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035			_a(Sirsi) u2786
041			_aeng
100			_aEsslemont, D.
245			_aControlling variable costs: dairying as an example
260			_c1986
350			_a0
490			_aNational Westminster Bank Agricultural Digest _vno 14 October 1986, 9-12(4)
520			_aImproved margins generally arise from doing husbandry tasks better rather than from investing in new capital equipment. Depreciation costs per herd can be reduced if culling is kept at 18-20% instead of the national rate of 23-25%. Improved grassland management can cut the concentrate bill. Two useful indices of efficiency for dairy farmers are margin over feed and fertiliser costs per litre and per herd, which can be monitored by Milkminder,Dairymaid and other schemes.
650			_aDAIRY FARMING
650			_aECONOMICS
650			_aFARMING
650			_aVARIABLE COSTS
690			_aRURAL PRACTICE
942			_n0
948			_c04/03/1997
999			_c1675 _d1675