Citation Information

• Title : Breakeven hauling distances for beef feedlot manure in southern Alberta
• Source : Canadian Journal of Soil Science
• Publisher : Canadian Society of Soil Science/Agricultural Institute of Canada
• Volume : 65
• Issue : 4
• Pages : 687-693
• Year : 1985
• DOI : 10.4141/cjss85-0
• ISBN : 10.4141/cjss85-0
• Document Type : Journal Article
• Language : English
• Authors:
  • Sommerfeldt, T. G.
  • Freeze, B. S.
• Climates: Continental (D). Warm summer continental/Hemiboreal (Dsb, Dfb, Dwb).
• Cropping Systems:
• Countries: Canada.

Summary

The economics of hauling manure as a substitute for commercial fertilizer in the production of cultivated crops was investigated using a computer model that accommodates variables such as hauling distance, machinery complement, hauling speed, labor use, spreading time, and crop response. Machinery complement and labor requirements were defined and budgeted for three farm-feedlot scenarios, namely: a very large farm-feedlot (>?1000 head capacity), a large farm-feedlot (500?1000 head capacity), and a small farm-feedlot (