Pa. Releases 2001 Spring Custom Rates Pennsylvania Machinery Custom Rates The custom rates shown are averages from voluntary reports by custom operators and farmers 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. Of the 72 rates reported with year-to-year comparisons, 56 increased, 5 decreased, and 11 are the same as last year. The overall average is up 2 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. 2001 By Eric D. Stout Agricultural Statistician Custom Rates: Selected Farmin' Corn Picking Com Combining Com Drying (23 Percent) Combining Small Grains Combining Soybeans Hay Making Mowing Mowing & Conditioning Raking Pick-up Baling (Twine) Cut, Rake. Bale & Store Large Round Baler (Avg = 900 Lbs) Stacker-Wagon (Avg = 1800 Lbs) Wrapping Bales Silage Making Pull-Type Chopper & Tractor Self-Propelled Chopper Blower 1 Man, 2 Wagons, 1 Tractor 2 Men, 2 Wagons, 2 Tractors Field Chop. Haul & Fill Silo Bagging Silage 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 Conventional-Till Reduced-Tilt No-Till Planting Soybeans Without Fertilizer Conventional-Till Reduced-Till No-Till Drilling Small Gram Without Fertilizer With Fertilizer With Fertilizer & Cloverseed Alfalfa. Clover. Etc It's like the rain's included. Most corn herbicides need rain to work. But Basis Gold® herbicide works with or without rain. Because it has contact control that starts killing grass and broadleaf weeds immediately. And residual control that kicks in when it rains. So whether it rains or shines, it's always a bad day for weeds. For more Information, see your local DuPont Ag Retailer. UP TO $ 3/ACRE LESS than the leading competitive program. Basis of rinrqo Acre Bushel Acre Acre Slack Hour Hour Hour Hour Hour Acre Acre Acre Acre Acre Acre Acre Acre Acre Acre Acre Acre Acre (Turn to Pago A 43) ivania, 2001 lerations, Penns: Vnlloy Sorlinn Mountain Harvesting 23 10 26 20 0 30 24 10 25 70 10 50 11 50 15 00 46 70 77 40 890 36 70 5810 Plowing & Cultivating 12 60 14 00 12 60 14 40 14 30 1260 12 60 11 20 12 50 —— Planting & Drilling 12 60 13 70 15 60 11 50 13 60 1510 10 50 11 50 12 10 11 50 Shin 22 60 22 30 24 60 0 28 25 00 23 70 23 50 25 00 24 80 10 00 11 50 6 20 15 00 47 60 47 90 99 60 101 60 37 60 58 70 6 50 5 50 38 30 59 00 12 80 1300 13 90 14 00 12 70 14 10 1510 12 80 14 00 15 40 12 60 12 60 12 20 12 00 11 10 11 10 12 50 12 50 13 20 1350 14 00 13 90 15 30 15 20 1300 14 10 15 50 13 40 14 20 15 50 12 20 12 40 12 60 12 90 1340 12 90 12 80 13 40
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