TABLE 2a.   Equipment summary for a 40 acre farm with above average management, Northern Mountain Counties, 2001.
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           EQUIPMENT                                                     VARIABLE COSTS                                    FIXED COST S
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                                  HOURS                     TOTAL     FUEL AND          FUEL,LUBE   REPAIR           DEPRE-               TOTAL
   ITEM & SIZE                    OF USE    NUMBER          VALUE    LUBRICANT   REPAIR    PER HR   PER HR           CIATION     TAXES PER HOUR
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TRACTOR 40 HP                           30          1       $750         $126       $3     $4.19    $0.11               $63       $11    $2.45
RAKE 8FT                                 8          1     $1,550                    $5              $0.68              $155       $14   $21.67
BALER, PTO  2-WIRE                      21          1     $1,780                   $10              $0.46              $385       $35   $20.28
LAND PLANE 14 FT.                        6          1         $0                    $0              $0.00                $0        $0    $0.00
DISC 12 FT                              11          1         $0                    $0              $0.00                $0        $0    $0.00
PLOW 3-BOTTOM (FLIP)                    21          1         $0                    $0              $0.00                $0        $0    $0.00
BROADCAST SEEDER                         8          1         $0                    $0              $0.00                $0        $0    $0.00
SWATHER                                 23          1     $1,300           $0      $19     $0.00    $0.81              $130       $12    $6.14
BORDER DISC 6-DISC                       2          1       $750                    $1              $0.93              $100        $7   $68.89
DRAG                                     8          1       $200                    $0              $0.00               $13        $1    $1.80
 
 
 
 
 
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                                                          $6,130         $126      $38                                 $833       $79
 
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