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1 EC499 (Revised) Custom Farm Work s on North Dakota Farms, 06 Ron Haugen, Farm Management Economist The U.S. Department Agriculture s North Dakota Agricultural Statistics Service, Fargo, in cooperation with the North Dakota State University Extension Service, conducted a survey custom operators in North Dakota in 06. The survey early season operations was conducted in July and August and covers tillage, planting, fertilizer and pesticide application, haying operations and other custom operations. The survey late-season operations was conducted during September and October and includes data on harvesting, drying and hauling crops, seed preparation, hauling hay and livestock, and other operations. The custom rate survey is conducted every three years. The two 06 surveys summarized more than,600 reports from farmers and ranchers, aerial sprayers, elevators, custom harvesters and other custom operators. Also included in this survey are reported rental rates for tractors, combines, corn heads, grain carts, swathers and field rollers. Both surveys included a question on the price diesel fuel that producers were paying at that time. Because this survey is conducted every third year and fuel cost is one the more volatile components operating costs, this presents a reference for any adjustments in charges between surveys. Survey data for 06 are summarized for the state as a whole. This publication shows the number reports, the range in rates, most frequently reported rate and the average rate for each operation. Data broken down by North Dakota farming regions are no longer available. Custom rates include charges for the equipment, tractor or power unit used, fuel, repairs and operator labor. s vary because local supply and demand and costs custom operators. Some the low rates may represent charges by a farmer who did custom work to help out a neighbor but was not concerned about recovering full costs. Custom operators who perform these operations as a main source income would be expected to set rates that cover average operating costs, depreciation, return on investment, labor and management. These rates are published as a guide in establishing rates for custom work, comparing ownership or leasing costs with custom work and settling accounts when two or more people exchange work. Assistance in helping determine a fair custom rate may be obtained from county Extension agents or Extension Service specialists at North Dakota State University. Custom rates should not be confused with the cost owning and operating farm machinery. Presumably, custom rates are set with knowledge the true cost owning and operating machinery. In practice, this is not always the case. For example, the average custom rate reported for field cultivation is $9.36, while an economic engineering approach suggests a range costs from $5.57 to $7.09 per acre, depending on the size the equipment. Likewise, the average custom rate for combining corn is $35.3 per acre, while the economic cost estimate is $9.05 to $46.36, depending on machine size. Custom rates represent a market-derived price. They reflect the supply and demand for the services rendered, which include the use the machine, power, fuel, repairs and the operator. Custom rates are to machinery services as market prices are to commodities. Custom rates may deviate from the cost machinery ownership and operation, just as the market price for commodities deviates from the cost producing the commodity. Ownership and operating costs represent an accounting all the resources used. These costs include depreciation, interest, repairs, fuel, taxes, insurance, housing and labor. Supply and demand will impact the price paid for machinery, which then will affect the ownership costs. However, once a machine has been purchased, the ownership cost becomes fixed relative to the life that machine. February 07 EC499 Custom Farm Work s

2 LAND TILLAGE, SMALL GRAIN SEEDING AND ROW CROP PLANTING STATEWIDE AVERAGES, NORTH DAKOTA, Most Frequent Reported 06 as Percent 03 in s (number) (dollars per gallon) (dollars per gallon) (dollars per gallon) (dollars per gallon) (percent) DIESEL FUEL LAND TILLAGE (number) (dollars per acre) (dollars per acre) (dollars per acre) (dollars per acre) (percent) Primary Tillage (Deep) Plowing (Moldboard) Sod Breaking Heavy Disking Chisel Plowing Sub Soiling (6-0 inches deep) Disk/Chisel Plowing Secondary Tillage (Shallow) Field Cultivation One-Way Disking Tandem Disking Rod Weeder 8.00 (NA) Rotary Hoe Vertical Tillage Land Rolling Light Harrowing Heavy Harrowing Row Crop Cultivation SMALL GRAIN SEEDING With Fertilizer Regular Drilling Drilling & Tillage Pony Press Drill 6.47 (NA) Air Seeding No Till Drill Without Fertilizer Regular Drilling Drilling & Tillage Pony Press Drill 5.4 (NA) Air Seeding No Till Drill ROW CROP PLANTING With Fertilizer Corn, Soybean, Sunflower (Regular) Corn, Soybean, Sunflower (Air Seed) Dry Edible Beans Sugarbeet (D) (D) (D) (D) 9.5 (D) Without Fertilizer Corn, Soybean, Sunflower (Regular) Corn, Soybean, Sunflower (Air Seed) Dry Edible Beans Sugarbeet (D) (D) (D) (D) 9.9 (D) No Till With Fertilizer Corn, Soybean, Sunflower No Till Without Fertilizer Corn, Soybean, Sunflower (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. (NA) Not available. Data not available due to multiple rates being reported at the highest frequency. No data reported. EC499 Custom Farm Work s

3 FERTILIZER AND PESTICIDE APPLICATION AND HAYING OPERATIONS FERTILIZER APPLICATION STATEWIDE AVERAGES, NORTH DAKOTA, 06 in s Most Frequent Reported 06 as Percent 03 (number) (dollars per acre) (dollars per acre) (dollars per acre) (dollars per acre) (percent) Dry Fertilizer Broadcast Deep Banded Liquid Fertilizer Broadcast (NA) (NA) Side-Dressing (NA) (NA) Anhydrous Ammonia With Knife Applicator While Chiseling PESTICIDE APPLICATION By Surface Vehicles Herbicides Broadcast, Liquid Dry Incorporated, Liquid Dry Insecticides Broadcast, Liquid Dry Incorporated, Liquid Dry (D) (D) (D) (D) 8.0 (D) Fungicides Desiccants By Aircraft (All Pesticides) Gallon Gallons Gallons Over 5 Gallons HAYING OPERATIONS Mowing and Raking Mowing Mowing and Conditioning Swathing Raking Baling (Wire or Twine Included) (dollars per bale) (dollars per bale) (dollars per bale) (dollars per bale) Small Square Bales, 50 lbs or less Large Square Bales, Over 50 lbs Round Bales,,500 lbs or less Round Bales, Over,500 lbs (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. (NA) Not available. Data not available due to multiple rates being reported at the highest frequency. 3 EC499 Custom Farm Work s

4 OTHER CUSTOM WORK AND HISTORICAL DATA OTHER CUSTOM WORK, STATEWIDE AVERAGES, NORTH DAKOTA, Most Frequent Reported 06 as Percent 03 in s (number) (dollars per head) (dollars per head) (dollars per head) (dollars per head) (percent) Branding Calves Shearing Sheep Custom Feeding Livestock (dollars/head/day) (dollars/head/day) (dollars/head/day) (dollars/head/day) Weaned Calves Yearlings and Cull Cows Wintering Pregnant Beef Cows Calving Out Cows (D) (D) (D) (D) 3.05 (D) On-Farm Feed Grinding & Mixing (dollars per ton) (dollars per ton) (dollars per ton) (dollars per ton) Mobile Truck (D) (D) (D) (D) 9.99 (D) PTO Unit (D) (D) (D) (D) 4.58 (D) Tub Grinding Hay (dollars per hour) (dollars per hour) (dollars per hour) (dollars per hour) Farmer Supplies Power (D) (D) (D) (D) 04.3 (D) Power Supplied Self Contained Unit (dollars per bushel) (dollars per bushel) (dollars per bushel) (dollars per bushel) Pneumatic Handling Grain Post Hole Digging (dollars per hole) (dollars per hole) (dollars per hole) (dollars per hole) Digging Building Multi-Strand Wire Fence (No Supplies Included) (dollars) (dollars) (dollars) (dollars) Per Rod Per Hour (D) (D) (D) (D) 8.70 (D) Loader Work (dollars per hour) (dollars per hour) (dollars per hour) (dollars per hour) Skid-Steer Loader Tractor Loader Industrial Loader (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. Data not available due to multiple rates being reported at the highest frequency. HISTORICAL DATA, STATEWIDE AVERAGES, NORTH DAKOTA, ($/acre) ($/acre) ($/acre) ($/acre) ($/acre) ($/acre) ($/acre) ($/acre) ($/acre) Plowing (Moldboard) Chisel Plowing Field Cultivation Small Grain Drilling Regular, With Fertilizer Regular, Without Fertilizer Air Seeding No-Till Drilling Fertilizer Application Dry Fertilizer (Broadcast) Liquid Fertilizer (Broadcast) 6.9 Anhydrous Ammonia With Knife Applicator While Chiseling Ground Application : Liquid Herbicides (Broadcast) Liquid Insecticides (Broadcast) Haying Mowing and Conditioning Swathing Raking Post Holes ($/hole) ($/hole) ($/hole) ($/hole) ($/hole) ($/hole) ($/hole) ($/hole) ($/hole) Digging Without fertilizer Data series began in EC499 Custom Farm Work s

5 HARVESTING CROPS, SEED PREPARATION AND MACHINE RENTAL STATEWIDE AVERAGES, NORTH DAKOTA, as No. in s Most Frequent Reported Percent 03 (number) ($/gallon) ($/gallon) ($/gallon) ($/gallon) (percent) Diesel Fuel Harvesting Grain Crops: (number) ($/unit) ($/unit) ($/unit) ($/unit) (percent) Swathing Grain Self-Propelled... acre Pull-Type... acre (D) (D) (D) (D).05 (D) Swathing Canola: Self-Propelled... acre Pull-Type... acre (D) (D) (D) (D).53 (D) Combining From Swaths: Small Grains & Flaxseed... acre Dry Edible Beans... acre Canola... acre Straight Combining: Small Grains & Flaxseed... acre Corn... acre Sunflower... acre Soybeans... acre Dry Edible Beans... acre Canola... acre Pulse Crops... acre (NA) (NA) Dry Bean Harvesting: Cutting Only (Knifing)... acre Windrowing (After Knifing)... acre (D) (D) (D) (D) 9.80 (D) Cutting & Windrowing (One )... acre (D) (D) (D) (D) 6.67 (D) Sugarbeet Harvesting: Topping... acre (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Lifting... acre (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Making Corn Silage: Field Chopping Only... acre hour (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Field Chopping and Hauling... acre hour , Shredding Corn Stalks... acre (D) (D) (D) (D).9 (D) Seed Preparation: Seed Grain Cleaning Only... gross bushels Treating Only... gross bushels Cleaning and Treating... gross bushels Flaxseed Cleaning Only... gross bushels Treating Only... gross bushels (D) (D) (D) (D) 0.7 (D) Cleaning and Treating... gross bushels (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Machine Rental: Tractor Under 00 Horsepower... hour Horsepower... hour Over 00 Horsepower... hour Combine... acre hour Corn Head Rental Only... acre hour (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Field Roller... acre hour (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. (NA) Not Available. Data not available due to multiple rates being reported at the highest frequency. s for machine rentals are in tachometer hours. 5 EC499 Custom Farm Work s

6 DRYING GRAIN AND HAULING CROPS, HAY AND CATTLE Drying Grain: STATEWIDE AVERAGES, NORTH DAKOTA, 06 In s Basic Charge - 06 Most Frequent Reported Maximum Moisture Content as % 03 Extra Charge-06 For Each Additional % Moisture Removed (number) ($/unit) ($/unit) (percent) ($/unit) ($/unit) (percent) (number) ($/unit) Small Grains... bushels Corn... bushels Sunflower... cwt (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) 0.3 (D) (D) (D) Soybeans... bushels (D) (D) STATEWIDE AVERAGES, NORTH DAKOTA, 06 Basic Charge 06 In s Most Frequent Reported Base Mileage as % 03 Extra Charge-06 Per 0 Miles Over Base Mileage (number) ($/unit) ($/unit) (miles) ($/unit) ($/unit) (percent) (number) ($/unit) Hauling Crops: Wheat, All... bushels Barley... bushels Oats... bushels (D) (D) Sunflower... cwt Canola... cwt Flaxseed... bushels Corn... bushels Sugarbeets... tons (D) (D) (D) (D) STATEWIDE AVERAGES, NORTH DAKOTA, 06 Basic Charge In s Most Frequent Reported 06 as % 03 Loading Charge-06 Charge (number) ($/unit) ($/unit) ($/unit) ($/unit) (percent) (number) ($/load) Hauling Hay: By the Load (Loose & Bales): Less than 0 tons... mile tons... mile Over 0 tons... mile Hauling Cattle: Cwt/Load Gooseneck Trailer... mile (D) (D) Semi Trailer... mile (D) Withheld due to insufficient data. (NA) Not Available. ` Data not available due to multiple rates being reported at the highest frequency. Loaded mile excludes loading. 3 Loaded mile. 6 EC499 Custom Farm Work s

7 OTHER CUSTOM WORK AND HISTORICAL DATA OTHER CUSTOM WORK, STATEWIDE AVERAGES, NORTH DAKOTA, Most Frequent in s Reported 06 as Percent 03 (number) (dollar/unit) (dollars/unit) (dollars/unit) (dollars/unit (percent) Custom Farming: Small Grains... acre ) Row Crops... acre Miscellaneous: Mowing/Clipping CRP... acre hour Mowing Road Ditches (not for hay)... acre (NA) (NA)... hour (NA) (NA) On Farm Grain Bin Storage... cents/bu/month On Farm Grain Bin Storage... cents/bu/year Machine Shed Rental... cents/sq ft/month (D) (D) (D) (D) 0.8 (D) Machine Shed Rental... cents/sq ft/year Surface Drainage... hour Installing Drainage Tile... acre (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)... hour (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Land Leveling... hour (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Rock Picking... hour Snow Removal: Front End Loader... hour Tractor Blower... hour (D) Withheld due to insufficient data. (NA) Not Available. Includes all necessary farming operations from field preparation through harvesting. Data not available due to multiple rates being reported at the highest frequency. HISTORICAL DATA, STATEWIDE AVERAGES, NORTH DAKOTA, ($/unit) ($/unit) ($/unit) ($/unit) ($/unit) ($/unit) ($/unit) ($/unit) ($/unit) Swathing Grain: Self Propelled... acre PTO Unit... acre (D) Combining From Swaths: Small Grains & Flaxseed... acre Dry Beans... acre Straight Combining: Small Grains & Flaxseed... acre Corn... acre Sunflower... acre Soybeans... acre Dry Beans... acre Pulse Crops... acre 36.4 Making Corn Silage: Chopping Only... acre Chopping and Hauling... acre Drying: Small Grains... bushel Flaxseed... bushel (D) (D) Corn... bushel Sunflower... cwt (D) Soybeans... bushel Hauling: Wheat... bushel Barley... bushel Oats... bushel Flaxseed... bushel Corn... bushel Sunflower... cwt Seed Grain Preparation: Cleaning Only... gross bushels Treating Only... gross bushels Cleaning & Treating... gross bushels Surface Drainage... hour Land Leveling... hour (D) Rock Picking... hour (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. s for years do not include flaxseed. Data series began in EC499 Custom Farm Work s

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