1. Pasture Budget
Twenty one acres of land was given to establish pastures. Perimeter fencing must be placed
around the land with each post spaced at 9.5 meters apart. On the perimeter posts, 7 strands
of wire must be placed. Another set of posts are to be planted 9 meters apart to divide the
land into 2 acre blocks. On the dividing posts, 6 strands of wire are to be placed around the
dividing posts.
Below is a budgeted plan of how the land will be used inclusive of the cost of the items to
be used, the labor and the materials.
21 acres of land is given to be used to establish pastures. An acre will be used to build a
road through the pasture as pastures will be established on two sides of the road. Another
acre will be used to establish a farm house in which tools and equipment will be stored.
Feed and hay will also be stored in this farm house as well as medication for the animals.
19 acres will now be left to establish the pastures into 2 acre blocks. There will be
altogether, 8 pastures with a remaining 3 acres to be used for the establishment of a
drinking pond for the animals. Water will be pumped to this pond from a river that is
running directly behind the plot.
Guinea grass will be established in two of the pastures, King Grass in another two and
African star grass in the other four. The planting materials will be obtained from
neighboring pastures around.
Tractors to plough the land for planting and for the establishment of road will be rented
from the Rural Agriculture Development Agency (RADA) at a cost.
A diagram of how the land will be used will follow on the next page.

2. Chanelling of water to the pond
River
Farm Road
Pasture
7
Pasture 5
Pasture 3
Pasture
1
Pasture 8
Pasture 6
Pasture 4
Pasture 2
Farm House
Drinking pond

3. Budget Calculations for the Pasture
19 acres of land to be divided into 2 acre pastures
1 acre = 43560sqft
Therefore 19 acres converted to Sqft:
19X43560= 827,640sqft
Length of a side of the pasture
827,640sqft= 909.74sqft
Perimeter Posting
Spacing for perimeter posts = 9.5ft apart.
If length of one side of the pasture is 909.74sqft, then
Number of posts for one side of pasture = 909.74÷9.5
= 96
Therefore, total number of posts needed = 96X4
= 384
Divisional Posts
Area of one side of 2 acres block= 827,640÷19
= 43,560sqft
Therefore, length of one side of the 2 acre block = 43,560sqft
= 209ft
Spacing for the divisional posts: 9ft
Therefore, number of posts for one side of the 2acre block: 209÷9= 24
Total number of divisional posts: 24X19= 456

4. Brace Posts
Brace posts will be used to hold each gate together at the pastures, also two will be used at
two sides of the perimeter fencing and also at the entrance gate to the farm.
Total brace posts: 19+5= 24
Total amount of Posts needed
Cost of one post = $740.00
Therefore the total cost for all posts that are needed is: 865X740= $640,100.00
Wires
Strands of wire to be placed around the posts on the perimeter fencing = 7
Length of one side of the pasture is 909.74sqft
Therefore, the amount of wire needed for one side of the pasture is 909.74X7= 6,368.18ft
Total amount of wire needed to be placed around the land: 6,368.18X4= 25,473ft.
Divisional Wires
Strands of wire for divisional posts: 6
Length of one side of the pastures: 209ft
Therefore, the amount of wire for the divisional posts: 209X6=1,254ft
Total amount of divisional fencing wire is: 1,254X19= 23,826
Posts Quantities
Perimeter 384
Divisional 456
Brace 25
Total 865

5. Wire Quantities
Perimeter 25,473
Divisional 23,826
Total 49,299
Cost of one roll of wire (1200ft) = $5,500.00
Amount of 1200ft found in 49,299ft: 49,299÷1200= 42ft
Therefore the total cost of the wire is $5,500.00X42= $231,000.00
Staples
Staples to each perimeter post = 7
Total number of posts = 384
Total number of staples for perimeter posts: 384X7= 2,688
Divisional Staples
Number of staples on each divisional post: 7
Total number of divisional posts: 456
Total number of staples on each divisional post: 456X7= 3,192
Brace Staples
Number of perimeter brace posts = 5
Staples on each posts= 7
Total amount of staples: 5X7= 35
Number of divisional brace post= 19
Number of staples on each post= 6
Therefore, the total number of staples on the divisional post: 19X6= 114
So then, the total number of staples needed is 114+35= 149

6. The gates on each pasture will be made of 6 posts that may be obtained from the
nearby woodlands, on these posts, 6 strands of wire will be embedded. Therefore the
total number of posts is:
6X8= 48 posts
Therefore the total number of brace staples needed is 48X6= 288
Staples Quantities
Perimeter 2,688
Divisional 3,192
Brace 149
Gate 48
Total 6,077
Cost of 1lb of staples= $120.00
Number of staples in 1lb = 87
Amount of 87 staples within 6,077: 6077÷87= 70lbs staples
Total cost for 70lbs of staples: $120X70= $8,400.00
As was mentioned earlier, the land will be ploughed by RADA; the service will cost
$5000.00 per day, not exceeding 5 days, totaling $25,000.00. A plumber will be hired to set
up the watering system for the pastures at 3,000.00 per day for 3 days. Two masons will
also be hired to make the pool, drinking and feeding troughs for the animals. They are
expected to work for 6 days at $9,000.00 each.
NPK fertilizer along with organic manure will be used in these pastures along with a
sprinkler system that will be used to supply water to the young grass.
Costs for Service and Items
Items Unit Price ($) Quantity Total ($)
Cement 1,261.93 10 12,619.30
Concrete Block 566.52 60 33,991.20
Sand 2000 per yard 3 6,000
Stone 1,500 per yard 3 4,500
Total 57,110.50
Service Total
Cost of tractor
service
25,000
Cost for Plumber $9,000.00
Total 34,000

7. Total Budgeted Costs and Expenses
Items Total
Posts $ 640,100.00
Wires $ 231,000.00
Staples $ 8,400.00
Sub Total $ 879,500.00
Building
Materials $ 57,110.50
Tractor Service $ 25,000.00
Cost for Plumber $ 9,000.00
Grand Total $ 1,850,110.50
NB. There may or may not be additional costs and charges to this budget as prices of
items may fluctuate based on time frame. In addition to that, it is possible that small
items may not have been calculated which would have put the budget at a higher cost.
Hence this budget is subjected to change.

8. References
Rural Agriculture Development Agency
Caledonia Road
Mandeville
Manchester
Telephone # 962-0479
D.I.B Block Factory & Hardware Supplies
44 Williams Street, Port Antonio
Portland
Telephone # 993-4415
Rapid True Value
Ward Avenue
Mandeville
Manchester