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OPTION 35: INTRODUCTION OR RETENTION OF CATTLE OF SCOTTISH NATIVE OR TRADITIONAL BREED(S) - BACKGROUND CALCULATIONS
BACKGROUND CALCULATIONS:
GM - Hill Suckler Cows | | | | | |
| av. Hill Suckler Cows (Spring calving) | £0.00 | | | |
| Gross Margin average (A): | | | £0.00 | per head |
GM - 6.67 Hill breeding Ewes (Store lamb) | | | | | |
| Blackface | £7.62 | | | |
| North Country Cheviot | £6.72 | | | |
| South Country Cheviot | £11.89 | | | |
| Gross Margin per ewe: | | | £8.74 | per head |
| Gross Margin per 6.67 ewes (B): | | | £58.32 | |
| Income forgone (Gross margin B less Gross Margin A) | | | £58.32 | per cow introduced |
| Change in interest on Tenant's Capital (Cattle & Sheep LFA Farm): | | | £0.00 | |
| Value of time lost to off-holding work when smallholder introduces cattle: | 40 hrs/yr @£7.82 | per hr | £312.80 | per cow introduced |
| using SAC Standard Labour requirements, | | | | |
| 1 suckler cow + 1 calf (6-12 mths) = 32 hrs/yr | | | | |
| Cropping (hay etc.) for 1 cow = 38 hrs/yr | | | | |
| less 7 breeding ewes + 1 ewe hogg = 30 hrs/yr. | | | | |
Income foregone (loss of output): | | | | £371.12 | per cow introduced |
Additional costs: | Annual charge to service capital and interest required to: | | | | |
| Purchase 1 cow @ £974.74 @ 6.3% over 7 yr herd life | £176.53 | | | |
| Annual charge for GP/Cattle building & dungstead (net of grants) to accommodate up to 5 cows (and calves) with storage space: | £1,128 | | | |
| Annual charge for GP/Cattle building & dungstead (net of grants) to accommodate up to 10 cows (and calves) with storage space: | £2,301 | | | |
Accommodate up to 5 cows (and calves) with space for storage of up to 25 tonnes hay: | 125.00 | sq metre building @ | £173.46 | per sq metre = | £21,683 |
Dungstead: | | | | | | £6,375 |
Cost (net of grant*): | | | | | | £14,029 |
* CCAGS - 50% | | | | | | |
Annual charge @ 6.3% over 25 yrs | £80.40 | per £1,000 borrowed | | | | £1,128 |
Accommodate up to 10 cows (and calves) with space for storage of up to 45 tonnes hay: | 250.00 | sq metre building @ | £173.46 | per sq metre = | £43,365 |
Dungstead (100 cu m): | | | | | | £10,250 |
Cost (net of grant*): | | | | | | £28,615 |
* CCAGS - 50%(max £25000) | | | | | | |
Annual charge @ 6.3% over 25 yrs | £80.40 | per £1,000 borrowed | | | | £2,301 |
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