CUSTOM RATES FOR COMBINE HARVESTING OF SUNFLOWERS, 1999

SEED CLEANING

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Wheat cleaning with treatment averaged 91 cents per bushel. Rates for cleaning wheat without treatment averaged 44 cents per bushel. The average cost for cleaning soybeans with treatment was 109 cents per bushel, while the cost excluding treatment averaged 46 cents. Cleaning alfalfa seed without treatment cost 18 cents per pound and the average reported charge for cleaning red clover seed without treatment was 13 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, 1999

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HISTORICAL CUSTOM RATES FOR SEED CLEANING

Crop	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999
Wheat (Cents/Bushel)
With Treatment	81	94	80	96	87	91
Without Treatment	38	41	42	41	43	44
Soybeans (Cents/Bushel)
With Treatment	81	112	87	91	68	109
Without Treatment	43	45	43	46	44	46
Alfalfa (Cents/Pound)
With Treatment	58	1/	1/	1/	1/	1/
Without Treatment	14	10	14	18	22	18
Red Clover (Cents/Pound)
With Treatment	-	1/	1/	1/	1/	1/
Without Treatment	11	13	12	17	20	13

1/ Insufficient data to publish; included in State totals.

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 1998. The overall average charge for these five crops was 12.2 cents per bushel with an extra charge of 1.3 cents per bushel per mile over 14 miles. This compares with 1998 averages of 12.0 cents per bushel plus the 1.0 cents a bushel per mile over 14 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, 1999

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	52	12.7	12	1.0	28	12.5	12	1.0
WC	56	12.7	17	1.3	24	12.5	13	1.6
SW	75	12.4	12	1.1	31	11.9	8	1.1
NC	84	12.5	13	1.2	49	12.3	14	1.6
C	76	12.7	12	1.0	45	12.4	14	0.9
SC	104	12.2	12	1.5	39	12.4	14	0.7
NE	38	12.9	18	1.9	29	12.4	19	1.4
EC	22	12.0	14	1.5	21	12.0	14	1.4
SE	28	10.8	8	1.1	25	10.6	9	1.0
STATE	535	12.4	13	1.3	291	12.1	14	1.3
	CORN				SOYBEANS
NW	12	11.5	13	0.9	11	12.0	12	0.5
WC	7	12.7	9	0.8	4	10.5	11	1.5
SW	8	11.3	10	1.1	3	12.0	20	2.0
NC	18	12.1	11	0.7	28	12.5	16	1.8
C	10	12.3	12	1.0	17	12.1	11	1.0
SC	15	11.4	21	2.0	29	13.0	18	1.5
NE	34	11.6	18	3.0	43	11.8	18	1.9
EC	24	11.4	14	0.9	37	13.8	13	1.4
SE	14	10.5	9	1.3	25	10.8	13	1.2
STATE	142	11.6	15	1.7	197	12.3	17	1.5
	Sunflowers 2/
West	10	21.0	15	2.4
Central	10	16.0	12	2.8
Eastern	4	11.0	13	1.0
State	24	17.3	14	2.0

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 four categories: 1) chopping, hauling, and filling the silo, 2) chopping and hauling, 3) chopping only, and 4) hauling only. The average rate per ton for the complete silage operation was $5.31 per ton, up from $4.96 in 1998. Operations which included only chopping and hauling averaged $4.48 per ton, up 2 cents from 1998, chopping only averaged $2.85, compared to $2.88 in 1998, and hauling only averaged $2.07 in 1999.

CUSTOM RATES FOR MAKING SILAGE, PER TON, 1999

District	Chopping, Hauling, & Filling Silo			Chopping & Hauling
	No. of Rpts.	Dollars per Ton		No. of Rpts.	Dollars per Ton
		Range	Average		Range	Average
NW	1/			10	4.00-5.00	4.36
WC	3	4.50-6.75	5.92	12	4.15-5.00	4.48
SW	3	4.25-5.25	4.92	10	4.00-6.50	4.69
NC	4	4.00-5.25	4.61	13	3.00-5.00	4.31
C	6	4.25-10.00	5.63	14	3.50-6.00	4.61
SC	11	4.00-10.00	5.36	12	4.00-5.00	4.42
NE	1/			7	3.00-4.70	4.24
EC	4	4.50-5.50	5.08	9	3.90-6.00	4.76
SE	1/			1/
STATE	34	4.00-10.00	5.31	89	3.00-6.50	4.48

1/ Insufficient reports; included in State totals.

SILAGE CHOPPING, HAULING, 1999

	Chopping Only			Hauling Only
District	No. of Rpts.	Dollars per Ton		No. of Rpts.	Dollars per Ton
		Range	Average		Range	Average
NW	4	2.00-2.25	2.15	4	2.00-2.25	2.13
WC	9	2.15-4.50	2.84	7	2.00-2.25	2.17
SW	10	2.00-5.00	2.63	7	2.00-2.25	2.07
NC	7	2.25-4.50	2.87	4	2.00-2.50	2.25
C	5	2.30-5.25	3.31	5	2.00-2.25	2.05
SC	6	2.00-4.00	2.87	5	1.25-2.25	1.94
NE	3	2.50-3.50	2.83	3	1.00-2.15	1.72
EC	1/			1/
SE	1/			-
STATE	48	2.00-5.25	2.85	36	1.00-2.50	2.07

1/ Insufficient reports; included in State totals.

HAYING

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Mowing or swathing hay cost an average of $7.79 per acre, 9 cents more than in 1998. Mowing or swathing forage cost $9.28 per acre on average. Mowing or swathing with conditioning was $8.18 per acre, 9 cents higher than the 1998 average. The average charge for sideraking hay in 1999 was $2.83 per acre, 8 cents higher than the 1998 figure.

CUSTOM RATES FOR MOWING OR SWATHING, 1999

District	Hay			Forage
	No. of Rpts.	Dollars per Acre		No. of Rpts.	Dollars per Acre
		Range	Average		Range	Average
NW	9	7.00-9.00	7.83	7	7.00-12.50	9.29
WC	11	7.00-12.00	8.59	13	8.00-12.00	9.92
SW	18	6.00-12.00	8.24	13	7.50-12.00	9.75
NC	9	6.00-8.50	7.44	6	7.50-12.00	9.42
C	22	6.50-10.00	8.02	14	7.00-14.00	10.11
SC	43	6.00-12.00	7.78	23	7.00-12.50	8.76
NE	16	5.00-12.00	7.66	1/
EC	12	4.00-9.00	7.33	1/
SE	21	5.00-10.00	7.29	7	5.00-9.00	7.50
STATE	161	4.00-12.00	7.79	86	5.00-14.00	9.28

CUSTOM RATES FOR SWATHING & CONDITIONING AND SIDERAKING, 1999

District	Swathing and Conditioning			Sideraking
	No. of Rpts.	Dollars per Acre		No. of Rpts.	Dollars per Acre
		Range	Average		Range	Average
NW	25	7.00-12.00	8.82	4	2.00-4.00	3.00
WC	23	6.00-10.00	8.49	1/
SW	34	6.00-12.00	8.38	7	2.00-4.00	2.93
NC	34	5.00-12.00	8.04	7	2.00-4.50	2.86
C	52	6.00-13.00	7.94	7	2.00-5.00	3.00
SC	59	6.00-12.00	8.24	19	1.00-4.50	2.55
NE	21	7.00-12.00	8.64	10	2.00-6.00	3.20
EC	18	5.00-10.00	7.46	7	1.00-4.00	2.29
SE	32	6.00-10.00	7.75	16	1.00-5.00	2.92
STATE	298	5.00-13.00	8.18	79	1.00-6.00	2.83

HAYING

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Custom baling of small bales with wire cost an average of 53 cents per bale and the cost for custom baling small bales with twine averaged 50 cents per bale in 1999. Large round bales weighing under 1500 lbs. without net wrapping cost an average of $6.78 per bale, while bales weighing the same but being net wrapped cost an average of $7.53 per bale. Large round bales weighing over 1500 lbs. without net wrapping cost an average of $7.32 per bale. Bales of the same size but being net wrapped cost an average of $8.19 per bale. The charge for large square bales weighing about one ton averaged $11.50, identical to 1998.

CUSTOM RATES FOR BALING HAY, 1999

Type of Bale	No. of Rpts.	Dollars per Bale
		Range	Average
Small: Square w/Wire	63	0.30-1.10	0.53
Square w/Twine	62	0.35-0.90	0.50
Large: Round (under 1,500 lbs.) wo/net	203	3.00-13.00	6.78
Round (under 1,500 lbs.) w/net	104	5.00-13.00	7.53
Round (over 1,500 lbs.) wo/net	174	5.00-14.00	7.32
Round (over 1,500 lbs.) w/net	100	5.00-13.00	8.19
Square (approx. 1 ton)	50	6.00-18.00	11.50

CUSTOM RATES FOR BALING, SMALL SQUARE BALES, 1999

District	With Wire			With Twine
	No. of Rpts.	Cents per Bale		No. of Rpts.	Cents per Bale
		Range	Average		Range	Average
NW	-			8	35-55	44
WC	1/			6	45-80	56
SW	4	50-100	75	13	40-85	53
NC	5	50-110	72	1/
C	4	30-46	39	8	45-65	53
SC	11	45-60	49	10	30-55	42
NE	4	45-60	54	8	35-55	46
EC	10	38-75	49	4	45-90	60
SE	24	40-95	51	3	40-60	50
STATE	63	30-110	53	62	30-90	50

1/ Insufficient reports; included in State totals.

CUSTOM RATES FOR BALING, LARGE ROUND BALES, 1999

	Without Net						With Net
Dist.	Under 1,500 lbs.			Over 1,500 lbs.			Under 1,500 lbs.			Over 1,500 lbs.
	No. of Rpts.	Dol. per Bale		No. of Rpts.	Dol. per Bale		No. of Rpts.	Dol. per Bale		No. of Rpts.	Dol. per Bale
		Range	Avg.		Range	Avg.		Range	Avg.		Range	Avg.
NW	17	5.00-8.00	6.15	5	6.00-8.00	6.40	7	5.00-7.50	6.36	1/
WC	21	5.00-8.50	6.55	17	5.00-10.00	7.41	4	5.00-8.00	6.25	3	8.00-8.00	8.00
SW	15	3.00-12.00	7.57	16	6.00-14.00	8.47	10	7.00-10.00	8.20	16	7.00-12.00	8.50
NC	21	5.00-8.00	6.43	22	5.00-8.50	6.93	12	6.00-10.00	7.25	10	6.00-9.00	7.48
C	29	3.00-8.00	6.23	29	5.00-8.00	6.84	13	6.00-8.50	7.08	11	7.00-9.00	8.09
SC	32	4.00-10.00	7.03	38	6.00-10.00	7.26	17	6.50-10.00	7.82	27	6.00-12.00	7.88
NE	15	3.00-8.00	6.57	22	6.00-10.00	7.50	14	5.00-8.50	7.00	18	6.00-10.00	8.28
EC	21	3.00-12.50	6.98	10	5.00-10.00	7.08	11	5.00-11.25	8.30	3	8.00-13.00	11.3
SE	32	3.00-13.00	7.38	15	6.00-12.00	7.85	16	5.00-13.00	8.13	10	5.00-12.00	8.50
STATE	203	3.00-13.00	6.78	174	5.00-14.00	7.32	104	5.00-13.00	7.53	100	5.00-13.00	8.19

HAYING

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Custom rates for hauling small bales from field to farm storage averaged 38 cents per bale in 1999, unchanged from 1998. Rates for hauling large bales average $2.87 per bale or $5.72 per ton. In 1998, the rates were $2.61 per bale and $4.99 per ton. The custom rate for stacking hay in stacks of 4-6 tons averaged $51.79 and compares to $50.00 in 1998.

CUSTOM RATES FOR HAULING SMALL BALES FROM FIELD TO STORAGE, 1999

District	No. of Rpts.	Dollars per Bale
		Range	Average
NW	1/
WC	1/
SW	6	0.28-0.45	0.33
NC	3	0.15-0.60	0.33
C	1/
SC	6	0.38-0.45	0.41
NE	5	0.25-0.45	0.33
EC	12	0.20-0.50	0.38
SE	16	0.34-0.50	0.42
STATE	51	0.15-0.60	0.38

1/ Insufficient reports; included in State totals.

CUSTOM RATES FOR STACKING HAY, 1999

Stack Size (Tons)	No. of Rpts.	Dollars per Stack
		Range	Average
3	1/
4-6	7	45.00-57.50	51.79

1/ Insufficient data to publish.

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CUSTOM RATES FOR HAULING LARGE BALES FROM FIELD TO STORAGE, 1999

District	No. of Rpts.	Dollars per Bale		No. of Rpts.	Dollars per Ton
		Range	Average		Range	Average
NW	7	1.00-4.00	2.71	1/
WC	6	1.50-4.00	2.67	-
SW	15	2.00-5.00	2.71	1/
NC	4	1.00-3.00	1.88	1/
C	4	1.00-4.00	2.50	1/
SC	8	1.75-5.00	2.84	1/
NE	6	1.50-5.00	3.08	1/
EC	12	1.00-6.00	3.42	1/
SE	10	1.00-6.00	3.15	1/
STATE	72	1.00-6.00	2.87	15	2.00-12.00	5.72

1/ Insufficient reports; included in State totals.

HAYING

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Rates per bale for the entire haying operation, including cutting, baling, hauling, and stacking, at $1.14 per small bale, were up 13 cents from 1998. Large bales cost $14.14 per bale. Rates reported on a per ton basis averaged $22.32, down from the 1998 figure of $23.04.

CUSTOM RATES FOR ENTIRE HAYING OPERATION, PER BALE, 1999

District	Small Bales			Large Bales
	No. of Rpts.	Dollars per Bale		No. of Rpts.	Dollars per Bale
		Range	Average		Range	Average
NW	-			1/
WC	1/			-
SW	3	0.75-1.00	0.89	6	10.00-25.00	19.75
NC	-			-
C	-			1/
SC	-			1/
NE	1/			3	7.00-15.00	11.83
EC	7	1.00-1.30	1.19	12	10.00-16.00	12.79
SE	7	0.80-1.50	1.16	12	7.50-15.00	12.33
STATE	19	0.75-1.50	1.14	37	7.00-25.00	14.14

1/ Insufficient reports; included in State totals.

CUSTOM RATES FOR ENTIRE HAYING OPERATION, PER TON, 1999

District	No. of Reports	Dollars per Ton		District	No. of Reports	Dollars per Ton
		Range	Average			Range	Average
WEST	8	16.15-24.50	21.27	EAST	1/
CENTRAL	4	21.00-25.00	23.75	STATE	13	16.15-25.00	22.32

1/ Insufficient reports; included in State totals.

ROTARY MOWING

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The average custom rate for rotary mowing was $7.86 per acre or $35.16 per hour in 1999. In 1998, charges were $7.68 per acre or $44.00 per hour. The average custom rate for skid loader tree shearing was $42.39 per hour. This compares to $45.72 in 1998.

CUSTOM RATES FOR ROTARY MOWING, 1999

Dist.	No. of Rpts.	Dollars per Acre		No. of Rpts.	Dollars per Hour
		Range	Avg.		Range	Avg.
NW	1/			-
WC	1/			1/
SW	9	5.50-10.00	7.94	-
NC	-			-
C	1/			1/
SC	4	4.00-12.00	7.63	4	45.00-65.00	51.25
NE	7	5.50-10.00	7.93	-
EC	4	7.50-10.00	8.81	6	10.00-50.00	31.25
SE	8	6.00-8.00	7.31	3	25.00-30.00	28.33
STATE	37	4.00-15.00	7.86	16	10.00-65.00	35.16

1/ Insufficient reports; included in State totals.

SKID LOADER TREE SHEARING, 1999

Dist.	No. of Rpts.	Dollars per Hour
		Range	Avg.
NW	-
WC	1/
SW	-
NC	1/
C	1/
SC	1/
NE	5	40.00-45.00	44.00
EC	4	35.00-45.00	38.25
SE	4	25.00-40.00	31.25
STATE	19	25.00-77.50	42.39

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 $5.70 per acre, down 9 cents per acre from the 1998 rate. The average charge per acre for one-way disking was $5.65, a 5 cent increase from the 1998 figure of $5.60. The average offset disking charge of $6.29 was up 13 cents an acre from the 1998 rate.

CUSTOM RATES FOR DISKING, 1999

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
		Range	Avg.		Range	Avg.		Range	Avg.
NW	13	4.00-6.00	5.12	1/			10	4.50-8.00	6.10
WC	10	2.00-5.50	4.75	4	3.50-5.50	4.88	7	5.00-7.00	5.71
SW	6	5.50-6.00	5.83	6	5.00-6.00	5.54	11	5.00-6.50	5.52
NC	6	5.00-7.00	6.21	3	5.00-8.50	6.83	3	6.00-9.50	7.83
C	12	2.25-6.50	4.96	5	4.75-6.50	5.25	4	5.00-8.00	5.88
SC	14	4.50-7.00	5.91	1/			14	5.00-8.00	6.18
NE	6	5.00-10.00	6.75	-			1/
EC	11	5.00-8.00	6.09	-			1/
SE	15	5.00-8.00	6.28	3	3.50-7.00	5.50	7	5.00-10.00	7.25
STATE	93	2.00-10.00	5.70	24	3.50-8.50	5.65	60	4.50-12.00	6.29

1/ Insufficient reports; included in State totals.

In 1999, charges for spiketooth harrowing averaged $4.59, a decrease of 14 cents per acre. The average for springtooth harrowing decreased by 11 cents in 1999 to $4.50 per acre.

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CUSTOM RATES FOR HARROWING, 1999

District	Spiketooth Harrow			Springtooth Harrow
	No. of Rpts.	Dollars per Acre		No. of Rpts.	Dollars per Acre
		Range	Average		Range	Average
NW	-			1/
WC	1/			-
SW	1/			3	3.75-5.00	4.58
NC	1/			-
C	1/			1/
SC	5	2.50-5.00	3.70	3	3.50-5.00	4.17
NE	-			1/
EC	-			-
SE	1/			1/
STATE	14	2.00-6.25	4.59	12	3.00-6.00	4.50

1/ Insufficient reports; included in State totals.

LAND TILLAGE

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Rates for custom chiseling 4-12 inches deep averaged $7.00 per acre, a 4 cent per acre increase from the 1998 rate. Deep chiseling, over 12 inches deep, averaged $8.84 per acre, an increase of 23 cents from the 1998 average.

CUSTOM RATES FOR CHISELING, 1999

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	6	4.50-7.00	5.58	3	6.00-10.00	8.00
WC	1/			1/
SW	7	5.50-8.00	6.50	7	6.25-12.00	8.25
NC	1/			3	6.00-10.00	7.50
C	7	2.00-8.00	5.57	5	3.00-10.00	8.00
SC	12	6.50-10.00	7.42	7	8.00-12.00	9.43
NE	1/			1/
EC	5	6.50-10.00	8.30	5	8.00-15.00	10.20
SE	6	7.00-10.00	8.42	4	7.50-12.00	9.63
STATE	48	2.00-10.00	7.00	38	3.00-15.00	8.84

1/ Insufficient reports; included in State totals.

The average moldboard plowing rate increased 5 cents per acre to $9.15, while undercutting operations averaged $5.21 an acre, compared to $5.02 an acre in 1998.

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CUSTOM RATES FOR PLOWING AND UNDERCUTTING, 1999

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/			19	4.00-8.00	5.03
WC	1/			27	2.00-6.00	4.52
SW	3	5.25-10.00	8.08	19	4.50-7.50	5.37
NC	1/			5	5.00-7.00	6.05
C	4	4.00-13.00	8.75	9	4.75-8.00	5.42
SC	7	8.00-11.00	9.50	9	4.50-7.50	6.06
NE	3	10.00-14.00	11.33	-
EC	1/			-
SE	3	9.00-12.00	10.33	1/
STATE	27	4.00-14.00	9.15	90	2.00-8.00	5.21

1/ Insufficient reports; included in State totals.

LAND TILLAGE

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The shank cultivator rate was $5.57 and wheel springtooth cultivation averaged $5.36 per acre. The table at the bottom shows historical average custom rate charges for land tillage in Kansas.

CUSTOM RATES FOR FIELD CULTIVATION, 1999

District	Shank Cultivator			Wheel Springtooth Cultivator
	No. of Rpts.	Dollars per Acre		No. of Rpts.	Dollars per Acre
		Range	Average		Range	Average
NW	4	4.00-6.00	4.75	1/
WC	3	4.50-8.00	5.83	1/
SW	6	4.75-8.00	5.96	5	3.50-6.00	4.65
NC	6	5.00-8.00	6.04	1/
C	10	2.00-5.50	4.18	6	1.50-6.50	4.63
SC	16	4.00-8.00	5.84	3	4.00-5.50	4.67
NE	4	5.00-10.00	7.25	1/
EC	13	5.00-6.50	5.58	1/
SE	14	3.50-7.00	5.55	5	3.00-10.00	5.90
STATE	76	2.00-10.00	5.57	26	1.50-10.00	5.36

1/ Insufficient reports; included in State totals.

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CUSTOM RATES FOR LAND TILLAGE, KANSAS HISTORICAL AVERAGES

Type of Operation	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999
	Dollars per Acre
Disking	5.18	5.25	5.36	5.26	5.60	5.46	5.53	5.79	5.70
One-Way Disk	5.75	5.35	5.63	5.07	5.58	5.42	5.05	5.60	5.65
Offset Disk	5.71	5.88	5.81	5.77	5.74	6.02	6.17	6.16	6.29
Spiketooth Harrow	4.77	4.53	4.34	4.04	4.21	4.17	4.65	4.73	4.59
Springtooth Harrow	4.02	4.07	4.53	4.36	4.13	4.34	4.79	4.61	4.50
Chisel 4-12"	6.28	6.50	6.36	6.34	6.76	7.21	6.70	6.96	7.00
Deep Chisel Over 12"	7.88	8.02	7.99	7.72	8.24	8.24	8.76	8.61	8.84
Moldboard Plow	8.62	9.17	8.50	8.78	8.99	8.23	8.95	9.10	9.15
Undercutter	4.76	4.81	4.83	4.93	4.91	4.98	4.86	5.02	5.21
Shank Cultivator	4.83	5.06	5.10	5.12	5.17	5.33	5.33	5.42	5.57
Wheel Springtooth Cultivator	4.60	4.71	4.69	4.69	4.55	4.70	4.74	5.08	5.36

PLANTING (Regular-Till)

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Small grain seeding charges averaged $6.22 per acre, an increase of 15 cents per acre. Grain sorghum charges increased by 5 cents per acre, to $7.13 per acre, in 1999. The average price charged for planting corn was $7.53 per acre, compared to $7.36 per acre in 1998. Soybean seeding charges averaged $7.46 per acre in 1999. This is an increase of 8 cents per acre from last year. The grass seeding rate increased by 55 cents an acre, to $8.37 per acre, in 1999. The price for seeding alfalfa-legumes averaged $7.76 an acre, an increase of 35 cent per acre.

CUSTOM RATES FOR REGULAR-TILL PLANTING, 1999

District	No. of Rpts.	Dollars per Acre		No. of Rpts.	Dollars per Acre
		Range	Average		Range	Average
	SMALL GRAINS			SORGHUM
NW	19	4.00-10.00	6.01	7	7.00-10.00	8.43
WC	22	3.00-7.50	5.71	13	5.00-8.50	7.05
SW	28	4.50-13.00	6.06	19	5.00-11.00	7.00
NC	16	5.00-12.00	7.22	17	4.00-10.00	7.20
C	18	4.00-10.00	6.14	16	4.00-12.00	6.91
SC	23	4.50-10.00	6.29	24	4.00-13.00	7.50
NE	4	5.00-8.00	6.25	5	6.00-10.00	7.60
EC	15	5.00-10.00	6.73	15	6.00-12.00	7.37
SE	19	5.00-7.50	6.01	18	3.50-7.25	6.13
	CORN			SOYBEANS
NW	14	4.00-10.00	7.54	4	4.50-10.00	7.38
WC	10	5.50-8.50	7.35	4	7.00-8.50	7.88
SW	14	5.00-13.50	7.61	8	6.00-8.00	6.81
NC	12	6.50-10.00	7.58	12	6.50-10.00	7.80
C	10	4.00-12.00	7.35	7	4.00-12.00	7.50
SC	17	5.50-11.00	8.18	20	5.50-10.50	7.95
NE	14	5.00-10.50	7.93	10	6.00-10.00	8.40
EC	15	6.00-13.00	7.40	15	6.00-10.00	7.20
SE	13	5.00-9.00	6.58	15	5.00-8.00	6.38
STATE	119	4.00-13.50	7.53	95	4.00-12.00	7.46
	GRASS SEEDING			ALFALFA-LEGUME SEEDING
NW	1/			1/
WC	4	4.25-11.00	7.19	1/
SW	5	6.50-11.00	8.30	-
NC	3	6.50-8.00	7.17	-
C	1/			6	4.00-10.00	6.83
SC	6	5.00-12.00	8.21	3	4.50-8.00	5.83
NE	1/			1/
EC	5	8.00-14.00	10.90	4	6.00-12.00	9.13
SE	3	5.00-11.00	8.00	5	5.00-10.00	7.50
STATE	31	4.25-14.00	8.37	24	4.00-12.00	7.76

1/ Insufficient reports; included in State totals.

PLANTING

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CUSTOM RATES FOR REGULAR-TILL PLANTING, KANSAS HISTORICAL AVERAGES

Crops	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999
	Dollars per Acre
Small Grains	5.13	5.20	5.22	5.37	5.34	5.52	5.71	5.94	6.07	6.22
Sorghum	5.95	5.81	5.95	6.13	6.10	6.40	6.65	6.82	7.08	7.13
Corn	6.19	6.10	6.21	6.41	6.33	6.81	7.19	7.28	7.36	7.53
Soybeans	6.16	6.04	6.09	6.23	6.27	6.69	6.97	7.06	7.38	7.46
Grass	7.16	7.19	7.38	7.37	7.19	7.93	8.50	8.27	7.82	8.37
Alfalfa-Legume	6.17	7.06	6.96	6.42	6.41	7.24	7.29	7.42	7.41	7.76

PLANTING (Minimum-Till)

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Rates for minimum-till planting of small grains averaged $9.76 per acre, up from $8.91 in 1998. Minimum-till sorghum planting averaged $8.85, up 15 cents from last year's rate. Corn planting averaged $8.96 per acre, a 31 cent increase. Soybean planting averaged $9.61, compared to last year's average of $9.29 per acre.

CUSTOM RATES FOR MINIMUM-TILL OR NO-TILL PLANTING, 1999

District	No. of Rpts.	Dollars per Acre		No. of Rpts.	Dollars per Acre
		Range	Average		Range	Average
	SMALL GRAINS			SORGHUM
NW	8	6.00-13.00	9.19	11	6.00-10.00	8.36
WC	18	5.00-11.00	7.94	22	5.50-9.00	7.59
SW	6	5.00-12.00	7.75	11	5.00-10.00	7.82
NC	19	5.00-16.50	10.58	20	6.00-14.00	9.26
C	23	5.00-16.00	10.50	14	5.00-16.00	9.11
SC	19	5.50-14.00	9.74	24	6.00-13.00	9.10
NE	14	8.00-14.00	10.46	10	7.00-12.00	9.60
EC	9	6.00-15.00	9.89	7	6.00-12.00	9.14
SE	13	6.00-13.00	10.23	9	8.00-13.00	10.78
STATE	129	5.00-16.50	9.76	128	5.00-16.00	8.85
	CORN			SOYBEANS
NW	19	6.00-10.00	8.34	4	9.00-13.00	10.50
WC	20	6.00-9.00	7.95	9	6.00-8.50	7.83
SW	10	7.50-13.00	9.25	5	5.00-10.00	7.65
NC	18	7.50-14.00	9.64	17	7.50-14.00	9.68
C	8	6.00-12.00	9.06	12	6.00-16.00	9.67
SC	14	6.00-11.50	9.04	19	6.00-13.00	9.37
NE	17	7.00-12.00	9.50	22	7.00-14.00	10.09
EC	6	6.00-12.00	9.67	11	6.00-14.00	10.00
SE	4	8.00-10.00	9.25	11	8.00-13.00	10.55
STATE	116	6.00-14.00	8.96	110	5.00-16.00	9.61

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

Crops	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999
	Dollars per Acre
Small Grains	7.23	7.46	7.28	7.41	8.31	9.26	8.88	8.91	9.76
Sorghum	6.91	6.91	7.08	6.96	7.70	8.06	8.12	8.70	8.85
Corn	7.08	7.19	7.35	7.47	8.39	8.44	8.46	8.65	8.96
Soybeans	7.52	7.35	7.51	7.53	8.61	8.87	8.88	9.29	9.61

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 $5.61 per acre, while cultivation without fertilizer application averaged $5.88. This compares with $6.43 and $6.11 per acre, respectively, in 1998.

CUSTOM RATES FOR ROW CROP CULTIVATION, 1999

District	With Fertilizer			Without Fertilizer
	No. of Rpts.	Dollars per Acre		No. of Rpts.	Dollars per Acre
		Range	Average		Range	Average
WEST	10	3.25-8.00	6.13	11	4.00-9.00	6.36
CENTRAL	7	3.00-7.50	5.07	10	4.25-7.00	5.88
EAST	5	3.50-8.50	5.35	9	3.50-6.00	5.28
STATE	22	3.00-8.50	5.61	30	3.50-9.00	5.88

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Dry fertilizer applications averaged $3.23 per acre, 11 cents more than in 1998. Liquid fertilizer was applied for an average charge of $3.33 per acre, up 4 cents from last year.

CUSTOM RATES FOR FERTILIZER APPLICATION, 1999

District	Dry Fertilizer			Liquid Fertilizer
	No. of Rpts.	Dollars per Acre		No. of Rpts.	Dollars per Acre
		Range	Average		Range	Average
NW	8	2.50-3.50	3.16	22	3.00-6.00	3.74
WC	12	2.50-3.50	3.31	30	2.50-4.00	3.28
SW	25	3.00-5.00	3.49	30	2.75-6.00	3.70
NC	34	2.50-4.00	3.30	45	2.75-4.00	3.36
C	25	2.50-4.00	3.08	51	2.00-5.00	3.02
SC	63	2.00-5.00	2.96	70	1.25-5.00	2.96
NE	32	1.25-4.50	3.58	46	1.00-5.00	3.71
EC	37	2.50-5.25	3.37	29	2.75-5.00	3.65
SE	43	2.00-5.00	3.11	34	2.50-4.50	3.16
STATE	279	1.25-5.25	3.23	357	1.00-6.00	3.33

CHEMICAL APPLICATIONS

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Custom chemical applicators charged an average of $5.28 per acre to apply anhydrous ammonia, 31 cents less than the 1998 average.

CUSTOM RATES FOR APPLICATION OFANHYDROUS AMMONIA, 1999

District	No. of Rpts.	Dollars per Acre
		Range	Average
NW	7	3.00-5.50	4.07
WC	6	3.00-8.00	5.25
SW	17	1.50-6.50	4.96
NC	8	3.00-7.50	5.28
C	10	1.50-8.00	4.25
SC	9	1.50-8.50	4.59
NE	16	2.50-9.50	6.56
EC	9	4.50-8.00	6.39
SE	1/
STATE	84	1.50-9.50	5.28

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The average cost for aerial application of herbicide was $4.15 per acre, up 4 cents from 1998. When herbicides were applied with a ground rig, the average cost was $3.48, 9 cents above 1998.

CUSTOM RATES FOR HERBICIDE APPLICATION, 1999

District	Aerial			Ground Rig
	No. of Rpts.	Dollars per Acre		No. of Rpts.	Dollars per Acre
		Range	Average		Range	Average
NW	10	3.00-6.50	4.18	24	2.50-6.00	3.45
WC	11	3.25-4.25	3.82	39	2.50-4.25	3.32
SW	21	3.00-6.50	4.03	41	2.00-4.50	3.57
NC	10	3.05-4.00	3.63	49	2.75-4.50	3.45
C	4	4.05-4.75	4.45	54	2.50-4.50	3.22
SC	8	3.38-5.00	4.15	64	2.25-4.75	3.27
NE	8	3.50-6.00	4.88	49	1.25-4.80	3.94
EC	4	3.50-7.00	4.75	43	2.75-5.75	3.83
SE	3	3.75-6.00	4.75	45	2.50-4.50	3.39
STATE	79	3.00-7.00	4.15	408	1.25-6.00	3.48

1/ Insufficient reports; included in State total.

CHEMICAL APPLICATIONS

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The average cost for aerial application of insecticide was $4.16 per acre, up 5 cents from last year. When insecticides were applied with a ground rig, the average cost was $3.54 per acre, up 13 cents from the 1998 rate.

CUSTOM RATES FOR INSECTICIDE APPLICATION, 1999

District	Aerial			Ground Rig
	No. of Rpts.	Dollars per Acre		No. of Rpts.	Dollars per Acre
		Range	Average		Range	Average
NW	10	3.00-6.50	4.28	11	3.00-6.00	3.62
WC	7	3.50-4.50	3.93	20	2.50-4.00	3.26
SW	24	3.00-6.50	4.04	21	2.00-4.50	3.64
NC	9	3.10-4.25	3.81	27	3.00-4.00	3.37
C	3	4.00-4.50	4.33	35	2.50-4.50	3.28
SC	8	3.38-5.00	3.97	45	2.50-4.50	3.31
NE	4	3.75-6.00	4.69	32	3.00-5.00	4.04
EC	1/			24	3.00-7.00	4.18
SE	3	3.75-6.00	4.75	24	2.50-4.50	3.36
STATE	70	3.00-7.00	4.16	239	2.00-7.00	3.54

1/ Insufficient reports; included in State total.

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CUSTOM RATES FOR CHEMICAL APPLICATION, KANSAS HISTORICAL AVERAGES

Type of Operation or Application	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999
	Dollars per Acre
Cultivation with Fertilizer	5.21	5.95	5.39	5.69	6.08	5.78	5.91	6.43	5.61
Cultivation without Fertilizer	4.56	5.16	4.76	5.16	5.31	5.74	5.96	6.11	5.88
Dry Fertilizer	2.71	2.78	2.88	2.91	2.93	3.02	3.06	3.12	3.23
Liquid Fertilizer	2.90	2.96	3.02	3.09	3.09	3.14	3.19	3.29	3.33
Anhydrous Ammonia	4.64	4.66	4.71	4.87	5.09	5.56	5.24	5.59	5.28
Herbicide
Aerial	1/	1/	4.30	4.46	3.89	4.20	3.30	4.11	4.15
Ground Rig	3.06	3.15	3.11	3.18	3.25	3.32	3.28	3.39	3.48
Insecticide
Aerial	3.84	3.95	4.25	4.53	3.81	4.20	3.91	4.11	4.16
Ground Rig	3.02	3.12	3.12	3.24	3.22	3.34	3.30	3.41	3.54

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 1999 are virtually unchanged from those reported in 1998. Reports averaged 31 cents per cwt. for grinding grain, 29 cents per cwt. for rolling grain, 22 cents per cwt. for mixing, 45 cents per cwt. for rolling and mixing, and 46 cents per cwt. for grinding and mixing.

CUSTOM RATES FOR FEED PREPARATION, 1999

District	Grinding Grain			Rolling Grain
	No. of Rpts.	Cents per Cwt.		No. of Rpts.	Cents per Cwt.
		Range	Avg.		Range	Avg.
NW	3	20-30	25	7	20-30	26
WC	1/			7	25-35	29
SW	1/			1/
NC	6	20-30	25	9	20-30	24
C	4	20-50	31	14	20-40	28
SC	14	20-40	32	19	25-35	31
NE	8	20-38	28	9	20-38	27
EC	7	25-50	38	9	30-50	36
SE	11	20-40	31	16	20-40	30
STATE	56	20-50	31	91	20-50	29

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	4	15-15	15	3	35-40	38	1/
WC	4	10-25	21	6	30-60	45	3	40-45	42
SW	-			1/			1/
NC	6	10-30	18	13	20-55	37	8	25-55	37
C	9	12-25	17	8	30-55	43	5	37-65	46
SC	17	15-35	23	15	35-65	51	11	45-65	53
NE	8	10-38	21	11	20-50	34	9	25-45	35
EC	6	20-50	34	3	50-60	55	1/
SE	16	10-40	22	14	25-75	51	8	35-80	57
STATE	70	10-50	22	74	20-75	45	48	25-80	46

1/ Insufficient reports; included in State totals.

FEED PREPARATION

Pelleting feed operations averaged 73 cents per cwt., 4 cents lower than in 1998. The charge for grinding, mixing, and pelleting operations combined was an average of 122 cents per cwt., 23 cents higher than in 1998. Sacking operations, excluding the cost of sacks, averaged 88 cents per cwt., 12 cents higher than last year.

CUSTOM RATES FOR FEED PREPARATION, 1999

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	-			-			3	50-150	107
WC	-			-			1/
SW	-			-			1/
NC	1/			-			6	60-100	90
C	-			-			5	35-150	85
SC	5	50-140	74	1/			14	40-200	95
NE	1/			1/			7	55-100	84
EC	1/			-			6	100-150	120
SE	3	50-75	58	3	120-125	122	14	25-100	64
STATE	11	40-140	73	6	95-173	122	57	25-200	88

1/ Insufficient reports; included in State totals.

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CUSTOM RATES FOR FEED PREPARATION, KANSAS HISTORICAL AVERAGES

Type of Preparation	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999
	Cents per Cwt.
Grinding Grain	27	29	29	29	30	29	29	33	31
Rolling Grain	25	26	26	27	28	28	28	30	29
Grinding Hay	51	49	58	56	49	75	-	56	-
Mixing	18	18	20	21	20	21	22	22	22
Rolling and Mixing	37	38	40	43	40	44	42	44	45
Grinding and Mixing	39	39	42	43	45	46	44	49	46
Pelleting	67	65	71	72	69	72	67	77	73
Grinding, Mixing,
and Pelleting	103	103	115	107	108	118	95	99	122
Sacking
(excluding sacks)	74 1/	68	64	76	69	72	73	76	88

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 $19.90 with an average load of 7.0 tons. Many operators also charge extra for miles beyond a specified limit. For all methods, the average extra charge was $1.13 per mile after 12.1 miles.

CUSTOM RATES FOR FEED DELIVERY, 1999

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	-					3	1.00	13.0	-			1/			-
WC	1/					5	1.30	11.8	1/			1/			1/
SW	1/					1/			-			1/			-
NC	1/					1/			1/			4	15.25	6.0	5	10.4	1.62
C	4	15.38		1.15	9.0	1/			1/			7	24.86	10.1	1/
SC	7	14.28		1.28	7.9	1/			-			6	24.50	8.3	3	12.7	1.00
NE	-					-			3	7.17	4.0	9	17.67	6.9	6	9.3	1.02
EC	1/					-			1/			3	22.67	3.7	1/
SE	1/					5	1.50	4.8	3	8.00	7.7	7.7	15.00	5.4	1/
STATE	18	13.80		1.27	7.9	20	1.36	7.9	11	7.64	7.0	39	19.90	7.0	21	12.1	1.13

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 row crop head, chisel, and mower/conditioners 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, 1999

Machine or Tool	Method of Charge	Number of Reports	Range	Average
Combine	$/Hour	64	32.00-125.00	86.78
Corn Head	$/Acre	6	5.50-8.00	6.58
Undercutter	$/Acre	3	1.00-3.50	2.50
Field Cultivator	$/Acre	5	1.25-4.00	2.65
Tandem Disk	$/Acre	8	3.00-5.00	3.69
Planter	$/Acre	3	4.00-8.00	6.33
Drill-Seeder	$/Acre	3	4.50-8.00	5.83
No-Till Drill	$/Acre	22	2.00-10.00	7.38
Fertilizer Applicators
Dry	$/Ton	19	1.50-15.00	7.21
Dry	$/Acre	23	.50-7.00	1.76
Liquid	$/Acre	5	1.50-1.80	1.61
Anhydrous	$/Ton	5	5.00-25.00	14.80
Anhydrous	$/Acre	14	.75-3.50	1.76
Dual	$/Acre	12	1.25-8.00	2.89
Hay Equipment
Baler, Large bales	$/Bale	5	3.25-5.00	4.05
Rakes	$/Acre	3	1.50-3.00	2.50
Tub Grinder	$/Hour	4	100.00-120.00	105.00
Tractor
50-100 HP	$/Hour	6	9.00-30.00	14.83
101-150 HP	$/Hour	19	8.50-35.00	20.13
151-200 HP	$/Hour	15	19.00-30.00	24.13
201+ HP	$/Hour	24	17.80-59.00	30.62
Size Not Specified	$/Hour	19	9.00-35.00	23.79
	¢/HP/Hour	5	0.10-0.15	0.13
Track-type (Rubber)	$/Hour	3	26.00-42.50	34.50
Skid Loader	$/Hour	4	20.00-50.00	31.25

MACHINERY RENTAL

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 row crop head, chisel, and mower/conditioners 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, 1999

Machine or Tool	Method of Charge	Number of Reports	Range	Average
Combine	$/Hour	64	32.00-125.00	86.78
Corn Head	$/Acre	6	5.50-8.00	6.58
Undercutter	$/Acre	3	1.00-3.50	2.50
Field Cultivator	$/Acre	5	1.25-4.00	2.65
Tandem Disk	$/Acre	8	3.00-5.00	3.69
Planter	$/Acre	3	4.00-8.00	6.33
Drill-Seeder	$/Acre	3	4.50-8.00	5.83
No-Till Drill	$/Acre	22	2.00-10.00	7.38
Fertilizer Applicators
Dry	$/Ton	19	1.50-15.00	7.21
Dry	$/Acre	23	.50-7.00	1.76
Liquid	$/Acre	5	1.50-1.80	1.61
Anhydrous	$/Ton	5	5.00-25.00	14.80
Anhydrous	$/Acre	14	.75-3.50	1.76
Dual	$/Acre	12	1.25-8.00	2.89
Hay Equipment
Baler, Large bales	$/Bale	5	3.25-5.00	4.05
Rakes	$/Acre	3	1.50-3.00	2.50
Tub Grinder	$/Hour	4	100.00-120.00	105.00
Tractor
50-100 HP	$/Hour	6	9.00-30.00	14.83
101-150 HP	$/Hour	19	8.50-35.00	20.13
151-200 HP	$/Hour	15	19.00-30.00	24.13
201+ HP	$/Hour	24	17.80-59.00	30.62
Size Not Specified	$/Hour	19	9.00-35.00	23.79
	¢/HP/Hour	5	0.10-0.15	0.13
Track-type (Rubber)	$/Hour	3	26.00-42.50	34.50
Skid Loader	$/Hour	4	20.00-50.00	31.25

FENCE BUILDING

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Rates for fence building listed below were reported on the Bluestem Pasture Survey completed in April of 1999. 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 $11.56 per rod. The rate excluding materials averaged $5.77 per rod. Average hourly rates charged for fence building are $10.38 per hour without equipment, and $22.54 per hour with equipment.

CUSTOM RATES FOR FENCE BUILDING, PER ROD 1/, 1999

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	4	3.43-6.50	4.86	1/
Five Wire	33	3.50-9.38	5.77	17	3.75-16.50	6.41
	Including Materials			Including Materials
Four Wire	1/			1/
Five Wire	32	4.00-25.00	11.56	21	5.00-27.23	13.09

1/ Additional charges for rough and rocky terrain ranged from $1.00-$6.50 per rod and averaged $1.83 per rod.

Custom Fence Builders	No. of Rpts.	Dollars per Hour		Average Number of Persons
		Range	Average
With Equipment	12	10.00-50.00	22.54	1.5
Without Equipment	8	7.00-18.50	10.38	1.3

DOZING

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This is the fourth year we have collected data for building terraces and general dozing. Building terraces averaged 44 cents per foot, a decrease of 2 cents from 1998. The average cost for general dozer work was $72.46, compared to $75.76 last year.

CUSTOM RATES FOR TERRACING AND DOZING, 1999

District	No. of Rpts.	Cents per Foot		No. of Rpts.	Dollars per Hour
		Range	Average		Range	Average
	Terracing			Dozing
NW	1/			1/
WC	1/			1/
SW	3	20-50	37	1/
NC	4	42-65	51	8	55-100	73.75
C	4	40-55	46	5	60-100	82.00
SC	1/			7	40-85	73.57
NE	3	30-50	40	13	60-90	73.85
EC	1/			9	55-100	76.11
SE	4	36-45	42	15	45-100	67.17
STATE	23	20-65	44	62	40-100	72.46

1/ Insufficient reports; included in State totals.