TABLE 2a.  Equipment summary for a 200 acre farm with above average management, Eastern Slope, 2001.
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         EQUIPMENT                                            VARIABLE COSTS                               FIXED COSTS
---------------------------  ANNUAL                   ---------------------------                  ---------------------------
                             HOURS               TOTAL FUEL AND         FUEL,LUBE   REPAIR           DEPRE-              TOTAL
   ITEM & SIZE               OF USE  NUMBER      VALUELUBRICANT   REPAIR   PER HR   PER HR           CIATION    TAXES PER HOUR
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TRACTOR 40 HP                    36        1     $750     $144      $14    $4.04    $0.41               $63      $13    $2.11
DISC 12 FT                       17        1   $2,250                $0             $0.00              $300      $23   $19.00
PLOW 3-BOTTOM (FLIP)             20        1   $3,750                $0             $0.00              $447      $34   $24.48
BORDER DISC 6-DISC                0        1     $750                $0             $0.00              $100       $8  $307.66
FLOAT                             3        1     $200                $0             $0.00               $27       $2   $10.01
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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                                               $7,500     $144      $14                                $909      $78
 
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