OTHER CUSTOM WORK, STATEWIDE AVERAGES, NORTH DAKOTA, 1998
Operation	1998				1995 Average Rate	1998 as Percent of 1995
	Number of Reports	Range in Rates	Most Frequent Rate Reported	Average Rate
	- No. -	- - - - - - Dollars Per Head - - - - - -				- Pct. -
Branding Calves	49	0 .20 - 5.00	1 .00	1 .27	1 .32	96
Shearing Sheep	116	0 .85 - 4.00	2 .00	1 .82	1 .72	106
Custom Feeding Livestock	- - - - - - Dollars Per Head Per Day - - - - - -
Weaned Calves	75	0 .21 - 3.00	1 .00	1 .10	0 .68	162
Yearlings and Cull Cows	55	0 .25 - 2.75	1 .00	1 .14	0 .82	139
Wintering Pregnant Beef Cows	104	0 .28 - 3.50	1 .00	1 .07	0 .96	111
Calving Out Cows	21	0 .50 - 3.00	1 .50	1 .50	1 .22	123
On-Farm Feed Grinding & Mixing	- - - - - - Dollars Per Ton - - - - - -
Mobile Truck	22	0 .30 - 35.00	10 .00	13 .65	NA	NA
PTO Unit	25	0 .30 - 40.00	10 .00	11 .36	NA	NA
Tub Grinding Hay	- - - - - - Dollars Per Hour - - - - - -
Farmer Supplies Power	64	8 .00 - 120.00	35 .00	47 .20	44 .01	107
Power Supplied	91	25 .00 - 120.00	65 .00	70 .83	65 .47	108
Self Contained Unit	265	10 .00 - 175.00	75 .00	77 .46	76 .06	102
Pneumatic (Vacuum) Handling of Grain	- - - - - - Dollars - - - - - -
Per Bushel	263	0 .01 - 0.30	0 .05	0 .07	0 .07	100
Per Cwt.	5	0 .02 - 0.30	0 .08	0 .12	0 .10	120
Loader Work	- - - - - - Dollars Per Hour - - - - - -
Skid Steer Loader	273	6 .00 - 100.00	35 .00	31 .78	28 .75	111
Tractor/Loader	179	6 .00 - 80.00	25 .00	33 .44	31 .46	106
Industrial Loader	278	12 .00 - 125.00	60 .00	58 .46	54 .74	107
Post Hole	- - - - - - Dollars Per Hole - - - - - -
Digging	107	0 .15 - 10.00	1 .00	2 .38	1 .82	131

HISTORICAL DATA, STATEWIDE AVERAGES, NORTH DAKOTA, 1977 - 98
Operation	1977	1980	1982	1984	1986	1989	1992	1995	1998
	- - - - - - Dollars Per Acre - - - - - -
Plowing (Moldboard)	5 .00	6 .14	6 .11	6 .18	6 .25	6 .19	6 .43	6 .78	7 .48
Chisel Plowing	3 .40	4 .40	4 .59	5 .03	4 .96	4 .68	4 .51	4 .93	5 .41
Field Cultivation	2 .34	3 .14	3 .52	3 .81	3 .63	3 .70	3 .81	4 .13	4 .40
Harrowing	1 .34	1 .99	2 .26	2 .45	2 .29	2 .61	2 .32	2 .76	2 .96
Small Grain Drilling
Regular, With Fertilizer	3 .28	4 .42	4 .68	4 .54	4 .78	4 .76	5 .28	6 .00	6 .48
Regular, Without Fertilizer	2 .95	3 .87	4 .14	4 .40	4 .44	4 .53	4 .76	5 .44	6 .27
Air Seeding 1/	NA	4 .99	4 .80	4 .82	5 .46	5 .27	6 .29	7 .36	7 .92
Minimum Tillage Drilling 1/	NA	NA	5 .47	6 .19	7 .06	7 .08	8 .02	8 .60	9 .00
Fertilizer Application
Dry Fertilizer (Broadcast)	1 .61	2 .14	2 .58	2 .44	2 .29	2 .42	2 .66	2 .95	3 .27
Liquid Fertilizer	1 .79	2 .52	3 .08	3 .23	3 .10	3 .18	3 .33	3 .44	3 .70
Anhydrous Ammonia
With Knife Applicator	NA	NA	NA	4 .20	4 .35	4 .14	4 .16	4 .66	5 .11
While Chiseling	NA	NA	NA	4 .95	4 .90	4 .92	5 .09	5 .38	5 .79
Ground Application of:
Liquid Herbicides (Broadcast)	1 .36	1 .86	2 .08	2 .19	2 .02	2 .21	2 .48	2 .85	3 .32
Liquid Insecticides (Broadcast)	1 .49	2 .14	2 .11	2 .23	2 .27	2 .37	2 .65	2 .88	3 .38
Haying
Mowing and Conditioning	3 .63	4 .47	5 .29	5 .10	5 .28	5 .55	6 .15	6 .77	6 .76
Swathing	2 .94	3 .87	4 .57	4 .26	4 .11	4 .21	4 .53	4 .89	5 .31
Side Delivery Raking	1 .69	2 .13	2 .28	2 .04	2 .28	2 .36	2 .29	2 .60	2 .54
Baling (Wire or Twine Included)	- - - - - - Dollars Per Bale - - - - - -
Small Square Bales	0 .22	0 .27	0 .28	0 .34	0 .34	0 .34	0 .41	0 .43	0 .62
Round Bales, 800 - 999 Lbs.	NA	4 .46	4 .51	4 .49	4 .24	4 .36	4 .77	4 .81	4 .85
Round Bales, 1,000 - 1,500 Lbs.	4 .45	5 .06	5 .12	5 .06	4 .91	5 .03	5 .18	5 .25	5 .36
Post Holes	- - - - - - Dollars Per Hole - - - - - -
Digging	1 .07	1 .14	1 .42	1 .65	1 .96	1 .71	1 .90	1 .82	2 .38
1/ Without Fertilizer NA = Not Available