Example farm analysis * Public sources, FCM data, industry research & estimates Scale 8500 milking cows on 4 farms Avg farm 2125 head FCM Cost Device = $350 + variable Uses / yr = 17.3 Annual cost = $518 KS economics IOFC = $8.6 CWT Cow replacement cost = $1680 Real Estate Cost for farm only = $4M Labour Average employee salary = $25K