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Inputs
Number of gates you pass through in one day. Example if you feed twice a day and have to go through 4 gates each feeding that would be a total of total of 8.
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A
Number of loads each time feeding.
B
Average amount of time in minutes to open and close a gate. Includes: get off the tractor, open the gate, get on the tractor, drive through with the load, get off the tractor, close the gate, get on the tractor. Chase the escaping calves, etc
C
Hourly wage paid to yourself or a hired man.
D
Estimated cost per hour in tractor fuel, maintance, wear and tear, depreciation. Includes feed mixer wagon or other equipment.
E
Total number of days of feeding
F
Results
Amount of money spent just opening gates over 1 feeding season.
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Amount of money wasted opening gates over five years.
H
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Total amount of time just opening gates during your feeding season.
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Total amount of needless hours added on your expensive eqipment each feeding season.
J
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Number of times you have to leave your warm , comfortable cab to use the tractor steps during the entire feeding season. Each time risking a slip and injury or aggrevating a pre-existing condition.
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Number of times you have to open or close each gate (in and out of the pen) each feeding period. Also the numbe of times you have to use the tractor steps to get on or off the tractor.
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Total number of minutes, spent opening one gate each feeding period.
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Wages paid to open gates each feeding period.
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Equipment costs each feeding period.
O
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Equipment and labor combined costs to open gates each feeding period.
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Cost per gate
Q
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Number of feeding days to pay for gate
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Number of times the operator has to open and close the gate(s) during the entire feeding season.
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Total wages paid just to open gates in the entire feeding season.
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Total eqipment costs incurred just on opening gates during the entire feeding season.
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Total costs of opening gates in the entire feeding season. (equipment costs plus wages)
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