Labour Calculation Worksheet Name:

# of
Hours with Livestock % with % with % with Tractors/ Tractor
Total Hours Cows Heifers Other Lvstk hrs Alloc

_____ hrs / day X _____ # People X 365 = ________ _____ _____ _____ _____
_____ hrs / day X _____ # People X 365 = ________ _____ _____ _____ _____
_____ hrs / day X _____ # People X 365 = ________ _____ _____ _____ _____
_____ hrs / week X _____ # People X 52 = ________ _____ _____ _____ _____
_____ hrs X _____ # People X _____ = ________ _____ _____ _____ _____
_____ hrs X _____ # People X _____ = ________ _____ _____ _____ _____
_____ hrs X _____ # People X _____ = ________ _____ _____ _____ _____
_____ hrs X _____ # People X _____ = ________ _____ _____ _____ _____

Total Livestock Hours

Hours at Field Work

% with % with
Tilling, Seeding & Spraying Forages Grains

_____ hrs / day X _____ # People X _____ days = ________ _____ _____ _____

Hay Crop Harvest (incl storage time)

_____ hrs / day X _____ # People X _____ days = ________ _____

Corn Silage Harvest (incl storage time)

_____ hrs / day X _____ # People X _____ days = ________ _____

Grain Harvest (incl straw)

_____ hrs / day X _____ # People X _____ days = ________ _____
_____ hrs / day X _____ # People X _____ days = ________ _____
_____ hrs / day X _____ # People X _____ days = ________ (straw)

Other Field Work (incl. manure hauling)

_____ hrs / day X _____ # People X _____ days = ________ _____ _____ _____

Total Crop Hours

+ Total Hours spent on other items (bookkeeping, managing, repairs, other work…)
_____ hrs / day X _____ # People X _____ days = ________ _____ _____ ("Books") _____
_____ hrs / day X _____ # People X _____ days = ________ _____ _____ (Repairs) _____

Total Hours / 2600 = # Person Equivalents

Total tractor Hrs
% Fuel not used in 5 enterprises

Cows Heifers Forages Grains Other Lvstk Other

Person Eq. ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______

 % of Total Time ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______
% TRACTOR Time ______ ______ ______ ______ ______

Instructions for Using this Form:

This form is designed to help you gather information about the labor on the farm. The "fill-in" spots are
to record the jobs that take place, how many people are involved and how many hours are involved.

For example, the first line may be for "morning milking and chores". There may be 2 people that are in the barn
for 4 hours each (every day) - in that case put 4 hrs x 2 people x 365 days = 2920 hours. Then you could
allocate how much of that time was spent with cows or young stock - eg 75% : 25%

The right side is to assist in gathering the # of Tractor hours (all motorized vehicles) and with that we could
allocate the fuel use (tractor use = fuel use). For heavy duty jobs such as cutting silage, use a factor of 2
to compensate for the additional fuel used with heavy work. The "Tractor Alloc" is to show the % of time that is
spent with each enterprise

To add to the above example, you could show that there is 2.5 hr / day spent mixing and delivering feed and it
would be split 85% with cows and 15% with heifers. - so put down 912 hrs with an allocation of 85/15

Cointinue to fill out all the jobs that are done including repairs and managing the business (like bookkeeping,
ordering supplies, talking to salesmen, research etc…

The bottom 2 lines (in the box) will show you the % of time spent (by enterprise) for labour and fuel use.

The lines are for a guide only. Modify them to suit what is happening on your farm.

Example
 Labour Calculation Worksheet Name:
'(fill in only red cells to have the valcus calculated)

Hours with Livestock % with

% with % with Other # of
Total Hours Cows Heifers Lvstk Tractor hrs

hrs / day X # People X 365 = 0 0%

hrs / day X # People X 365 = 0 0%

hrs / day X # People X 365 = 0 0%

hrs / wk X # People X 52 = 0 0%

hrs X # People X = 0 0%

hrs X # People X = 0 0%

hrs X # People X = 0 0%

hrs X # People X = 0 0%

Total Livestock Hours 0 0 0 0 0%

Hours at Field Work

% with % with % .
Tilling, Seeding & Spraying Forages Grains Forages

hrs / day X # People X days = 0 0% 0

Hay Crop Harvest (incl Storage time)

hrs / day X # People X days = 0 0

Corn Silage Harvest (incl Storage time)

hrs / day X # People X days = 0 0

Grain Harvest (incl straw)

hrs / day X # People X days = 0 0
hrs / day X # People X days = 0 0
hrs / day X # People X days = 0 (straw) 0

Other Field Work (incl. manure hauling)

hrs / day X # People X days = 0.0 0% 0

Total Crop Hours 0 0 0

% with
% with % with Other
Total Hours spent-other items (bookkeeping, managing, repairs, other) Cows Heifers Lvstk

hrs / day X # People X days = 0 0% ("books")

hrs / ____ X # People X ____ = 0 0% (repairs)

Total Hours 0 / 2600 = 0.00 Person Equivalents Total tractor Hrs 0

% Fuel not used in 5 enterprises
= Total Hours Equivalent 0

Cows Heifers Forages Grains Other Lvstk Other

Person Eq. 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.00
--- 0 --- --- 0 ---
% of Total Time 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0%

% TRACTOR Time 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%