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Provincial Survey of Custom Farmwork Charged in 2006

Factsheet - ISSN 1198-712X - Copyright Queen's Printer for Ontario
Agdex#: 825
Publication Date: March 2007
Order#: 07-019
Last Reviewed: May 2007
History: Replaces OMAFRA Factsheet 05-071
Written by: Carl Fletcher - Strategic Planning & Business Development Program Lead/OMAFRA

Provincial

Tillage 
 Unit of Measure  # Rep. 2006
ave.		 2006 Percentile 15th 2006 Percentile 85th 2003
ave.
Moldboard Plow
ac.
117
$22
$18
$25
$19
hr.
71
$88
$54
$80
$90
Chisel Plow/Soil Saver
ac.
79
$18
$15
$22
$17
hr.
50
$129
$73
$190
$114
Disc -Primary tillage
ac.
61
$14
$10
$18
$12
hr.
29
$168
$70
$242
$112
Disc -Secondary tillage
ac.
52
$13
$10
$17
$11
hr.
29
$148
$88
$200
$116
Field Cultivate
ac.
122
$11
$8
$15
$10
hr.
79
$160
$90
$234
$141
Harrowing
ac.
9
$6
$4
$7
$7
Deep tillage/Subsoiling 
ac.
26
$24
$20
$26
$20
hr.
19
$152
$124
$191
$132
Packer/Rolling 
ac.
43
$6
$3
$7
$5
hr.
16
$101
$66
$136
$111
Stalk Chopping 
ac.
13
$13
$10
$15
$11
hr.
7
$109
$60
$124
$81
  
Planting Soybeans
 Unit of Measure  # Rep. 2006
ave.		 2006 Percentile 15th 2006 Percentile 85th 2003
ave.

Conventional Row Planter

  • Row width 23 in. or less
ac.
67
$19
$15
$22
$15
hr.
46
$197
$89
$315
$152

Conventional Row Planter

  • Row width 24 in. or more 
ac.
7
$19
$15
$21
$16
hr.
5
$213
 
 
$188

Minimum/No-Till Planter

  • Row width 23 in. or less 
ac.
51
$20
$18
$22
$19
hr.
27
$230
$119
$400
$183

Minimum/No-Till Planter

  • Row width 24 in. or more
ac. 
  
  
  
  
$20
Conventional Drill
ac.
27
$15
$12
$18
$14
hr.
15
$121
$70
$149
$127
No-Till Drill
ac.
95
$21
$19
$23
$20
hr.
63
$185
$126
$243
$159
Air Seeder without fertilizer
ac.
19
$20
$19
$21
$19
hr.
13
$301
$196
$420
$84
Air Seeder with fertilizer
ac.
22
$21
$19
$23
$20
hr.
11
$386
$263
$483
$60
         

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Planting Corn
 Unit of Measure  # Rep. 2006
ave.		 2006 Percentile 15th 2006 Percentile 85th 2003
ave.

Conventional Row Planter

  • Row width 23 in. or less with starter fertilizer 
ac.
34
$17
$14
$20
$16
hr.
19
$202
$105
$306
$210

Conventional Row Planter

  • Row width 23 in. or less without starter fertilizer 
ac.
3
$16
 
 
$15
hr.
 
 
 
 
$130

Conventional Row Planter

  • Row width 24 in. or more with starter fertilizer 
ac.
81
$17
$14
$20
$15
hr.
60
$172
$90
$276
$137

Conventional Row Planter

  • Row width 24 in. or more with starter without starter fertilizer 
ac.
7
$15
$13
$18
$15
hr.
6
$187
 
 
$159

Minimum/No-Till

  • Row width 23 in. or less with starter fertilizer 
ac.
14
$21
$18
$24
$20
hr.
9
$255
$113
$408
$148

Minimum/No-Till

  • Row width 23 in. or less with starter without starter fertilizer
ac.
 
 
 
 
$19

Minimum/No-Till

  • Row width 24 in. or more with starter fertilizer 
ac.
27
$22
$19
$25
$21
hr.
18
$195
$111
$317
$155

Minimum/No-Till

  • Row width 24 in. or more without starter fertilizer
ac.
 
 
 
 
$21

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Planting Cereals (Oats, Barley, Wheat)
 Unit of Measure  # Rep. 2006
ave.		 2006 Percentile 15th 2006 Percentile 85th 2003
ave.

Conventional Drill

  • with starter fertilizer 
ac.
17
$15
$12
$17
$15
hr.
11
$140
$55
$210
$140

Conventional Drill

  • without starter fertilizer 
ac.
14
$16
$12
$20
$14
hr.
5
$73
 
 
$113

No-Till Drill

  • with starter fertilizer 
ac.
51
$21
$19
$22
$19
hr.
33
$203
$114
$280
$170

No-Till Drill

  • without starter fertilizer 
ac.
28
$20
$18
$22
$20
hr.
14
$189
$140
$194
$170

Air Seeder

  • without fertilizer
ac.
5
$18
 
 
$19
hr.
 
 
 
 
$271
Air Seeder with fertilizer 
ac.
20
$20
$16
$22
$20
hr.
10
$334
$240
$426
$257
  
Planting - Forages
 Unit of Measure  # Rep. 2006
ave.		 2006 Percentile 15th 2006 Percentile 85th 2003
ave.
Drill 
ac.
19
$18
$13
$21
$16
hr.
13
$193
$76
$346
$115
Brillion Type 
ac.
 
 
 
 
$13
hr.
 
 
 
 
 
Broadcast/ATV Spreading 
ac.
35
$5
$3
$6
$4
hr.
16
$82
$25
$161
$65

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Weed Control Herbicide (excluding herbicide cost)
 Unit of Measure  # Rep. 2006
ave.		 2006 Percentile 15th 2006 Percentile 85th 2003
ave.
Pull-type Sprayer 
ac.
53
$8
$7
$9
$7
hr.
31
$265
$140
$378
$198
Self Propelled High Clearance Sprayer 
ac.
40
$8
$7
$9
$8
hr.
14
$355
$235
$465
$290
With GPS 
ac.
32
$8
$8
$9
$8
hr.
20
$376
$222
$485
Rope Wick 
ac.
6
$7
 
 
$4
hr.
4
$224
 
 
 

Mechanical Weed
Control
 Unit of Measure  # Rep. 2006
ave.		 2006
Percentile
15th		 2006
Percentile
85th		 2003
ave.
Inter-row cultivation 
ac.
7
$8
$6
$10
$9
hr.
5
$71
 
 
$51
Rotary Hoe 
ac.
10
$6
$5
$7
$6
hr.
4
$128
 
 
$101
 
Fertilizer Application
Unit of Measure  # Rep. 2006
ave.		 2006 Percentile 15th 2006 Percentile 85th 2003
ave.
Spread dry fertilizer 
ac.
41
$7
$6
$8
$7
hr.
17
$173
$72
$299
$192
With GPS 
ac.
6
$7
 
 
$7
hr.
5
$227
 
 
$253
Rental of dry bulk applicator 
ac.
 
 
 
 
$7
hr.
18
$12
$10
$14
$11
Side-dress Dry fertilizer
ac.
3
$14
 
 
 
Anhydrous 
ac.
10
$14
$8
$18
$13
hr.
6
$235
 
 
$146
Liquid - ground 
ac.
6
$8
 
 
$8
hr.
4
$245
 
 
$383
Liquid side -dress 
ac.
8
$8
$5
$10
$8
hr.
4
$87
 
 
$88

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Insecticide/Fungicide
 Unit of Measure  # Rep. 2006
ave.		 2006
Percentile
15th		 2006
Percentile
85th		 2003
ave.
Boom sprayer 
ac.
6
$8
 
 
 
hr.
5
$307
 
 
 

 

Combining - No GPS
 Unit of Measure  # Rep. 2006
ave.		 2006 Percentile 15th 2006 Percentile 85th 2003
ave.

Corn with

  • grain buggy 
ac.
60
$37
$35
$40
$35
hr.
44
$256
$175
$350
$225

Corn

  • without grain buggy 
ac.
92
$38
$32
$40
$34
hr.
43
$223
$141
$320
$192

Soybeans

  • with grain buggy 
ac.
62
$36
$33
$39
$33
hr.
44
$339
$197
$525
$316

Soybeans

  • without grain buggy 
ac.
94
$37
$32
$40
$33
hr.
41
$301
$155
$440
$241

Cereals

  • with grain buggy 
ac.
49
$43
$31
$38
$32
hr.
35
$271
$150
$405
$256

Cereals

  • without grain buggy 
ac.
90
$36
$30
$39
$31
hr.
40
$238
$128
$380
$175

Canola

  • with grain buggy 
ac.
6
$36
 
 
$31
hr.
5
$294
 
 
 

Canola

  • without grain buggy
ac.
3
$34
 
 
$31
hr.
 
 
 
 
$159
Grain Buggy Alone
ac.
12
$5
$4
$7
$5
hr.
10
$63
$37
$80
$57

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Combining - with GPS
 Unit of
Measure 		 # Rep. 2006
ave.		 2006
Percentile
15th		 2006
Percentile
85th		 2003
ave.

Corn

  • with grain buggy 
ac.
21
$37
$35
$40
$35
hr.
14
$308
$195
$382
$239

Corn

  • without grain buggy 
ac.
13
$35
$30
$40
$35
hr.
9
$220
$151
$307
$224

Soybeans

  • with grain buggy 
ac.
21
$36
$33
$39
$34
hr.
13
$369
$219
$520
$270

Soybeans

  • without grain buggy
ac.
12
$35
$30
$40
$34

hr.

8

$368

$152

$590

$273

Cereals

  • with grain buggy 
ac.
18
$35
$32
$38
$33
hr.
9
$286
$185
$406
$228

Cereals

  • without grain buggy 
ac.
12
$35
$30
$39
$32
hr.
8
$297
$152
$379
$212

Canola

  • with grain buggy
ac.
3
$34
 
 
 

Canola

  • without grain buggy
ac.
3
$34
 
 
$34
Grain Buggy Alone
ac.
3
$6
 
 
$5

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Other Crop Harvesting
 Unit of Measure  # Rep. 2006
ave.		 2006 Percentile 15th 2006 Percentile 85th 2003
ave.
Grain swathing 
ac.
18
$13
$10
$16
$13
hr.
7
$98
$59
$153

High Moisture Corn

  • Combine  
ac.
9
$45
$35
$60
$36
hr.
4
$336
 
 
 

High Moisture Corn

  • Combined and hauled to Silo 
ac.
7
$41
$38
$45
$41
hr.
4
$306
 
 
$297

Edible Beans

  • Bean Pulling and windrowing 
ac.
4
$29
 
 
$26
hr.
 
 
 
 
$204

Edible Beans

  • Combining -Conventional Grain type 
ac.
25
$39
$35
$40
$37
hr.
15
$267
$162
$320
$266

Edible Beans

  • Combining - Specialty -Bob/Lilliston  
ac.
6
$56
 
 
$45
hr.
 
 
 
 
$243

 

Trucking
 Unit of
Measure 		 # Rep. 2006
ave.		 2006
Percentile
15th		 2006
Percentile
85th		 2003
ave.
Grains and Oilseeds 
bu.
8
$0.15
$0.12
$0.16
$0.15
mt.
44
$7
$5
$9
$6
ton
25
$7
$5
$10
$7

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Forage Harvesting - Hay
 Unit of Measure  # Rep. 2006
ave.
2006
Percentile
15th
2006
Percentile
85th
 2003
ave.
Swathing/Conditioning