PROGRAM I 



PROGRAM II 



STAGE I: 



Harvest system more than 

 one day drying time 



Harvest system, one day 

 drying time 



i i 



Weather Patterns 



i 



Crop production and machinery coefficients 



I 

 PROGRAM III 



Assigns quality measure to harvested forage and 

 measures use of forage production resources 



i 



Forage quality coefficients 



i 

 PROGRAM IV 



STAGE II: ! Converts forage of various qualities into milk 



STAGE III: 



PROGRAM V 



Converts all production output information into total 

 farm income, total cost, net income, and total invest- 

 ment 



Figure 3. A Schematic Outline of the Forage Production 

 Utilization Simulation Model 



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