The Economics Of The Hay-Mizer®

These examples will show you how quickly a Hay-Mizer® hay feeder can pay for itself and actually start making you money by saving your hay.  This example will be for a cattleman with 50 cows each eating 30 lbs of hay per day.  These examples are based on our experience and customer feedback. 

Under wet and muddy conditions, the savings will be much greater and the payoff will be much quicker.  These numbers may surprise  you, but these examples are based on feedback from our customers.

Example #1  Dairy Quality Hay  - Cost - $100 per ton
	Amount of hay needed per day  (50 cows * 30 lbs divided by feeder efficiency)	Cost of Hay per day at $100 per ton	Hay-Mizer® savings per day	Days needed to pay for Hay-Mizer® feeder
Hay-Mizer® at 95% efficiency	1579 lbs	$79	$71	15 days
Ring Feeder at 50% efficiency	3000 lbs	$150

Example #2  Good Quality Hay - Cost - $75 per ton
	Amount of hay needed per day  (50 cows * 30 lbs divided by feeder efficiency)	Cost of Hay per day at $75 per ton	Hay-Mizer® savings per day	Days needed to pay for Hay-Mizer® feeder
Hay-Mizer® at 95% efficiency	1579 lbs	$59	$53	21 days
Ring Feeder at 50% efficiency	3000 lbs	$112

Example #3  Fair Quality Hay - Hay Cost - $60 per ton
	Amount of hay needed per day  (50 cows * 30 lbs divided by feeder efficiency)	Cost of Hay per day at $60 per ton	Hay-Mizer® savings per day	Days needed to pay for Hay-Mizer® feeder
Hay-Mizer® at 95% efficiency	1579 lbs	$47	$43	25 days
Ring Feeder at 50% efficiency	3000 lbs	$90

As you can see, a Hay-Mizer® feeder will easily pay for itself in the first season of use.  After that, it just makes you money by saving your hay.  How much is it costing you not to be using a Hay-Mizer® hay feeder?  Give us a call and let us help you save hay.