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The Rural Voice, 1986-04, Page 63Hagedorn Dump Trailers Round Bale Feeders Square Feeders Rectangular Feeders Cattle Squeeze Head Gates H.D. Feedlot Gates Field Gates Chute Panels Alley Stops 3 Pt. Hitch Blades Round Bale Forks Loader Buckets Wood Splitter Snow Blowers Zero Grazers Wagons Bale Thrower Racks Flat Racks Round Bale Racks Hagedorn & Sons Limited Paisley 353-5240 CUSTOM FARMWORK RATES CHARGED IN HURON, PERTH, GREY & BRUCE, 1985 The Economics and Policy Coordination branch, Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food, conducted a survey of custom farmwork rates charged in On- tario, in 1985. The results of the survey are presented in a condens- ed form: the range of rates, and TILLAGE per Plowing acre Plowing hour Discing acre Discing hour Cultivating acre Cultivating hour PLANTING Corn acre Corn hour Soybeans acre Small grains acre Small grains hour WEED CONTROL (no materials) Spraying acre Spraying hour Incorporate sprays acre Row cultivating acre Rotary hoeing acre FERTILIZER APPLICATION Apply Anhydrous acre Snow Removal hour the average rates are given for the most common operations perform- ed. The information presented may be used as a guide to custom operators and by farmers using custom services BUT SHOULD NOT BE INTERPRETED AS RECOMMENDATIONS. Avg. 13.41 50.89 7.70 54.80 6.19 59.50 8.93 8.93 7.86 Range 10.00 - 25.00 - 5.00 - 40.00 - 4.00 - 48.00 - 18.00 80.00 12.00 80.00 8.00 70.00 4.50 - 12.50 4.50 - 12.50 3.50 - 10.00 4.71 3.00 - 7.00 10.61 40.81 HARVESTING CORN Combine acre 30.83 Combine hour 111.15 Picking acre Picking hour Trucking bushel Trucking tonne 5.71 HARVESTING BEANS AND SMALL GRAINS Swath grains acre 8.43 5.00 - 11.00 Swath grains hour - - Combine grains acre 22.88 14.00 - 28.00 Combine grains hour 107.00 85.00 - 135.00 Combine soybeans acre 28.56 25.00 - 32.00 Combine soybeans hour 118.75 100.00 - 125.00 White beans: Pull & windrow acre 13.60 11.00 - 15.00 Combine acre 30.12 25.00 - 40.00 8.50 - 15.00 20.00 - 80.00 24.00 - 37.80 85.00 - 135.00 3.00 - 8.50 FORAGE OPERATIONS Swath hay acre 9.71 Swath hay hour 34.86 Baling hay: Small rectangular bale .34 Large round bale 5.47 PG. 22 SPECIAL EQUIPMENT SPECIAL, APRIL, 1986 7.00 - 12.00 25.00 - 50.00 .22 - .50 4.50 - 6.50