Protection Farms -- mature herd IS litmus test

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--- "Noma T. Petroff" <npetroff (AT) bowdoin (DOT) edu> wrote: >

Pancaratna ACBSP wrote:

>

> > > Hare Krsna dasi comments:

> >

> > > 1. What is the cost of 1 unit (gallon, liter or

> whatever) of milk from a

> > > cow in

> > > a *mature* protected herd?

> >

> > You have rightly pointed out that ISKCON farm

> records are insufficient to

> > use as a base for this calculation. However,

> perhaps we could understand

> > what you would mean by "mature"? What is the

> criteria for judging a

> > protected herd to be mature?

> >

> > Your servant,

> > Pancaratna das

>

> Many protected herds will give the appearance of

> profitability in the first few

> years of operation, when there is a high percentage

> of productive animals,

> especially productive cows.

>

> However, as the herd begins to age, and the farm

> must take care of retired cows

> and oxen, then generally the profitability begins to

> drop, because the

> unproductive or less productive animals must still

> be fed and treated

> medically, etc., but they provide little return.

> Therefore, it is the farm

> with such a mature herd which is the litmus test as

> to whether such a

> proposition can be profitable.

>

> That's why I stress the idea of the mature herd --

> because the younger herd can

> easily give the false impression of profitability,

> when that is really not the

> case for the long run.

>

> your servant,

>

> Hare Krsna dasi

>

 

 

>From Mark,

 

I completely agree with this analysis, that is why I

say the cost price should be measured at a mature

herd, not an immature one, as the latter will look

profitable but will then draw cripling losses as it matures.

 

 

 

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