@article{Vosloh:312230,
      recid = {312230},
      author = {Vosloh, Carl J., Jr.},
      title = {Alfalfa Dehydration, Separation and Storage:  Costs and  Capital Requirements   },
      address = {1970-05},
      number = {2393-2021-1912},
      series = {Marketing Research Report No. 881},
      pages = {70},
      year = {1970},
      abstract = {Cost per ton for separating chopped alfalfa into high  protein and high fiber fractions ranged from $3.24 in the  smallest model producing 4,950 tons per year to $0.30 in  the largest producing 17,325 tons per year.  Operating  costs were synthesized using the economic-engineering  approach to determine the economic feasibility of the  USDA-developed separating technique.  Cost for three  alternative separation flows in six models of different  capacities were analyzed.  Investment per plant increased  between $64,000 to $81,500 for additional equipment and  storage facilities.  The total cost of dehydration and  separation was the greatest in the smaller models, $21.61  per ton.  The largest model had the lowest cost, $11.31 per  ton. Assuming 60 percent of each models output was stored,  average per ton cost increased to $26.22 in the smaller and  to $14.72  in the larger model.},
      url = {http://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/312230},
      doi = {https://doi.org/10.22004/ag.econ.312230},
}