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2001 North Dakota Custom Rates
Part II - Late Season Operations


December 14, 2001

  • Introduction
  • Harvesting Crops, Seed Preparation and Machine Rental
  • Drying Grain
  • Hauling Crops
  • Hauling Hay and Cattle
  • Custom Farming and Miscellaneous
  • 1980-2001 Late Season Custom Operations, Statewide Averages, Historical Data
  • 2001 Late Season Custom Operations, Region Averages

    Introduction
    This publication is the result of an October survey conducted by the USDA's North Dakota Agricultural Statistics Service. Over 1,800 reports from farmers and ranchers, elevators, custom harvesters, and other custom operators were tabulated. The survey is designed to provide state and regional averages of custom work rates. The late season survey has been conducted every three years since 1962, except during 1980 - 1986 when it was conducted every other year.

    Appreciation is expressed to all survey participants who provided the data for this report and also to North Dakota State University Extension Service personnel for their assistance on this project. Funding was provided by the North Dakota State University Experiment Station and Extension Service.

    The Data
    This report contains state and regional level custom work rates for harvesting, drying and hauling crops, seed preparation, hauling hay and livestock, and other custom work for fall operations.

    Included for each operation are the number of reports, the range in rates, the most frequently reported rate, and the
    average rate. Also included are state level 1998 average rates, 2001 rates as a percent of 1998 and historical comparisons back to 1980 for selected operations. Regional averages are reported where there were a sufficient number of reports. We advise the reader to exercise discretion when using rates where less than fifteen reports were tabulated. The abbreviation "D" represents not published to avoid disclosing individual data.

    The ranges show the minimum and maximum for each custom operation. The range is affected by the locality of the reporter and the size of the custom operator. A farmer/rancher who does a small amount of custom work for their neighbors may charge less than a large-scale operator. No adjustments are made for this or any other special circumstances.

    Several new questions were added to this year's survey. Respondents were given the option to report rental rates for pull type or self-propelled swathers. We also asked custom rates for mowing/clipping CRP.

    The rates in this report are averages, not estimates. They include the charges for equipment, power, fuel, and the operator. Exchange work was not considered custom work for this survey.

    2001 NORTH DAKOTA STATEWIDE AVERAGES FOR
    HARVESTING CROPS, SEED PREPARATION AND MACHINE RENTAL
    Operation Unit 2001 1998
    Average
    Rate     		2001 as
    Percent of
    1998
    Number of
    Reports     		Range in Rates Most Frequent
    Rate Reported     		Average Rate
    HARVESTING GRAIN CROPS No. - - - - - Dollars Per Unit - - - - - Pct.
        Swathing Grain
        Self-Propelled
    		 Acre 287 2.00-13.00 5 .00 5 .47 5 .04 109
    Hour 10 10.00-100.00 20 .00 41 .90 58 .30 72
        Pull-Type Acre 194 1.50-16.00 5 .00 5 .23 4 .58 114
    Hour 4 15.00-39.00 --- 25 .50 45 .25 56
        Swathing Canola
        Self-Propelled
    		 Acre 177 3.00-10.00 6 .00 6 .10 --- ---
    Hour 11 20.00-120.00 100 .00 73 .00 --- ---
        Pull-Type Acre 115 1.00-12.00 5 .00 5 .77 --- ---
    Hour 4 18.00-50.00 --- 31 .50 --- ---
        Combining From Swaths     
        Small Grains & Flaxseed Acre 513 3.00-30.00 15 .00 14 .72 --- ---
    Hour 43 45.00-130.00 100 .00 98 .77 --- ---
        Dry Edible Beans Acre 98 10.00-35.00 20 .00 19 .06 19 .06 100
    Hour 5 100.00-145.00 100 .00 111 .00 95 .28 116
        Canola Acre 253 4.00-20.00 17 .00 15 .25 --- ---
    Hour 19 70.00-130.00 100 .00 107 .11 --- ---
        Straight Combining
        Small Grains & Flaxseed Acre 652 4.00-30.00 15 .00 15 .03 --- ---
    Hour 43 45.00-130.00 100 .00 103 .13 --- ---
        Corn Acre 181 10.00-30.00 15 .00 17 .33 16 .26 107
    Hour 10 65.00-150.00 100 .00 105 .50 95 .31 111
        Sunflower Acre 276 8.00-25.00 15 .00 15 .29 14 .49 106
    Hour 13 90.00-130.00 100 .00 106 .54 103 .98 102
        Soybeans Acre 237 10.00-24.00 18 .00 16 .72 16 .10 104
    Hour 21 60.00-150.00 100 .00 103 .69 101 .43 102
        Dry Edible Beans Acre 78 12.00-30.00 18 .00 18 .29 19 .10 96
    Hour 6 90.00-150.00 --- 119 .17 80 .57 148
        Dry Bean Harvesting
        Cutting Only (Knifing) Acre 34 4.00-20.00 10 .00 10 .69 9 .24 116
         Windrowing (After Knifing) Acre 16 3.00-20.00 5 .00 6 .47 7 .14 91
        Cutting & Windrowing (One Operation) Acre 42 6.00-45.00 15 .00 16 .31 16 .85 97
        Sugarbeet Harvesting
        Topping Acre 7 8.00-20.00 12 .00 14 .14 10 .44 135
        Lifting Acre 9 12.00-60.00 30 .00 35 .44 30 .70 115
    MAKING CORN SILAGE
        Field Chopping Only Acre 76 5.00-45.00 20 .00 20 .78 18 .69 111
    Hour 10 50.00-200.00 65 .00 90 .40 61 .35 147
        Field Chopping and Hauling Acre 67 10.00-50.00 25 .00 26 .26 23 .62 111
    Hour 17 30.00-500.00 75 .00 168 .18 74 .87 225
    SEED PREPARATION
        Seed Grain
        Cleaning Only Gross Bu. 610 0.03-1.25 0 .35 0.361             0.340 106
        Treating Only Gross Bu. 64 0.05-1.75 1 .00 0.514 0.519 99
        Cleaning and Treating Gross Bu. 67 0.22-2.50 0 .50 0.846 0.726 117
        Flaxseed
        Cleaning Only Gross Bu. 143 0.05-1.50 0 .50 0.564 0.421 134
        Treating Only Gross Bu. 18 0.06-1.75 0 .50 0.539 0.381 141
        Cleaning and Treating Gross Bu. 15 0.32-1.60 1 .00 1.029 0.819 126
    MACHINE RENTAL
        Tractor
        Under 100 Horsepower Hour 1/ 150 5.00-100.00 20 .00 22 .22 --- ---
        100 - 200 Horsepower Hour 1/ 195 10.00-105.00 25 .00 30 .11 --- ---
        Over 200 Horsepower Hour 1/ 176 12.00-130.00 40 .00 43 .82 --- ---
        Combine Acre 27 7.00-30.00 10 .00 13 .42 --- ---
         Hour 1/ 256 15.00-150.00 100 .00 93 .12 --- ---
         Grain Cart Rental Acre 14 0.50-10.00 2 .00 3 .29 --- ---
    Hour 9 9.00-50.00 20 .00 22 .89 --- ---
         Swather
        Self-Propelled Acre 52 1.00-10.00 4 .00 4 .76 --- ---
    Hour 1/ 15 12.00-65.00 40 .00 38 .80 --- ---
        Pull-Type Acre 38 1.00-7.50 3 .00 3 .90 --- ---
    Hour 8 7.00-50.00 20 .00 24 .63 --- ---
    1/ Rates for machine rentals are in tachometer hours.

    2001 NORTH DAKOTA STATEWIDE AVERAGES FOR DRYING GRAIN
    Operation Unit Basic Charge - 2001 1998
    Average
    Rate     		2001 as
    % of
    1998     		Extra Charge - 2001
    Number
    of
    Reports     		Range
    in Rates     		Most
    Frequent
    Rate
    Reported     		Average
    Maximum
    Moisture
    Content     		Average
    Rate     		No.
    Rpts.     		For Each
    Additional 1% Moisture
    Removed
    No. - Dollars Per Unit - Percent -- Dollars Per Unit - - Pct. No. $/Unit
    DRYING GRAIN
    Small Grains Bu. 101 0 .02-0.40 0 .10 15 .64 0 .113 0 .123 92 59 0 .034
    Corn Bu. 52 0 .01-0.40 0 .10 17 .96 0 .132 0 .146 90 38 0 .034
    Sunflower Cwt. 34 0 .05-0.40 0 .10 13 .74 0 .165 0 .171 96 26 0 .047
    Flaxseed Bu. 14 0 .02-0.20 0 .10 13 .21 0 .109 0 .134 81 9 0 .028
    Soybeans Bu. 11 0 .02-0.30 0 .08 15 .64 0 .125 0 .115 109 8 0 .023

    2001 NORTH DAKOTA STATEWIDE AVERAGES FOR HAULING CROPS
    Operation Unit Basic Charge - 2001 1998
    Average
    Rate     		2001 as
    % of
    1998     		Extra Charge - 2001
    Number
    of
    Reports     		Range
    in Rates     		Most
    Frequent
    Rate
    Reported     		Average
    Base
    Mileage     		Average
    Rate     		No.
    Rpts.     		Per 10
    Miles
    Over Base
    Mileage
    No. - Dollars Per Unit - Miles - - Dollars Per Unit - - Pct. No. $/Unit
    HAULING CROPS
        Wheat, All Bu. 359 0 .02-0.70 0 .10 28 .28 0 .116 0 .109 106 79 0 .060
        Barley Bu. 168 0 .02-0.53 0 .10 36 .20 0 .117 0 .101 116 47 0 .059
        Oats Bu. 98 0 .02-0.40 0 .10 24 .93 0 .107 0 .100 107 29 0 .051
        Sunflower Cwt. 64 0 .03-1.10 0 .50 65 .50 0 .378 0 .339 112 18 0 .119
    Canola Cwt. 56 0 .05-1.50 0 .10 62 .48 0 .369 _ _ 14 0 .081
        Flaxseed Bu. 44 0 .03-0.29 0 .10 23 .17 0 .107 0 .124 86 18 0 .061
        Corn Bu. 41 0 .04-0.29 0 .10 21 .70 0 .114 0 .101 113 13 0 .065
        Sugarbeets Ton 17 0 .04-5.00 4 .00 16 .85 3.93 4 .231 93 1 D
    D = Insufficient Reports.

    2001 NORTH DAKOTA STATEWIDE AVERAGES FOR HAULING HAY AND CATTLE
    Operation Unit Basic Charge - 2001 1998
    Average
    Rate     		2001 as
    % of
    1998     		Loading Charge - 2001
    Number
    of
    Reports     		Range
    in Rates     		Most
    Frequent
    Rate
    Reported     		Average
    Rate     		No.
    Rpts.     		Charge
    No. - - - - - - - - Dollars Per Unit - - - - - - - - Pct. No. $/Load
    HAULING HAY
        By the Load (Loose & Bales)
            Less than 10 tons Mile 1/ 74 0.25-6.00 2.00 2.37 2.19 108 40 18 .48
            10 - 20 tons Mile 1/ 121 0.30-7.50 3.00 2.69 2.45 110 87 20 .56
            Over 20 tons Mile 1/ 78 0.30-4.00 3.00 2.72 2.49 109 45 24 .02
        By the Bale
            Small Sq. Bales 2/ Bale 5 0.10-2.25 0.25 0.87 0.52 167 Included in
    basic charges
            Large Sq. Bales 2/ Bale 8 0.40-5.00 2.00 2.24 3.73 60
            Large Rd. Bales 2/ Bale 58 0.30-6.00 2.00 2.48 2.48 100
    No.
    Rpts.     		Average
    Cwt.\Load
    HAULING CATTLE
        Gooseneck Trailer Mile 3/ 222 0.25-5.00 2.00 1.98 1.90 104 162 123 .27
        Semi Trailer Mile 3/ 228 0.07-10.00 3.00 2.78 2.46 113 192 448 .69
    D = Insufficient Reports. 1/ Loaded Mile, Excludes Loading. 2/ Average rate based on an average of 17.7 miles for small square bales, 14.8 miles for large square bales, and 19.1 miles for large round bales. Extra charges apply for hauls exceeding this base mileage were $0.15 per mile for small square bales, $0.14 per miles for large square bales, and $0.25 per mile for large round bales. 3/ Loaded Mile.

    2001 NORTH DAKOTA STATEWIDE AVERAGES, OTHER CUSTOM WORK
    Operation     2001 1998
    Average
    Rate     		2001 as
    Percent of
    1998
    Unit Number of
    Reports     		Range
    in Rates     		Most Frequent
    Rate Reported     		Average
    Rate
    CUSTOM FARMING 1/ No. - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dollars Per Unit - - - - - - - - - - - - - Pct.
        Small Grains Acre 83 12.00-100.00 40 .00 40 .73 41 .82 97
        Row Crops Acre 40 15.00-150.00 60 .00 54 .55 52 .36 104
    MISCELLANEOUS
        Mowing/Clipping CRP Acre 220 1.00-25.00 5 .00 6 .22 _ ---
    Hour 14 6.00-55.00 6 .00 22 .25 --- ---
        Farm Drainage/Ditching Hour 74 10.00-225.00 100 .00 84 .80 76 .25 111
        Land Leveling Hour 32 13.00-100.00 50 .00 64 .31 63 .26 102
        Rock Picking Hour 53 5.00-130.00 50 .00 42 .72 52 .29 82
        Snow Removal
            Front End Loader Hour 247 7.50-100.00 50 .00 48 .84 49 .73 98
            Tractor Blower Hour 224 6.00-110.00 50 .00 43 .50 43 .03 101
    1/ Includes all necessary farming operations from field preparation through harvesting.

    1980 - 2001 STATEWIDE AVERAGES, HISTORICAL DATA
    Operation Unit   1980     1982     1984     1986     1989     1992     1995     1998     2001  
    - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dollars Per Unit - - - - - - - - - - - - -
    Swathing Grain
        Self-Propelled Acre 3.12 3.55 3.73 3.67 3.94 4.22 4.46 5.04 5.47
        PTO Unit Acre 2.93 3.16 3.36 3.39 3.68 4.03 4.23 4.58 5.23
    Combining From Swaths
        Small Grains & Flaxseed 1/ Acre 11.03 12.65 12.61 11.59 11.82 13.13 13.70 13.82 14.72
        Dry Beans Acre 13.66 15.91 15.04 14.65 16.27 18.20 18.18 19.06 19.06
    Straight Combining
        Small Grains & Flaxseed 1/ Acre NA 12.76 12.57 11.71 11.80 13.15 13.74 13.88 15.03
        Corn Acre 13.01 15.10 14.83 14.46 14.05 15.23 16.33 16.26 17.33
        Sunflower Acre 12.12 13.52 13.26 12.54 12.40 13.54 14.14 14.49 15.29
        Soybeans Acre NA 14.46 14.68 14.08 14.20 15.70 15.57 16.10 16.72
        Dry Beans Acre NA 16.12 15.31 15.46 16.46 18.39 17.96 19.10 18.29
    Making Corn Silage
        Chopping Only Acre 13.59 15.76 16.41 16.06 16.83 17.65 18.51 18.69 20.78
        Chopping and Hauling Acre 16.55 18.42 21.22 19.54 20.02 21.65 22.62 23.62 26.26
    Drying
        Small Grains Bushel 0.159 0.151 0.152 0.131 0.118 0.108 0.111 0.123 0.113
        Flaxseed Bushel NA 0.172 0.172 0.153 0.124 0.110 0.134 0.134 0.109
        Corn Bushel 0.180 0.181 0.176 0.164 0.126 0.115 0.123 0.146 0.132
        Sunflower Cwt. 0.273 0.286 0.309 0.204 0.200 0.157 0.152 0.171 0.165
        Soybeans Bushel NA NA NA NA NA 0.093 0.085 0.115 0.125
    Hauling
        Wheat Bushel 0.108 0.107 0.095 0.096 0.092 0.090 0.098 0.109 0.116
        Barley Bushel 0.101 0.101 0.091 0.093 0.089 0.088 0.094 0.101 0.117
        Oats Bushel 0.092 0.098 0.089 0.087 0.088 0.087 0.094 0.100 0.107
        Flaxseed Bushel NA 0.110 0.096 0.088 0.094 0.091 0.097 0.124 0.107
        Corn Bushel NA 0.107 0.091 0.086 0.085 0.087 0.097 0.101 0.114
        Sunflower Cwt. 0.149 0.170 0.165 0.168 0.202 0.196 0.189 0.339 0.378
    Seed Grain Preparation
        Cleaning Only Gross Bu. 0.221 0.254 0.275 0.277 0.291 0.299 0.321 0.340 0.361
        Treating Only Gross Bu. 0.263 0.318 0.404 0.393 0.437 0.504 0.552 0.519 0.514
        Cleaning & Treating Gross Bu. 0.457 0.542 0.678 0.643 0.718 0.784 0.800 0.726 0.846
    Farm Drainage/Ditching Hour 43.24 50.54 56.80 54.48 50.34 58.66 63.49 76.25 84.80
    Land Leveling Hour 42.67 51.55 55.21 51.17 48.03 58.31 60.61 63.26 64.31
    Rock Picking Hour 22.34 37.02 35.69 35.34 37.55 40.20 39.26 52.29 42.72
    1/ Averages for year 1980-1998 do not include flaxseed. NA = Not Available

    2001 NORTH DAKOTA FARMING REGION AVERAGES
    Region SWATHING GRAIN
    SELF-PROPELLED         		SWATHING GRAIN
    PTO UNIT         		SWATHING CANOLA
    SELF-PROPELLED
    No.
    Rpts.     		Range Most
    Frequent     		Average
    Rate     		No.
    Rpts.     		Range Most
    Frequent     		Average
    Rate     		No.
    Rpts.     		Range Most
    Frequent     		Average Rate
    No. - - - Dollars Per Acre - - - No. - - - Dollars Per Acre - - - No. - - - Dollars Per Acre - - -
    W 108 2.00-13.00 6.00 5.69 56 1.50-14.00 5.00 5.51 40 3.25-9.00 6.00 6.01
    WC 88 3.00-10.00 5.00 5.30 54 2.50-12.00 5.00 5.03 65 3.00-8.50 6.00 5.80
    EC 72 2.50-8.00 5.00 5.32 65 2.00-16.00 5.00 5.25 61 3.00-10.00 6.00 6.31
    RRV 19 2.00-9.00 5.00 5.53 19 2.00-8.00 5.00 4.89 11 3.00-10.00 8.00 7.05
    STATE 287 2.00-13.00 5.00 5.47 194 1.50-16.00 5.00 5.23 177 3.00-10.00 6.00 6.10
    Region SWATHING CANOLA
    PTO UNIT         		COMBINING SMALL GRAINS &
    FLAXSEED FROM SWATH         		COMBINING DRY BEANS
    FROM SWATH
    No.
    Rpts.     		Range Most
    Frequent     		Average
    Rate     		No.
    Rpts.     		Range Most
    Frequent     		Average
    Rate     		No.
    Rpts.     		Range Most
    Frequent     		Average Rate
    No. - - - Dollars Per Acre - - - No. - - - Dollars Per Acre - - - No. - - - Dollars Per Acre - - -
    W 26 1.00-8.00 5.00 5.57 150 3.00-20.00 15.00 14.66 11 12.00-30.00 15.00 16.64
    WC 43 3.00-12.00 6.00 5.60 136 4.00-20.00 15.00 13.98 13 10.00-25.00 16.00 16.85
    EC 39 3.00-10.00 5.00 6.03 176 5.00-30.00 15.00 15.44 43 15.00-35.00 20.00 20.17
    RRV 7 2.00-9.00 5.00 6.14 51 7.00-19.00 15.00 14.39 31 14.00-25.00 20.00 19.29
    STATE 115 1.00-12.00 5.00 5.77 513 3.00-30.00 15.00 14.72 98 10.00-35.00 20.00 19.06
    Region COMBINING CANOLA
    FROM SWATH         		STRAIGHT COMBINING
    SMALL GRAINS & FLAXSEED         		COMBINING
    CORN
    No.
    Rpts.     		Range Most
    Frequent     		Average
    Rate     		No.
    Rpts.     		Range Most
    Frequent     		Average
    Rate     		No.
    Rpts.     		Range Most
    Frequent     		Average Rate
    No. - - - Dollars Per Acre - - - No. - - - Dollars Per Acre - - - No. - - - Dollars Per Acre - - -
    W 60 8.00-20.00 17.00 15.52 229 10.00-19.00 15.00 14.82 30 12.00-22.50 15.00 16.72
    WC 84 4.00-20.00 15.00 14.47 175 4.00-20.00 15.00 14.71 38 10.00-22.00 15.00 15.92
    EC 94 10.00-19.00 17.00 15.94 178 10.00-30.00 15.00 15.63 78 12.00-30.00 20.00 17.96
    RRV 15 7.00-19.00 17.00 14.27 70 10.00-25.00 15.00 15.01 35 10.00-25.00 20.00 17.99
    STATE 253 4.00-20.00 17.00 15.25 652 4.00-30.00 15.00 15.03 181 10.00-30.00 15.00 17.33
    Region COMBINING
    SUNFLOWER         		STRAIGHT COMBINING
    SOYBEANS         		STRAIGHT COMBINING
    DRY BEANS
    No.
    Rpts.     		Range Most
    Frequent     		Average
    Rate     		No.
    Rpts.     		Range Most
    Frequent     		Average
    Rate     		No.
    Rpts.     		Range Most
    Frequent     		Average Rate
    No. - - - Dollars Per Acre - - - No. - - - Dollars Per Acre - - - No. - - - Dollars Per Acre - - -
    W 48 10.50-20.00 15.00 15.47 11 13.00-20.00 18.00 15.82 14 14.00-30.00 18.00 17.86
    WC 89 8.00-20.00 15.00 14.56 39 10.00-23.00 15.00 16.49 12 12.00-20.00 18.00 16.25
    EC 110 10.00-23.00 15.00 15.75 124 10.00-22.00 18.00 17.12 28 13.50-25.00 20.00 18.88
    RRV 29 10.00-25.00 15.00 15.43 63 11.00-24.00 18.00 16.25 24 12.00-25.00 20.00 18.90
    STATE 276 8.00-25.00 15.00 15.29 237 10.00-24.00 18.00 16.72 78 12.00-30.00 18.00 18.29
    Region CHOPPING
    CORN SILAGE         		CHOPPING AND HAULING
    CORN SILAGE         		CLEANING
    SEED GRAIN
    No.
    Rpts.     		Range Most
    Frequent     		Average
    Rate     		No.
    Rpts.     		Range Most
    Frequent     		Average
    Rate     		No.
    Rpts.     		Range Most
    Frequent     		Average Rate
    No. - - - Dollars Per Acre - - - No. - - - Dollars Per Acre - - - No. - - - Dollars Per Gross Bushel - - -
    W 28 5.00-30.00 20.00 16.79 19 12.00-50.00 20.00 23.74 191 0.04-1.00 0.35 0.343
    WC 21 7.00-32.00 25.00 22.83 26 10.00-40.00 30.00 27.54 182 0.05-0.80 0.35 0.333
    EC 24 10.00-45.00 30.00 23.75 20 12.00-48.00 25.00 27.43 165 0.04-1.25 0.35 0.380
    RRV 3 D D D 2 D D D 72 0.03-0.85 0.50 0.438
    STATE 76 5.00-45.00 20.00 20.78 67 10.00-50.00 25.00 26.26 610 0.03-1.25 0.35 0.361
    Region CLEANING
    FLAXSEED         		TREATING
    SEED GRAIN         		CLEANING AND TREATING
    SEED GRAIN
    No.
    Rpts.     		Range Most
    Frequent     		Average
    Rate     		No.
    Rpts.     		Range Most
    Frequent     		Average
    Rate     		No.
    Rpts.     		Range Most
    Frequent     		Average Rate
    No. - - - Dollars Per Gross Bushel - - - No. - - - Dollars Per Gross Bushel - - - No. - - - Dollars Per Gross Bushel - - -
    W 21 0.25-1.00 0.40 0.541 17 0.05-1.75 1.00 0.516 16 0.30-1.40 0.35 0.713
    WC 66 0.15-1.50 0.50 0.583 13 0.12-1.00 0.15 0.375 16 0.43-1.40 0.50 0.743
    EC 50 0.05-1.40 0.50 0.532 21 0.05-1.00 0.50 0.479 20 0.22-1.50 1.00 0.826
    RRV 6 0.30-1.50 -- 0.708 13 0.25-1.35 1.00 0.706 15 0.40-2.50 1.50 1.123
    STATE 143 0.05-1.50 0.50 0.564 64 0.05-1.75 1.00 0.514 67 0.22-2.50 0.50 0.846
    D = Insufficient Reports

    2001 NORTH DAKOTA FARMING REGION AVERAGES
    Region DRYING
    SMALL GRAINS         		DRYING
    CORN
    No.
    Rpts.     		Range Most
    Frequent     		Average
    Rate     		Avg. Maximum
    Moisture Content     		No.
    Rpts.     		Range Most
    Frequent     		Average
    Rate     		Avg. Maximum
    Moisture Content
    No. - - - Dollars Per Bushel - - - Percent No. - - - Dollars Per Bushel - - - Percent
    W 10 0 .03-0.18 0.10 0.103 16.50 1 D D D D
    WC 27 0 .05-0.20 0.10 0.111 15.30 6 0 .05-0.30 0.12 0.155 16.00
    EC 39 0 .02-0.40 0.10 0.112 15.67 27 0 .03-0.30 0.15 0.136 18.26
    RRV 25 0 .02-0.40 0.10 0.121 15.64 18 0 .01-0.40 0.10 0.119 18.06
    STATE 101 0 .02-0.40 0.10 0.113 15.64 52 0 .01-0.40 0.10 0.132 17.96
    Region DRYING
    SUNFLOWER         		DRYING
    FLAXSEED
    No.
    Rpts.     		Range Most
    Frequent     		Average
    Rate     		Avg. Maximum
    Moisture Content     		No.
    Rpts.     		Range Most
    Frequent     		Average
    Rate     		Avg. Maximum
    Moisture Content
    No. - - - Dollars Per Cwt. - - - Percent No. - - - Dollars Per Bushel - - - Percent
    W 1 D D D D 1 D D D D
    WC 10 0 .05-0.20 0.15 0.134 13.30 2 D D D D
    EC 14 0 .05-0.40 0.10 0.151 13.64 8 0 .02-0.20 0.10 0.116 13.38
    RRV 9 0 .05-0.40 0.40 0.211 14.56 3 D D D D
    STATE 34 0 .05-0.40 0.10 0.165 13.74 14 0 .02-0.20 0.10 0.109 13.21
    Region HAULING
    WHEAT         		HAULING
    OATS
    No.
    Rpts.     		Range Most
    Frequent     		Average
    Rate     		Average
    Base Mileage     		No.
    Rpts.     		Range Most
    Frequent     		Average
    Rate     		Average
    Base Mileage
    No. - - - Dollars Per Bushel - - - Miles No. - - - Dollars Per Bushel - - - Miles
    W 142 0 .05-0.32 0.10 0.126 31.52 35 0 .05-0.22 0.10 0.108 28.33
    WC 97 0 .03-0.70 0.10 0.115 24.29 27 0 .03-0.35 0.10 0.110 23.80
    EC 94 0 .02-0.30 0.10 0.109 28.88 28 0 .02-0.40 0.10 0.106 22.35
    RRV 26 0 .05-0.25 0.05 0.082 23.50 8 0 .05-0.25 0.05 0.088 22.43
    STATE 359 0 .02-0.70 0.10 0.116 28.28 98 0 .02-0.40 0.10 0.107 24.93
    Region HAULING
    BARLEY         		HAULING
    SUNFLOWER
    No.
    Rpts.     		Range Most
    Frequent     		Average
    Rate     		Average
    Base Mileage     		No.
    Rpts.     		Range Most
    Frequent     		Average
    Rate     		Average
    Base Mileage
    No. - - - Dollars Per Bushel - - - Miles No. - - - Dollars Per Cwt. - - - Miles
    W 55 0 .04-0.53 0.10 0.131 40.38 7 0 .13-1.00 0.16 0.399 85.00
    WC 50 0 .03-0.35 0.10 0.117 37.46 22 0 .03-1.05 0.10 0.428 83.28
    EC 50 0 .02-0.30 0.10 0.102 31.05 26 0 .05-0.85 0.50 0.342 46.18
    RRV 13 0 .05-0.40 0.05 0.113 31.40 9 0 .07-1.10 0.08 0.348 50.67
    STATE 168 0 .02-0.53 0.10 0.117 36.20 64 0 .03-1.10 0.50 0.378 65.50
    Region HAULING
    FLAXSEED         		HAULING
    CORN
    No.
    Rpts.     		Range Most
    Frequent     		Average
    Rate     		Average
    Base Mileage     		No.
    Rpts.     		Range Most
    Frequent     		Average
    Rate     		Average
    Base Mileage
    No. - - - Dollars Per Bushel - - - Miles No. - - - Dollars Per Bushel - - - Miles
    W 6 0 .10-0.22 0.10 0.137 22.50 5 0 .10-0.25 0.10 0.130 26.00
    WC 17 0 .03-0.16 0.10 0.109 20.69 6 0 .06-0.25 0.10 0.125 16.00
    EC 16 0 .05-0.29 0.10 0.104 20.38 21 0 .04-0.29 0.10 0.101 17.25
    RRV 5 0 .05-0.10 _ 0.078 41.25 9 0 .07-0.27 0.10 0.126 32.86
    STATE 44 0 .03-0.29 0.10 0.107 23.17 41 0 .04-0.29 0.10 0.114 21.70
    D = Insufficient Reports.

    Region CUSTOM FARMING
    SMALL GRAIN 1/         		CUSTOM FARMING
    ROW CROPS 1/         		ROCK
    PICKING
    No.
    Rpts.     		Range Most
    Frequent     		Average
    Rate     		No.
    Rpts.     		Range Most
    Frequent     		Average
    Rate     		No.
    Rpts.     		Range Most
    Frequent     		Average
    Rate
    No. - - - Dollars Per Acre - - - No. - - - Dollars Per Acre - - - No. - - - Dollars Per Hour - - -
    W 25 12.00-83.50 30 .00 34.28 8 18.00-70.00 25.00 38.25 13 5.00-54.00 50 .00 35 .31
    WC 24 15.00-100.00 30 .00 39.67 10 15.00-90.00 60.00 54.80 19 10.00-100.00 50 .00 50 .79
    EC 21 14.00-80.00 40 .00 42.54 12 25.00-100.00 30.00 52.08 18 6.00-130.00 20 .00 41 .94
    RRV 13 18.00-100.00 50 .00 52.19 10 30.00-150.00 50.00 70.30 3 D D D
    STATE 83 12.00-100.00 40 .00 40.73 40 15.00-150.00 60.00 54.55 53 5.00-130.00 50 .00 42 .72
    D = Insufficient Reports. 1/ Includes all necessary farming operations from field preparation through harvesting.

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