Statistic
Harvesting, Drying, and Storing Grain
Harvesting, Drying, and Storing Grain |
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Average |
Range |
Corn combining, / acre |
$30.90 |
22.00 - |
40.00 |
- with chopper head, / acre |
33.45 |
26.00 - |
41.50 |
Soybean combining, / acre |
29.65 |
21.50 - |
39.00 |
- with air reel, / acre |
32.10 |
25.50 - |
40.00 |
Small grain combining, / acre |
27.40 |
20.00 - |
35.00 |
Complete harvesting (combine, cart, haul to farm storage) |
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- Corn, / acre |
40.80 |
27.50 - |
55.00 |
- Soybeans, / acre |
38.15 |
27.50 - |
50.00 |
Added charge for GPS mapping, / acre |
2.25 |
0.25 - |
4.00 |
Picking ear corn, / acre (seed corn) |
31.45 |
20.00 - |
40.00 |
Picking ear corn, / acre (farm use) |
25.35 |
20.00 - |
28.00 |
Drying corn (includes fuel, electricity, labor) |
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- continuous flow dryer (/ point / bu.) |
0.049 |
0.030 - |
0.060 |
- bin dryer (/ point / bu.) |
0.056 |
0.035 - |
0.080 |
Handling grain by auger, / bu. |
0.057 |
0.010 - |
0.100 |
Hauling grain |
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- in field, grain cart, corn / acre |
5.65 |
2.00 - |
10.00 |
- in field, grain cart, soybeans / acre |
4.70 |
2.00 - |
8.50 |
- to farm storage, wagon, / bu. |
0.063 |
0.030 - |
0.100 |
- farm storage to mkt., wagon, / bu. |
0.085 |
0.050 - |
0.150 |
- to mkt., truck, / bu., (5 mi. 1-way) |
0.098 |
0.050 - |
0.150 |
- to mkt., truck, / bu., (25 mi. 1-way) |
0.158 |
0.070 - |
0.250 |
- to mkt., truck, / bu., (100 mi. 1-way) |
0.292 |
0.200 - |
0.440 |
Harvesting Forages |
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Hay - mowing, / acre |
$10.15 |
7.00 - |
14.00 |
- conditioning, / acre |
11.20 |
9.00 - |
12.00 |
- mowing/conditioning, / acre |
12.40 |
8.00 - |
15.00 |
- raking, / acre |
5.75 |
3.00 - |
8.00 |
- windrowing, / acre |
12.25 |
10.00 - |
14.00 |
- tedding, / acre |
5.90 |
4.00 - |
8.00 |
Swathing hay or small grain, / acre |
11.60 |
6.00 - |
15.00 |
Hay baling - small square, / bale |
0.50 |
0.40 - |
0.75 |
- large square, / bale |
9.45 |
7.00 - |
13.00 |
- large round w/o wrap, / bale |
9.95 |
8.00 - |
12.00 |
- large round with wrap, / bale |
11.20 |
8.50 - |
14.00 |
Straw or corn stalk baling |
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- large round or square w/o wrap, / bale |
11.20 |
8.00 - |
14.00 |
- large round or square w/ wrap, / bale |
12.45 |
9.00 - |
16.00 |
Moving round bales to storage, / bale |
2.85 |
1.00 - |
5.00 |
Hauling round bales, / bale, / loaded mile |
0.25 |
0.18 - |
0.50 |
Silage - chopping, / hr., / head row |
36.80 |
25.00 - |
50.00 |
- chop, haul, fill silo, /hr., / hd row |
48.80 |
35.00 - |
58.00 |
Filling silage bags, per foot of bag |
8.65 |
5.00 - |
12.00 |
Haylage - chopping, / hr., / ft. head width |
9.05 |
6.65 - |
10.40 |
Haylage - chopping, / ton |
8.75 |
7.50 - |
9.00 |
Earlage - chopping, / acre |
46.60 |
39.50 - |
50.00 |
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2011 Iowa Farm Custom Rate Survey
Miscellaneous Services |
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Machine Rental (operator, tractor, and fuel not included) |
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Average |
Range |
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Average |
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Range |
Removing snow (loader), / hour |
$77.10 |
40.00 |
- 100.00 |
Tractor, / horsepower, / hour |
$0.22 |
0.16 |
- 0.30 |
Removing snow (blade), /hr., /ft. of blade |
8.50 |
5.00 |
- 11.65 |
Grain drill, / acre |
9.80 |
7.00 |
- 12.00 |
Removing snow (blower), /hr., /ft. of blower |
12.40 |
7.65 |
- 17.00 |
No-till soybean drill, / acre |
10.55 |
9.00 |
- 13.00 |
Grinding, mixing feed, / ton |
10.20 |
9.50 |
- 11.50 |
Corn head for combine, / acre |
8.75 |
7.00 |
- 11.10 |
Tub grinding hay, / hour
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250.90 |
150.00 |
- 400.00 |
Soybean head for combine, / acre |
8.25 |
7.00 |
- 11.00 |
Spreading liq. manure, inject., / 1000 gal. |
11.00 |
9.00 |
- 15.00 |
Grain cart with auger, corn, / acre |
5.05 |
2.50 |
- 8.00 |
Liquid manure w/ drag line, / 1000 gal. |
10.50 |
8.00 |
- 12.00 |
Grain cart with auger, soybeans, / acre |
4.60 |
3.00 |
- 7.00 |
Loading solid manure, / hour |
70.40 |
50.00 |
- 100.00 |
Grain wagon, / bu. |
0.09 |
0.05 |
- 0.12 |
Loading, spreading solid manure, / hour |
97.55 |
60.00 |
- 140.00 |
Grain truck (semi), / bu. / round trip |
0.12 |
0.05 |
- 0.15 |
Power washing, / hour |
38.45 |
28.00 |
- 50.00 |
Grain auger, / bu. |
0.05 |
0.01 |
- 0.08 |
Building fence, barb, / hr. (no materials) |
16.25 |
10.00 |
- 20.00 |
Grain vacuum, / bu. |
0.08 |
0.05 |
- 0.11 |
Building fence, barb, / rod (no materials) |
11.85 |
9.00 |
- 17.00 |
Grain cleaner, / bu. |
0.08 |
0.05 |
- 0.10 |
Building fence, woven, / hr. (no materials) |
15.05 |
10.00 |
- 20.00 |
Liquid manure spreader, / hour |
28.95 |
25.00 |
- 30.00 |
Building fence, woven, / rod (no materials) |
11.75 |
10.00 |
- 14.00 |
Solid manure spreader, / hour |
35.85 |
30.00 |
- 50.00 |
Scouting crops, / acre |
4.15 |
3.00 |
- 6.00 |
Skid loader, / hour |
46.50 |
20.00 |
- 60.00 |
Soil testing, / sample |
7.45 |
5.00 |
- 10.00 |
Dry bulk fertilizer applicator, / acre |
2.20 |
1.50 |
- 3.25 |
GPS grid soil testing, / acre |
6.95 |
4.00 |
- 12.00 |
Liquid fertilizer applicator, / acre |
5.15 |
3.50 |
- 7.00 |
Managing stored grain, / bu. |
0.05 |
0.01 |
- 0.10 |
Anhydrous fertilizer applicator, / acre |
3.70 |
1.00 |
- 7.00 |
Shearing sheep, / head |
3.60 |
3.00 |
- 5.00 |
Power washer, / hour |
33.30 |
25.00 |
- 40.00 |
Livestock hauling w/ trailer, /loaded mile |
2.80 |
2.00 |
- 3.25 |
Generator, / hour |
29.00 |
20.00 |
- 35.00 |
Livestock hauling w/ truck, /loaded mile |
3.10 |
2.00 |
- 3.50 |
Tub grinder, / hour |
183.70 |
150.00 |
- 225.00 |
Bulldozing, / hr., / ft. of blade |
11.15 |
6.50 |
- 15.00 |
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Digging post holes, / hole |
4.50 |
3.50 |
- 5.00 |
Bin Rental |
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Driving steel fence posts, / post |
3.30 |
2.50 |
- 4.00 |
Bin dryer, / bu. dried, (no fuel or labor) |
$0.067 |
0.050 |
- 0.090 |
Driving wooden fence posts, / post |
4.45 |
4.00 |
- 5.00 |
Storing grain, bin rental / bu., / month |
0.023 |
0.010 |
- 0.040 |
Building terraces, / foot |
1.40 |
1.30 |
- 1.50 |
Storing grain, bin rental / bu., / year |
0.158 |
0.100 |
- 0.280 |
Trenching, / foot |
1.35 |
1.00 |
- 2.00 |
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Tiling (ex. materials), / foot |
0.95 |
0.30 |
- 1.60 |
Custom Farming (tillage, planting, pest control, and harvesting) |
Back hoeing, / hour |
82.60 |
35.00 |
- 150.00 |
Corn, / acre |
$108.95 |
65.00 |
- 145.00 |
Clearing land, / hour |
128.30 |
100.00 |
- 150.00 |
Soybeans, / acre |
96.40 |
60.00 |
- 130.00 |
Building ponds, / hour |
120.30 |
100.00 |
- 140.00 |
Small grain, / acre |
81.45 |
60.00 |
- 100.00 |
Chain sawing, / hour |
37.05 |
25.00 |
- 45.00 |
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Welding machinery, / hour |
50.35 |
30.00 |
- 80.00 |
Farm Labor Wages for Operating Machinery |
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Mowing CRP or pasture, / acre |
13.85 |
6.00 |
- 25.00 |
Spraying or harvesting, / hour |
$13.45 |
10.00 |
- 22.00 |
Mowing fence rows, ditches, / hour |
58.35 |
20.00 |
- 100.00 |
Other operations, / hour |
12.00 |
9.00 |
- 18.00 |
Chopping brush, / acre |
17.75 |
15.00 |
- 20.00 |
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Using truck scale, / load weighed |
3.75 |
2.00 |
- 5.00 |
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