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Worksheet 1 |
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Are fire ants costing
your operation money? |
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How many acres are in
your cattle operation |
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How much do you spend
in an average year to treat injured cattle? (include medicines, Bandages,
vet bills, and an estimated cost of your time) |
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A. How many cattle/calves
do you lose per year to ants? If
fewer than one, give a fraction (e.g., 1 calf/2 years = 0.5 calf/year). Include only those directly killed by ants. |
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B. What did you pay for
calf or added value of cow? |
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C. How much profit if
calf had been sold normally? |
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(B+C)xA=Total
Death Losses
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What are your average
yearly losses |
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Cost of Material |
Total Labor |
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Ruined Feed |
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Ruined Hay |
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Shredder Damage |
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Electrical Damage |
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Other damage/loss |
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Total Material and Equipment
Losses |
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Losses in hay production, from other form if applicable |
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Any medical costs for
you, your family, or workers per year |
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Per
year losses to pets, horses, food, animals, exotic breeds, etc. |
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Any other per year losses
that can be blamed on fire ants. |
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Grand Total |
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CAN YOU AFFORD
TO TREAT FOR FIRE ANTS |
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Grand Total/ Number of
Acres in Operation = |
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Per Acre in
Losses |
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| If loss per acre is more than $15, you can probably make money
by treating entire place. |
If
loss per acre is less than $15, pinpoint where these losses occur and
only treat those areas. |
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