Cull heifer cwt 200.00 0.4900 98.00 _________ -------- TOTAL INCOME 1049.58 _________ DIRECT EXPENSES CUSTOM Hauling cattle head 7.00 0.8400 5.88 _________ FEED Stock salt lbs 0.09 50.0000 4.50 _________ Range meal cwt 16.50 2.1000 34.65 _________ OTHER Medication dol 1.00 20.0000 20.00 _________ Marketing comm. dol 0.05 1049.5800 57.72 _________ Mkt. checkoff head 1.50 0.8400 1.26 _________ PASTURE CROPS Ryegrass sodseeded acre 105.74 0.5000 52.87 _________ Hay production ton 40.80 1.6000 65.28 _________ Semi-Imp. grass pas acre 86.23 1.6700 144.00 _________ DIESEL FUEL Tractors gal 2.75 5.8292 16.03 _________ Self-Propelled Eq. gal 2.75 0.7500 2.06 _________ GASOLINE Self-Propelled Eq. gal 3.40 0.0450 0.15 _________ REPAIR & MAINTENANCE Implements cow 0.18 1.0000 0.18 _________ Tractors cow 2.04 1.0000 2.04 _________ Self-Propelled Eq. cow 2.15 1.0000 2.15 _________ Water tank & pump each 40.00 0.0670 2.68 _________ Corral each 72.78 0.0100 0.72 _________ Fence 5-wire mile 210.00 0.0800 16.80 _________ Squeeze chute each 28.58 0.0200 0.57 _________ Feed bunk each 5.25 0.0100 0.05 _________ Hay rack each 9.04 0.0700 0.63 _________ INTEREST ON OP. CAP. cow 5.92 1.0000 5.92 _________ -------- TOTAL DIRECT EXPENSES 436.18 _________RETURNS ABOVE DIRECT EXPENSES 613.39 _________ FIXED EXPENSES Implements cow 0.39 1.0000 0.39 _________ Tractors cow 11.90 1.0000 11.90 _________ Self-Propelled Eq. cow 3.51 1.0000 3.51 _________ Water tank & pump each 122.50 0.0670 8.20 _________ Beef bull head 123.75 0.0330 4.08 _________ Beef cow head 56.25 1.0000 56.25 _________ Beef heifer head 45.00 0.1700 7.65 _________ Corral each 211.05 0.0100 2.11 _________ Fence 5-wire mile 444.52 0.0800 35.56 _________ Squeeze chute each 138.11 0.0200 2.76 _________ Feed bunk each 12.86 0.0100 0.12 _________ Hay rack each 25.14 0.0700 1.75 _________ Semi-imp. grass past acre 24.88 1.6700 41.54 _________ Ryegrass sodseeded acre 0.41 0.5000 0.20 _________ Hay production ton 19.08 1.6000 30.52 _________ -------- TOTAL FIXED EXPENSES 206.60 _________ -------- TOTAL SPECIFIED EXPENSES 642.79 _________RETURNS ABOVE TOTAL SPECIFIED EXPENSES 406.78 _________ ALLOCATED COST ITEMS Overhead (Owner) 15 acre 33.34 1.0000 33.34 _________RESIDUAL RETURNS 373.44 _________ Land ( oppor. cost ) acre 60.60 1.0000 60.60 _________RESIDUAL RETURNS 312.84 ________________________________________________________________________________

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Table 9.A Estimated Costs and Returns per Cow, WITHOUT LABOR, Cow-Calf Herd (512 lb calf), Large Herds Native Pastures, Louisiana, 2015. _______________________________________________________________________ITEM UNIT PRICE QUANTITY AMOUNT YOUR FARM_______________________________________________________________________ dollars dollars INCOME Weanling calf cwt 245.00 3.5840 878.08 _________ Cull cow cwt 105.00 0.7000 73.50 _________ Cull heifer cwt 200.00 0.4900 98.00 _________ -------- TOTAL INCOME 1049.58 _________ DIRECT EXPENSES CUSTOM Hauling cattle head 7.00 0.8400 5.88 _________ FEED Stock salt lbs 0.09 50.0000 4.50 _________ Range meal cwt 16.50 2.9900 49.33 _________ OTHER Medication dol 1.00 20.0000 20.00 _________ Marketing comm. dol 0.05 1049.5800 57.72 _________ Mkt. checkoff head 1.50 0.8400 1.26 _________ PASTURE CROPS Hay from pasture ton 17.12 1.3700 23.45 _________ Native pasture acre 1.54 2.6200 4.03 _________ DIESEL FUEL Tractors gal 2.75 5.5203 15.18 _________ Self-Propelled Eq. gal 2.75 0.7500 2.06 _________ GASOLINE Self-Propelled Eq. gal 3.40 0.0450 0.15 _________ REPAIR & MAINTENANCE Implements cow 0.17 1.0000 0.17 _________ Tractors cow 1.93 1.0000 1.93 _________ Self-Propelled Eq. cow 2.15 1.0000 2.15 _________ Water tank & pump each 40.00 0.0670 2.68 _________ Corral each 72.78 0.0100 0.72 _________ Fence 5-wire mile 210.00 0.1300 27.30 _________ Squeeze chute each 28.58 0.0200 0.57 _________ Feed bunk each 5.25 0.0100 0.05 _________ Hay rack each 9.04 0.0700 0.63 _________ INTEREST ON OP. CAP. cow 3.34 1.0000 3.34 _________ -------- TOTAL DIRECT EXPENSES 223.16 _________RETURNS ABOVE DIRECT EXPENSES 826.41 _________ FIXED EXPENSES Implements cow 0.37 1.0000 0.37 _________ Tractors cow 11.27 1.0000 11.27 _________ Self-Propelled Eq. cow 3.51 1.0000 3.51 _________ Water tank & pump each 122.50 0.0670 8.20 _________ Beef bull head 123.75 0.0330 4.08 _________ Beef cow head 56.25 1.0000 56.25 _________ Beef heifer head 45.00 0.1700 7.65 _________ Corral each 211.05 0.0100 2.11 _________ Fence 5-wire mile 444.52 0.1300 57.78 _________ Squeeze chute each 138.11 0.0200 2.76 _________ Feed bunk each 12.86 0.0100 0.12 _________ Hay rack each 25.14 0.0700 1.75 _________ Native pasture acre 1.15 2.6200 3.01 _________ Hay from pasture ton 13.98 1.3700 19.15 _________ -------- TOTAL FIXED EXPENSES 178.06 _________ -------- TOTAL SPECIFIED EXPENSES 401.22 _________RETURNS ABOVE TOTAL SPECIFIED EXPENSES 648.35 _________ ALLOCATED COST ITEMS Overhead (Owner) 15 acre 33.34 1.0000 33.34 _________RESIDUAL RETURNS 615.01 _________ Land ( oppor. cost ) acre 78.60 1.0000 78.60 _________RESIDUAL RETURNS 536.41 ________________________________________________________________________________

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Table 10.A Estimated Costs and Returns per Cow, WITHOUT LABOR, Cow-Calf Herd(512 lb calf), Small Herds, Semi-Improved Pastures, Louisiana, 2015. _______________________________________________________________________ITEM UNIT PRICE QUANTITY AMOUNT YOUR FARM_______________________________________________________________________ dollars dollars INCOME Weanling calf cwt 245.00 3.5840 878.08 _________ Cull cow cwt 105.00 0.7000 73.50 _________ Cull heifer cwt 200.00 0.4900 98.00 _________ -------- TOTAL INCOME 1049.58 _________ DIRECT EXPENSES CUSTOM Hauling cattle head 7.00 0.8400 5.88 _________ FEED Stock salt lbs 0.09 50.0000 4.50 _________ Range meal cwt 16.50 2.1000 34.65 _________ OTHER Medication dol 1.00 20.0000 20.00 _________ Marketing comm. dol 0.05 1049.5800 57.72 _________ Mkt. checkoff head 1.50 0.8400 1.26 _________ PASTURE CROPS Ryegrass sodseeded acre 105.74 0.5000 52.87 _________ Hay production ton 40.80 1.6000 65.28 _________ Semi-Imp. grass pas acre 86.23 1.6700 144.00 _________ DIESEL FUEL Self-Propelled Eq. gal 2.75 3.3750 9.28 _________ GASOLINE Self-Propelled Eq. gal 3.40 0.1890 0.64 _________ REPAIR & MAINTENANCE Self-Propelled Eq. cow 9.30 1.0000 9.30 _________ Water tank & pump each 40.00 0.0670 2.68 _________ Corral each 72.78 0.0100 0.72 _________ Fence 5-wire mile 210.00 0.1400 29.40 _________ Squeeze chute each 28.58 0.0700 2.00 _________ Feed bunk each 5.25 0.0100 0.05 _________ Hay rack each 9.04 0.1000 0.90 _________ INTEREST ON OP. CAP. cow 6.42 1.0000 6.42 _________ -------- TOTAL DIRECT EXPENSES 447.59 _________RETURNS ABOVE DIRECT EXPENSES 601.98 _________ FIXED EXPENSES Self-Propelled Eq. cow 15.35 1.0000 15.35 _________ Water tank & pump each 122.50 0.0670 8.20 _________ Beef bull head 123.75 0.0330 4.08 _________ Beef cow head 56.25 1.0000 56.25 _________ Beef heifer head 45.00 0.2800 12.60 _________ Corral each 211.05 0.0100 2.11 _________ Fence 5-wire mile 444.52 0.1400 62.23 _________ Squeeze chute each 138.11 0.0700 9.66 _________ Feed bunk each 12.86 0.0100 0.12 _________ Hay rack each 25.14 0.1000 2.51 _________ Semi-imp. grass past acre 24.88 1.6700 41.54 _________ Ryegrass sodseeded acre 0.41 0.5000 0.20 _________ Hay production ton 19.08 1.6000 30.52 _________ -------- TOTAL FIXED EXPENSES 245.43 _________ -------- TOTAL SPECIFIED EXPENSES 693.02 _________RETURNS ABOVE TOTAL SPECIFIED EXPENSES 356.55 _________ ALLOCATED COST ITEMS Overhead (Owner) 15 acre 33.34 1.0000 33.34 _________RESIDUAL RETURNS 323.21 _________ Land ( oppor. cost ) acre 60.60 1.0000 60.60 _________RESIDUAL RETURNS 262.61 ________________________________________________________________________________

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Table 11.A Estimated Costs and Returns per Cow, WITH LABOR, Cow-Calf Herd (512 lb calf), Large Herds, Semi-Improved Pastures, Louisiana, 2015. _______________________________________________________________________ITEM UNIT PRICE QUANTITY AMOUNT YOUR FARM_______________________________________________________________________ dollars dollars

INCOME Weanling calf cwt 245.00 3.5840 878.08 _________ Cull cow cwt 105.00 0.7000 73.50 _________ Cull heifer cwt 200.00 0.4900 98.00 _________ -------- TOTAL INCOME 1049.58 _________ DIRECT EXPENSES CUSTOM Hauling cattle head 7.00 0.8400 5.88 _________ FEED Stock salt lbs 0.09 50.0000 4.50 _________ Range meal cwt 16.50 2.1000 34.65 _________ HIRED LABOR Livestock labor hour 9.60 6.0600 58.17 _________ OTHER Medication dol 1.00 20.0000 20.00 _________ Marketing comm. dol 0.05 1049.5800 57.72 _________ Mkt. checkoff head 1.50 0.8400 1.26 _________ PASTURE CROPS Ryegrass sodseeded acre 106.92 0.5000 53.46 _________ Hay production ton 48.85 1.6000 78.16 _________ Semi-Imp. grass pas acre 89.09 1.6700 148.78 _________ OPERATOR LABOR Tractors hour 9.60 1.5100 14.49 _________ Self-Propelled Eq. hour 9.60 0.4500 4.32 _________ Fence 5-wire hour 9.60 2.0000 19.20 _________ DIESEL FUEL Tractors gal 2.75 5.8292 16.03 _________ Self-Propelled Eq. gal 2.75 0.7500 2.06 _________ GASOLINE Self-Propelled Eq. gal 3.40 0.0450 0.15 _________ REPAIR & MAINTENANCE Implements cow 0.18 1.0000 0.18 _________ Tractors cow 2.04 1.0000 2.04 _________ Self-Propelled Eq. cow 2.15 1.0000 2.15 _________ Water tank & pump each 40.00 0.0670 2.68 _________ Corral each 72.78 0.0100 0.72 _________ Fence 5-wire mile 210.00 0.0800 16.80 _________ Squeeze chute each 28.58 0.0200 0.57 _________ Feed bunk each 5.25 0.0100 0.05 _________ Hay rack each 9.04 0.0700 0.63 _________ INTEREST ON OP. CAP. cow 8.99 1.0000 8.99 _________ -------- TOTAL DIRECT EXPENSES 553.70 _________RETURNS ABOVE DIRECT EXPENSES 495.87 _________ FIXED EXPENSES Implements cow 0.39 1.0000 0.39 _________ Tractors cow 11.90 1.0000 11.90 _________ Self-Propelled Eq. cow 3.51 1.0000 3.51 _________ Water tank & pump each 122.50 0.0670 8.20 _________ Beef bull head 123.75 0.0330 4.08 _________ Beef cow head 56.25 1.0000 56.25 _________ Beef heifer head 45.00 0.1700 7.65 _________ Corral each 211.05 0.0100 2.11 _________ Fence 5-wire mile 444.52 0.0800 35.56 _________ Squeeze chute each 138.11 0.0200 2.76 _________ Feed bunk each 12.86 0.0100 0.12 _________ Hay rack each 25.14 0.0700 1.75 _________ Semi-imp. grass past acre 24.88 1.6700 41.54 _________ Ryegrass sodseeded acre 0.41 0.5000 0.20 _________ Hay production ton 19.08 1.6000 30.52 _________ -------- TOTAL FIXED EXPENSES 206.60 _________ -------- TOTAL SPECIFIED EXPENSES 760.30 _________RETURNS ABOVE TOTAL SPECIFIED EXPENSES 289.27 _________ ALLOCATED COST ITEMS Overhead (Owner) 15 acre 33.34 1.0000 33.34 _________RESIDUAL RETURNS 255.93 _________ Land ( oppor. cost ) acre 60.60 1.0000 60.60 _________RESIDUAL RETURNS 195.33 ________________________________________________________________________________

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Table 12.A Estimated Costs and Returns per Cow, WITH LABOR, Cow-Calf Herd (512 lb calf), Large Herds, Native Pastures, Louisiana, 2015. _______________________________________________________________________ITEM UNIT PRICE QUANTITY AMOUNT YOUR FARM_______________________________________________________________________ dollars dollars INCOME Weanling calf cwt 245.00 3.5840 878.08 _________ Cull cow cwt 105.00 0.7000 73.50 _________ Cull heifer cwt 200.00 0.4900 98.00 _________ -------- TOTAL INCOME 1049.58 _________ DIRECT EXPENSES CUSTOM Hauling cattle head 7.00 0.8400 5.88 _________ FEED Stock salt lbs 0.09 50.0000 4.50 _________ Range meal cwt 16.50 2.9900 49.33 _________ HIRED LABOR Livestock labor hour 9.60 6.0600 58.17 _________ OTHER Medication dol 1.00 20.0000 20.00 _________ Marketing comm. dol 0.05 1049.5800 57.72 _________ Mkt. checkoff head 1.50 0.8400 1.26 _________ PASTURE CROPS Hay from pasture ton 25.23 1.3700 34.56 _________ Native pasture acre 3.19 2.6200 8.35 _________ OPERATOR LABOR Tractors hour 9.60 1.4300 13.72 _________ Self-Propelled Eq. hour 9.60 0.4500 4.32 _________ Fence 5-wire hour 9.60 3.2500 31.20 _________ DIESEL FUEL Tractors gal 2.75 5.5203 15.18 _________ Self-Propelled Eq. gal 2.75 0.7500 2.06 _________ GASOLINE Self-Propelled Eq. gal 3.40 0.0450 0.15 _________ REPAIR & MAINTENANCE Implements cow 0.17 1.0000 0.17 _________ Tractors cow 1.93 1.0000 1.93 _________ Self-Propelled Eq. cow 2.15 1.0000 2.15 _________ Water tank & pump each 40.00 0.0670 2.68 _________ Corral each 72.78 0.0100 0.72 _________ Fence 5-wire mile 210.00 0.1300 27.30 _________ Squeeze chute each 28.58 0.0200 0.57 _________ Feed bunk each 5.25 0.0100 0.05 _________ Hay rack each 9.04 0.0700 0.63 _________ INTEREST ON OP. CAP. cow 6.89 1.0000 6.89 _________ -------- TOTAL DIRECT EXPENSES 349.56 _________RETURNS ABOVE DIRECT EXPENSES 700.01 _________ FIXED EXPENSES Implements cow 0.37 1.0000 0.37 _________ Tractors cow 11.27 1.0000 11.27 _________ Self-Propelled Eq. cow 3.51 1.0000 3.51 _________ Water tank & pump each 122.50 0.0670 8.20 _________ Beef bull head 123.75 0.0330 4.08 _________ Beef cow head 56.25 1.0000 56.25 _________ Beef heifer head 45.00 0.1700 7.65 _________ Corral each 211.05 0.0100 2.11 _________ Fence 5-wire mile 444.52 0.1300 57.78 _________ Squeeze chute each 138.11 0.0200 2.76 _________ Feed bunk each 12.86 0.0100 0.12 _________ Hay rack each 25.14 0.0700 1.75 _________ Native pasture acre 1.15 2.6200 3.01 _________ Hay from pasture ton 13.98 1.3700 19.15 _________ -------- TOTAL FIXED EXPENSES 178.06 _________ -------- TOTAL SPECIFIED EXPENSES 527.63 _________RETURNS ABOVE TOTAL SPECIFIED EXPENSES 521.94 _________ ALLOCATED COST ITEMS Overhead (Owner) 15 acre 33.34 1.0000 33.34 _________RESIDUAL RETURNS 488.60 _________ Land ( oppor. cost ) acre 78.60 1.0000 78.60 _________RESIDUAL RETURNS 410.00 ________________________________________________________________________________

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Table 13.A Estimated Costs and Returns per Cow, WITH LABOR, Cow-Calf Herd (512 lb calf), Small Herds, Semi-Improved Pastures, Louisiana, 2015. _______________________________________________________________________ITEM UNIT PRICE QUANTITY AMOUNT YOUR FARM_______________________________________________________________________ dollars dollars INCOME Weanling calf cwt 245.00 3.5840 878.08 _________ Cull cow cwt 105.00 0.7000 73.50 _________ Cull heifer cwt 200.00 0.4900 98.00 _________ -------- TOTAL INCOME 1049.58 _________ DIRECT EXPENSES CUSTOM Hauling cattle head 7.00 0.8400 5.88 _________ FEED Stock salt lbs 0.09 50.0000 4.50 _________ Range meal cwt 16.50 2.1000 34.65 _________ HIRED LABOR Livestock labor hour 9.60 16.8800 162.04 _________ OTHER Medication dol 1.00 20.0000 20.00 _________ Marketing comm. dol 0.05 1049.5800 57.72 _________ Mkt. checkoff head 1.50 0.8400 1.26 _________ PASTURE CROPS Ryegrass sodseeded acre 106.92 0.5000 53.46 _________ Hay production ton 48.85 1.6000 78.16 _________ Semi-Imp. grass pas acre 89.09 1.6700 148.78 _________ OPERATOR LABOR Self-Propelled Eq. hour 9.60 1.9800 19.00 _________ Fence 5-wire hour 9.60 3.5000 33.60 _________ DIESEL FUEL Self-Propelled Eq. gal 2.75 3.3750 9.28 _________ GASOLINE Self-Propelled Eq. gal 3.40 0.1890 0.64 _________ REPAIR & MAINTENANCE Self-Propelled Eq. cow 9.30 1.0000 9.30 _________ Water tank & pump each 40.00 0.0670 2.68 _________ Corral each 72.78 0.0100 0.72 _________ Fence 5-wire mile 210.00 0.1400 29.40 _________ Squeeze chute each 28.58 0.0700 2.00 _________ Feed bunk each 5.25 0.0100 0.05 _________ Hay rack each 9.04 0.1000 0.90 _________ INTEREST ON OP. CAP. cow 12.76 1.0000 12.76 _________ -------- TOTAL DIRECT EXPENSES 686.83 _________RETURNS ABOVE DIRECT EXPENSES 362.74 _________ FIXED EXPENSES Self-Propelled Eq. cow 15.35 1.0000 15.35 _________ Water tank & pump each 122.50 0.0670 8.20 _________ Beef bull head 123.75 0.0330 4.08 _________ Beef cow head 56.25 1.0000 56.25 _________ Beef heifer head 45.00 0.2800 12.60 _________ Corral each 211.05 0.0100 2.11 _________ Fence 5-wire mile 444.52 0.1400 62.23 _________ Squeeze chute each 138.11 0.0700 9.66 _________ Feed bunk each 12.86 0.0100 0.12 _________ Hay rack each 25.14 0.1000 2.51 _________ Semi-imp. grass past acre 24.88 1.6700 41.54 _________ Ryegrass sodseeded acre 0.41 0.5000 0.20 _________ Hay production ton 19.08 1.6000 30.52 _________ -------- TOTAL FIXED EXPENSES 245.43 _________ -------- TOTAL SPECIFIED EXPENSES 932.27 _________RETURNS ABOVE TOTAL SPECIFIED EXPENSES 117.30 _________ ALLOCATED COST ITEMS Overhead (Owner) 15 acre 33.34 1.0000 33.34 _________RESIDUAL RETURNS 83.96 _________ Land ( oppor. cost ) acre 60.60 1.0000 60.60 _________RESIDUAL RETURNS 23.36 ________________________________________________________________________________

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Table 14.A Estimated Costs and Returns per Head, Winter Grazed Weanling Calf, Native Pastures, Louisiana, 2015. _______________________________________________________________________ITEM UNIT PRICE QUANTITY AMOUNT YOUR FARM_______________________________________________________________________ dollars dollars INCOME Stocker cattle cwt 200.00 7.5000 1500.00 _________ -------- TOTAL INCOME 1500.00 _________ DIRECT EXPENSES CUSTOM Hauling cattle head 7.00 2.0000 14.00 _________ FEED Stock salt lbs 0.09 1.7100 0.15 _________ HIRED LABOR Livestock labor hour 9.60 0.2300 2.20 _________ LIVESTOCK FEEDERS Weanling calves cwt 245.00 5.1200 1254.40 _________ OTHER Medication dol 1.00 2.2100 2.21 _________ Growth stimulant head 1.30 2.0000 2.60 _________ Buy commission dol 0.02 1254.4000 25.08 _________ Marketing comm. dol 0.05 1500.0000 82.50 _________ Mkt. checkoff head 1.50 1.0000 1.50 _________ PASTURE CROPS Ryegrass prepared acre 123.49 0.6700 82.73 _________ OPERATOR LABOR Self-Propelled Eq. hour 9.60 0.5400 5.18 _________ Fence 5-wire hour 9.60 0.2500 2.40 _________ DIESEL FUEL Self-Propelled Eq. gal 2.75 1.3500 3.71 _________ REPAIR & MAINTENANCE Self-Propelled Eq. head 1.51 1.0000 1.51 _________ Water tank & pump each 40.00 0.0200 0.80 _________ Corral each 72.78 0.0100 0.72 _________ Fence 5-wire mile 210.00 0.0100 2.10 _________ Squeeze chute each 28.58 0.0100 0.28 _________ INTEREST ON OP. CAP. head 34.51 1.0000 34.51 _________ -------- TOTAL DIRECT EXPENSES 1518.64 _________RETURNS ABOVE DIRECT EXPENSES -18.64 _________ FIXED EXPENSES Self-Propelled Eq. head 3.53 1.0000 3.53 _________ Water tank & pump each 122.50 0.0200 2.45 _________ Corral each 211.05 0.0100 2.11 _________ Fence 5-wire mile 444.52 0.0100 4.44 _________ Squeeze chute each 138.11 0.0100 1.38 _________ Ryegrass prepared acre 8.38 0.6700 5.61 _________ -------- TOTAL FIXED EXPENSES 19.53 _________ -------- TOTAL SPECIFIED EXPENSES 1538.17 _________RETURNS ABOVE TOTAL SPECIFIED EXPENSES -38.17 ________________________________________________________________________________

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Table 15.A Estimated Costs per Ton, Hay Harvested from Pasture, Round Baler, One and One-Half Ton Yield per Cutting, Louisiana, 2015. _______________________________________________________________________ITEM UNIT PRICE QUANTITY AMOUNT YOUR FARM_______________________________________________________________________ dollars dollars DIRECT EXPENSES OTHER Twine ton 0.75 1.0000 0.75 _________ OPERATOR LABOR Tractors hour 9.60 0.8304 7.97 _________ DIESEL FUEL Tractors gal 2.75 2.8339 7.79 _________ REPAIR & MAINTENANCE Implements ton 7.36 1.0000 7.36 _________ Tractors ton 0.90 1.0000 0.90 _________ INTEREST ON OP. CAP. ton 0.45 1.0000 0.45 _________ -------- TOTAL DIRECT EXPENSES 25.23 _________ FIXED EXPENSES Implements ton 8.72 1.0000 8.72 _________ Tractors ton 5.25 1.0000 5.25 _________ -------- TOTAL FIXED EXPENSES 13.98 _________ -------- TOTAL SPECIFIED EXPENSES 39.22 ________________________________________________________________________________

Table 16.A Estimated Costs per Ton, Hay Harvested from Pasture, Conventional Baler, One and One-Half Ton Yield per Cutting, Louisiana, 2015. _______________________________________________________________________ITEM UNIT PRICE QUANTITY AMOUNT YOUR FARM_______________________________________________________________________ dollars dollars DIRECT EXPENSES HIRED LABOR Other labor hour 9.60 1.5000 14.40 _________ OTHER Twine ton 0.75 1.0000 0.75 _________ OPERATOR LABOR Tractors hour 9.60 1.0179 9.77 _________ DIESEL FUEL Tractors gal 2.75 2.9143 8.01 _________ REPAIR & MAINTENANCE Implements ton 5.78 1.0000 5.78 _________ Tractors ton 0.77 1.0000 0.77 _________ INTEREST ON OP. CAP. ton 0.73 1.0000 0.73 _________ -------- TOTAL DIRECT EXPENSES 40.22 _________ FIXED EXPENSES Implements ton 7.37 1.0000 7.37 _________ Tractors ton 4.51 1.0000 4.51 _________ -------- TOTAL FIXED EXPENSES 11.88 _________ -------- TOTAL SPECIFIED EXPENSES 52.11 ________________________________________________________________________________

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Table 17.A Estimated Costs per Acre, Hay Production, Round Baler, Four Cuttings and Five Ton Yield, Louisiana, 2015. _______________________________________________________________________ITEM UNIT PRICE QUANTITY AMOUNT YOUR FARM_______________________________________________________________________ dollars dollars DIRECT EXPENSES CUSTOM Fertilizer truck acre 4.50 2.0000 9.00 _________ FERTILIZER Lime (spread) ton 48.00 0.1300 6.24 _________ Nitrogen lbs 0.50 142.0000 71.00 _________ Phosphate lbs 0.61 69.0000 42.09 _________ Potash lbs 0.34 75.0000 25.50 _________ OTHER Twine ton 0.75 5.0000 3.75 _________ OPERATOR LABOR Tractors hour 9.60 4.4423 42.64 _________ DIESEL FUEL Tractors gal 2.75 14.9295 41.05 _________ REPAIR & MAINTENANCE Implements acre 39.53 1.0000 39.53 _________ Tractors acre 4.70 1.0000 4.70 _________ INTEREST ON OP. CAP. acre 4.26 1.0000 4.26 _________ -------- TOTAL DIRECT EXPENSES 289.78 _________ FIXED EXPENSES Implements acre 46.72 1.0000 46.72 _________ Tractors acre 27.33 1.0000 27.33 _________ Establishment cost acre 22.93 1.0000 22.93 _________ -------- TOTAL FIXED EXPENSES 96.99 _________ -------- TOTAL SPECIFIED EXPENSES 386.78 ________________________________________________________________________________

Table 18.A Estimated Costs per Acre, Hay Production, Round Baler, Three Cuttings and Four and One-Half Ton Yield, Louisiana, 2015. _______________________________________________________________________ITEM UNIT PRICE QUANTITY AMOUNT YOUR FARM_______________________________________________________________________ dollars dollars DIRECT EXPENSES CUSTOM Fertilizer truck acre 4.50 2.0000 9.00 _________ FERTILIZER Lime (spread) ton 48.00 0.1300 6.24 _________ Nitrogen lbs 0.50 108.0000 54.00 _________ Phosphate lbs 0.61 39.0000 23.79 _________ Potash lbs 0.34 39.0000 13.26 _________ OTHER Twine ton 0.75 4.5000 3.37 _________ OPERATOR LABOR Tractors hour 9.60 3.7453 35.95 _________ DIESEL FUEL Tractors gal 2.75 12.7939 35.18 _________ REPAIR & MAINTENANCE Implements acre 33.05 1.0000 33.05 _________ Tractors acre 4.08 1.0000 4.08 _________ INTEREST ON OP. CAP. acre 1.87 1.0000 1.87 _________ -------- TOTAL DIRECT EXPENSES 219.82 _________ FIXED EXPENSES Implements acre 39.18 1.0000 39.18 _________ Tractors acre 23.76 1.0000 23.76 _________ Establishment cost acre 22.93 1.0000 22.93 _________ -------- TOTAL FIXED EXPENSES 85.87 _________ -------- TOTAL SPECIFIED EXPENSES 305.70 ________________________________________________________________________________

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Table 19.A Estimated Costs per Acre, Coastal Bermudagrass Establishment, Non-Alluvial Soils, Louisiana, 2015. _______________________________________________________________________ITEM UNIT PRICE QUANTITY AMOUNT YOUR FARM_______________________________________________________________________ dollars dollars DIRECT EXPENSES FERTILIZER Nitrogen lbs 0.50 69.0000 34.50 _________ Phosphate lbs 0.61 48.0000 29.28 _________ Potash lbs 0.34 48.0000 16.32 _________ Lime (spread) ton 48.00 0.3500 16.80 _________ HERBICIDE 2,4-D pt 1.85 1.5000 2.77 _________ Grazon P+D pt 4.43 2.0000 8.86 _________ SEED Coastal sprig bu 2.75 20.0000 55.00 _________ OPERATOR LABOR Tractors hour 9.60 1.3887 13.33 _________ DIESEL FUEL Tractors gal 2.75 5.3610 14.74 _________ REPAIR & MAINTENANCE Implements acre 6.57 1.0000 6.57 _________ Tractors acre 1.88 1.0000 1.88 _________ INTEREST ON OP. CAP. acre 6.56 1.0000 6.56 _________ -------- TOTAL DIRECT EXPENSES 206.63 _________ FIXED EXPENSES Implements acre 11.67 1.0000 11.67 _________ Tractors acre 10.94 1.0000 10.94 _________ -------- TOTAL FIXED EXPENSES 22.62 _________ -------- TOTAL SPECIFIED EXPENSES 229.25 ________________________________________________________________________________

Table 20.A Estimated Costs per Acre, Common Bermudagrass Establishment, Non-Alluvial Soils, Louisiana, 2015. _______________________________________________________________________ITEM UNIT PRICE QUANTITY AMOUNT YOUR FARM_______________________________________________________________________ dollars dollars DIRECT EXPENSES FERTILIZER Nitrogen lbs 0.50 69.0000 34.50 _________ Phosphate lbs 0.61 48.0000 29.28 _________ Potash lbs 0.34 48.0000 16.32 _________ Lime (spread) ton 48.00 0.3500 16.80 _________ SEED Common bermuda seed lbs 4.40 5.0000 22.00 _________ OPERATOR LABOR Tractors hour 9.60 1.0633 10.20 _________ DIESEL FUEL Tractors gal 2.75 4.1049 11.28 _________ REPAIR & MAINTENANCE Implements acre 3.95 1.0000 3.95 _________ Tractors acre 1.44 1.0000 1.44 _________ INTEREST ON OP. CAP. acre 4.84 1.0000 4.84 _________ -------- TOTAL DIRECT EXPENSES 150.63 _________ FIXED EXPENSES Implements acre 7.63 1.0000 7.63 _________ Tractors acre 8.38 1.0000 8.38 _________ -------- TOTAL FIXED EXPENSES 16.02 _________ -------- TOTAL SPECIFIED EXPENSES 166.66 ________________________________________________________________________________

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Table 21.A Estimated Costs per Acre, Annual Maintenance of Native Pastures, Louisiana, 2015. _______________________________________________________________________ITEM UNIT PRICE QUANTITY AMOUNT YOUR FARM_______________________________________________________________________ dollars dollars DIRECT EXPENSES OPERATOR LABOR Tractors hour 9.60 0.1680 1.61 _________ DIESEL FUEL Tractors gal 2.75 0.4323 1.18 _________ REPAIR & MAINTENANCE Implements acre 0.21 1.0000 0.21 _________ Tractors acre 0.09 1.0000 0.09 _________ INTEREST ON OP. CAP. acre 0.08 1.0000 0.08 _________ -------- TOTAL DIRECT EXPENSES 3.19 _________ FIXED EXPENSES Implements acre 0.58 1.0000 0.58 _________ Tractors acre 0.57 1.0000 0.57 _________ -------- TOTAL FIXED EXPENSES 1.15 _________ -------- TOTAL SPECIFIED EXPENSES 4.35 ________________________________________________________________________________

Table 22.A Estimated Costs per Acre, Annual Maintenance of Semi-Improved Summer Permanent Pastures, Louisiana, 2015. _______________________________________________________________________ITEM UNIT PRICE QUANTITY AMOUNT YOUR FARM_______________________________________________________________________ dollars dollars DIRECT EXPENSES FERTILIZER Nitrogen lbs 0.50 42.0000 21.00 _________ Phosphate lbs 0.61 39.0000 23.79 _________ Potash lbs 0.34 39.0000 13.26 _________ Lime (spread) ton 48.00 0.2900 13.92 _________ HERBICIDE Grazon P+D pt 4.43 2.0000 8.86 _________ OPERATOR LABOR Tractors hour 9.60 0.2906 2.79 _________ DIESEL FUEL Tractors gal 2.75 0.8287 2.27 _________ REPAIR & MAINTENANCE Implements acre 0.30 1.0000 0.30 _________ Tractors acre 0.21 1.0000 0.21 _________ INTEREST ON OP. CAP. acre 2.67 1.0000 2.67 _________ -------- TOTAL DIRECT EXPENSES 89.09 _________ FIXED EXPENSES Implements acre 0.68 1.0000 0.68 _________ Tractors acre 1.27 1.0000 1.27 _________ Establishment cost acre 22.93 1.0000 22.93 _________ -------- TOTAL FIXED EXPENSES 24.88 _________ -------- TOTAL SPECIFIED EXPENSES 113.98 ________________________________________________________________________________

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Table 23.A Estimated Costs per Acre, Sodseeded Winter Pastures, Louisiana, 2015. _______________________________________________________________________ITEM UNIT PRICE QUANTITY AMOUNT YOUR FARM_______________________________________________________________________ dollars dollars DIRECT EXPENSES FERTILIZER Nitrogen lbs 0.50 101.0000 50.50 _________ Phosphate lbs 0.61 29.0000 17.69 _________ Potash lbs 0.34 35.0000 11.90 _________ SEED Ryegrass seed lbs 0.63 35.0000 22.05 _________ OPERATOR LABOR Tractors hour 9.60 0.1200 1.15 _________ DIESEL FUEL Tractors gal 2.75 0.3088 0.84 _________ REPAIR & MAINTENANCE Tractors acre 0.07 1.0000 0.07 _________ INTEREST ON OP. CAP. acre 2.71 1.0000 2.71 _________ -------- TOTAL DIRECT EXPENSES 106.92 _________ FIXED EXPENSES Implements acre 0.00 1.0000 0.00 _________ Tractors acre 0.41 1.0000 0.41 _________ -------- TOTAL FIXED EXPENSES 0.41 _________ -------- TOTAL SPECIFIED EXPENSES 107.33 ________________________________________________________________________________

Table 24.A Estimated Costs per Acre, Temporary Winter Pastures, Prepared Seedbed, Louisiana, 2015. _______________________________________________________________________ITEM UNIT PRICE QUANTITY AMOUNT YOUR FARM_______________________________________________________________________ dollars dollars DIRECT EXPENSES FERTILIZER Nitrogen lbs 0.50 101.0000 50.50 _________ Phosphate lbs 0.61 29.0000 17.69 _________ Potash lbs 0.34 35.0000 11.90 _________ SEED Ryegrass seed lbs 0.63 40.0000 25.20 _________ OPERATOR LABOR Tractors hour 9.60 0.6006 5.76 _________ DIESEL FUEL Tractors gal 2.75 2.3186 6.37 _________ REPAIR & MAINTENANCE Implements acre 1.87 1.0000 1.87 _________ Tractors acre 0.81 1.0000 0.81 _________ INTEREST ON OP. CAP. acre 3.37 1.0000 3.37 _________ -------- TOTAL DIRECT EXPENSES 123.49 _________ FIXED EXPENSES Implements acre 3.65 1.0000 3.65 _________ Tractors acre 4.73 1.0000 4.73 _________ -------- TOTAL FIXED EXPENSES 8.38 _________ -------- TOTAL SPECIFIED EXPENSES 131.88 ________________________________________________________________________________

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Table 8.B Estimated Resource Use and Costs for Field Operations, per Cow, WITHOUT LABOR, Cow-Calf Herd (512 lb calf), Large Herds Semi-Improved Pastures, Louisiana, 2015. _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ TRACTOR COST EQUIP COST ALLOC LABOR OPERATING INPUT OPERATION/ SIZE/ TRACTOR PERF TIMES -------------- -------------- ------------- ---------------------- TOTAL OPERATING INPUT UNIT SIZE RATE OVER MTH DIRECT FIXED DIRECT FIXED HOURS COST AMOUNT PRICE COST COST _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ------------dollars----------- dollars -------dollars-------- Water tank & pump each 1.00 Jan 2.68 8.20 0.0670 10.88 Corral each 1.00 Jan 0.72 2.11 0.0100 2.83 Fence 5-wire mile 1.00 Jan 16.80 35.56 2.000 0.0800 52.36 Squeeze chute each 1.00 Jan 0.57 2.76 0.0200 3.33 Feed bunk each 1.00 Jan 0.05 0.12 0.0100 0.18 Hay rack each 1.00 Jan 0.63 1.75 0.0700 2.39 Beef cow head 1.00 Jan 56.25 1.0000 56.25 Beef bull head 1.00 Jan 4.08 0.0330 4.08 Beef heifer head 1.00 Jan 7.65 0.1700 7.65 Hay fork 2 75 1.000 0.39 Jan 4.66 3.07 0.04 0.10 0.390 7.89 Pickup truck 1/2 ton 1.000 0.02 Jan 0.19 0.13 0.020 0.32 4-Wheeler 250cc 1.000 0.01 Jan 0.09 0.10 0.010 0.20 Hay fork 2 75 1.000 0.35 Feb 4.19 2.75 0.04 0.09 0.350 7.08 Pickup truck 1/2 ton 1.000 0.02 Feb 0.19 0.13 0.020 0.32 Livestock labor hour 1.00 Feb 1.6400 4-Wheeler 250cc 1.000 0.01 Feb 0.09 0.10 0.010 0.20 Hay fork 2 75 1.000 0.25 Mar 2.99 1.97 0.02 0.06 0.250 5.05 Pickup truck 1/2 ton 1.000 0.04 Mar 0.38 0.26 0.040 0.64 4-Wheeler 250cc 1.000 0.02 Mar 0.19 0.20 0.020 0.40 Pickup truck 1/2 ton 1.000 0.04 Apr 0.38 0.26 0.040 0.64 4-Wheeler 250cc 1.000 0.02 Apr 0.19 0.20 0.020 0.40 Livestock labor hour 1.00 Apr 1.7000 Medication dol 10.0000 1.00 10.00 10.00 Ryegrass sodseeded acre 1.00 May 0.20 0.5000 0.20 Ryegrass sodseeded acre 0.5000 105.74 52.87 52.87 Pickup truck 1/2 ton 1.000 0.04 May 0.38 0.26 0.040 0.64 4-Wheeler 250cc 1.000 0.02 May 0.19 0.20 0.020 0.40 Stock salt lbs 1.00 Jun 50.0000 0.09 4.50 4.50 Livestock labor hour 0.5800 Pickup truck 1/2 ton 1.000 0.02 Jun 0.19 0.13 0.020 0.32 4-Wheeler 250cc 1.000 0.01 Jun 0.09 0.10 0.010 0.20 Pickup truck 1/2 ton 1.000 0.02 Jul 0.19 0.13 0.020 0.32 4-Wheeler 250cc 1.000 0.01 Jul 0.09 0.10 0.010 0.20 Pickup truck 1/2 ton 1.000 0.02 Aug 0.19 0.13 0.020 0.32 4-Wheeler 250cc 1.000 0.01 Aug 0.09 0.10 0.010 0.20 Livestock labor hour 1.00 Aug 0.2200 Medication dol 1.00 Sep 10.0000 1.00 10.00 10.00 Pickup truck 1/2 ton 1.000 0.02 Sep 0.19 0.13 0.020 0.32 4-Wheeler 250cc 1.000 0.01 Sep 0.09 0.10 0.010 0.20 Hay production ton 1.00 Oct 30.52 1.6000 30.52 Hay production ton 1.6000 40.80 65.28 65.28 Livestock labor hour 0.8000 Pickup truck 1/2 ton 1.000 0.02 Oct 0.19 0.13 0.020 0.32 4-Wheeler 250cc 1.000 0.01 Oct 0.09 0.10 0.010 0.20 Semi-imp. grass past acre 1.00 Nov 41.54 1.6700 41.54 Semi-Imp. grass pas acre 1.6700 86.23 144.00 144.00 Hay fork 2 75 1.000 0.13 Nov 1.55 1.02 0.01 0.03 0.130 2.63 Pickup truck 1/2 ton 1.000 0.02 Nov 0.19 0.13 0.020 0.32 4-Wheeler 250cc 1.000 0.01 Nov 0.09 0.10 0.010 0.20 Hay fork 2 75 1.000 0.39 Dec 4.66 3.07 0.04 0.10 0.390 7.89 Pickup truck 1/2 ton 1.000 0.02 Dec 0.19 0.13 0.020 0.32 4-Wheeler 250cc 1.000 0.01 Dec 0.09 0.10 0.010 0.20 Range meal cwt 1.00 Dec 2.1000 16.50 34.65 34.65 Hauling cattle head 0.8400 7.00 5.88 5.88 Marketing comm. dol 1049.5800 0.05 57.72 57.72 Livestock labor hour 1.1200 Mkt. checkoff head 0.8400 1.50 1.26 1.26 ------- ------- ------- ------- ------ ------- ------- ------- TOTALS 18.07 11.90 26.01 194.70 3.960 0.00 386.17 636.87 INTEREST ON OPERATING CAPITAL 5.92 UNALLOCATED LABOR 0.00 TOTAL SPECIFIED COST 642.79 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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Table 9.B Estimated Resource Use and Costs for Field Operations, per Cow, WITHOUT LABOR, Cow-Calf Herd (512 lb calf), Large Herds Native Pastures, Louisiana, 2015. _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ TRACTOR COST EQUIP COST ALLOC LABOR OPERATING INPUT OPERATION/ SIZE/ TRACTOR PERF TIMES -------------- -------------- ------------- ---------------------- TOTAL OPERATING INPUT UNIT SIZE RATE OVER MTH DIRECT FIXED DIRECT FIXED HOURS COST AMOUNT PRICE COST COST _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ------------dollars----------- dollars -------dollars-------- Water tank & pump each 1.00 Jan 2.68 8.20 0.0670 10.88 Corral each 1.00 Jan 0.72 2.11 0.0100 2.83 Fence 5-wire mile 1.00 Jan 27.30 57.78 3.250 0.1300 85.08 Squeeze chute each 1.00 Jan 0.57 2.76 0.0200 3.33 Feed bunk each 1.00 Jan 0.05 0.12 0.0100 0.18 Hay rack each 1.00 Jan 0.63 1.75 0.0700 2.39 Beef cow head 1.00 Jan 56.25 1.0000 56.25 Beef bull head 1.00 Jan 4.08 0.0330 4.08 Beef heifer head 1.00 Jan 7.65 0.1700 7.65 Hay fork 2 75 1.000 0.37 Jan 4.42 2.91 0.04 0.09 0.370 7.48 Pickup truck 1/2 ton 1.000 0.02 Jan 0.19 0.13 0.020 0.32 4-Wheeler 250cc 1.000 0.01 Jan 0.09 0.10 0.010 0.20 Hay fork 2 75 1.000 0.33 Feb 3.95 2.60 0.03 0.08 0.330 6.67 Pickup truck 1/2 ton 1.000 0.02 Feb 0.19 0.13 0.020 0.32 Livestock labor hour 1.00 Feb 1.6400 4-Wheeler 250cc 1.000 0.01 Feb 0.09 0.10 0.010 0.20 Hay fork 2 75 1.000 0.24 Mar 2.87 1.89 0.02 0.06 0.240 4.85 Pickup truck 1/2 ton 1.000 0.04 Mar 0.38 0.26 0.040 0.64 4-Wheeler 250cc 1.000 0.02 Mar 0.19 0.20 0.020 0.40 Pickup truck 1/2 ton 1.000 0.04 Apr 0.38 0.26 0.040 0.64 4-Wheeler 250cc 1.000 0.02 Apr 0.19 0.20 0.020 0.40 Livestock labor hour 1.00 Apr 1.7000 Medication dol 10.0000 1.00 10.00 10.00 Pickup truck 1/2 ton 1.000 0.04 May 0.38 0.26 0.040 0.64 4-Wheeler 250cc 1.000 0.02 May 0.19 0.20 0.020 0.40 Stock salt lbs 1.00 Jun 50.0000 0.09 4.50 4.50 Livestock labor hour 0.5800 Pickup truck 1/2 ton 1.000 0.02 Jun 0.19 0.13 0.020 0.32 4-Wheeler 250cc 1.000 0.01 Jun 0.09 0.10 0.010 0.20 Pickup truck 1/2 ton 1.000 0.02 Jul 0.19 0.13 0.020 0.32 4-Wheeler 250cc 1.000 0.01 Jul 0.09 0.10 0.010 0.20 Pickup truck 1/2 ton 1.000 0.02 Aug 0.19 0.13 0.020 0.32 4-Wheeler 250cc 1.000 0.01 Aug 0.09 0.10 0.010 0.20 Livestock labor hour 1.00 Aug 0.2200 Medication dol 1.00 Sep 10.0000 1.00 10.00 10.00 Pickup truck 1/2 ton 1.000 0.02 Sep 0.19 0.13 0.020 0.32 4-Wheeler 250cc 1.000 0.01 Sep 0.09 0.10 0.010 0.20 Hay from pasture ton 1.00 Oct 19.15 1.3700 19.15 Hay from pasture ton 1.3700 17.12 23.45 23.45 Livestock labor hour 0.8000 Pickup truck 1/2 ton 1.000 0.02 Oct 0.19 0.13 0.020 0.32 4-Wheeler 250cc 1.000 0.01 Oct 0.09 0.10 0.010 0.20 Native pasture acre 1.00 Nov 3.01 2.6200 3.01 Native pasture acre 2.6200 1.54 4.03 4.03 Hay fork 2 75 1.000 0.12 Nov 1.43 0.94 0.01 0.03 0.120 2.42 Pickup truck 1/2 ton 1.000 0.02 Nov 0.19 0.13 0.020 0.32 4-Wheeler 250cc 1.000 0.01 Nov 0.09 0.10 0.010 0.20 Range meal cwt 1.00 Dec 2.9900 16.50 49.33 49.33 Hauling cattle head 0.8400 7.00 5.88 5.88 Marketing comm. dol 1049.5800 0.05 57.72 57.72 Livestock labor hour 1.1200 Mkt. checkoff head 0.8400 1.50 1.26 1.26 Hay fork 2 75 1.000 0.37 Dec 4.42 2.91 0.04 0.09 0.370 7.48 Pickup truck 1/2 ton 1.000 0.02 Dec 0.19 0.13 0.020 0.32 4-Wheeler 250cc 1.000 0.01 Dec 0.09 0.10 0.010 0.20 ------- ------- ------- ------- ------ ------- ------- ------- TOTALS 17.12 11.27 36.50 166.79 5.130 0.00 166.19 397.88 INTEREST ON OPERATING CAPITAL 3.34 UNALLOCATED LABOR 0.00 TOTAL SPECIFIED COST 401.22 ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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Table 10.B Estimated Resource Use and Costs for Field Operations, per Cow, WITHOUT LABOR, Cow-Calf Herd(512 lb calf), Small Herds, Semi-Improved Pastures, Louisiana, 2015. _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ TRACTOR COST EQUIP COST ALLOC LABOR OPERATING INPUT OPERATION/ SIZE/ TRACTOR PERF TIMES -------------- -------------- ------------- ---------------------- TOTAL OPERATING INPUT UNIT SIZE RATE OVER MTH DIRECT FIXED DIRECT FIXED HOURS COST AMOUNT PRICE COST COST _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ------------dollars----------- dollars -------dollars-------- Water tank & pump each 1.00 Jan 2.68 8.20 0.0670 10.88 Corral each 1.00 Jan 0.72 2.11 0.0100 2.83 Fence 5-wire mile 1.00 Jan 29.40 62.23 3.500 0.1400 91.63 Squeeze chute each 1.00 Jan 2.00 9.66 0.0700 11.66 Feed bunk each 1.00 Jan 0.05 0.12 0.0100 0.18 Hay rack each 1.00 Jan 0.90 2.51 0.1000 3.41 Beef cow head 1.00 Jan 56.25 1.0000 56.25 Beef bull head 1.00 Jan 4.08 0.0330 4.08 Beef heifer head 1.00 Jan 12.60 0.2800 12.60 Pickup truck 1/2 ton 1.000 0.09 Jan 0.87 0.58 0.090 1.46 4-Wheeler 250cc 1.000 0.04 Jan 0.39 0.41 0.040 0.80 Pickup truck 1/2 ton 1.000 0.09 Feb 0.87 0.58 0.090 1.46 4-Wheeler 250cc 1.000 0.04 Feb 0.39 0.41 0.040 0.80 Livestock labor hour 1.00 Feb 4.0600 Pickup truck 1/2 ton 1.000 0.18 Mar 1.74 1.17 0.180 2.92 4-Wheeler 250cc 1.000 0.09 Mar 0.87 0.93 0.090 1.81 Pickup truck 1/2 ton 1.000 0.18 Apr 1.74 1.17 0.180 2.92 4-Wheeler 250cc 1.000 0.09 Apr 0.87 0.93 0.090 1.81 Livestock labor hour 1.00 Apr 4.8600 Medication dol 10.0000 1.00 10.00 10.00 Pickup truck 1/2 ton 1.000 0.18 May 1.74 1.17 0.180 2.92 4-Wheeler 250cc 1.000 0.09 May 0.87 0.93 0.090 1.81 Ryegrass sodseeded acre 1.00 May 0.20 0.5000 0.20 Ryegrass sodseeded acre 0.5000 105.74 52.87 52.87 Pickup truck 1/2 ton 1.000 0.09 Jun 0.87 0.58 0.090 1.46 4-Wheeler 250cc 1.000 0.04 Jun 0.39 0.41 0.040 0.80 Stock salt lbs 1.00 Jun 50.0000 0.09 4.50 4.50 Livestock labor hour 2.0200 Pickup truck 1/2 ton 1.000 0.09 Jul 0.87 0.58 0.090 1.46 4-Wheeler 250cc 1.000 0.04 Jul 0.39 0.41 0.040 0.80 Pickup truck 1/2 ton 1.000 0.09 Aug 0.87 0.58 0.090 1.46 4-Wheeler 250cc 1.000 0.04 Aug 0.39 0.41 0.040 0.80 Livestock labor hour 1.00 Aug 1.0600 Pickup truck 1/2 ton 1.000 0.09 Sep 0.87 0.58 0.090 1.46 4-Wheeler 250cc 1.000 0.04 Sep 0.39 0.41 0.040 0.80 Medication dol 1.00 Sep 10.0000 1.00 10.00 10.00 Pickup truck 1/2 ton 1.000 0.09 Oct 0.87 0.58 0.090 1.46 4-Wheeler 250cc 1.000 0.04 Oct 0.39 0.41 0.040 0.80 Hay production ton 1.00 Oct 30.52 1.6000 30.52 Hay production ton 1.6000 40.80 65.28 65.28 Livestock labor hour 2.0100 Pickup truck 1/2 ton 1.000 0.09 Nov 0.87 0.58 0.090 1.46 4-Wheeler 250cc 1.000 0.04 Nov 0.39 0.41 0.040 0.80 Semi-imp. grass past acre 1.00 Nov 41.54 1.6700 41.54 Semi-Imp. grass pas acre 1.6700 86.23 144.00 144.00 Pickup truck 1/2 ton 1.000 0.09 Dec 0.87 0.58 0.090 1.46 4-Wheeler 250cc 1.000 0.04 Dec 0.39 0.41 0.040 0.80 Range meal cwt 1.00 Dec 2.1000 16.50 34.65 34.65 Hauling cattle head 0.8400 7.00 5.88 5.88 Marketing comm. dol 1049.5800 0.05 57.72 57.72 Livestock labor hour 2.8700 Mkt. checkoff head 0.8400 1.50 1.26 1.26 ------- ------- ------- ------- ------ ------- ------- ------- TOTALS 0.00 0.00 54.99 245.43 5.480 0.00 386.17 686.60 INTEREST ON OPERATING CAPITAL 6.42 UNALLOCATED LABOR 0.00 TOTAL SPECIFIED COST 693.02 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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Table 11.B Estimated Resource Use and Costs for Field Operations, per Cow, WITH LABOR, Cow-Calf Herd (512 lb calf), Large Herds, Semi-Improved Pastures, Louisiana, 2015. _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ TRACTOR COST EQUIP COST ALLOC LABOR OPERATING INPUT OPERATION/ SIZE/ TRACTOR PERF TIMES -------------- -------------- ------------- ---------------------- TOTAL OPERATING INPUT UNIT SIZE RATE OVER MTH DIRECT FIXED DIRECT FIXED HOURS COST AMOUNT PRICE COST COST _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ------------dollars----------- dollars -------dollars-------- Water tank & pump each 1.00 Jan 2.68 8.20 0.0670 10.88 Corral each 1.00 Jan 0.72 2.11 0.0100 2.83 Fence 5-wire mile 1.00 Jan 16.80 35.56 2.000 19.20 0.0800 71.56 Squeeze chute each 1.00 Jan 0.57 2.76 0.0200 3.33 Feed bunk each 1.00 Jan 0.05 0.12 0.0100 0.18 Hay rack each 1.00 Jan 0.63 1.75 0.0700 2.39 Beef cow head 1.00 Jan 56.25 1.0000 56.25 Beef bull head 1.00 Jan 4.08 0.0330 4.08 Beef heifer head 1.00 Jan 7.65 0.1700 7.65 Hay fork 2 75 1.000 0.39 Jan 4.66 3.07 0.04 0.10 0.390 3.74 11.63 Pickup truck 1/2 ton 1.000 0.02 Jan 0.19 0.13 0.020 0.19 0.51 4-Wheeler 250cc 1.000 0.01 Jan 0.09 0.10 0.010 0.09 0.29 Hay fork 2 75 1.000 0.35 Feb 4.19 2.75 0.04 0.09 0.350 3.36 10.44 Pickup truck 1/2 ton 1.000 0.02 Feb 0.19 0.13 0.020 0.19 0.51 Livestock labor hour 1.00 Feb 1.6400 9.60 15.74 15.74 4-Wheeler 250cc 1.000 0.01 Feb 0.09 0.10 0.010 0.09 0.29 Hay fork 2 75 1.000 0.25 Mar 2.99 1.97 0.02 0.06 0.250 2.40 7.45 Pickup truck 1/2 ton 1.000 0.04 Mar 0.38 0.26 0.040 0.38 1.03 4-Wheeler 250cc 1.000 0.02 Mar 0.19 0.20 0.020 0.19 0.59 Pickup truck 1/2 ton 1.000 0.04 Apr 0.38 0.26 0.040 0.38 1.03 4-Wheeler 250cc 1.000 0.02 Apr 0.19 0.20 0.020 0.19 0.59 Livestock labor hour 1.00 Apr 1.7000 9.60 16.32 16.32 Medication dol 10.0000 1.00 10.00 10.00 Ryegrass sodseeded acre 1.00 May 0.20 0.5000 0.20 Ryegrass sodseeded acre 0.5000 106.92 53.46 53.46 Pickup truck 1/2 ton 1.000 0.04 May 0.38 0.26 0.040 0.38 1.03 4-Wheeler 250cc 1.000 0.02 May 0.19 0.20 0.020 0.19 0.59 Stock salt lbs 1.00 Jun 50.0000 0.09 4.50 4.50 Livestock labor hour 0.5800 9.60 5.56 5.56 Pickup truck 1/2 ton 1.000 0.02 Jun 0.19 0.13 0.020 0.19 0.51 4-Wheeler 250cc 1.000 0.01 Jun 0.09 0.10 0.010 0.09 0.29 Pickup truck 1/2 ton 1.000 0.02 Jul 0.19 0.13 0.020 0.19 0.51 4-Wheeler 250cc 1.000 0.01 Jul 0.09 0.10 0.010 0.09 0.29 Pickup truck 1/2 ton 1.000 0.02 Aug 0.19 0.13 0.020 0.19 0.51 4-Wheeler 250cc 1.000 0.01 Aug 0.09 0.10 0.010 0.09 0.29 Livestock labor hour 1.00 Aug 0.2200 9.60 2.11 2.11 Medication dol 1.00 Sep 10.0000 1.00 10.00 10.00 Pickup truck 1/2 ton 1.000 0.02 Sep 0.19 0.13 0.020 0.19 0.51 4-Wheeler 250cc 1.000 0.01 Sep 0.09 0.10 0.010 0.09 0.29 Hay production ton 1.00 Oct 30.52 1.6000 30.52 Hay production ton 1.6000 48.85 78.16 78.16 Livestock labor hour 0.8000 9.60 7.68 7.68 Pickup truck 1/2 ton 1.000 0.02 Oct 0.19 0.13 0.020 0.19 0.51 4-Wheeler 250cc 1.000 0.01 Oct 0.09 0.10 0.010 0.09 0.29 Semi-imp. grass past acre 1.00 Nov 41.54 1.6700 41.54 Semi-Imp. grass pas acre 1.6700 89.09 148.78 148.78 Hay fork 2 75 1.000 0.13 Nov 1.55 1.02 0.01 0.03 0.130 1.24 3.87 Pickup truck 1/2 ton 1.000 0.02 Nov 0.19 0.13 0.020 0.19 0.51 4-Wheeler 250cc 1.000 0.01 Nov 0.09 0.10 0.010 0.09 0.29 Hay fork 2 75 1.000 0.39 Dec 4.66 3.07 0.04 0.10 0.390 3.74 11.63 Pickup truck 1/2 ton 1.000 0.02 Dec 0.19 0.13 0.020 0.19 0.51 4-Wheeler 250cc 1.000 0.01 Dec 0.09 0.10 0.010 0.09 0.29 Range meal cwt 1.00 Dec 2.1000 16.50 34.65 34.65 Hauling cattle head 0.8400 7.00 5.88 5.88 Marketing comm. dol 1049.5800 0.05 57.72 57.72 Livestock labor hour 1.1200 9.60 10.75 10.75 Mkt. checkoff head 0.8400 1.50 1.26 1.26 ------- ------- ------- ------- ------ ------- ------- ------- TOTALS 18.07 11.90 26.01 194.70 3.960 38.01 462.59 751.30 INTEREST ON OPERATING CAPITAL 8.99 UNALLOCATED LABOR 0.00 TOTAL SPECIFIED COST 760.30 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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Table 12.B Estimated Resource Use and Costs for Field Operations, per Cow, WITH LABOR, Cow-Calf Herd (512 lb calf), Large Herds, Native Pastures, Louisiana, 2015. _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ TRACTOR COST EQUIP COST ALLOC LABOR OPERATING INPUT OPERATION/ SIZE/ TRACTOR PERF TIMES -------------- -------------- ------------- ---------------------- TOTAL OPERATING INPUT UNIT SIZE RATE OVER MTH DIRECT FIXED DIRECT FIXED HOURS COST AMOUNT PRICE COST COST _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ------------dollars----------- dollars -------dollars-------- Water tank & pump each 1.00 Jan 2.68 8.20 0.0670 10.88 Corral each 1.00 Jan 0.72 2.11 0.0100 2.83 Fence 5-wire mile 1.00 Jan 27.30 57.78 3.250 31.20 0.1300 116.28 Squeeze chute each 1.00 Jan 0.57 2.76 0.0200 3.33 Feed bunk each 1.00 Jan 0.05 0.12 0.0100 0.18 Hay rack each 1.00 Jan 0.63 1.75 0.0700 2.39 Beef cow head 1.00 Jan 56.25 1.0000 56.25 Beef bull head 1.00 Jan 4.08 0.0330 4.08 Beef heifer head 1.00 Jan 7.65 0.1700 7.65 Hay fork 2 75 1.000 0.37 Jan 4.42 2.91 0.04 0.09 0.370 3.55 11.03 Pickup truck 1/2 ton 1.000 0.02 Jan 0.19 0.13 0.020 0.19 0.51 4-Wheeler 250cc 1.000 0.01 Jan 0.09 0.10 0.010 0.09 0.29 Hay fork 2 75 1.000 0.33 Feb 3.95 2.60 0.03 0.08 0.330 3.16 9.84 Pickup truck 1/2 ton 1.000 0.02 Feb 0.19 0.13 0.020 0.19 0.51 Livestock labor hour 1.00 Feb 1.6400 9.60 15.74 15.74 4-Wheeler 250cc 1.000 0.01 Feb 0.09 0.10 0.010 0.09 0.29 Hay fork 2 75 1.000 0.24 Mar 2.87 1.89 0.02 0.06 0.240 2.30 7.15 Pickup truck 1/2 ton 1.000 0.04 Mar 0.38 0.26 0.040 0.38 1.03 4-Wheeler 250cc 1.000 0.02 Mar 0.19 0.20 0.020 0.19 0.59 Pickup truck 1/2 ton 1.000 0.04 Apr 0.38 0.26 0.040 0.38 1.03 4-Wheeler 250cc 1.000 0.02 Apr 0.19 0.20 0.020 0.19 0.59 Livestock labor hour 1.00 Apr 1.7000 9.60 16.32 16.32 Medication dol 10.0000 1.00 10.00 10.00 Pickup truck 1/2 ton 1.000 0.04 May 0.38 0.26 0.040 0.38 1.03 4-Wheeler 250cc 1.000 0.02 May 0.19 0.20 0.020 0.19 0.59 Stock salt lbs 1.00 Jun 50.0000 0.09 4.50 4.50 Livestock labor hour 0.5800 9.60 5.56 5.56 Pickup truck 1/2 ton 1.000 0.02 Jun 0.19 0.13 0.020 0.19 0.51 4-Wheeler 250cc 1.000 0.01 Jun 0.09 0.10 0.010 0.09 0.29 Pickup truck 1/2 ton 1.000 0.02 Jul 0.19 0.13 0.020 0.19 0.51 4-Wheeler 250cc 1.000 0.01 Jul 0.09 0.10 0.010 0.09 0.29 Pickup truck 1/2 ton 1.000 0.02 Aug 0.19 0.13 0.020 0.19 0.51 4-Wheeler 250cc 1.000 0.01 Aug 0.09 0.10 0.010 0.09 0.29 Livestock labor hour 1.00 Aug 0.2200 9.60 2.11 2.11 Medication dol 1.00 Sep 10.0000 1.00 10.00 10.00 Pickup truck 1/2 ton 1.000 0.02 Sep 0.19 0.13 0.020 0.19 0.51 4-Wheeler 250cc 1.000 0.01 Sep 0.09 0.10 0.010 0.09 0.29 Hay from pasture ton 1.00 Oct 19.15 1.3700 19.15 Hay from pasture ton 1.3700 25.23 34.56 34.56 Livestock labor hour 0.8000 9.60 7.68 7.68 Pickup truck 1/2 ton 1.000 0.02 Oct 0.19 0.13 0.020 0.19 0.51 4-Wheeler 250cc 1.000 0.01 Oct 0.09 0.10 0.010 0.09 0.29 Native pasture acre 1.00 Nov 3.01 2.6200 3.01 Native pasture acre 2.6200 3.19 8.35 8.35 Hay fork 2 75 1.000 0.12 Nov 1.43 0.94 0.01 0.03 0.120 1.15 3.57 Pickup truck 1/2 ton 1.000 0.02 Nov 0.19 0.13 0.020 0.19 0.51 4-Wheeler 250cc 1.000 0.01 Nov 0.09 0.10 0.010 0.09 0.29 Range meal cwt 1.00 Dec 2.9900 16.50 49.33 49.33 Hauling cattle head 0.8400 7.00 5.88 5.88 Marketing comm. dol 1049.5800 0.05 57.72 57.72 Livestock labor hour 1.1200 9.60 10.75 10.75 Mkt. checkoff head 0.8400 1.50 1.26 1.26 Hay fork 2 75 1.000 0.37 Dec 4.42 2.91 0.04 0.09 0.370 3.55 11.03 Pickup truck 1/2 ton 1.000 0.02 Dec 0.19 0.13 0.020 0.19 0.51 4-Wheeler 250cc 1.000 0.01 Dec 0.09 0.10 0.010 0.09 0.29 ------- ------- ------- ------- ------ ------- ------- ------- TOTALS 17.12 11.27 36.50 166.79 5.130 49.24 239.80 520.73 INTEREST ON OPERATING CAPITAL 6.89 UNALLOCATED LABOR 0.00 TOTAL SPECIFIED COST 527.63 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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Table 13.B Estimated Resource Use and Costs for Field Operations, per Cow, WITH LABOR, Cow-Calf Herd (512 lb calf), Small Herds, Semi-Improved Pastures, Louisiana, 2015. _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ TRACTOR COST EQUIP COST ALLOC LABOR OPERATING INPUT OPERATION/ SIZE/ TRACTOR PERF TIMES -------------- -------------- ------------- ---------------------- TOTAL OPERATING INPUT UNIT SIZE RATE OVER MTH DIRECT FIXED DIRECT FIXED HOURS COST AMOUNT PRICE COST COST _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ------------dollars----------- dollars -------dollars-------- Water tank & pump each 1.00 Jan 2.68 8.20 0.0670 10.88 Corral each 1.00 Jan 0.72 2.11 0.0100 2.83 Fence 5-wire mile 1.00 Jan 29.40 62.23 3.500 33.60 0.1400 125.23 Squeeze chute each 1.00 Jan 2.00 9.66 0.0700 11.66 Feed bunk each 1.00 Jan 0.05 0.12 0.0100 0.18 Hay rack each 1.00 Jan 0.90 2.51 0.1000 3.41 Beef cow head 1.00 Jan 56.25 1.0000 56.25 Beef bull head 1.00 Jan 4.08 0.0330 4.08 Beef heifer head 1.00 Jan 12.60 0.2800 12.60 Pickup truck 1/2 ton 1.000 0.09 Jan 0.87 0.58 0.090 0.86 2.32 4-Wheeler 250cc 1.000 0.04 Jan 0.39 0.41 0.040 0.38 1.18 Pickup truck 1/2 ton 1.000 0.09 Feb 0.87 0.58 0.090 0.86 2.32 Livestock labor hour 1.00 Feb 4.0600 9.60 38.97 38.97 4-Wheeler 250cc 1.000 0.04 Feb 0.39 0.41 0.040 0.38 1.18 Pickup truck 1/2 ton 1.000 0.18 Mar 1.74 1.17 0.180 1.72 4.65 4-Wheeler 250cc 1.000 0.09 Mar 0.87 0.93 0.090 0.86 2.67 Pickup truck 1/2 ton 1.000 0.18 Apr 1.74 1.17 0.180 1.72 4.65 4-Wheeler 250cc 1.000 0.09 Apr 0.87 0.93 0.090 0.86 2.67 Livestock labor hour 1.00 Apr 4.8600 9.60 46.65 46.65 Medication dol 10.0000 1.00 10.00 10.00 Ryegrass sodseeded acre 1.00 May 0.20 0.5000 0.20 Ryegrass sodseeded acre 0.5000 106.92 53.46 53.46 Pickup truck 1/2 ton 1.000 0.18 May 1.74 1.17 0.180 1.72 4.65 4-Wheeler 250cc 1.000 0.09 May 0.87 0.93 0.090 0.86 2.67 Stock salt lbs 1.00 Jun 50.0000 0.09 4.50 4.50 Livestock labor hour 2.0200 9.60 19.39 19.39 Pickup truck 1/2 ton 1.000 0.09 Jun 0.87 0.58 0.090 0.86 2.32 4-Wheeler 250cc 1.000 0.04 Jun 0.39 0.41 0.040 0.38 1.18 Pickup truck 1/2 ton 1.000 0.09 Jul 0.87 0.58 0.090 0.86 2.32 4-Wheeler 250cc 1.000 0.04 Jul 0.39 0.41 0.040 0.38 1.18 Pickup truck 1/2 ton 1.000 0.09 Aug 0.87 0.58 0.090 0.86 2.32 4-Wheeler 250cc 1.000 0.04 Aug 0.39 0.41 0.040 0.38 1.18 Livestock labor hour 1.00 Aug 1.0600 9.60 10.17 10.17 Medication dol 1.00 Sep 10.0000 1.00 10.00 10.00 Pickup truck 1/2 ton 1.000 0.09 Sep 0.87 0.58 0.090 0.86 2.32 4-Wheeler 250cc 1.000 0.04 Sep 0.39 0.41 0.040 0.38 1.18 Hay production ton 1.00 Oct 30.52 1.6000 30.52 Hay production ton 1.6000 48.85 78.16 78.16 Livestock labor hour 2.0100 9.60 19.29 19.29 Pickup truck 1/2 ton 1.000 0.09 Oct 0.87 0.58 0.090 0.86 2.32 4-Wheeler 250cc 1.000 0.04 Oct 0.39 0.41 0.040 0.38 1.18 Semi-imp. grass past acre 1.00 Nov 41.54 1.6700 41.54 Semi-Imp. grass pas acre 1.6700 89.09 148.78 148.78 Pickup truck 1/2 ton 1.000 0.09 Nov 0.87 0.58 0.090 0.86 2.32 4-Wheeler 250cc 1.000 0.04 Nov 0.39 0.41 0.040 0.38 1.18 Range meal cwt 1.00 Dec 2.1000 16.50 34.65 34.65 Hauling cattle head 0.8400 7.00 5.88 5.88 Marketing comm. dol 1049.5800 0.05 57.72 57.72 Livestock labor hour 2.8700 9.60 27.55 27.55 Mkt. checkoff head 0.8400 1.50 1.26 1.26 Pickup truck 1/2 ton 1.000 0.09 Dec 0.87 0.58 0.090 0.86 2.32 4-Wheeler 250cc 1.000 0.04 Dec 0.39 0.41 0.040 0.38 1.18 ------- ------- ------- ------- ------ ------- ------- ------- TOTALS 0.00 0.00 54.99 245.43 5.480 52.60 566.46 919.50 INTEREST ON OPERATING CAPITAL 12.76 UNALLOCATED LABOR 0.00 TOTAL SPECIFIED COST 932.27 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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Table 14.B Estimated Resource Use and Costs for Field Operations, per Head, Winter Grazed Weanling Calf, Native Pastures, Louisiana, 2015. _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ TRACTOR COST EQUIP COST ALLOC LABOR OPERATING INPUT OPERATION/ SIZE/ TRACTOR PERF TIMES -------------- -------------- ------------- ---------------------- TOTAL OPERATING INPUT UNIT SIZE RATE OVER MTH DIRECT FIXED DIRECT FIXED HOURS COST AMOUNT PRICE COST COST _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ------------dollars----------- dollars -------dollars-------- Water tank & pump each 1.00 Nov 0.80 2.45 0.0200 3.25 Corral each 1.00 Nov 0.72 2.11 0.0100 2.83 Squeeze chute each 1.00 Nov 0.28 1.38 0.0100 1.66 Fence 5-wire mile 1.00 Nov 2.10 4.44 0.250 2.40 0.0100 8.94 Stock salt lbs 1.00 Nov 0.1400 0.09 0.01 0.01 Medication dol 2.2100 1.00 2.21 2.21 Growth stimulant head 1.0000 1.30 1.30 1.30 Livestock labor hour 0.1500 9.60 1.44 1.44 Weanling calves cwt 1.00 Nov 5.1200 245.00 1254.40 1254.40 Hauling cattle head 1.0000 7.00 7.00 7.00 Buy commission dol 1254.4000 0.02 25.08 25.08 Stock salt lbs 1.00 Dec 0.2900 0.09 0.02 0.02 Stock salt lbs 1.00 Jan 0.2900 0.09 0.02 0.02 Pickup truck 1/2 ton 1.000 0.54 Feb 5.23 3.53 0.540 5.18 13.95 Stock salt lbs 1.00 Feb 0.2600 0.09 0.02 0.02 Growth stimulant head 1.0000 1.30 1.30 1.30 Livestock labor hour 0.0300 9.60 0.28 0.28 Stock salt lbs 1.00 Mar 0.2900 0.09 0.02 0.02 Stock salt lbs 1.00 Apr 0.2800 0.09 0.02 0.02 Ryegrass prepared acre 1.00 May 5.61 0.6700 5.61 Ryegrass prepared acre 0.6700 123.49 82.73 82.73 Livestock labor hour 0.0500 9.60 0.48 0.48 Stock salt lbs 1.00 May 0.1600 0.09 0.01 0.01 Hauling cattle head 1.0000 7.00 7.00 7.00 Marketing comm. dol 1500.0000 0.05 82.50 82.50 Mkt. checkoff head 1.0000 1.50 1.50 1.50 ------- ------- ------- ------- ------ ------- ------- ------- TOTALS 0.00 0.00 9.14 19.53 0.790 7.58 1467.39 1503.66 INTEREST ON OPERATING CAPITAL 34.51 UNALLOCATED LABOR 0.00 TOTAL SPECIFIED COST 1538.17 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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Table 15.B Estimated Resource Use and Costs for Field Operations, per Ton, Hay Harvested from Pasture, Round Baler, One and One-Half Ton Yield per Cutting, Louisiana, 2015. _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ TRACTOR COST EQUIP COST ALLOC LABOR OPERATING INPUT OPERATION/ SIZE/ TRACTOR PERF TIMES -------------- -------------- ------------- ---------------------- TOTAL OPERATING INPUT UNIT SIZE RATE OVER MTH DIRECT FIXED DIRECT FIXED HOURS COST AMOUNT PRICE COST COST _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ------------dollars----------- dollars -------dollars-------- Mower conditioner 9 ft 50 0.229 0.67 Jun 1.17 0.52 2.25 2.44 0.153 1.47 7.88 Hay rake 8.5 ft 50 0.202 0.67 Jun 1.03 0.46 0.55 0.75 0.135 1.30 4.12 Baler round large 75 0.211 1.00 Jun 2.53 1.66 4.50 5.43 0.211 2.03 16.16 Twine ton 1.0000 0.75 0.75 0.75 Hay fork 2 75 1.000 0.33 Jun 3.95 2.60 0.03 0.08 0.330 3.16 9.84 ------- ------- ------- ------- ------ ------- ------- ------- TOTALS 8.69 5.25 7.36 8.72 0.830 7.97 0.75 38.76 INTEREST ON OPERATING CAPITAL 0.45 UNALLOCATED LABOR 0.00 TOTAL SPECIFIED COST 39.22 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Table 16.B Estimated Resource Use and Costs for Field Operations, per Ton, Hay Harvested from Pasture, Conventional Baler, One and One-Half Ton Yield per Cutting, Louisiana, 2015. _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ TRACTOR COST EQUIP COST ALLOC LABOR OPERATING INPUT OPERATION/ SIZE/ TRACTOR PERF TIMES -------------- -------------- ------------- ---------------------- TOTAL OPERATING INPUT UNIT SIZE RATE OVER MTH DIRECT FIXED DIRECT FIXED HOURS COST AMOUNT PRICE COST COST _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ------------dollars----------- dollars -------dollars-------- Mower conditioner 9 ft 50 0.229 0.67 Jun 1.17 0.52 2.25 2.44 0.153 1.47 7.88 Hay rake 8.5 ft 50 0.202 0.67 Jun 1.03 0.46 0.55 0.75 0.135 1.30 4.12 Baler conventional 20 ft 75 0.229 1.00 Jun 2.74 1.80 2.39 3.24 0.229 2.19 12.38 Twine ton 1.0000 0.75 0.75 0.75 Trailer hay 20 ft 50 0.500 1.00 Jun 3.83 1.71 0.57 0.92 0.500 4.80 11.84 Other labor hour 1.5000 9.60 14.40 14.40 ------- ------- ------- ------- ------ ------- ------- ------- TOTALS 8.79 4.51 5.78 7.37 1.017 9.77 15.15 51.38 INTEREST ON OPERATING CAPITAL 0.73 UNALLOCATED LABOR 0.00 TOTAL SPECIFIED COST 52.11 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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Table 17.B Estimated Resource Use and Costs for Field Operations, per Acre, Hay Production, Round Baler, Four Cuttings and Five Ton Yield, Louisiana, 2015. _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ TRACTOR COST EQUIP COST ALLOC LABOR OPERATING INPUT OPERATION/ SIZE/ TRACTOR PERF TIMES -------------- -------------- ------------- ---------------------- TOTAL OPERATING INPUT UNIT SIZE RATE OVER MTH DIRECT FIXED DIRECT FIXED HOURS COST AMOUNT PRICE COST COST _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ------------dollars----------- dollars -------dollars-------- Mower conditioner 9 ft 50 0.229 1.00 May 1.75 0.78 3.36 3.65 0.229 2.19 11.76 Hay rake 8.5 ft 50 0.202 1.00 May 1.55 0.69 0.83 1.13 0.202 1.94 6.15 Baler round large 75 0.211 1.50 May 3.79 2.50 6.75 8.14 0.317 3.04 24.24 Twine ton 1.5000 0.75 1.12 1.12 Hay fork 2 75 1.000 0.50 May 5.98 3.94 0.05 0.12 0.500 4.80 14.91 Fertilizer truck acre 1.00 May 1.0000 4.50 4.50 4.50 Lime (spread) ton 0.1300 48.00 6.24 6.24 Nitrogen lbs 71.0000 0.50 35.50 35.50 Phosphate lbs 69.0000 0.61 42.09 42.09 Potash lbs 75.0000 0.34 25.50 25.50 Mower conditioner 9 ft 50 0.229 1.00 Jun 1.75 0.78 3.36 3.65 0.229 2.19 11.76 Hay rake 8.5 ft 50 0.202 1.00 Jun 1.55 0.69 0.83 1.13 0.202 1.94 6.15 Baler round large 75 0.211 1.50 Jun 3.79 2.50 6.75 8.14 0.317 3.04 24.24 Twine ton 1.5000 0.75 1.12 1.12 Hay fork 2 75 1.000 0.50 Jun 5.98 3.94 0.05 0.12 0.500 4.80 14.91 Fertilizer truck acre 1.00 Jun 1.0000 4.50 4.50 4.50 Nitrogen lbs 71.0000 0.50 35.50 35.50 Mower conditioner 9 ft 50 0.229 1.00 Aug 1.75 0.78 3.36 3.65 0.229 2.19 11.76 Hay rake 8.5 ft 50 0.202 1.00 Aug 1.55 0.69 0.83 1.13 0.202 1.94 6.15 Baler round large 75 0.211 1.00 Aug 2.53 1.66 4.50 5.43 0.211 2.03 16.16 Twine ton 1.0000 0.75 0.75 0.75 Hay fork 2 75 1.000 0.33 Aug 3.95 2.60 0.03 0.08 0.330 3.16 9.84 Mower conditioner 9 ft 50 0.229 1.00 Sep 1.75 0.78 3.36 3.65 0.229 2.19 11.76 Hay rake 8.5 ft 50 0.202 1.00 Sep 1.55 0.69 0.83 1.13 0.202 1.94 6.15 Baler round large 75 0.211 1.00 Sep 2.53 1.66 4.50 5.43 0.211 2.03 16.16 Twine ton 1.0000 0.75 0.75 0.75 Hay fork 2 75 1.000 0.33 Sep 3.95 2.60 0.03 0.08 0.330 3.16 9.84 Establishment cost acre 1.00 Sep 22.93 1.0000 22.93 ------- ------- ------- ------- ------ ------- ------- ------- TOTALS 45.76 27.33 39.53 69.65 4.442 42.64 157.58 382.51 INTEREST ON OPERATING CAPITAL 4.26 UNALLOCATED LABOR 0.00 TOTAL SPECIFIED COST 386.78 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Table 18.B Estimated Resource Use and Costs for Field Operations, per Acre, Hay Production, Round Baler, Three Cuttings and Four and One-Half Ton Yield, Louisiana, 2015. _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ TRACTOR COST EQUIP COST ALLOC LABOR OPERATING INPUT OPERATION/ SIZE/ TRACTOR PERF TIMES -------------- -------------- ------------- ---------------------- TOTAL OPERATING INPUT UNIT SIZE RATE OVER MTH DIRECT FIXED DIRECT FIXED HOURS COST AMOUNT PRICE COST COST _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ------------dollars----------- dollars -------dollars-------- Mower conditioner 9 ft 50 0.229 1.00 May 1.75 0.78 3.36 3.65 0.229 2.19 11.76 Hay rake 8.5 ft 50 0.202 1.00 May 1.55 0.69 0.83 1.13 0.202 1.94 6.15 Baler round large 75 0.211 1.50 May 3.79 2.50 6.75 8.14 0.317 3.04 24.24 Twine ton 1.5000 0.75 1.12 1.12 Hay fork 2 75 1.000 0.50 May 5.98 3.94 0.05 0.12 0.500 4.80 14.91 Fertilizer truck acre 1.00 May 1.0000 4.50 4.50 4.50 Lime (spread) ton 0.1300 48.00 6.24 6.24 Nitrogen lbs 42.0000 0.50 21.00 21.00 Phosphate lbs 39.0000 0.61 23.79 23.79 Potash lbs 39.0000 0.34 13.26 13.26 Mower conditioner 9 ft 50 0.229 1.00 Jun 1.75 0.78 3.36 3.65 0.229 2.19 11.76 Hay rake 8.5 ft 50 0.202 1.00 Jun 1.55 0.69 0.83 1.13 0.202 1.94 6.15 Baler round large 75 0.211 1.50 Jun 3.79 2.50 6.75 8.14 0.317 3.04 24.24 Twine ton 1.5000 0.75 1.12 1.12 Hay fork 2 75 1.000 0.50 Jun 5.98 3.94 0.05 0.12 0.500 4.80 14.91 Fertilizer truck acre 1.00 Jun 1.0000 4.50 4.50 4.50 Nitrogen lbs 66.0000 0.50 33.00 33.00 Mower conditioner 9 ft 50 0.229 1.00 Jul 1.75 0.78 3.36 3.65 0.229 2.19 11.76 Hay rake 8.5 ft 50 0.202 1.00 Jul 1.55 0.69 0.83 1.13 0.202 1.94 6.15 Baler round large 75 0.211 1.50 Jul 3.79 2.50 6.75 8.14 0.317 3.04 24.24 Twine ton 1.5000 0.75 1.12 1.12 Hay fork 2 75 1.000 0.50 Jul 5.98 3.94 0.05 0.12 0.500 4.80 14.91 Establishment cost acre 1.00 Jul 22.93 22.93 ------- ------- ------- ------- ------ ------- ------- ------- TOTALS 39.27 23.76 33.05 62.11 3.745 35.95 109.66 303.83 INTEREST ON OPERATING CAPITAL 1.87 UNALLOCATED LABOR 0.00 TOTAL SPECIFIED COST 305.70 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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Table 19.B Estimated Resource Use and Costs for Field Operations, per Acre, Coastal Bermudagrass Establishment, Non-Alluvial Soils, Louisiana, 2015. _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ TRACTOR COST EQUIP COST ALLOC LABOR OPERATING INPUT OPERATION/ SIZE/ TRACTOR PERF TIMES -------------- -------------- ------------- ---------------------- TOTAL OPERATING INPUT UNIT SIZE RATE OVER MTH DIRECT FIXED DIRECT FIXED HOURS COST AMOUNT PRICE COST COST _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ------------dollars----------- dollars -------dollars-------- Disk 14 ft 75 0.140 3.00 Mar 5.03 3.31 2.54 5.19 0.420 4.04 20.14 Fertilizer buggy (R) 30 ft 75 0.060 1.00 Mar 0.71 0.47 0.00 0.060 0.57 1.76 Nitrogen lbs 69.0000 0.50 34.50 34.50 Phosphate lbs 48.0000 0.61 29.28 29.28 Potash lbs 48.0000 0.34 16.32 16.32 Lime (spread) ton 0.3500 48.00 16.80 16.80 Spike harrow 18 ft 75 0.080 2.00 Mar 1.91 1.26 0.53 0.77 0.160 1.53 6.01 Sprigger 60 bu 75 0.400 1.00 Mar 4.78 3.15 2.61 4.02 0.400 3.84 18.41 Coastal sprig bu 20.0000 2.75 55.00 55.00 Cultimulcher 12 ft 75 0.124 1.00 Mar 1.48 0.98 0.33 0.50 0.124 1.19 4.50 Boom sprayer 30 ft 75 0.062 1.00 Apr 0.75 0.49 0.08 0.10 0.062 0.60 2.03 2,4-D pt 1.5000 1.85 2.77 2.77 Rotary Mower 13.3 ft 75 0.098 1.00 May 1.17 0.77 0.36 0.97 0.098 0.94 4.22 Boom sprayer 30 ft 75 0.062 1.00 May 0.75 0.49 0.08 0.10 0.062 0.60 2.03 Grazon P+D pt 2.0000 4.43 8.86 8.86 ------- ------- ------- ------- ------ ------- ------- ------- TOTALS 16.62 10.94 6.57 11.67 1.388 13.33 163.53 222.68 INTEREST ON OPERATING CAPITAL 6.56 UNALLOCATED LABOR 0.00 TOTAL SPECIFIED COST 229.25 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Table 20.B Estimated Resource Use and Costs for Field Operations, per Acre, Common Bermudagrass Establishment, Non-Alluvial Soils, Louisiana, 2015. _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ TRACTOR COST EQUIP COST ALLOC LABOR OPERATING INPUT OPERATION/ SIZE/ TRACTOR PERF TIMES -------------- -------------- ------------- ---------------------- TOTAL OPERATING INPUT UNIT SIZE RATE OVER MTH DIRECT FIXED DIRECT FIXED HOURS COST AMOUNT PRICE COST COST _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ------------dollars----------- dollars -------dollars-------- Disk 14 ft 75 0.140 3.00 Mar 5.03 3.31 2.54 5.19 0.420 4.04 20.14 Fertilizer buggy (R) 30 ft 75 0.060 1.00 Mar 0.71 0.47 0.00 0.060 0.57 1.76 Nitrogen lbs 69.0000 0.50 34.50 34.50 Phosphate lbs 48.0000 0.61 29.28 29.28 Potash lbs 48.0000 0.34 16.32 16.32 Lime (spread) ton 0.3500 48.00 16.80 16.80 Spike harrow 18 ft 75 0.080 2.00 Mar 1.91 1.26 0.53 0.77 0.160 1.53 6.01 Tractor spreader 20 ft 75 0.200 1.00 Mar 2.39 1.57 0.17 0.18 0.200 1.92 6.25 Common bermuda seed lbs 5.0000 4.40 22.00 22.00 Cultimulcher 12 ft 75 0.124 1.00 Mar 1.48 0.98 0.33 0.50 0.124 1.19 4.50 Rotary Mower 13.3 ft 75 0.098 1.00 May 1.17 0.77 0.36 0.97 0.098 0.94 4.22 ------- ------- ------- ------- ------ ------- ------- ------- TOTALS 12.73 8.38 3.95 7.63 1.063 10.20 118.90 161.81 INTEREST ON OPERATING CAPITAL 4.84 UNALLOCATED LABOR 0.00 TOTAL SPECIFIED COST 166.66 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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Table 21.B Estimated Resource Use and Costs for Field Operations, per Acre, Annual Maintenance of Native Pastures, Louisiana, 2015. _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ TRACTOR COST EQUIP COST ALLOC LABOR OPERATING INPUT OPERATION/ SIZE/ TRACTOR PERF TIMES -------------- -------------- ------------- ---------------------- TOTAL OPERATING INPUT UNIT SIZE RATE OVER MTH DIRECT FIXED DIRECT FIXED HOURS COST AMOUNT PRICE COST COST _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ------------dollars----------- dollars -------dollars-------- Rotary mower 6.7 ft 50 0.168 1.00 May 1.28 0.57 0.21 0.58 0.168 1.61 4.27 ------- ------- ------- ------- ------ ------- ------- ------- TOTALS 1.28 0.57 0.21 0.58 0.168 1.61 0.00 4.27 INTEREST ON OPERATING CAPITAL 0.08 UNALLOCATED LABOR 0.00 TOTAL SPECIFIED COST 4.35 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Table 22.B Estimated Resource Use and Costs for Field Operations, per Acre, Annual Maintenance of Semi-Improved Summer Permanent Pastures, Louisiana, 2015. _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ TRACTOR COST EQUIP COST ALLOC LABOR OPERATING INPUT OPERATION/ SIZE/ TRACTOR PERF TIMES -------------- -------------- ------------- ---------------------- TOTAL OPERATING INPUT UNIT SIZE RATE OVER MTH DIRECT FIXED DIRECT FIXED HOURS COST AMOUNT PRICE COST COST _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ------------dollars----------- dollars -------dollars-------- Fertilizer buggy (R) 30 ft 50 0.060 1.00 Mar 0.46 0.20 0.00 0.060 0.57 1.24 Nitrogen lbs 42.0000 0.50 21.00 21.00 Phosphate lbs 39.0000 0.61 23.79 23.79 Potash lbs 39.0000 0.34 13.26 13.26 Lime (spread) ton 0.2900 48.00 13.92 13.92 Rotary mower 6.7 ft 50 0.168 1.00 May 1.28 0.57 0.21 0.58 0.168 1.61 4.27 Boom sprayer 30 ft 75 0.062 1.00 Aug 0.75 0.49 0.08 0.10 0.062 0.60 2.03 Grazon P+D pt 2.0000 4.43 8.86 8.86 Establishment cost acre 1.00 Nov 22.93 1.0000 22.93 ------- ------- ------- ------- ------ ------- ------- ------- TOTALS 2.49 1.27 0.30 23.61 0.290 2.79 80.83 111.31 INTEREST ON OPERATING CAPITAL 2.67 UNALLOCATED LABOR 0.00 TOTAL SPECIFIED COST 113.98 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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Table 23.B Estimated Resource Use and Costs for Field Operations, per Acre, Sodseeded Winter Pastures, Louisiana, 2015. _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ TRACTOR COST EQUIP COST ALLOC LABOR OPERATING INPUT OPERATION/ SIZE/ TRACTOR PERF TIMES -------------- -------------- ------------- ---------------------- TOTAL OPERATING INPUT UNIT SIZE RATE OVER MTH DIRECT FIXED DIRECT FIXED HOURS COST AMOUNT PRICE COST COST _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ------------dollars----------- dollars -------dollars-------- Fertilizer buggy (R) 30 ft 50 0.060 1.00 Oct 0.46 0.20 0.00 0.060 0.57 1.24 Nitrogen lbs 35.0000 0.50 17.50 17.50 Phosphate lbs 29.0000 0.61 17.69 17.69 Potash lbs 35.0000 0.34 11.90 11.90 Ryegrass seed lbs 35.0000 0.63 22.05 22.05 Fertilizer buggy (R) 30 ft 50 0.060 1.00 Jan 0.46 0.20 0.00 0.060 0.57 1.24 Nitrogen lbs 66.0000 0.50 33.00 33.00 ------- ------- ------- ------- ------ ------- ------- ------- TOTALS 0.92 0.41 0.00 0.00 0.120 1.15 102.14 104.62 INTEREST ON OPERATING CAPITAL 2.71 UNALLOCATED LABOR 0.00 TOTAL SPECIFIED COST 107.33 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Table 24.B Estimated Resource Use and Costs for Field Operations, per Acre, Temporary Winter Pastures, Prepared Seedbed, Louisiana, 2015. _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ TRACTOR COST EQUIP COST ALLOC LABOR OPERATING INPUT OPERATION/ SIZE/ TRACTOR PERF TIMES -------------- -------------- ------------- ---------------------- TOTAL OPERATING INPUT UNIT SIZE RATE OVER MTH DIRECT FIXED DIRECT FIXED HOURS COST AMOUNT PRICE COST COST _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ------------dollars----------- dollars -------dollars-------- Disk 14 ft 75 0.140 1.00 Sep 1.67 1.10 0.84 1.73 0.140 1.34 6.71 Fertilizer buggy (R) 30 ft 75 0.060 1.00 Sep 0.71 0.47 0.00 0.060 0.57 1.76 Nitrogen lbs 35.0000 0.50 17.50 17.50 Phosphate lbs 29.0000 0.61 17.69 17.69 Potash lbs 35.0000 0.34 11.90 11.90 Disk 14 ft 75 0.140 1.00 Oct 1.67 1.10 0.84 1.73 0.140 1.34 6.71 Tractor spreader 20 ft 75 0.200 1.00 Oct 2.39 1.57 0.17 0.18 0.200 1.92 6.25 Ryegrass seed lbs 40.0000 0.63 25.20 25.20 Fertilizer buggy (R) 30 ft 75 0.060 1.00 Jan 0.71 0.47 0.00 0.060 0.57 1.76 Nitrogen lbs 66.0000 0.50 33.00 33.00 ------- ------- ------- ------- ------ ------- ------- ------- TOTALS 7.19 4.73 1.87 3.65 0.600 5.76 105.29 128.51 INTEREST ON OPERATING CAPITAL 3.37 UNALLOCATED LABOR 0.00 TOTAL SPECIFIED COST 131.88 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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Appendix Table 1. Powered Equipment: Estimated Performance Rate, Useful Life, Annual Use, Purchase Price, Repair Cost, Fuel Consumption Rate, and Direct and Fixed Cost per Hour and per Acre Louisiana, 2015. __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ FUEL PERF USEFUL ANNUAL PURCHASE REPAIR CONS ITEM NAME SIZE RATE LIFE USE PRICE COST RATE --DIRECT COST-- --FIXED COST-- __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ hrs/ac years hours dollars percent /hour $/hr $/ac $/hr $/ac double hitch 0 10 1000 0 100 0.00 0.00 0.00 Tractor (15-30hp) 22 8 600 8,200 15 1.13 3.36 1.48 Tractor (40-59hp) 50 8 600 18,900 15 2.57 7.66 3.43 Tractor (60-89hp) 75 8 600 43,400 15 3.86 11.97 7.88 Tractor (90-115hp) 105 8 600 63,100 15 5.40 16.83 11.45 Tractor (106-130hp) 118 8 600 96,300 15 6.69 21.41 17.48 Tractor (140-159hp) 150 8 600 127,000 15 7.72 25.20 23.06 Tractor (200-249hp) 225 8 600 147,066 15 11.58 36.44 28.01 Tractor (250-349hp) 300 8 600 277,000 15 15.44 51.12 52.76 Tractor (160-170hp) 170 8 600 156,000 15 8.75 28.93 29.71 Tractor (180-199hp) 190 8 600 143,000 15 9.77 31.36 27.24 4-Wheeler 250cc 1.000 10 100 8,750 100 0.30 9.77 9.77 10.34 10.34 Hi-cycle sprayer 60 ft 0.017 8 350 103,000 15 5.66 21.08 0.37 35.20 0.62 Pickup truck 1/2 ton 1.000 5 800 25,000 45 2.50 9.68 9.68 6.54 6.54 Truck 1 ton 1.000 10 400 35,000 50 3.00 14.57 14.57 10.34 10.34 Truck 2 ton 1.000 10 400 45,000 50 3.70 18.20 18.20 13.30 13.30 Truck 5 ton 1.000 12 100 115,000 100 5.00 112.83 112.83 118.67 118.67

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Appendix Table 2. Implements: Estimated Performance Rate, Useful Life, Annual Use, Purchase Price, Repair Cost, and Direct and Fixed Cost per Hour and per Acre Louisiana, 2015. PERF USEFUL ANNUAL PURCHASE REPAIR ITEM NAME SIZE RATE LIFE USE PRICE COST --DIRECT COST-- --FIXED COST- hrs/ac years hours dollars percent $/hr $/ac $/hr $/ac

Baler conventional 20 ft 0.229 8 200 20,908 80 10.45 2.39 14.17 3.24Baler round large 0.211 8 200 37,863 90 21.29 4.50 25.67 5.43Boom sprayer 30 ft 0.062 8 200 3,000 75 1.40 0.08 1.63 0.10Conditioner 13.3 ft 0.114 10 100 7,120 25 1.78 0.20 7.25 0.83Conditioner 21 ft 0.071 10 100 12,000 25 3.00 0.21 12.23 0.87Conditioner 27 ft 0.057 10 100 12,400 25 3.10 0.17 12.64 0.72Cultimulcher 12 ft 0.124 15 120 5,500 88 2.68 0.33 4.04 0.50Cultivate + post 4R-38 0.173 10 150 17,800 40 4.74 0.82 12.09 2.09Cultivate + post 6R-38 0.115 10 150 21,700 40 5.78 0.67 14.75 1.70Cultivate + post 8R-38 0.086 10 150 27,800 40 7.41 0.64 18.89 1.64Cultivator 4R-38 0.162 10 150 11,900 40 3.17 0.51 9.83 1.59Cultivator 6R-38 0.108 10 150 15,700 40 4.18 0.45 10.67 1.15Cultivator 8R-38 0.081 10 150 21,800 40 5.81 0.47 14.81 1.20Cultivator 8row 30" 0.103 10 150 20,600 40 5.49 0.56 14.00 1.44Disk 14 ft 0.140 10 180 21,800 50 6.05 0.84 12.34 1.73Disk 24 ft 0.081 10 180 42,600 50 11.83 0.96 24.13 1.97Disk 28 ft 0.070 10 180 45,200 50 12.55 0.88 25.60 1.79Disk 6 ft 0.410 10 200 1,750 88 0.77 0.31 1.03 0.42Disk + pre 14 ft 0.149 10 200 27,800 60 8.34 1.24 14.17 2.12Disk + pre 24ft 0.087 10 200 56,800 60 17.04 1.48 28.95 2.52Ditcher rotary 1.5 ft 0.020 10 200 4,910 80 1.96 0.03 2.50 0.05Ditcher side 1.5 ft 0.009 10 200 4,910 80 1.96 0.01 2.50 0.02Dozer blade 8 ft 0.880 20 100 5,310 66 1.75 1.54 3.91 3.44Drag 14 ft 0.130 8 200 500 88 0.27 0.03 0.35 0.04Fertilizer app (R) 20 ft 0.090 10 200 1 0 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00Fertilizer buggy (R) 30 ft 0.060 10 150 1 0 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00Field cult + pre 24 ft 0.066 10 100 24,679 25 6.16 0.40 25.16 1.66Field cultivator 24 ft 0.062 10 100 26,000 25 6.50 0.40 26.51 1.64Frontend loader 3/4cuyd 1.000 15 100 5,652 88 3.31 3.31 4.99 4.99Grain cart 500 bu 0.057 12 200 24,700 65 6.68 0.38 11.14 0.63Grain drill 12 ft 0.157 8 150 22,700 45 8.51 1.33 15.68 2.46Grain drill 20 ft 0.094 8 150 37,600 45 14.10 1.32 25.97 2.44Harrow 13 ft 0.233 10 200 4,360 70 1.52 0.35 2.22 0.51Hay fork 2 1.000 8 200 382 50 0.11 0.11 0.25 0.25Hay rake 17 ft 0.101 8 200 5,061 80 2.53 0.25 3.43 0.34Hay rake 8.5 ft 0.202 8 200 8,258 80 4.12 0.83 5.59 1.13Hay tedder 17 ft 0.101 8 200 8,722 80 4.36 0.44 5.91 0.59Honey wagon 3000 gal 1.000 10 200 6,380 88 2.80 2.80 3.77 3.77Land level 13 ft 0.151 10 200 7,500 40 1.50 0.22 3.82 0.57Levee plow 8 ft 0.050 10 100 4,600 20 0.92 0.04 4.69 0.23Manure spreader 110 bu 1.000 15 100 6,550 88 3.84 3.84 5.78 5.78Moldboard 4 bottom 6 ft 0.330 15 200 12,800 108 4.60 1.52 5.65 1.86Mower conditioner 9 ft 0.229 8 200 23,535 100 14.70 3.36 15.95 3.65Mower drum 8 ft 0.257 8 200 10,272 100 6.42 1.64 6.96 1.79Mower sickle 7 ft 0.340 10 150 3,750 175 4.37 1.48 2.95 1.00No till planter 8R-38 0.077 8 150 42,100 45 15.78 1.22 29.08 2.25Nurse tank 1000 gal 0.130 10 130 3,500 22 0.59 0.07 3.18 0.41Ripper-hipper 13.3 ft 0.160 10 200 7,820 88 3.44 0.55 4.62 0.73Rotary hoe 18 ft 0.080 20 75 4,500 110 3.30 0.26 4.42 0.35Rotary Mower 13.3 ft 0.098 10 150 12,600 44 3.69 0.36 9.93 0.97Rotary mower 6.7 ft 0.168 10 150 4,380 44 1.28 0.21 3.45 0.58Sodseeder 12 ft 0.196 8 150 42,000 45 15.75 3.09 29.01 5.69Spike harrow 18 ft 0.080 10 200 9,500 70 3.32 0.26 4.84 0.38Sprayer cattle 6 ft 1.000 15 70 700 71 0.47 0.47 0.88 0.88Sprigger 60 bu 0.400 10 100 8,500 77 6.54 2.61 10.05 4.02Springtooth harrow 20 ft 0.110 13 150 3,690 132 2.49 0.27 2.39 0.26Stalk cutter 14 ft 0.117 10 200 13,200 175 11.55 1.36 6.72 0.79Stalk cutter 20 ft 0.082 10 200 30,500 175 26.68 2.20 15.54 1.28Subsoiler 3 shank 0.204 15 100 3,550 50 1.18 0.24 2.79 0.57Tractor blade 6 ft 1.000 20 200 1,150 190 0.54 0.54 0.41 0.41Tractor spreader 20 ft 0.200 8 100 700 100 0.87 0.17 0.94 0.18Trailer gooseneck 6 ft 1.000 15 200 7,300 80 1.94 1.94 3.13 3.13Trailer hay 20 ft 0.500 15 200 4,296 80 1.14 0.57 1.84 0.92Trailer utility 10 ft 1.000 15 200 2,000 80 0.53 0.53 0.85 0.85

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Appendix Table 3. Durable Inputs: Estimated Repair Cost, Fuel Consumption Rate, Direct Cost per Unit of Measure, and Fixed Cost per Unit of Measure or per Acre, Louisiana, 2015. ________________________________________________________________________________ FUEL REPAIR CONS ITEM NAME UNIT COST RATE DIRECT COST FIXED COST________________________________________________________________________________ $/U of M /U of M $/U of M $/U of M Barn each 34.000 0.000 34.000 615.400 Beef bull head 0.000 0.000 0.000 123.750 Beef cow head 0.000 0.000 0.000 56.250 Beef heifer head 0.000 0.000 0.000 45.000 Belt feeder ton 0.130 0.540 0.205 0.970 Corn silage ton 0.000 0.000 0.000 2.460 Corral each 72.780 0.000 72.780 211.050 Establishment cost acre 0.000 0.000 0.000 22.930Establishment cost acre 0.000 0.000 0.000 16.670Establishment cost acre 0.000 0.000 0.000 116.280Feed bunk each 5.250 0.000 5.250 12.860 Feedmill hour 0.750 0.640 0.839 3.610 Fence 5-wire mile 210.000 0.000 210.000 444.520 Fence electric mile 38.000 0.000 38.000 243.770 Hay from pasture ton 0.000 0.000 0.000 13.980 Hay production ton 0.000 0.000 0.000 19.080 Hay rack each 9.040 0.000 9.040 25.140 Imp. grass pasture acre 0.000 0.000 0.000 26.730 Interest on op. cap. dol 0.000 0.000 0.000 1.000 Loafing shed each 20.000 0.000 20.000 362.000 Milk parlor & equip each 7333.330 0.000 7333.330 10303.330 Native pasture acre 0.000 0.000 0.000 1.150 Ryegrass prepared acre 0.000 0.000 0.000 8.380 Ryegrass sodseeded acre 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.410 Semi-imp. grass past acre 0.000 0.000 0.000 24.880 Shop bld. & equip. acre 8.190 0.000 8.190 6.350 Squeeze chute each 28.580 0.000 28.580 138.110 Summer pasture acre 0.000 0.000 0.000 16.570 Water tank & pump each 40.000 0.000 40.000 122.500 ________________________________________________________________________________

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Appendix Table 4. Operating Inputs: Estimated Prices, Louisiana, 2015. ITEM NAME UNIT PRICE ITEM NAME UNIT PRICE dollars dollars CUSTOM CUSTOM Breeding fees dol 17.50 Fertilizer truck acre 4.50 Hauling dol 1.00 Hauling cattle head 7.00 Hauling milk cwt 0.90 FEED FEED Corn grain cwt 12.00 Cottonseed meal cwt 19.80 Range meal cwt 16.50 Soybean meal cwt 25.80 Stock salt lbs 0.09 FERTILIZER FERTILIZER Lime (spread) ton 48.00 Nitrogen lbs 0.50 Phosphate lbs 0.61 Potash lbs 0.34 Urea (45%) lbs 0.25 HERBICIDE HERBICIDE 2,4-D pt 1.85 2,4-DB pt 3.00 Atrazine 4L pt 1.50 Eptam 7 qts 11.88 Grazon P+D pt 4.43 Herbicidal oil pt 4.60 Ordram 15G lbs 1.34 Pramitol 5PS lbs 2.95 Roundup Orig Max pt 6.00 Surfactant pt 3.60 Weedmaster pt 4.32 HIRED LABOR HIRED LABOR Livestock labor hour 9.60 Other labor hour 9.60 INSECTICIDE INSECTICIDE Counter 15G lbs 4.22 Furadan 4F pt 9.81 Karate Z oz 3.40 Methyl parathion pt 5.79 Orthene 90SP lb 10.59 Sevin 80% WP lbs 4.40 LIVESTOCK FEEDERS LIVESTOCK FEEDERS Stocker cattle cwt 200.00 Weanling calves cwt 245.00 OTHER OTHER Accounting services dol 1.00 Buy commission dol 0.02 Cull marketing comm. dol 0.05 Farmstead & drainage dol 1.00 Growth stimulant head 1.30 Hay netting each 1.15 Innoculant bu 0.75 Insect scout acre 7.00 Insurance dol 1.00 Marketing comm. dol 0.05 Medication dol 1.00 Misc. overhead dol 1.00 Mkt. checkoff head 1.50 Mkt. checkoff cwt 0.35 Procurement comm. dol 0.01 Property tax dol 1.00 Seed treatment bu 1.07 Sell commission dol 0.05 Supplies & misc. dol 1.00 Twine ton 0.75 Utilities dol 1.00 PASTURE CROPS PASTURE CROPS Corn silage ton 36.07 Hay from pasture ton 25.23 Hay production ton 48.85 Imp. grass pasture acre 135.78 Native pasture acre 3.19 Ryegrass prepared acre 123.49 Ryegrass sodseeded acre 106.92 Semi-Imp. grass pas acre 89.09 Summer pasture acre 156.70 Winter pasture acre 227.55 Woods pasture acre 0.00 SEED SEED Alfalfa seed lbs 5.11 Coastal sprig bu 2.75 Common bermuda seed lbs 4.40 Corn seed thou 2.88 Crimson clover lbs 2.28 Grain sorghum seed lbs 2.28 Millet seed lbs 0.74 Milo seed lbs 1.18 Oat seed lbs 0.47 Red clover lbs 2.56 Rye seed lbs 0.56 Ryegrass seed lbs 0.63 Ryegrass seed lbs 0.72 S1 clover lbs 3.70 Sudan sorghum seed lbs 1.62 Vetch seed lbs 4.40 Wheat seed lbs 0.32 Winter peas seed lbs 0.73 __________________________________________________________________________________

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