The 2002 Ohio Farm Custom Rates Survey has recently been completed. Over 500 Ohio producers were surveyed which resulted in over 100 field operations and services being identified. An average and range is provided for each operation/service. A few of the more common operations are included below. A complete survey can be found on-line at: http://aede.ag.ohio-state.edu/people/moore.301/custompage.htm or by contacting your local Extension office.
| Operation | Unit | Average | Range |
| --------------------($)-------------------- | |||
| Moldboard Plow | acre | 13 | 8-17 |
| Disk Plow | acre | 10 | 6-14 |
| Chisel Plow | acre | 12 | 8-16 |
| Disk | acre | 9 | 6-11 |
| Drag | acre | 7 | 3-11 |
| Disk and Drag | acre | 10 | 5-14 |
| Harrow | acre | 8 | 3-12 |
| Field Cultivator | acre | 9 | 5-12 |
| Land Leveling | acre | 9 | 3-14 |
| Land Leveling | hour | 30 | 12-48 |
| Subsoiling | acre | 13 | 9-18 |
| V-Ripping | acre | 12 | 8-17 |
| Spraying-ground | acre | 5 | 3-7 |
| Spraying-ground (incorporated) |
acre | 5 | 3-7 |
| Spraying-aerial | acre | 7 | 6-9 |
| Rope Wick | acre | 5 | 2-7 |
| Combine-Corn | acre | 21 | 18-25 |
| Combine-Soybeans | acre | 21 | 17-25 |
| Combine-Small Grain | acre | 21 | 17-24 |
| Ear Corn Picker | acre | 19 | 11-28 |
| Picker-Sheller | acre | 19 | 14-23 |
| Mowing | acre | 9 | 5-13 |
| Mowing/Conditioning | acre | 10 | 7-13 |
| Raking | acre | 5 | 3-8 |
| Tedding | acre | 5 | 2-7 |
| Baled and Dropped | bale | 0.41 | 0.24-0.57 |
| Baled and Loaded | bale | 0.47 | 0.27-0.66 |
| Charge to Haul and Store | bale | 0.21 | 0.07-0.35 |
| Baled and Left in Field | bale | 6.50 | 5-8 |
| Baled and Hauled | bale | 8.50 | 6-11 |
| Move Stack or Bale | bale | 2.50 | 1-5 |
| Wrapping in Plastic | bale | 6.00 | 3-9 |
| Bush Hogging | acre | 13 | 6-19 |
| Grinding Feed | cwt. | 0.52 | 0.24-0.80 |
| Building Fence | hour | 20 | 8-33 |
| Income Tax Preparation | hour | 78 | 36-120 |
| Income Tax Preparation | return | 192 | 57-327 |
| Farm Account Summary | return | 298 | 118-477 |
| Track Hoe | hour | 76 | 55-96 |
| Snow Removal | |||
| Loader | hour | 43 | 25-60 |
| Blade | hour | 46 | 27-65 |
| Blower | hour | 52 | 27-78 |
| Hauling Livestock | mile | 1.22 | 0.77-1.67 |
| Bulldozing | hour | 59 | 46-73 |
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Keith L. Smith, Associate Vice President for Ag. Adm. and Director, OSU Extension.
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