1998 North Dakota Custom Rates

Operation	Unit	1998				1995 Average Rate	1998 as Percent of 1995
		Number of Reports	Range in Rates	Most Frequent Rate Reported	Average Rate
HARVESTING GRAIN CROPS		No.	- -     - - - Dollars Per Unit - - - - -				Pct.
Swathing
Self-Propelled	Acre	469	2.00 - 15.00	5 .00	5 .04	4 .46	113
	Hour	10	16.00 - 160.00	50 .00	58 .30	_	_
PTO Unit	Acre	292	1.80 - 12.00	5 .00	4 .58	4 .23	108
	Hour	8	15.00 - 160.00	30 .00	45 .25	_	---
Combining From Swaths
Small Grains	Acre	800	3.00 - 28.00	15 .00	13 .82	13 .70	101
	Hour	69	5.00 - 195.00	100 .00	98 .25	_	_
Flaxseed	Acre	216	4.00 - 28.00	15 .00	13 .95	14 .00	100
	Hour	19	12.00 - 195.00	100 .00	96 .92	_	_
Dry Edible Beans	Acre	142	9.00 - 35.00	20 .00	19 .06	18 .18	105
	Hour	9	15.00 - 200.00	100 .00	95 .28	_	---
Straight Combining
Small Grains	Acre	854	4.50 - 34.00	15 .00	13 .88	13 .74	101
	Hour	75	11.75 - 250.00	100 .00	99 .47	_	_
Flaxseed	Acre	213	4.50 - 34.00	15 .00	14 .24	14 .16	101
	Hour	19	12.00 - 195.00	100 .00	93 .45	_	_
Corn	Acre	286	7.00 - 26.00	15 .00	16 .26	16 .33	100
	Hour	13	16.00 - 140.00	100 .00	95 .31	_	_
Sunflower	Acre	434	9.00 - 20.00	15 .00	14 .49	14 .14	102
	Hour	28	16.00 - 195.00	100 .00	103 .98	_	_
Soybeans	Acre	253	4.00 - 26.00	15 .00	16 .10	15 .57	103
	Hour	29	15.00 - 250.00	100 .00	101 .43	_	_
Dry Edible Beans	Acre	83	9.00 - 40.00	20 .00	19 .10	17 .96	106
	Hour	7	15.00 - 150.00	100 .00	80 .57	_	_
Dry Bean Harvesting
Cutting Only (Knifing)	Acre	59	4.00 - 20.00	10 .00	9 .24	8 .24	112
Windrowing (After Knifing)	Acre	26	2.00 - 25.00	8 .00	7 .14	5 .14	139
Cutting & Windrowing (One Operation)	Acre	79	4.00 - 40.00	15 .00	16 .85	14 .20	119
Sugarbeet Harvesting
Topping	Acre	9	5.00 - 15.00	10 .00	10 .44	13 .07	80
Lifting	Acre	10	18.00 - 50.00	30 .00	30 .70	22 .61	136
MAKING CORN SILAGE
Field Chopping Only	Acre	91	4.25 - 35.00	20 .00	18 .69	18 .51	101
	Hour	20	20.00 - 100.00	60 .00	61 .35	54 .30	113
Field Chopping and Hauling	Acre	140	8.00 - 50.00	20 .00	23 .62	22 .62	104
	Hour	15	25.00 - 150.00	80 .00	74 .87	60 .20	124
SEED PREPARATION
Seed Grain
Cleaning Only	Gross Bu.	925	0.04 - 1.20	0 .30	0.340	0.321	106
Treating Only	Gross Bu.	99	0.03 - 1.75	0 .50	0.519	0.552	94
Cleaning and Treating	Gross Bu.	82	0.15 - 1.68	0 .50	0.726	0.800	91
Flaxseed
Cleaning Only	Gross Bu.	168	0.07 - 1.12	0 .30	0.421	0.451	93
Treating Only	Gross Bu.	19	0.05 - 1.00	0 .50	0.381	0.443	86
Cleaning and Treating	Gross Bu.	13	0.15 - 1.60	0 .90	0.819	0.797	103
MACHINE RENTAL
Tractor
Under 75 Horsepower	Hour 1/	169	5.00 - 75.00	7 .50	17 .48	16 .54	106
75 - 120 Horsepower	Hour 1/	260	8.00 - 110.00	20 .00	23 .31	21 .68	108
Over 120 Horsepower	Hour 1/	424	10.00 - 120.00	30 .00	34 .04	30 .95	110
Combine
Small	Acre	19	5.00 - 20.00	10 .00	10 .95	_	_
	Hour 1/	4	15.00 - 45.00	25 .00	31 .25	62 .50	50
Medium	Acre	24	6.00 - 20.00	10 .00	11 .92	_	_
	Hour 1/	44	20.00 - 150.00	75 .00	72 .11	76 .34	94
Large	Acre	38	6.00 - 30.00	10 .00	11 .71	_	_
	Hour 1/	371	25.00 - 195.00	100 .00	94 .14	91 .41	103
Swather	Acre	57	1.00 - 11.00	5 .00	4 .48	3 .57	125
	Hour 1/	19	3.50 - 50.00	10 .00	22 .72	_	---

FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT:
Larry W. Beard, State Statistician
North Dakota Agricultural Statistics Service
NDSU, IACC Bldg., Room 448
P.O. Box 3166
Fargo, ND 58108-3166
Telephone: (701) 239-5306
E-Mail: nass-nd@nass.usda.gov