This paper examines the effects of calf crop percentages on net income. Calf crop is defined as the ratio of the number of calves born to the number of mature cows and first-calf heifers. Net income is gross cattle sales less operating costs. The results show that high calf crops are not necessarily the most feasible in an economic sense. Rather, ranchers should consider the added costs of achieving a higher calf crop percentage and compare them to the associated added sales. The higher level calf crop is economically feasible only if added sales are greater than or equal to added costs. This material was digitized as part of a cooperative project between the Society for Range Management and the University of Arizona Libraries. The Journal of Range Management archives are made available by the Society for Range Management and the University of Arizona Libraries. Contact lbry-journals@email.arizona.edu for further information. Migrated from OJS platform August 2020
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