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en c l o s ed f r ee s ta ll ba r n s v ented to a b i o f il te r s t ill w ou l d not be c o s t e ff e c t iv e s i n c e the D i s t r i c t ’ s ana l y s i s i nd i c ated a m i n i m u m c o s t o f $205,098/ton o f V O C r edu c ed.

S c h m i dt S tud i es Da i r y 1 2004 Mea s u r e m ent s ( 2005 Repo r t )

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T ota l Co w s : 3,442; T ota l A r ea o f T MR ( m 2 ) : 1,923 + 153 = 2,076; T MR A r ea pe rtota l c o w s = 0.603 m2 / c ow E s t i m ated m il k c o w s * : 2,939; A r ea o f T MR f o r m il k c o w s ( m 2 ) : 1,923; T MR A r ea pe r m il k c o w s = 0.654 m 2/ c ow

2005 Mea s u r e m ent s ( 2006 Repo r t )

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T ota l Co w s : 3,412; T ota l A r ea o f T MR ( m 2 ) : 1,923 + 153 = 2,076; T MR A r ea pe rtota l c o w s = 0.608 m2 / c ow E s t i m ated m il k c o w s * : 2,913; A r ea o f T MR f o r m il k c o w s ( m 2 ) : 1,923; T MR A r ea pe r m il k c o w s = 0.660 m 2/ c ow

2008 Mea s u r e m ent s ( 2009 Repo r t)
T ota l Co w s : 3,558; T ota l A r ea o f T MR ( m 2 ) : 1,923 + 153 = 2,076; T MR A r ea pe rtota l c o w s = 0.583 m2 / c ow M il k c o w s : 3,001; A r ea o f T MR f o r m il k c o w s ( m 2 ) : 1,923; T MR A r ea pe r m il k c o w s = 0.641 m2 / c ow

O pen A r ea o f Sil age Pil e: 250 m 2

Da i r y 2 2005 Mea s u r e m ent s ( 2006 Repo r t ),
T ota l Co w s : 4,725; T ota l A r ea o f T MR ( m 2 ) : 2,009 + 223 = 2,232; T MR A r ea pe rtota l c o w s = 0.472 m2 / c ow E s t i m ated m il k c o w s * : 2,382; A r ea o f T MR f o r m il k c o w s ( m 2 ) : 2,009; T MR A r ea pe r m il k c o w s = 0.843 m 2/ c ow

2008 Mea s u r e m ent s ( 2009 Repo r t)
T ota l Co w s : 4,489; T ota l A r ea o f T MR ( m 2 ) : 2,009 + 223 = 2,232; T MR A r ea pe rtota l c o w s = 0.497 m2 / c ow M il k c o w s : 2,249; A r ea o f T MR f o r m il k c o w s ( m 2 ) : 2,009; T MR A r ea pe r m il k c o w s = 0.893 m2/ c ow

O pen A r ea o f Sil age Pil e: 200 m 2

* m il k c o w s e s t i m ated ba s ed on r at i o o f m il k c o w s and tota l c o w s f r o m 2008 Da i r y S tudy

K r aute r S tud i es ( 2009 Repo r t )

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T he r epo r t doe s not li s t the a r ea o f the T MR f o rea c h da i r y but f o ra h y pothet i c a l c o m po s i te da i r y w i th 2,000 m il k c o w s the r epo r t e s t i m ate s that the tota l a r ea o f T MR w ou l d be 1,600 m 2 ( 0.8 m 2/ c o w ).

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