The custom rates shown are averages from voluntary reports by custom operators throughout Pennsylvania. Most of the rates are stated per acre, cwt., ton, bale, or bushel rather than per hour to reduce the variation due to machinery size. Individual rates vary due to differences in working conditions, services performed, or even the operator's eagerness to do custom work. Therefore, the average rates shown should not be considered absolute indications of fair charges. Acreage rates are shown separately for two regions of the state, labeled "Mountain" and "Valley". The differences in rates between regions reflect differences in terrain, soils and alternative opportunities for the labor and equipment .used. Figures labeled "State" represent the straight average of all reports used regardless of geographic location. Custom rates are slightly higher this year. Of the 68 rates reported, 87 percent have increased, 7 percent have decreased, and 6 percent are the same as last year. The overall average is up S percent from the previous year. This percentage increase was computed by adding the rates for all jobs, regardless of basis of charge, and dividing by last year's comparable total. CUSTOM RATES? SELECTED FARMING OPERATIONS, PENNSYLVANIA, 1996 Corn Picking Corn Combining Corn Dr> mg (23 Percent) Combining Small Grains Combining Soybeans Ha> Making Mowing Mowing A Conditioning Hiking Pick-up Baling (Twine) Cut Rake, Bale A Store Large Round Baler (Avg « 1000 Lbs) Stacker-Wagon (Avg * 1700 Lbs) Silage Making Pull-Type Chopper A Tractor Self-Propelled Chopper Blower 1 Man. 2 Wagons. 1 Tractor 2 Men, 2 Wagons, 2 Tractors Field Chop. Haul A Fill Silo Pa. 1996 Machinery Custom Rates By Kim C. Nielsen Agricultural Statistician Mountain Section Basis of Charge Hanesitng Acre Bushel Acre Acre Acre Bale Bale Bale Stack Hour Hour Hour Hour Hour Ton Valle} Section 20 00 20 70 25 50 0 27 22 SO 25 10 24 00 0 27 22 60 23 90 42 40 70 00 150 33 30 47 00 100 4SOO 75 00 too 34 10 4t 00 830 Ground Equipment Spraying for Weed Control Excluding Material Spraying for Com Borer Including Cost of Material Excluding Cost of Material Spraying for Spittle Bug Or Alfalfa Weevil Aerial Application (Excluding Material) Fixed Wing. Helicopter Grain Hauling Local Long Distance Gram Storage State Stalk Shredding. P.T.O Spreading Bulk Fertilizer Dry Liquid . . Side Dressing 20 20 24 40 0 27 22 70 24 10 Grinding Feed Cora. Oats or Barley Coro A Cobs Cobs Machine Tiling (No Tile) Back Hoe Sawing Wood (Cham Saw) Post Hole Digging Manure Loading Manure Spreading 44 30 74 40 110 34 30 47 70 820 Plowing, Moldboard Plow Spring, Stubble Sod Fall, Stubble Sod . Plowing, Deep (10 Inches or More) Plowing. Chisel .... Plowing, Disk Disking, Tandem . With Harrow or Cultipacker Harrowing Spike Tooth Spring Tooth Cultivating . . Planting Com With Fertilizer: Convent ional-Till Planting Reduced-Till Planting . No-Till . . Planting Soybeans, Without Fertilizer Convemional-Till . ... Reduced-Till No-Till . . Drilling Small Gram Without Fertilizer With Fertilizer With Fertilizer A Clover seed Seeding Alfalfa, Clover. Etc Broadcast Seeding (On Gram Fields) Cleaning Gram Seed With Treatment Wilhoul Treilin.nl CUSTOM RATES: SELECTED FARMING OPERATIONS. PENNSYLVANIA. 1996. CONTINUED Including Cost of Material Excluding Cost of Material Additional Charge for Mixing BUY. SELL TRADE OB BENT THfVOUCIH THE ' PHONE: 717-636-1164 or 717-694-3047 FAX 717-733-6088 Hon., Tue*.. Wed., Fri. 8 AM to-8 PM; Thun. 7 AM to 8 PM i Plowing Jt Cultivating Acre Acre Acre Acre Acre Planting St Drilling Bushel Mountain Section Basis of Charge Spra>ing Bushel Fer Mile Bushel Per Mile Bushel Per Month Hundredweight Hundredweight Hundredweight Hundredweight Foot Hour Hour Hole Hour Hour 12 50 12 00 12 K 14 40 11 10 13 10 14 00 11 SO 12 30 14 60 1010 12 00 14 30 10 90 1) 50 12 00 11 60 660 10 40 11 00 II 20 1000 600 Valle> Section 12 40 700 12 00 700 1000 610 920 11 20 900 10 SO 0 59 060 0 55 0 26 0 58 0 55 0 53 0 23 064 41 60 13 70 100 25 40 26 30 062 3100 13 70 1 10 24 40 25 60 State
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