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1998

RATES PAID BY KANSAS FARMERS

FOR CUSTOM WORK

KANSAS AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS

In Cooperation With

U.S. Department of Agriculture National Agricultural Statistics Service

Kansas Department of Agriculture
Division of Statistics
P.O. Box 3534
632 SW Van Buren, Rm. 200
Topeka, Kansas 66601-3534
Phone (785)233-2230

Compiled by

Dona Schmitz, Research Analyst
Dan Kolterman, Agricultural Statistician
Eldon J. Thiessen, State Statistician
Eddie Wells, Deputy State Statistician
Glennis Stock, Statistical Assistant
Candace Thomas and Judy Allison, Editorial Assistants
Dan Blick and David Judd, Reproduction and Distribution

February 1999

The ranges and averages in this bulletin reflect the rates paid by Kansas farmers during 1998 for various custom operations. Special thanks are due the almost 1,750 custom operators, farmers, and ranchers who took the time to report the data in this publication. Our appreciation also goes to the Cooperative Extension Service's county agricultural agents who review questionnaire design. Eldon J. Thiessen State Statistician	KANSAS AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS DISTRICTS
	NW	NC	NE
	WC	C	EC
	SW	SC	SE

TABLE OF CONTENTS

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INTRODUCTION
Grain Harvesting
	Wheat
	Grain Sorghum
	Corn
	Soybeans
	Sunflowers
Seed Cleaning
	(Wheat, Soybeans, Alfalfa, and Red Clover)
Grain Hauling
	(Wheat, Sorghum Grain, Corn, Soybeans, Sunflowers)
Silage Operations
Haying
	Mowing and Sideraking
	Baling
	Hauling
	Stacking
	Entire Operations
Rotary Mowing
Land Tillage
	Disking
	Harrowing
	Chiseling
	Plowing and Undercutting
	Field Cultivating
	Historical Averages
Planting
	Regular-Till Planting
		Historical Averages
	Minimum-Till Planting
		Historical Averages
Chemical Application
	Row Crop Cultivation
	Dry and Liquid Fertilizers
	Anhydrous Ammonia
	Herbicides
	Insecticides
	Historical Averages
Feed Preparation
	Historical Averages
Feed Delivery
Machinery Rental
Fence Building
Dozing

INTRODUCTION

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This publication reports average rates paid by Kansas farmers for custom work in 1998. The figures come from an annual survey of Kansas farmers, custom operators, co-ops and elevators. Questionnaires were mailed to about 2,000 operations. Almost 1,750 responded by mail or telephone.

The Custom Rates book is intended to be a guide to help custom operators and farmers reach mutual agreements. The prices reported here should not be regarded as official or established rates. The average figures in this book give equal weight to all reports received.

The prices in this book are charges for machines, power, fuel, and operator. Costs of chemicals, seeds, and most other materials are excluded. The one exception is hay baling materials. Exchange work between farmers is not considered custom work.

There are large variations in the rates charged for specific jobs. For many items, the State averages may not be typical of any particular locale. There are many reasons for price differences. Some farmers may charge lower prices to neighbors, relatives, or close friends. Soil conditions and field sizes are also significant factors. Rates are often lower in western Kansas where the larger farms are well suited to extensive operation with heavy equipment.

The average custom rates charged in 1998 are generally similar to those reported in 1997. At the State level, most average prices changed by less than 10 percent, up or down. Of the more than 120 custom work items or machinery rentals in this report, 75 increased in price, 7 were unchanged, and 41 decreased in price. The report contains historical tables and graphs which show the results of previous surveys. Data are missing for 1986 because the funding for this project was temporarily halted.

In the past year we have received many comments about the Custom Rates report from the agricultural community. We appreciate this feedback and encourage readers to continue sharing their ideas and suggestions regarding this survey.

GRAIN HARVESTING

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WHEAT: Rates for custom combining wheat averaged $13.32 per acre with, in many cases, an additional average charge of 12.6 cents per bushel for yields greater than 21 bushels per acre. The per acre rate is down 1 cent from last year.

CUSTOM RATES FOR COMBINE HARVESTING OF WHEAT, 1998

District	No. of Rpts. 1/	Dollars Per Acre		No. of Rpts. 1/	Extra Charge for High Yield
District	No. of Rpts. 1/	Range	Avg.	No. of Rpts. 1/	¢ Per Bu.	Above Bushels

WC	87	12.00-14.00	12 .66	84	12 .6	20
SW	121	10.00-14.00	12 .50	116	12 .4	20

NC	109	10.00-20.00	12 .84	103	12 .5	21
C	114	10.00-15.00	12 .73	110	12 .6	21
SC	164	10.00-16.00	12 .82	160	12 .7	21

NE	61	10.00-21.50	15 .39	27	12 .4	23
EC	50	12.00-20.00	16 .91	13	11 .9	25
SE	56	10.00-20.00	15 .11	19	12 .5	25

STATE	868	10.00-21.50	13 .32	735	12 .6	21

1/ Reports are counted in each district where combining was done; thus, some reports are included in more than one district.

HISTORICAL CUSTOM RATES FOR WHEAT HARVESTING

Year	Dollars Per Acre	Extra Charges for High Yield
Year	Dollars Per Acre	¢ Per Bushel	Above Bushels
1982	13 .70	12 .7	21
1983	13 .58	12 .6	21
1984	13 .48	12 .6	21
1985	13 .18	12 .3	21
1987	12 .43	11 .6	21
1988	12 .66	11 .6	21
1989	12 .71	11 .6	21
1990	12 .83	11 .8	21
1991	12 .74	11 .8	21
1992	12 .90	12 .1	21
1993	13 .05	12 .1	20
1994	13 .03	12 .2	21
1995	13 .02	12 .2	20
1996	13 .32	12 .4	20
1997	13 .33	12 .6	21
1998	13 .32	12 .6	21

GRAIN HARVESTING

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SORGHUM GRAIN: Rates charged for custom harvesting of grain sorghum averaged 14.42 per acre, an increase of 7 cents from last year. Additional charges averaged 12.4 cents per bushel for yields over 37 bushels per acre.

CUSTOM RATES FOR COMBINE HARVESTING OF SORGHUM GRAIN, 1998

District	No. of Rpts. 1/	Dollars Per Acre		No. of Rpts. 1/	Extra Charge for High Yield
District	No. of Rpts. 1/	Range	Avg.	No. of Rpts. 1/	¢ Per Bu.	Above Bushels
NW	47	10 .00 -20 .00	13 .51	40	12 .6	35
WC	34	10 .00 -18 .00	12 .80	33	12 .5	31
SW	58	10 .00 -20 .00	12 .91	52	12 .5	34

NC	69	11 .00 -25 .00	13 .57	59	12 .4	37
C	71	10 .00 -20 .00	13 .30	58	12 .4	36
SC	73	11 .00 -22 .00	13 .84	61	12 .4

NE	43	12 .00 -23 .00	17 .78	12	11 .0	61
EC	37	15 .00 -25 .00	18 .58	6	12 .3	76
SE	38	13 .00 -20 .00	16 .14	10	12 .5	45

STATE	470	10 .00 -25 .00	14 .42	331	12 .4	37

1/ Reports are counted in each district where combining was done; thus, some reports are included in more than one district.

HISTORICAL CUSTOM RATES FOR SORGHUM GRAIN HARVESTING

Year	Dollars Per Acre	Extra Charges for High Yield
Year	Dollars Per Acre	¢ Per Bushel	Above Bushels
1981	14 .39	12 .0	32
1982	14 .59	12 .3	31
1983	14 .37	12 .4	31
1984	14 .15	12 .4	31
1985	13 .99	12 .1	33
1987	13 .22	11 .2	33
1988	13 .61	11 .9	32
1989	13 .58	11 .3	34
1990	14 .23	11 .6	36
1991	13 .50	11 .8	33
1992	14 .15	11 .8	36
1993	14 .62	12 .0	34
1994	14 .27	12 .0	35
1995	14 .27	11 .9	36
1996	14 .21	12 .3	36
1997	14 .35	12 .5	37
1998	14 .42	12 .4	37

GRAIN HARVESTING

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CORN: The charge to have corn custom harvested in 1998 was $18.96 per acre with some operators adding an average extra charge of 12.7 cents per bushel for yields above 59 bushels per acre. This is a increase of 24 cents per acre.

CUSTOM RATES FOR COMBINE HARVESTING OF CORN, BY DISTRICTS, 1998

Dist.	No. of Rpts. 1/	Cents per Bushel		No. of Rpts. 1/	Dollars per Acre		No. of Rpts. 1/	Extra Charge for High Yields
Dist.	No. of Rpts. 1/	Range	Avg.	No. of Rpts. 1/	Range	Avg.	No. of Rpts. 1/	¢ per Bushel	Above Bushels

NW	50	15-30	23	23	12.00-28.00	16.87	13	12.9	43
WC	36	13-32	24	9	12.00-27.00	16.67	6	13.7	41
SW	48	15-35	24	20	12.00-27.00	17.90	8	12.5	50

NC	22	17-33	24	22	12.00-30.00	20.68	5	14.2	57
C	19	12-33	22	30	12.00-30.00	18.29	13	13.5	56
SC	36	14-28	22	26	13.00-30.00	19.96	11	14.7	70

NE	5	18-25	22	52	10.00-25.00	19.74	13	10.2	82
EC	4	10-25	21	40	10.00-25.00	19.26	5	7.6	66
SE	2/			25	14.00-25.00	18.68	2/

STATE	221	10-35	23	247	10.00-30.00	18.96	76	12.7	59

1/ Reports are counted in districts where combining was done; thus, some reports are included in more than one district.
2/ Insufficient reports; included in State totals.

HISTORICAL CUSTOM RATES FOR CORN HARVESTING

Year	Dollars per Acre	Extra Charges for High Yield		Flat Rate Charge
Year	Dollars per Acre	¢ per Bushel	Above ( ) Bushels	¢ per Bushels
1981	17 .90	11 .5	44	22
1982	17 .82	11 .5	45	22
1983	17 .76	11 .1	52	23
1984	18 .79	10 .7	44	23
1985	16 .67	10 .9	55	21
1987	17 .71	10 .5	58	20
1988	17 .78	12 .2	64	22
1989	18 .64	13 .0	66	19
1990	18 .27	12 .1	78	21
1991	18 .30	9 .5	58	21
1992	18 .35	10 .7	67	22
1993	18 .21	11 .8	58	21
1994	18 .23	10 .1	65	22
1995	17 .79	12 .4	62	21
1996	18 .77	12 .6	63	23
1997	18 .72	12 .3	66	23
1998	18 .96	12 .7	59	23

GRAIN HARVESTING

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SOYBEANS: The charge to harvest soybeans this year increased by 17 cents per acre to $18.85. Some operators charged an extra charge averaging 12.8 cents per bushel for yields above 27 bushels per acre.

CUSTOM RATES FOR COMBINE HARVESTING OF SOYBEANS, 1998

District No. of
Rpts. 1/ Dollars Per Acre No. of
Rpts. 1/ Extra Charge for High Yield

Range Avg. ¢ Per Bu. Above Bushels

NW
34
12.00-30.00
19 .91
10
12 .8
25

WC 12 13.00-25.00 18 .33 8 12 .1 32

SW 22 12.00-30.00 20 .14 6 13 .5 25

NC 50 12.00-30.00 19 .47 16 12 .6 25

C 49 11.00-25.00 17 .94 23 12 .9 26

SC 68 10.00-25.00 19 .00 21 12 .9 27

NE 73 14.00-25.00 19 .48 5 12 .6 34

EC 56 15.00-25.00 18 .71 6 12 .7 25

SE 53 13.00-25.00 17 .13 11 13 .5 25

STATE 417 10.00-30.00 18 .85 106 12 .8 27

1/ Reports are counted in each district where combining was done; thus, some reports are included in more than one district.

HISTORICAL CUSTOM RATES FOR SOYBEAN HARVESTING

Year	Dollars Per Acre	Extra Charges for High Yield
Year	Dollars Per Acre	¢ Per Bushel	Above Bushels
198	17 .50	13 .2	23
198	17 .62	13 .3	22
198	17 .76	12 .8	23
198	18 .05	13 .7	24
198	18 .05	12 .2	23
198	17 .46	12 .4	24
198	17 .31	12 .1	24
198	17 .58	12 .3	26
199	17 .92	13 .0	25
199	18 .07	12 .1	22
199	18 .63	12 .5	22
199	17 .96	12 .5	23
199	18 .15	12 .2	25
199	17 .65	12 .2	25
199	18 .54	12 .7	24
199	18 .68	12 .4	26
199	18 .85	12 .8	27

GRAIN HARVESTING

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SUNFLOWERS: Custom harvesting of sunflowers averaged $16.94 per acre in 1998. This compares to the average of $17.69 per acre in 1997.

CUSTOM RATES FOR COMBINE HARVESTING OF SUNFLOWERS, 1998

Dist.	Number of Rpts. 1/	Dollars per Acre
	Number of Rpts. 1/	Range	Avg.

NW	18	12.00-25.00	17.78
WC	8	13.00-18.00	15.38
SW	13	12.00-25.00	15.85

NC	12	13.00-25.00	17.54
C	7	12.00-18.00	15.29
SC	10	13.00-25.00	18.30

NE	--
EC	3	15.00-20.00	17.67
SE	--

ST	71	12.00-25.00	16.94

HISTORICAL CUSTOM RATES FOR SUNFLOWER HARVESTING

Year	Dollars per Acre	Extra Charges for High Yield
Year	Dollars per Acre	¢ per Bushel	Above () Bushels

1988	14.57	11.0	20
1989	13.92	11.0	24
1990	14.50	11.5	28
1991	15.50	11.4	38
1992	16.88	2/	2/
1993	16.06	12.0	27
1994	16.55	11.3	37
1995	16.52	2/	2/
1996	17.10	11.0	30
1997	17.69	11.6	18
1998	16.94	11.9	37

1/ Reports are counted in each district where combining was done; thus, some reports are included in more than one district.
2/ Insufficient data to publish.

SEED CLEANING

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Wheat cleaning with treatment averaged 87 cents per bushel. Rates for cleaning wheat without treatment averaged 43 cents per bushel. The average cost for cleaning soybeans with treatment was 68 cents per bushel, while the cost excluding treatment averaged 44 cents. Cleaning alfalfa seed without treatment cost 22 cents per pound and the average reported charge for cleaning red clover seed without treatment was 20 cents per pound. There were not enough reports for cleaning red clover or alfalfa seed with treatment to be published.

CUSTOM RATES FOR SEED CLEANING, 1998

Dist. With Treatment Without Treatment With Treatment Without Treatment

Number
of
Rpts. Cents per
Bushel Number
of
Rpts. Cents per
Bushel Number
of
Rpts. Cents per
Bushel Number
of
Rpts. Cents per
Bushel

Range Avg. Range Avg. Range Avg. Range Avg.

Wheat Soybeans

NW 4 40-83 57 26 25-65 40 - -

WC 5 30-130 58 21 27-60 39 - 1/

SW 1/ - - 33 20-60 43 - -

NC 17 30-140 89 36 15-90 40 - 3 35-45 40

C 17 30-135 86 46 32-85 46 1/ 1/

SC 10 35-150 97 61 25-85 41 - 1/

NE 8 50-165 103 11 25-80 48 5 50-150 97 4 40-60 51

EC 5 30-140 109 12 30-65 46 1/ 10 30-60 44

SE 5 40-125 92 22 30-65 41 5 35-85 52 13 30-50 40

ST 73 30-165 87 268 15-90 43 12 30-150 68 34 30-75 44

1/ Insufficient reports; included in State totals.

HISTORICAL CUSTOM RATES FOR SEED CLEANING

Crop	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998
Alfalfa (Cents/Pound)
With Treatment	65	58	1/	1/	1/	1/
Without Treatment	9	14	10	14	18	22
Red Clover (Cents/Pound)
With Treatment	-	-	1/	1/	1/	1/
Without Treatment	11	11	13	12	17	20
Soybeans (Cents/Bushel)
With Treatment	82	81	112	87	91	68
Without Treatment	40	43	45	43	46	44
Wheat (Cents/Bushel)
With Treatment	86	81	94	80	96	87
Without Treatment	38	38	41	42	41	43

1/ Insufficient data to publish.

GRAIN HAULING

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Custom rates for hauling wheat, grain sorghum, corn, soybeans, and sunflowers from the field to farm or to the nearest elevator was virtually unchanged from 1997. The overall average charge for these five crops was 12.0 cents per bushel with an extra charge of 1.0 cents per bushel per mile over 14 miles. This compares with 1997 averages of 12.0 cents per bushel plus the 1.3 cents a bushel per mile over 12 miles. Only reports which included both a mileage limit and a per mile charge for additional miles were tabulated in the 'over basic mileage' columns.

CUSTOM RATES FOR HAULING GRAIN FROM FIELD TO FARM STORAGE
OR ELEVATOR, 1998

District	No. of Reports	Cents per Bu.	Miles Limit	Cents/bu. /Mile Over Basic Mileage	No. of Reports	Cents per Bu.	Miles Limit	Cents/bu. /Mile Over Basic Mileage
	Wheat				Sorghum Grain
NW	66	12 .6	13	0 .9	22	12 .2	14	0 .8
WC	61	12 .7	13	1 .1	17	12 .8	14	1 .1
SW	70	12 .2	12	0 .9	22	12 .1	14	0 .9

NC	79	12 .6	13	1 .0	49	12 .4	13	1 .1
C	81	12 .2	11	0 .9	45	12 .1	10	0 .9
SC	113	12 .4	12	1 .0	50	12 .0	11	0 .8

NE	53	12 .3	17	0 .8	34	12 .4	18	0 .9
EC	35	11 .3	16	0 .8	28	11 .1	17	0 .8
SE	38	12 .0	11	1 .0	26	11 .8	12	0 .9

STATE	596	12 .3	13	1 .0	293	12 .1	14	0 .9

	Corn				Soybeans
NW	18	10 .5	13	0 .8	12	10 .7	12	0 .8
WC	16	10 .9	11	1 .1	4	13 .0	13	1 .5
SW	11	10 .0	14	0 .7	1/

NC	16	11 .8	10	0 .6	32	12 .0	14	1 .1
C	16	10 .9	12	1 .1	21	11 .3	11	1 .4
SC	20	11 .0	18	1 .5	33	11 .8	16	1 .3

NE	39	11 .2	18	0 .8	52	11 .8	16	0 .8
EC	28	11 .3	18	0 .7	37	11 .0	18	0 .9
SE	12	10 .3	11	0 .8	27	11 .9	13	0 .9

STATE	176	11 .0	15	1 .0	219	11 .6	15	1 .0

	Sunflowers 2/
West	8	15 .7	18	1 .0
Central	15	11 .5	11	0 .7
Eastern	3	9 .3	16	0 .7
State	26	12 .6	13	0 .8

1/ Insufficient reports; included in State totals. 2/ Charge is cents per cwt.

SILAGE OPERATIONS

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Custom rates for silage operations were separated into three categories: 1) chopping, hauling, and filling the silo, 2) chopping and hauling, and 3) chopping only. The average rate per ton for the complete silage operation was 4.96 per ton, down from $5.20 in 1997. Operations which included only chopping and hauling averaged $4.46 per ton, down 8 cents from 1997, and chopping only averaged $2.88, compared to $3.00 in 1997.

CUSTOM RATES FOR SILAGE, PER TON, 1998

District	Chopping, Hauling, & Filling Silo			Chopping & Hauling
	No. of Rpts.	Dollars per Ton		No. of Rpts.	Dollars per Ton
	No. of Rpts.	Range	Average	No. of Rpts.	Range	Average

NW	7	4.25-6.50	5 .29	12	4.00-6.20	4 .51
WC	4	4.15-4.50	4 .35	12	4.00-5.00	4 .47
SW	8	4.25-6.00	5 .13	11	4.00-5.00	4 .40

NC	10	4.00-6.00	4 .78	22	3.60-4.50	4 .33
C	5	4.00-5.25	4 .45	16	2.00-7.00	4 .60
SC	11	4.00-6.00	5 .13	23	4.00-5.00	4 .42

NE	3	4.50-6.50	5 .17	10	3.75-6.00	4 .72
EC	1/			6	3.75-4.65	4 .23
SE	1/			4	4.25-5.00	4 .56

STATE	52	4.00-6.50	4 .96	116	2.00-7.00	4 .46

1/ Insufficient reports; included in State totals.

SILAGE MAKING, CHOPPING ONLY, 1998

District	No. of Rpts.	Dollars per Ton
District	No. of Rpts.	Range	Average

NW	5	2.13-5.00	3 .18
WC	4	2.00-2.25	2 .19
SW	8	2.00-4.25	2 .54

NC	5	2.25-2.35	2 .27
C	7	2.50-5.00	4 .04
SC	5	2.25-2.95	2 .52

NE	5	2.25-3.00	2 .60
EC	1/
SE	1/

STATE	41	2.00-5.00	2 .88

1/ Insufficient reports; included in State totals.

HAYING

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Custom rates for all hay mowing operations were divided into mowing or swathing only and mowing or swathing with conditioning. Mowing or swathing without conditioning cost an average of $7.70 per acre, 5 cents more than in 1997. Mowing or swathing with conditioning was $8.09 per acre, 9 cents higher than the 1997 average. The average charge for sideraking hay in 1998 was $2.75 per acre, 3 cents higher than the 1997 figure.

CUSTOM RATES FOR MOWING OR SWATHING HAY, 1998

District	Without Conditioning			With Conditioning
	No. of Rpts.	Dollars per Acre		No. of Rpts.	Dollars per Acre
	No. of Rpts.	Range	Average	No. of Rpts.	Range	Average

NW	6	7.00-10.00	8 .58	32	6.00-13.00	8 .88
WC	3	8.00-8.00	8 .00	23	5.00-12.00	8 .55
SW	12	7.00-10.00	8 .21	44	6.00-12.50	8 .20

NC	10	6.00-10.00	7 .55	38	6.00-11.00	7 .89
C	17	6.00-11.50	8 .06	42	6.00-10.00	7 .70
SC	40	6.00-11.00	7 .80	84	6.00-12.00	7 .94

NE	6	6.50-12.00	8 .42	28	6.00-12.00	8 .46
EC	16	3.00-9.00	6 .97	31	5.00-12.00	7 .86
SE	29	5.00-10.00	7 .22	36	6.00-10.50	7 .87

STATE	139	3.00-12.00	7 .70	358	5.00-12.00	8 .09

CUSTOM RATES FOR SIDERAKING HAY, 1998

District	No. of Rpts.	Dollars per Acre
District	No. of Rpts.	Range	Average

NW	3	2.00-6.00	3 .83
WC	3	1.00-4.00	2 .67
SW	15	2.00-5.00	2 .98

NC	10	2.00-3.00	2 .45
C	13	1.50-6.00	2 .79
SC	19	1.00-6.00	2 .71

NE	7	2.00-4.00	2 .86
EC	14	1.00-5.00	2 .54
SE	22	1.00-4.00	2 .70

STATE	106	1.00-6.00	2 .75

HAYING

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Custom baling of small bales with twine or wire cost an average of 49 cents per bale, just slightly lower than in 1997. Large round bales cost $7.30 on average, up 24 cents from the 1997 figure. The charge for large square bales weighing about one ton averaged $11.50, identical to 1997.

CUSTOM RATES FOR BALING HAY, 1998

Type of Bale	No. of Rpts.	Dollars per Bale
Type of Bale	No. of Rpts.	Range	Average
Small: Square w/Twine	76	0.25-0.85	0 .49
Square w/Wire	78	0.25-0.75	0 .49
Large: Round (under 1,500 lbs.)	304	4.00-12.00	6 .92
Round (over 1,500 lbs.)	233	5.00-16.00	7 .68
Square (approx. 1 ton)	54	6.00-18.00	11 .50

CUSTOM RATES FOR BALING, SMALL SQUARE BALES, 1998

District	With Wire			With Twine
	No. of Rpts.	Cents per Bale		No. of Rpts.	Cents per Bale
	No. of Rpts.	Range	Average	No. of Rpts.	Range	Average

NW	1/			8	35-60	44
WC	1/			7	40-60	51
SW	6	50-85	63	16	28-66	50

NC	9	50-70	60	7	35-65	48
C	3	46-50	49	7	32-75	53
SC	12	30-60	46	11	38-55	47

NE	6	25-55	42	5	35-55	44
EC	18	35-75	49	11	25-60	44
SE	18	37-80	49	6	40-75	56

STATE	76	25-85	49	78	25-75	49

1/ Insufficient reports; included in State totals.

CUSTOM RATES FOR BALING, LARGE ROUND BALES, 1998

District	Under 1,500 Pounds			Over 1,500 Pounds
	No. of Rpts.	Dollars per Bale		No. of Rpts.	Dollars per Bale
	No. of Rpts.	Range	Average	No. of Rpts.	Range	Average

NW	26	5.00-8.50	6 .56	12	5.00-10.00	6 .83
WC	19	5.00-8.50	6 .53	10	5.00-8.50	7 .35
SW	20	6.00-12.00	8 .15	26	7.00-16.00	9 .58

NC	32	5.00-9.00	6 .23	38	5.50-10.00	7 .31
C	32	5.00-10.00	6 .86	26	6.00-9.00	7 .19
SC	65	5.00-10.00	7 .03	55	5.50-10.00	7 .46

NE	25	5.00-8.50	6 .90	29	6.00-10.00	7 .53
EC	38	4.00-11.50	7 .17	18	6.00-13.00	7 .95
SE	47	5.50-12.00	6 .96	19	6.00-10.00	7 .80

STATE	304	4.00-12.00	6 .92	233	5.00-16.00	7 .68

HAYING

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Custom rates for hauling small bales from field to farm storage averaged 38 cents per bale in 1998, down 5 cents from 1997. Rates for hauling large bales average $2.61 per bale or $4.99 per ton. In 1997, the rates were $2.74 per bale and $6.19 per ton. The custom rate for stacking hay of stacks 4-6 tons averaged $50.00 and compares to $47.86 in 1997.

CUSTOM RATES FOR HAULING SMALL BALES FROM FIELD TO STORAGE, 1998

District	No. of Rpts.	Cents per Bale
District	No. of Rpts.	Range	Average

NW	1/
WC	1/
SW	7	30-80	36

NC	-
C	3	30-40	34
SC	8	37-45	41

NE	3	40-50	43
EC	18	11-50	36
SE	16	35-50	41

STATE	58	11-80	38
1/ Insufficient reports; included in State totals.

CUSTOM RATES FOR HAULING LARGE BALES FROM FIELD TO STORAGE, 1998

District	No. of Rpts.	Dollars per Bale		No. of Rpts.	Dollars per Ton
District	No. of Rpts.	Range	Average	No. of Rpts.	Range	Average

NW	9	1.00-2.50	1 .67	4	5.00-8.00	6 .50
WC	9	1.00-3.50	2 .11	1/
SW	16	2.00-4.00	2 .62	3	2.00-5.00	3 .08

NC	6	1.00-3.00	2 .00	3	4.50-5.00	4 .83
C	4	1.00-4.00	2 .25	5	2.50-8.00	4 .90
SC	9	1.00-3.50	2 .56	8	2.00-7.50	4 .38

NE	4	2.00-6.00	4 .50	3	4.00-10.00	10 .00
EC	12	1.00-6.00	3 .21	1/
SE	11	2.00-5.00	2 .91	1/

STATE	80	1.00-6.00	2 .61	29	2.00-10.00	4 .99

1/ Insufficient reports; included in State totals.

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CUSTOM RATES FOR STACKING, 1998

Stack Size (Tons)	No. of Rpts.	Dollars per Stack
Stack Size (Tons)	No. of Rpts.	Range	Averag e

Up to 2	1/
3	1/
4-6	12	45.00-55.00	50 .00
Over 6	1/

1/ Insufficient data to publish.

HAYING

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Rates per bale for the entire haying operation, including cutting, baling, hauling, and stacking, at $1.01 per small bale, were down 1 cent from 1997. Large bales, at $13.59 per bale, were up 96 cents from 1997. Rates reported on a per ton basis averaged $23.04, down from the 1997 figure of $23.26.

CUSTOM RATES FOR ENTIRE HAYING OPERATION, PER BALE, 1998

District	Small Bales			Large Bales
	No. of Rpts.	Cents per Bale		No. of Rpts.	Dollars per Bale
		Range	Average		Range	Average
NW WC SW NC C SC NE EC SE STATE	1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 8 6 21	0.85-1.10 0.40-1.65 0.40-1.65	0 .99 1 .05 1 .01	1/ 1/ 8 1/ 1/ 5 3 15 13 49	12.00-25.00 7.00-20.00 12.50-20.00 7.00-17.50 10.00-17.00 7.00-25.00	18 .15 12 .40 15 .17 12 .30 12 .62 13 .59

1/ Insufficient reports; included in State totals.

CUSTOM RATES FOR ENTIRE HAYING OPERATION, PER TON, 1998

District	No. of Reports	Dollars per Ton		District	No. of Reports	Dollars per Ton
		Range	Average			Range	Average
WEST CENTRAL	14 5	20.00-25.00 16.00-30.00	22 .86 22 .86	EAST STATE	1/ 23	16.00-30.00	23 .04

1/ Insufficient reports; included in State totals.

HAYING

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ROTARY MOWING

The average custom rate for rotary mowing was $7.68 per acre or $44.00 per hour in 1998. In 1997, charges were $7.21 per acre or $41.96 per hour.

CUSTOM RATES FOR ROTARY MOWING, 1998

Dist.	No. of Rpts.	Dollars per Acre		No. of Rpts.	Dollars per Hour
Dist.	No. of Rpts.	Range	Avg.	No. of Rpts.	Range	Avg.
NW WC SW	1/ 1/ 9	6.75-12.00	8 .81	- 1/ 1/

NC C SC	1/ 3 10	5.00-7.00 5.00-12.00	6 .00 7 .40	- 4 3	25.00-70.00 40.00-75.00	45 .00 53 .33

NE EC SE	3 9 7	6.00-9.25 5.00-12.00 5.00-10.00	7 .42 8 .11 7 .21	1/ 4 1/	25.00-55.00	40 .00
NE EC SE	3 9 7	6.00-9.25 5.00-12.00 5.00-10.00	7 .42 8 .11 7 .21	1/ 4 1/	25.00-55.00
STATE	44	5.00-12.00	7 .68	15	25.00-75.00	44 .00
1/ Insufficient reports; included in State totals.

SKID LOADER TREE SHEARING, 1998

Dist.	No. of Rpts.	Dollars per Hour
Dist.	No. of Rpts.	Range	Avg.
NC C SC	4 3 4	45.00-75.00 35.00-75.00 35.00-75.00	62 .50 60 .00 57 .50

NE EC SE	1/ 10 7	30.00-45.00 25.00-45.00	38 .10 34 .29

STATE	29	25.00-75.00	45 .72

1/ Insufficient reports; included in State totals.

LAND TILLAGE

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Custom rates for tillage operations vary depending on the area of the State, type of soil tillage practice, size of fields and size of equipment. Average charges for regular disking were $5.79 per acre, up 26 cents per acre from the 1997 rate. The average charge per acre for one-way disking was $5.60, a 55 cent increase from the 1997 figure of $5.05. The average offset disking charge of $6.16 was down 1 cent an acre from the 1997 rate.

CUSTOM RATES FOR DISKING, 1998

Dist.	Disking			One-Way Disk			Offset Disk
	No. of Rpts.	Dollars per Acre		No. of Rpts.	Dollars per Acre		No. of Rpts.	Dollars per Acre
	No. of Rpts.	Range	Avg.	No. of Rpts.	Range	Avg.	No. of Rpts.	Range	Avg.

NW	11	3.50-6.00	4 .64	1/			17	4.00-7.00	5 .06
WC	11	3.00-8.00	4 .91	-			10	3.50-7.00	4 .98
SW	15	5.00-8.00	5 .90	1/			11	4.50-7.00	6 .07

NC	7	4.50-8.50	6 .19	-			3	6.00-7.00	6 .42
C	16	3.25-8.00	5 .38	3	4.50-7.00	5 .50	11	4.50-6.00	5 .41
SC	20	3.00-10.00	5 .98	1/			20	4.00-8.00	6 .33

NE	9	5.00-8.00	6 .72	-			1/
EC	15	4.00-7.50	5 .83	1/			7	6.00-11.00	7 .86
SE	16	5.50-8.00	6 .55	1/			10	6.00-12.00	7 .85

STATE	120	3.00-10.00	5 .79	10	4.50-7.00	5 .60	91	3.50-12.00	6 .16

1/ Insufficient reports; included in State totals.

LAND TILLAGE

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In 1998, charges for spiketooth harrowing averaged $4.73, an increase of 8 cents per acre. The average for springtooth harrowing decreased by 18 cents in 1998 to $4.61 per acre.

CUSTOM RATES FOR HARROWING, 1998

District Spiketooth Harrow Springtooth Harrow

No. of
Rpts. Dollars per Acre No. of
Rpts. Dollars per Acre

Range Average Range Average

NW 1/ -

WC 3 2.00-5.00 3 .83 1/

SW 3 4.00-6.00 4 .67 1/

NC 1/ -

C 1/ 4 3.75-6.00 4 .44

SC 4 2.00-6.50 4 .75 5 3.00-6.50 5 .00

NE 1/ -

EC 1/ -

SE 1/ 1/

STATE 18 2.00-6.50 4 .73 14 3.00-6.50 4 .61

1/ Insufficient reports; included in State totals.

LAND TILLAGE

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Rates for custom chiseling 4-12 inches deep averaged $6.96 per acre, a 26 cent per acre increase from the 1997 rate. Deep chiseling, over 12 inches deep, averaged $8.61 per acre, an decrease of 15 cents from the 1997 average.

CUSTOM RATES FOR CHISELING, 1998

District Chisel (4-12") Deep Chisel (Over 12")

No. of
Rpts. Dollars per Acre No. of
Rpts. Dollars per Acre

Range Average Range Average

NW 7 4.00-8.00 4 .86 5 4.00-9.00 5 .80

WC 5 4.00-6.50 5 .20 5 5.00-10.00 7 .00

SW 14 4.50-10.00 6 .11 10 5.00-12.00 8 .40

NC 1/ 1/

C 6 6.00-12.00 7 .17 7 5.00-12.00 8 .07

SC 19 6.00-10.00 6 .92 12 7.00-12.50 8 .87

NE 8 6.00-15.00 9 .06 4 10.00-16.00 12 .25

EC 11 6.00-14.00 8 .32 10 6.00-16.00 10 .10

SE 9 6.00-8.25 6 .97 7 7.00-12.00 8 .79

STATE 80 4.00-15.00 6 .96 62 4.00-16.00 8 .61

1/ Insufficient reports; included in State totals.

LAND TILLAGE

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The average moldboard plowing rate increased 15 cents per acre to $9.10, while undercutting operations averaged $5.02 an acre, compared to $4.86 an acre in 1997.

CUSTOM RATES FOR PLOWING AND UNDERCUTTING, 1998

District Moldboard Plow Undercutter (Large "V" Blade)

No. of
Rpts. Dollars per Acre No. of
Rpts. Dollars per Acre

Range Average Range Average

NW 1/ 21 4.00-6.00 4 .83

WC - 23 3.00-5.00 4 .23

SW 1/ 25 4.00-6.50 5 .15

NC 1/ 3 5.00-7.00 5 .75

C 7 5.00-12.00 8 .14 17 3.00-7.50 5 .24

SC 15 6.50-12.00 9 .80 18 2.00-7.00 5 .71

NE 4 6.50-15.00 11 .25 -

EC 6 6.00-13.00 9 .17 -

SE 7 5.50-12.00 9 .07 1/

STATE 44 5.00-15.00 9 .10 108 2.00-7.50 5 .02

1/ Insufficient reports; included in State totals.

LAND TILLAGE

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The shank cultivator rate was $5.42 and wheel springtooth cultivation averaged $5.08 per acre. The table at the bottom shows historical average custom rate charges for land tillage in Kansas.

CUSTOM RATES FOR FIELD CULTIVATION, 1998

District
Shank Cultivator Wheel Springtooth

No. of
Rpts. Dollars per Acre No. of
Rpts. Dollars per Acre

Range Average Range Average

NW 7 4.00-6.00 4 .71 1/

WC 6 4.00-7.00 5 .38 1/

SW 7 3.75-7.50 5 .54 5 2.50-6.00 4 .70

NC 8 4.50-6.50 5 .50 -

C 12 4.00-7.00 5 .03 3 4.00-5.00 4 .42

SC 20 2.50-10.00 5 .16 7 4.00-7.00 5 .32

NE 8 3.50-8.00 6 .13 1/

EC 18 4.00-8.00 5 .90 -

SE 18 3.50-7.00 5 .38 1/

STATE 104 2.50-10.00 5 .42 20 2.50-7.50 5 .08

1/ Insufficient reports; included in State totals.

LAND TILLAGE

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CUSTOM RATES FOR LAND TILLAGE, KANSAS HISTORICAL AVERAGES

Type of Operation 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998

Dollars per Acre

Disking 5 .20 5 .18 5 .25 5 .36 5 .26 5 .60 5 .46 5 .53 5 .79

One-Way Disk 5 .38 5 .75 5 .35 5 .63 5 .07 5 .58 5 .42 5 .05 5 .60

Offset Disk 5 .52 5 .71 5 .88 5 .81 5 .77 5 .74 6 .02 6 .17 6 .16

Spiketooth Harrow 4 .18 4 .77 4 .53 4 .34 4 .04 4 .21 4 .17 4 .65 4 .73

Springtooth Harrow 4 .06 4 .02 4 .07 4 .53 4 .36 4 .13 4 .34 4 .79 4 .61

Chisel 4-12" 6 .47 6 .28 6 .50 6 .36 6 .34 6 .76 7 .21 6 .70 6 .96

Chisel Over 12" 7 .94 7 .88 8 .02 7 .99 7 .72 8 .24 8 .24 8 .76 8 .61

Undercutter 4 .70 4 .76 4 .81 4 .83 4 .93 4 .91 4 .98 4 .86 5 .02

Moldboard Plow 9 .16 8 .62 9 .17 8 .50 8 .78 8 .99 8 .23 8 .95 9 .10

Shank Cultivator 4 .86 4 .83 5 .06 5 .10 5 .12 5 .17 5 .33 5 .33 5 .42

Wheel Springtooth
Cultivator
4 .59
4 .60
4 .71
4 .69
4 .69
4 .55
4 .70
4 .74
5 .08

PLANTING (Regular-Till)

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Small grain seeding charges averaged $6.07 per acre, an increase of 13 cents per acre. Sorghum grain charges increased by 26 cents per acre, to $7.08 per acre, in 1998. The average price charged for planting corn was $7.36 per acre, compared to $7.28 per acre in 1997. Soybean seeding charges averaged $7.38 per acre in 1998. This is an increase of 22 cents per acre from last year. The grass seeding rate decreased by 45 cents an acre, to $7.82 per acre, in 1998. The price for seeding alfalfa-legumes averaged $7.41 an acre, an decrease of 1 cent per acre.

CUSTOM RATES FOR REGULAR-TILL PLANTING, 1998

District No. of
Rpts. Dollars per Acre No. of
Rpts. Dollars per Acre

Range Average Range Average

SMALL GRAINS SORGHUM

NW 22 4.00-8.00 5 .69 26 4.00-10.00 7 .29

WC 23 3.00-8.00 5 .25 15 5.00-8.00 6 .67

SW 26 3.00-11.00 6 .11 21 5.00-10.00 7 .04

NC 12 5.00-8.00 6 .56 13 5.00-12.00 7 .12

C 28 4.00-10.50 5 .87 18 5.00-10.00 6 .90

SC 30 3.50-10.00 6 .02 37 4.50-10.00 7 .36

NE 11 5.00-12.00 7 .36 12 6.00-10.00 7 .54

EC 12 4.75-8.00 6 .40 15 5.00-8.00 6 .93

SE 19 3.75-12.00 6 .59 17 3.50-9.00 6 .56

STATE 183 3.00-12.00 6 .07 174 3.50-12.00 7 .08

CORN SOYBEANS

NW 26 4.00-12.00 7 .37 13 4.00-12.00 7 .73

WC 15 5.00-8.75 6 .92 6 6.00-7.50 6 .75

SW 12 6.00-10.00 7 .67 5 6.00-10.00 7 .75

NC 6 6.00-7.50 7 .00 9 5.00-12.00 7 .33

C 14 5.00-12.00 7 .61 12 5.50-10.00 7 .06

SC 31 5.00-10.00 7 .69 24 5.00-10.00 7 .64

NE 18 5.00-12.00 8 .10 17 5.00-10.00 8 .04

EC 17 5.50-8.00 6 .79 20 3.00-10.00 6 .74

SE 15 5.00-10.00 6 .53 19 5.00-12.00 7 .21

STATE 154 4.00-12.00 7 .36 125 3.00-12.00 7 .38

GRASS SEEDING ALFALFA-LEGUME SEEDING

NW 3 5.00-10.00 7 .42 3 5.00-10.00 7 .33

WC 3 6.00-7.00 6 .67 1/

SW 7 5.00-12.00 8 .21 3 6.00-7.50 6 .83

NC - 1/

C 4 6.00-11.00 8 .50 5 5.00-8.00 6 .25

SC 4 6.00-10.00 7 .63 4 4.50-10.00 6 .88

NE 1/ 1/

EC 3 7.50-12.00 10 .00 4 7.50-12.00 9 .38

SE 1/ 4 6.00-9.00 7 .00

STATE 27 5.00-12.00 7 .82 29 4.50-12.00 7 .41

1/ Insufficient reports; included in State totals.

PLANTING

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CUSTOM RATES FOR REGULAR-TILL PLANTING, KANSAS HISTORICAL AVERAGES

Crops 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998

Dollars per Acre

Small Grains 4.92 5.13 5.20 5.22 5.37 5.34 5.52 5.71 5.94 6.07

Sorghum 5.70 5.95 5.81 5.95 6.13 6.10 6.40 6.65 6.82 7.08

Corn 5.87 6.19 6.10 6.21 6.41 6.33 6.81 7.19 7.28 7.36

Soybeans 5.91 6.16 6.04 6.09 6.23 6.27 6.69 6.97 7.06 7.38

Grass 7.21 7.16 7.19 7.38 7.37 7.19 7.93 8.50 8.27 7.82

Alfalfa-Legume 6.77 6.17 7.06 6.96 6.42 6.41 7.24 7.29 7.42 7.41

PLANTING (Minimum-Till)

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Rates for minimum-till planting of small grains averaged $8.91 per acre, up from $8.88 in 1997. Minimum-till sorghum planting averaged $8.70, up 58 cents from last year's rate. Corn planting averaged $8.65 per acre, a 19 cent increase. Soybean planting averaged $9.29, compared to last year's average of $8.88 per acre.

CUSTOM RATES FOR MINIMUM-TILL OR NO-TILL PLANTING, 1998

District No. of
Rpts. Dollars per Acre No. of
Rpts. Dollars per Acre

Range Average Range Average

Small Grains Sorghum

NW 9 5.00-10.00 7 .61 15 6.00-10.00 8 .17

WC 7 4.50-10.00 7 .64 10 6.00-9.00 7 .53

SW 6 4.00-10.00 7 .75 9 4.50-10.00 8 .00

NC 10 6.00-13.00 10 .68 25 6.00-14.00 8 .62

C 18 4.50-15.00 8 .75 12 5.00-14.00 9 .00

SC 13 5.50-10.00 7 .21 16 7.00-12.00 8 .78

NE 17 7.00-14.00 9 .91 13 7.00-13.00 9 .62

EC 9 8.00-14.00 10 .67 7 7.50-12.00 9 .29

SE 16 6.00-12.50 9 .00 5 8.00-12.00 10 .00

STATE 105 4.00-15.00 8 .91 112 4.50-14.00 8 .70

CORN SOYBEANS

NW 18 6.00-13.50 8 .67 7 7.00-10.00 8 .79

WC 12 6.00-8.50 7 .17 4 6.00-8.00 7 .25

SW 13 6.50-11.00 8 .90 6 8.50-12.00 9 .83

NC 10 6.00-12.00 8 .35 12 6.00-14.00 9 .08

C 10 5.00-11.00 7 .70 13 4.50-14.00 8 .58

SC 14 6.50-10.50 8 .89 13 7.50-10.00 9 .04

NE 17 6.50-15.00 9 .60 25 7.00-14.00 9 .93

EC 9 7.50-15.00 9 .33 14 6.00-14.00 9 .57

SE 1/ 8 7.00-12.00 9 .63

STATE 105 5.00-15.00 8 .65 102 4.50-14.00 9 .29

1/ Insufficient reports; included in State total.

PLANTING (Minimum-Till)

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CUSTOM RATES FOR MINIMUM-TILL OR NO-TILL PLANTINGS,
KANSAS HISTORICAL AVERAGES

Crops 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998

Dollars per Acre

Small Grains 7 .71 7 .23 7 .46 7 .28 7 .41 8 .31 9 .26 8 .88 8 .91

Sorghum 7 .14 6 .91 6 .91 7 .08 6 .96 7 .70 8 .06 8 .12 8 .70

Corn 7 .24 7 .08 7 .19 7 .35 7 .47 8 .39 8 .44 8 .46 8 .65

Soybeans 7 .43 7 .52 7 .35 7 .51 7 .53 8 .61 8 .87 8 .88 9 .29

CHEMICAL APPLICATIONS

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The custom rates for chemical applications presented here include the cost of machine, power, and operator, but the cost of the chemicals is excluded. Rates charged for crop cultivation with fertilizer application averaged $6.43 per acre, while cultivation without fertilizer application averaged $6.11. This compares with $5.91 and $5.96 per acre, respectively, in 1997.

CUSTOM RATES FOR ROW CROP CULTIVATION, 1998

District With Fertilizer Without Fertilizer

No. of
Rpts. Dollars per Acre No. of
Rpts. Dollars per Acre

Range Average Range Average

WEST 20 3.00-10.00 6 .35 22 3.00-9.00 5 .89

CENTRAL 14 3.00-10.00 6 .38 19 4.00-10.00 6 .75

EAST 4 4.00-9.00 7 .00 14 5.00-7.00 5 .59

STATE 38 3.00-10.00 6 .43 55 3.00-10.00 6 .11

CHEMICAL APPLICATIONS

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Dry fertilizer applications averaged $3.12 per acre, 6 cents more than in 1997. Liquid fertilizer was applied for an average charge of $3.29 per acre, up 10 cents from last year.

CUSTOM RATES FOR FERTILIZER APPLICATION, 1998

District Dry Fertilizer Liquid Fertilizer

No. of
Rpts. Dollars per Acre No. of
Rpts. Dollars per Acre

Range Average Range Average

NW 23 2.00-4.00 3 .15 38 2.75-6.00 3 .41

WC 4 2.50-4.50 3 .25 19 2.50-5.50 3 .50

SW 26 2.50-5.00 3 .35 32 3.00-6.25 3 .66

NC 35 2.50-4.00 3 .16 49 2.50-4.00 3 .19

C 38 2.00-5.50 3 .10 64 2.25-5.50 3 .09

SC 73 2.00-5.00 2 .99 74 2.00-4.00 3 .05

NE 37 2.00-4.75 3 .44 43 2.50-4.75 3 .60

EC 35 1.75-4.50 3 .05 33 2.50-4.50 3 .56

SE 45 2.00-4.50 2 .93 41 2.50-4.50 3 .16

STATE 316 1.75-5.50 3 .12 393 2.00-6.25 3 .29

CHEMICAL APPLICATIONS

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Custom chemical applicators charged an average of $5.59 per acre to apply anhydrous ammonia, 35 cents higher than the 1997 average.

CUSTOM RATES FOR APPLICATION OF
ANHYDROUS AMMONIA, 1998

District No. of
Rpts. Dollars per Acre

Range Average

NW 11 3.50-8.00 5 .28

WC 5 2.50-6.00 3 .90

SW 10 5.00-6.75 6 .05

NC 8 3.25-7.50 5 .31

C 10 2.50-8.00 5 .90

SC 11 3.00-7.00 5 .32

NE 13 3.50-8.50 6 .79

EC 12 4.25-7.00 5 .73

SE 7 3.50-5.50 4 .54

STATE 87 2.50-8.50 5 .59

CHEMICAL APPLICATIONS

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The average cost for aerial application of herbicide was $4.11 per acre, up 91 cents from 1997. When herbicides were applied with a ground rig, the average cost was $3.39, 11 cents above 1997.

CUSTOM RATES FOR HERBICIDE APPLICATION, 1998

District Aerial Ground Rig

No. of
Rpts. Dollars per Acre No. of
Rpts. Dollars per Acre

Range Average Range Average

NW 15 3.00-5.50 4 .12 41 2.50-4.50 3 .38

WC 7 3.50-4.50 3 .93 24 2.50-4.00 3 .19

SW 22 3.50-6.50 4 .11 35 1.50-4.25 3 .46

NC 16 2.65-7.50 3 .96 53 2.00-4.25 3 .25

C 8 2.75-4.50 3 .73 62 2.30-4.85 3 .18

SC 16 2.00-7.00 4 .06 68 2.00-4.50 3 .19

NE 1/ 57 2.50-5.75 3 .84

EC 4 4.00-6.00 5 .00 42 2.50-4.75 3 .69

SE 7 3.00-6.00 4 .79 52 2.25-4.50 3 .34

STATE 97 2.00-7.50 4 .11 434 1.50-5.75 3 .39

1/ Insufficient reports; included in State total.

CHEMICAL APPLICATIONS

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The average cost for aerial application of insecticide was $4.11 per acre, up 20 cents from last year. When insecticides were applied with a ground rig, the average cost was $3.41 per acre, up 11 cents from the 1997 rate.

CUSTOM RATES FOR INSECTICIDE APPLICATION, 1998

District Aerial Ground Rig

No. of
Rpts. Dollars per Acre No. of
Rpts. Dollars per Acre

Range Average Range Average

NW 12 3.25-5.50 4 .17 23 2.50-4.00 3 .35

WC 7 3.50-5.00 3 .86 11 3.00-4.00 3 .29

SW 24 3.50-6.50 4 .15 25 3.00-4.25 3 .53

NC 13 2.65-4.50 3 .64 40 2.00-4.50 3 .26

C 1/ 40 2.25-4.75 3 .19

SC 15 2.50-5.00 4 .02 48 2.00-4.50 3 .28

NE 4 3.00-4.00 3 .56 39 2.50-5.75 3 .78

EC 4 5.00-6.00 5 .50 28 2.50-5.00 3 .71

SE 8 2.50-6.00 4 .50 30 2.50-4.50 3 .32

STATE 89 2.50-6.50 4 .11 284 2.00-5.75 3 .41

1/ Insufficient reports; included in State total.

CHEMICAL APPLICATIONS

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CUSTOM RATES FOR CHEMICAL APPLICATION,
KANSAS HISTORICAL AVERAGES

Type of Operation
or Application 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998

Dollars per Acre

Cultivation with 5 .07 5 .21 5 .95 5 .39 5 .69 6 .08 5 .78 5 .91 6 .43

Cultivation without 4 .37 4 .56 5 .16 4 .76 5 .16 5 .31 5 .74 5 .96 6 .11

Dry Fertilizer 2 .66 2 .71 2 .78 2 .88 2 .91 2 .93 3 .02 3 .06 3 .12

Liquid Fertilizer 2 .89 2 .90 2 .96 3 .02 3 .09 3 .09 3 .14 3 .19 3 .29

Anhydrous Ammonia 4 .65 4 .64 4 .66 4 .71 4 .87 5 .09 5 .56 5 .24 5 .59

Herbicide

Aerial 1/ 1/ 1/ 4 .30 4 .46 3 .89 4 .20 3 .30 4 .11

Ground Rig 3 .01 3 .06 3 .15 3 .11 3 .18 3 .25 3 .32 3 .28 3 .39

Insecticide

Aerial 3 .79 3 .84 3 .95 4 .25 4 .53 3 .81 4 .20 3 .91 4 .11

Ground Rig 3 .05 3 .02 3 .12 3 .12 3 .24 3 .22 3 .34 3 .30 3 .41

1/ Aerial and ground rig were combined prior to 1993.

FEED PREPARATION

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Rates for custom feed preparations are those generally charged by grain elevators and feed mills. Rates charged in 1998 are generally slightly higher than those reported in 1997. Reports averaged 33 cents per cwt. for grinding grain, 30 cents per cwt. for rolling grain, 56 cents per cwt. for grinding hay, 22 cents per cwt. for mixing, 44 cents per cwt. for rolling and mixing, and 49 cents per cwt. for grinding and mixing.

CUSTOM RATES FOR FEED PREPARATION, 1998

District Grinding Grain Rolling Grain Grinding Hay

No. of
Rpts. Cents per Cwt. No. of
Rpts. Cents per Cwt. No. of
Rpts. Cents per Cwt.

Range Avg. Range Avg. Range Avg.

NW 6 25-35 30 10 25-35 29 1/

WC 3 25-30 28 3 30-35 32 1/

SW 4 25-50 36 3 25-40 32 1/

NC 13 18-50 28 17 15-50 25 1/

C 1/ 9 15-40 29 1/

SC 12 25-40 31 24 15-35 27 3 50-120 73

NE 14 25-45 34 14 14-42 28 -

EC 11 25-60 43 12 25-60 40 -

SE 12 20-45 31 12 20-40 30 1/

STATE 77 18-60 33 104 14-60 30 11 25-120 56

1/ Insufficient reports; included in State totals.

District Mixing Rolling and Mixing Grinding and Mixing

No. of
Rpts. Cents per Cwt. No. of
Rpts. Cents per Cwt. No. of
Rpts. Cents per Cwt.

Range Avg. Range Avg. Range Avg.

NW 8 10-35 20 10 25-50 37 1/

WC 1/ 4 20-45 36 1/

SW 3 25-30 27 3 50-70 62 3 50-70 57

NC 13 10-50 20 15 20-50 33 8 25-50 35

C 9 12-45 21 11 25-85 45 4 30-85 55

SC 21 15-45 23 19 30-75 52 8 45-75 58

NE 12 10-30 19 13 20-60 36 17 20-70 40

EC 10 15-60 32 10 35-65 55 10 20-95 63

SE 14 10-40 23 10 30-70 48 8 30-80 49

STATE 92 10-60 22 95 20-85 44 61 20-95 49

1/ Insufficient reports; included in State totals.

FEED PREPARATION

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Pelleting feed operations averaged 77 cents per cwt., 10 cents higher than in 1997. The charge for grinding, mixing, and pelleting operations combined was an average of 99 cents per cwt., 4 cents higher than in 1997. Sacking operations, excluding the cost of sacks, averaged 76 cents per cwt., 3 cents higher than last year.

CUSTOM RATES FOR FEED PREPARATION, 1998

District Pelleting Only Grinding, Mixing
and Pelleting Sacking

No. of
Rpts. Cents per Cwt. No. of
Rpts. Cents per Cwt. No. of
Rpts. Cents per Cwt.

Range Avg. Range Avg. Range Avg.

NW - - 4 35-100 66

WC - - -

SW - - 1/

NC - - 10 25-150 100

C 1/ 1/ 5 35-90 58

SC 6 50-125 80 1/ 19 25-180 79

NE - - 15 25-140 80

EC - - 7 45-100 81

SE 3 50-100 80 1/ 11 40-100 54

STATE 11 50-125 77 5 50-150 99 73 25-180 76

1/ Insufficient reports; included in State totals.

CUSTOM RATES FOR FEED PREPARATION,
KANSAS HISTORICAL AVERAGES

Type of Preparation 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998

Dollars per Acre

Grinding Grain 28 27 29 29 29 30 29 29 33

Rolling Grain 25 25 26 26 27 28 28 28 30

Grinding Hay 52 51 49 58 56 49 75 - 56

Mixing 17 18 18 20 21 20 21 22 22

Rolling and Mixing 35 37 38 40 43 40 44 42 44

Grinding and Mixing 39 39 39 42 43 45 46 44 49

Pelleting 54 67 65 71 72 69 72 67 77

Grinding, Mixing,

and Pelleting 97 103 103 115 107 108 118 95 99

Sacking

(excluding sacks) 58 74 1/ 68 64 76 69 72 73 76

1/ Includes the cost of sacks for 1991.

FEED DELIVERY

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There are many different methods of charging for bulk feed deliveries. Rates for four of the most commonly reported methods are presented below. Method 1 has a charge per load plus a charge per mile. Method 2 is a straight charge per mile while Method 3 is a straight charge per ton. Method 4, the most commonly reported, is a flat rate per load. Many other types of charges were reported but could not be summarized for this report. The average flat rate per load charge was $15.19 with an average load of 7.1 tons. Many operators also charge extra for miles beyond a specified limit. For all methods, the average extra charge was 78 cents per mile after 12.3 miles.

CUSTOM RATES FOR FEED DELIVERY, 1998

District Method 1
(Charge per Load plus Mileage) Method 2
(Charge per Mile) Method 3
(Charge per Ton) Method 4
(Charge per Load) Extra Charge
(All Methods)

No. of
Reports Dollars
per
Load + Dollars
per
Mile Avg.
Load
(Tons) No. of
Reports Dollars
per
Mile Avg.
Load
(Tons) No. of
Reports Dollars
per
Ton Avg.
Load
(Tons) No. of
Reports Dollars
per
Load Avg.
Load
(Tons) No. of Reports Maxim.
Miles Extra
Charge
$ per
Mile

NW 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/

WC 1/ 3 1 .33 11 .7 1/ 3 13 .33 6 .7 3 9 .3 0 .70

SW - 1/ - 1/ -

NC 4 12 .50 1 .26 8 .3 1/ 1/ 10 13 .02 7 .5 3 7 .7 0 .41

C 7 12 .79 1 .09 7 .4 3 1 .67 10 .0 3 5 .33 11 .3 8 16 .25 8 .0 1/

SC 13 12 .69 1 .16 6 .5 5 1 .45 10 .6 1/ 10 14 .29 6 .2 6 12 .0 0 .81

NE 1/ 1/ 1/ 11 15 .73 6 .9 3 18 .3 0 .93

EC 1/ - 3 7 .67 8 .0 7 19 .43 6 .0 1/

SE 4 14 .75 1 .38 8 .3 5 1 .64 9 .0 1/ 7 15 .00 7 .3 1/

STATE 32 12 .64 1 .17 7 .3 24 1 .50 9 .0 16 6 .59 8 .9 59 15 .19 7 .1 20 12 .3 0 .78

1/ Insufficient reports; included in State totals.

MACHINERY RENTAL

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Rental costs listed below do not include the cost of fuel or labor for self-propelled equipment and tractors. Fertilizer applicators were the most commonly reported rental items, followed by tractors, combines, and tillage equipment. Many items, such as siderakes, rotary mowers, and tractor loaders were reported but had too few reports to summarize.

Rental charges are similar to those reported in recent years. Average rental costs for most items show only small increases or decreases. Some of the variation may be due to the small numbers of reports for some rental items.

MACHINE RENTAL RATES, 1998

Machine or Tool Method of Charge Number of
Reports Range Average

Combine $/Hour 42 50.00-140.00 91 .00

Corn Head $/Acre 4 5.00-8.00 6 .50

Row Crop Head $/Acre 5 3.00-8.00 5 .90

Chisel $/Acre 6 1.00-2.75 1 .50

Field Cultivator $/Acre 4 2.00-4.00 2 .50

Tandem Disk $/Acre 6 2.50-5.00 3 .42

Drill-Seeder $/Acre 20 3.00-10.00 6 .59

Fertilizer Applicators

Dry $/Ton 20 1.50-15.00 7 .43

Dry $/Acre 14 .50-3.00 1 .64

Liquid $/Acre 6 .75-3.00 1 .96

Anhydrous $/Ton 7 5.00-20.00 10 .00

Anhydrous $/Acre 16 1.00-8.00 1 .73

Dual $/Acre 14 1.50-3.00 2 .13

Hay Equipment

Baler, Large bales $/Bale 4 1.50-5.00 3 .00

Swather $/Acre 3 4.00-8.00 5 .83

Tub Grinder $/Hour 18 35.00-130.00 77 .78

Tractor

101-150 HP $/Hour 12 8.25-23.00 15 .56

151-200 HP $/Hour 20 10.00-35.00 23 .35

201+ HP $/Hour 6 18.00-35.00 27 .67

Size Not Specified $/Hour 38 10.00-100.00 31 .69

¢/HP/Hour 6 .10-.26 .15

Skid Loader $/Hour 4 26.00-40.00 35 .25

FENCE BUILDING

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Rates for fence building listed below were reported on the Bluestem Pasture Survey completed in April of 1998. Producers in the 14 Flint Hills counties were surveyed and asked to provide current fence building costs. The reported rates varied considerably due to the difference in equipment and terrain. The rate charged for building a five-wire, all-steel post fence, including materials, averaged $11.92 per rod. The rate excluding materials averaged $5.94 per rod. Average hourly rates charged for fence building are $10.35 per hour without equipment, and $24.35 per hour with equipment.

CUSTOM RATES FOR FENCE BUILDING, PER ROD 1/, 1998

Fence
Type Steel Posts Only Steel & Wood Posts

No. of
Rpts. Dollars per Rod No. of
Rpts. Dollars per Rod

Range Average Range Average

Excluding Materials Excluding Materials

Four Wire 7 4.00-7.50 5 .51 3 6.25-10.00 8 .19

Five Wire 64 3.00-11.00 5 .94 15 5.00-16.50 8 .67

Including Materials Including Materials

Four Wire 12 5.00-20.00 11 .23 3 15.00-17.85 15 .95

Five Wire 32 5.50-17.00 11 .92 13 8.00-25.00 15 .24

1/ Additional charges for rough and rocky terrain ranged from $1.00-$12.00 per rod and averaged $3.11 per rod.

Custom
Fence Builders No. of
Rpts. Dollars per Hour Average Number
of Persons

Range Average

With Equipment 25 6.50-52.00 24 .35 1 .9

Without Equipment 10 5.00-18.00 10 .35 2 .0

FENCE BUILDING

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DOZING
This is the third year we have collected data for building terraces and general dozing. Building terraces averaged 46 cents per foot, an increase of 1 cent from 1997. The average cost for general dozer work was $75.76, compared to $72.74 last year.

CUSTOM RATES FOR TERRACING AND DOZING, 1998

District No. of
Rpts. Cents per Foot No. of
Rpts. Dollars per Hour

Range Average Range Average

Terracing Dozing

NW 3 35-52 46 4 35.00-90.00 62 .50

WC 1/ 3 64.00-120.00 85 .00

SW 1/ 1/

NC 3 27-42 36 7 40.00-90.00 71 .79

C 5 38-46 42 4 50.00-100.00 63 .75

SC 1/ 6 45.00-110.00 73 .33

NE 3 35-92 59 24 60.00-115.00 77 .19

EC 1/ 6 70.00-100.00 79 .17

SE 3 36-43 40 11 40.00-125.00 77 .27

STATE 25 27-92 46 66 35.00-125.00 75 .76

1/ Insufficient reports; included in State totals.

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District	Spiketooth Harrow			Springtooth Harrow
	No. of Rpts.	Dollars per Acre		No. of Rpts.	Dollars per Acre
	No. of Rpts.	Range	Average	No. of Rpts.	Range	Average

NW	1/			-
WC	3	2.00-5.00	3 .83	1/
SW	3	4.00-6.00	4 .67	1/

NC	1/			-
C	1/			4	3.75-6.00	4 .44
SC	4	2.00-6.50	4 .75	5	3.00-6.50	5 .00

NE	1/			-
EC	1/			-
SE	1/			1/

STATE	18	2.00-6.50	4 .73	14	3.00-6.50	4 .61

District	Chisel (4-12")			Deep Chisel (Over 12")
	No. of Rpts.	Dollars per Acre		No. of Rpts.	Dollars per Acre
	No. of Rpts.	Range	Average	No. of Rpts.	Range	Average

NW	7	4.00-8.00	4 .86	5	4.00-9.00	5 .80
WC	5	4.00-6.50	5 .20	5	5.00-10.00	7 .00
SW	14	4.50-10.00	6 .11	10	5.00-12.00	8 .40

NC	1/			1/
C	6	6.00-12.00	7 .17	7	5.00-12.00	8 .07
SC	19	6.00-10.00	6 .92	12	7.00-12.50	8 .87

NE	8	6.00-15.00	9 .06	4	10.00-16.00	12 .25
EC	11	6.00-14.00	8 .32	10	6.00-16.00	10 .10
SE	9	6.00-8.25	6 .97	7	7.00-12.00	8 .79

STATE	80	4.00-15.00	6 .96	62	4.00-16.00	8 .61

District	Moldboard Plow			Undercutter (Large "V" Blade)
	No. of Rpts.	Dollars per Acre		No. of Rpts.	Dollars per Acre
	No. of Rpts.	Range	Average	No. of Rpts.	Range	Average

NW	1/			21	4.00-6.00	4 .83
WC	-			23	3.00-5.00	4 .23
SW	1/			25	4.00-6.50	5 .15

NC	1/			3	5.00-7.00	5 .75
C	7	5.00-12.00	8 .14	17	3.00-7.50	5 .24
SC	15	6.50-12.00	9 .80	18	2.00-7.00	5 .71

NE	4	6.50-15.00	11 .25	-
EC	6	6.00-13.00	9 .17	-
SE	7	5.50-12.00	9 .07	1/

STATE	44	5.00-15.00	9 .10	108	2.00-7.50	5 .02

District	Shank Cultivator			Wheel Springtooth
	No. of Rpts.	Dollars per Acre		No. of Rpts.	Dollars per Acre
	No. of Rpts.	Range	Average	No. of Rpts.	Range	Average

NW	7	4.00-6.00	4 .71	1/
WC	6	4.00-7.00	5 .38	1/
SW	7	3.75-7.50	5 .54	5	2.50-6.00	4 .70

NC	8	4.50-6.50	5 .50	-
C	12	4.00-7.00	5 .03	3	4.00-5.00	4 .42
SC	20	2.50-10.00	5 .16	7	4.00-7.00	5 .32

NE	8	3.50-8.00	6 .13	1/
EC	18	4.00-8.00	5 .90	-
SE	18	3.50-7.00	5 .38	1/

STATE	104	2.50-10.00	5 .42	20	2.50-7.50	5 .08

Type of Operation	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998
	Dollars per Acre
Disking	5 .20	5 .18	5 .25	5 .36	5 .26	5 .60	5 .46	5 .53	5 .79
One-Way Disk	5 .38	5 .75	5 .35	5 .63	5 .07	5 .58	5 .42	5 .05	5 .60
Offset Disk	5 .52	5 .71	5 .88	5 .81	5 .77	5 .74	6 .02	6 .17	6 .16
Spiketooth Harrow	4 .18	4 .77	4 .53	4 .34	4 .04	4 .21	4 .17	4 .65	4 .73
Springtooth Harrow	4 .06	4 .02	4 .07	4 .53	4 .36	4 .13	4 .34	4 .79	4 .61
Chisel 4-12"	6 .47	6 .28	6 .50	6 .36	6 .34	6 .76	7 .21	6 .70	6 .96
Chisel Over 12"	7 .94	7 .88	8 .02	7 .99	7 .72	8 .24	8 .24	8 .76	8 .61
Undercutter	4 .70	4 .76	4 .81	4 .83	4 .93	4 .91	4 .98	4 .86	5 .02
Moldboard Plow	9 .16	8 .62	9 .17	8 .50	8 .78	8 .99	8 .23	8 .95	9 .10
Shank Cultivator	4 .86	4 .83	5 .06	5 .10	5 .12	5 .17	5 .33	5 .33	5 .42
Wheel Springtooth Cultivator	4 .59	4 .60	4 .71	4 .69	4 .69	4 .55	4 .70	4 .74	5 .08

Crops	1989	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998
	Dollars per Acre
Small Grains	4.92	5.13	5.20	5.22	5.37	5.34	5.52	5.71	5.94	6.07
Sorghum	5.70	5.95	5.81	5.95	6.13	6.10	6.40	6.65	6.82	7.08
Corn	5.87	6.19	6.10	6.21	6.41	6.33	6.81	7.19	7.28	7.36
Soybeans	5.91	6.16	6.04	6.09	6.23	6.27	6.69	6.97	7.06	7.38
Grass	7.21	7.16	7.19	7.38	7.37	7.19	7.93	8.50	8.27	7.82
Alfalfa-Legume	6.77	6.17	7.06	6.96	6.42	6.41	7.24	7.29	7.42	7.41

District	With Fertilizer			Without Fertilizer
	No. of Rpts.	Dollars per Acre		No. of Rpts.	Dollars per Acre
	No. of Rpts.	Range	Average	No. of Rpts.	Range	Average

WEST	20	3.00-10.00	6 .35	22	3.00-9.00	5 .89
CENTRAL	14	3.00-10.00	6 .38	19	4.00-10.00	6 .75
EAST	4	4.00-9.00	7 .00	14	5.00-7.00	5 .59
STATE	38	3.00-10.00	6 .43	55	3.00-10.00	6 .11

District	Dry Fertilizer			Liquid Fertilizer
	No. of Rpts.	Dollars per Acre		No. of Rpts.	Dollars per Acre
	No. of Rpts.	Range	Average	No. of Rpts.	Range	Average

NW	23	2.00-4.00	3 .15	38	2.75-6.00	3 .41
WC	4	2.50-4.50	3 .25	19	2.50-5.50	3 .50
SW	26	2.50-5.00	3 .35	32	3.00-6.25	3 .66

NC	35	2.50-4.00	3 .16	49	2.50-4.00	3 .19
C	38	2.00-5.50	3 .10	64	2.25-5.50	3 .09
SC	73	2.00-5.00	2 .99	74	2.00-4.00	3 .05

NE	37	2.00-4.75	3 .44	43	2.50-4.75	3 .60
EC	35	1.75-4.50	3 .05	33	2.50-4.50	3 .56
SE	45	2.00-4.50	2 .93	41	2.50-4.50	3 .16

STATE	316	1.75-5.50	3 .12	393	2.00-6.25	3 .29

District	Aerial			Ground Rig
	No. of Rpts.	Dollars per Acre		No. of Rpts.	Dollars per Acre
	No. of Rpts.	Range	Average	No. of Rpts.	Range	Average

NW	15	3.00-5.50	4 .12	41	2.50-4.50	3 .38
WC	7	3.50-4.50	3 .93	24	2.50-4.00	3 .19
SW	22	3.50-6.50	4 .11	35	1.50-4.25	3 .46

NC	16	2.65-7.50	3 .96	53	2.00-4.25	3 .25
C	8	2.75-4.50	3 .73	62	2.30-4.85	3 .18
SC	16	2.00-7.00	4 .06	68	2.00-4.50	3 .19

NE	1/			57	2.50-5.75	3 .84
EC	4	4.00-6.00	5 .00	42	2.50-4.75	3 .69
SE	7	3.00-6.00	4 .79	52	2.25-4.50	3 .34

STATE	97	2.00-7.50	4 .11	434	1.50-5.75	3 .39

Type of Operation or Application	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998
	Dollars per Acre

Cultivation with	5 .07	5 .21	5 .95	5 .39	5 .69	6 .08	5 .78	5 .91	6 .43

Cultivation without	4 .37	4 .56	5 .16	4 .76	5 .16	5 .31	5 .74	5 .96	6 .11

Dry Fertilizer	2 .66	2 .71	2 .78	2 .88	2 .91	2 .93	3 .02	3 .06	3 .12

Liquid Fertilizer	2 .89	2 .90	2 .96	3 .02	3 .09	3 .09	3 .14	3 .19	3 .29

Anhydrous Ammonia	4 .65	4 .64	4 .66	4 .71	4 .87	5 .09	5 .56	5 .24	5 .59

Herbicide
Aerial	1/	1/	1/	4 .30	4 .46	3 .89	4 .20	3 .30	4 .11
Ground Rig	3 .01	3 .06	3 .15	3 .11	3 .18	3 .25	3 .32	3 .28	3 .39

Insecticide
Aerial	3 .79	3 .84	3 .95	4 .25	4 .53	3 .81	4 .20	3 .91	4 .11
Ground Rig	3 .05	3 .02	3 .12	3 .12	3 .24	3 .22	3 .34	3 .30	3 .41

District	Grinding Grain			Rolling Grain			Grinding Hay
	No. of Rpts.	Cents per Cwt.		No. of Rpts.	Cents per Cwt.		No. of Rpts.	Cents per Cwt.
	No. of Rpts.	Range	Avg.	No. of Rpts.	Range	Avg.	No. of Rpts.	Range	Avg.

NW	6	25-35	30	10	25-35	29	1/
WC	3	25-30	28	3	30-35	32	1/
SW	4	25-50	36	3	25-40	32	1/

NC	13	18-50	28	17	15-50	25	1/
C	1/			9	15-40	29	1/
SC	12	25-40	31	24	15-35	27	3	50-120	73

NE	14	25-45	34	14	14-42	28	-
EC	11	25-60	43	12	25-60	40	-
SE	12	20-45	31	12	20-40	30	1/

STATE	77	18-60	33	104	14-60	30	11	25-120	56

District	Mixing			Rolling and Mixing			Grinding and Mixing
	No. of Rpts.	Cents per Cwt.		No. of Rpts.	Cents per Cwt.		No. of Rpts.	Cents per Cwt.
	No. of Rpts.	Range	Avg.	No. of Rpts.	Range	Avg.	No. of Rpts.	Range	Avg.

NW	8	10-35	20	10	25-50	37	1/
WC	1/			4	20-45	36	1/
SW	3	25-30	27	3	50-70	62	3	50-70	57

NC	13	10-50	20	15	20-50	33	8	25-50	35
C	9	12-45	21	11	25-85	45	4	30-85	55
SC	21	15-45	23	19	30-75	52	8	45-75	58

NE	12	10-30	19	13	20-60	36	17	20-70	40
EC	10	15-60	32	10	35-65	55	10	20-95	63
SE	14	10-40	23	10	30-70	48	8	30-80	49

STATE	92	10-60	22	95	20-85	44	61	20-95	49

District	Pelleting Only			Grinding, Mixing and Pelleting			Sacking
	No. of Rpts.	Cents per Cwt.		No. of Rpts.	Cents per Cwt.		No. of Rpts.	Cents per Cwt.
	No. of Rpts.	Range	Avg.	No. of Rpts.	Range	Avg.	No. of Rpts.	Range	Avg.

NW	-			-			4	35-100	66
WC	-			-			-
SW	-			-			1/

NC	-			-			10	25-150	100
C	1/			1/			5	35-90	58
SC	6	50-125	80	1/			19	25-180	79

NE	-			-			15	25-140	80
EC	-			-			7	45-100	81
SE	3	50-100	80	1/			11	40-100	54

STATE	11	50-125	77	5	50-150	99	73	25-180	76

Type of Preparation	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998
	Dollars per Acre

Grinding Grain	28	27	29	29	29	30	29	29	33
Rolling Grain	25	25	26	26	27	28	28	28	30
Grinding Hay	52	51	49	58	56	49	75	-	56
Mixing	17	18	18	20	21	20	21	22	22
Rolling and Mixing	35	37	38	40	43	40	44	42	44
Grinding and Mixing	39	39	39	42	43	45	46	44	49
Pelleting	54	67	65	71	72	69	72	67	77
Grinding, Mixing,
and Pelleting	97	103	103	115	107	108	118	95	99
Sacking
(excluding sacks)	58	74 1/	68	64	76	69	72	73	76

District	Method 1 (Charge per Load plus Mileage)					Method 2 (Charge per Mile)			Method 3 (Charge per Ton)			Method 4 (Charge per Load)			Extra Charge (All Methods)
District	No. of Reports	Dollars per Load	+	Dollars per Mile	Avg. Load (Tons)	No. of Reports	Dollars per Mile	Avg. Load (Tons)	No. of Reports	Dollars per Ton	Avg. Load (Tons)	No. of Reports	Dollars per Load	Avg. Load (Tons)	No. of Reports	Maxim. Miles	Extra Charge $ per Mile

NW	1/					1/			1/			1/			1/
WC	1/					3	1 .33	11 .7	1/			3	13 .33	6 .7	3	9 .3	0 .70
SW	-					1/			-			1/			-

NC	4	12 .50		1 .26	8 .3	1/			1/			10	13 .02	7 .5	3	7 .7	0 .41
C	7	12 .79		1 .09	7 .4	3	1 .67	10 .0	3	5 .33	11 .3	8	16 .25	8 .0	1/
SC	13	12 .69		1 .16	6 .5	5	1 .45	10 .6	1/			10	14 .29	6 .2	6	12 .0	0 .81

NE	1/					1/			1/			11	15 .73	6 .9	3	18 .3	0 .93
EC	1/					-			3	7 .67	8 .0	7	19 .43	6 .0	1/
SE	4	14 .75		1 .38	8 .3	5	1 .64	9 .0	1/			7	15 .00	7 .3	1/

STATE	32	12 .64		1 .17	7 .3	24	1 .50	9 .0	16	6 .59	8 .9	59	15 .19	7 .1	20	12 .3	0 .78

Machine or Tool	Method of Charge	Number of Reports	Range	Average

Combine	$/Hour	42	50.00-140.00	91 .00

Corn Head	$/Acre	4	5.00-8.00	6 .50
Row Crop Head	$/Acre	5	3.00-8.00	5 .90

Chisel	$/Acre	6	1.00-2.75	1 .50
Field Cultivator	$/Acre	4	2.00-4.00	2 .50
Tandem Disk	$/Acre	6	2.50-5.00	3 .42

Drill-Seeder	$/Acre	20	3.00-10.00	6 .59

Fertilizer Applicators
Dry	$/Ton	20	1.50-15.00	7 .43
Dry	$/Acre	14	.50-3.00	1 .64
Liquid	$/Acre	6	.75-3.00	1 .96
Anhydrous	$/Ton	7	5.00-20.00	10 .00
Anhydrous	$/Acre	16	1.00-8.00	1 .73
Dual	$/Acre	14	1.50-3.00	2 .13

Hay Equipment
Baler, Large bales	$/Bale	4	1.50-5.00	3 .00
Swather	$/Acre	3	4.00-8.00	5 .83
Tub Grinder	$/Hour	18	35.00-130.00	77 .78

Tractor
101-150 HP	$/Hour	12	8.25-23.00	15 .56
151-200 HP	$/Hour	20	10.00-35.00	23 .35
201+ HP	$/Hour	6	18.00-35.00	27 .67
Size Not Specified	$/Hour	38	10.00-100.00	31 .69
	¢/HP/Hour	6	.10-.26	.15

Skid Loader	$/Hour	4	26.00-40.00	35 .25

Fence Type	Steel Posts Only			Steel & Wood Posts
	No. of Rpts.	Dollars per Rod		No. of Rpts.	Dollars per Rod
	No. of Rpts.	Range	Average	No. of Rpts.	Range	Average
	Excluding Materials			Excluding Materials
Four Wire	7	4.00-7.50	5 .51	3	6.25-10.00	8 .19
Five Wire	64	3.00-11.00	5 .94	15	5.00-16.50	8 .67
	Including Materials			Including Materials
Four Wire	12	5.00-20.00	11 .23	3	15.00-17.85	15 .95
Five Wire	32	5.50-17.00	11 .92	13	8.00-25.00	15 .24

Custom Fence Builders	No. of Rpts.	Dollars per Hour		Average Number of Persons
Custom Fence Builders	No. of Rpts.	Range	Average	Average Number of Persons

With Equipment	25	6.50-52.00	24 .35	1 .9
Without Equipment	10	5.00-18.00	10 .35	2 .0

District	No. of Rpts.	Cents per Foot		No. of Rpts.	Dollars per Hour
District	No. of Rpts.	Range	Average	No. of Rpts.	Range	Average
	Terracing			Dozing

NW	3	35-52	46	4	35.00-90.00	62 .50
WC	1/			3	64.00-120.00	85 .00
SW	1/			1/

NC	3	27-42	36	7	40.00-90.00	71 .79
C	5	38-46	42	4	50.00-100.00	63 .75
SC	1/			6	45.00-110.00	73 .33

NE	3	35-92	59	24	60.00-115.00	77 .19
EC	1/			6	70.00-100.00	79 .17
SE	3	36-43	40	11	40.00-125.00	77 .27

STATE	25	27-92	46	66	35.00-125.00	75 .76