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New Custom Rates for Haying
May brings the start of hay season and questions about the "going rate" for different custom haymaking services. Listed below is the haying section of extension's latest custom rate guide. The complete 2003 Custom Rate Survey Guide (G 302) is now available from your local extension office or available online in PDF format at http://muextension.missouri.edu/explorepdf/agguides/agecon/G00302.pdf
| Harvesting Hay |
Basis of Charge
|
Average rate
|
Low
|
Mid
|
High
|
Number reporting
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| Mowing hay |
Acre
|
7.00
|
2.50
|
7.00
|
10.00
|
19
|
| |
Hour
|
21.67
|
--
|
25.00
|
--
|
3
|
| Hay conditioning (crushing or crimping) |
Acre
|
8.00
|
6.00
|
8.00
|
10.00
|
4
|
| Mowing and conditioning |
Acre
|
8.89
|
3.50
|
9.50
|
15.00
|
28
|
| Raking Hay |
Acre
|
3.68
|
1.00
|
4.00
|
6.00
|
31
|
| |
Hour
|
30.00
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
3
|
| Hay tedding |
Acre
|
3.68
|
2.00
|
4.00
|
5.00
|
11
|
| |
Hour
|
30.00
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
3
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| SMALL BALES (85-100 lbs) |
| Bailing only: |
| - Wire tie |
Square bale
|
.46
|
.35
|
.40
|
.80
|
9
|
| - Twine tie |
Square bale
|
.42
|
.25
|
.43
|
.60
|
18
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| Combination, mow, rake, bale: |
| - Wire tie |
Square bale
|
.87
|
.60
|
.85
|
1.10
|
8
|
| - Twine tie |
Square bale
|
.83
|
.60
|
.80
|
1.00
|
16
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| Complete hay harvest (mow, rake, bale, haul, store) |
| - Wire tie |
Square bale
|
1.10
|
.75
|
1.13
|
1.40
|
4
|
| - Twine tie |
Square bale
|
1.17
|
.75
|
1.10
|
1.75
|
9
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| Haul and store, less than 20 miles |
Square bale
|
.53
|
.35
|
.50
|
1.00
|
10
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| LARGE BALES |
| Bailing only: |
| - 750-1,000 lb bales |
Round bale
|
6.66
|
4.00
|
7.00
|
8.50
|
19
|
| - 1,000-1,500 lb bales |
Round bale
|
7.24
|
5.00
|
7.50
|
10.00
|
36
|
| - 1,500 lb bales & larger |
Round bale
|
7.61
|
6.00
|
8.00
|
10.00
|
22
|
| Mow, rake, bale: |
| - 750-1000 lb bales |
Round bale
|
11.40
|
5.00
|
12.00
|
15.00
|
21
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| - 1,000-1,500 lb bales |
Round bale
|
11.69
|
6.00
|
12.00
|
16.00
|
30
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| - 1,500 lb bales & larger |
Round bale
|
13.06
|
7.50
|
12.50
|
17.50
|
17
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| Bale & net wrap: |
| - 750-1,000 lb bales |
Round bale
|
9.94
|
6.50
|
9.00
|
16.00
|
9
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| - 1,000-1,500 lb bales |
Round bale
|
8.39
|
7.00
|
8.00
|
13.00
|
14
|
| - 1,500 lb bales & larger |
Round bale
|
9.07
|
8.00
|
8.50
|
14.00
|
11
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| Mow, rake, bale, and net wrap: |
| - 750-1,000 lb bales |
Round bale
|
11.54
|
7.00
|
12.50
|
17.00
|
12
|
| - 1,000-1,500 lb bales |
Round bale
|
13.35
|
8.00
|
13.00
|
16.50
|
10
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| - 1,500 lb bales & larger |
Round bale
|
14.17
|
10.00
|
14.00
|
18.50
|
15
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| Moving large bales with farm vehicle or wagon: |
| - 1 mile or less |
Bale
|
1.59
|
.50
|
1.75
|
3.50
|
30
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| - 2 to 20 miles |
Bale
|
3.34
|
1.50
|
3.00
|
6.00
|
22
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