Acker, Darrel L.

Lines, Allan E.

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1 ESO 1755 fl' . AN ECONOMIC COMPARISON OF ALTERNATIVE TILLAGE SYSTEMS Machinery, Labor, and Herbicide Costs Resources and Guidelines for Educational Meetings ;·.1 ,;,, ,·. ;.( (\_i! l;i,;' . ) .· ... '· 'i ~.~:_--: .10 Prepared by Allan E. Lines Darrel Acker Extension Economists The Ohio State University August 1990 BASIC ASSUMPTIO 1. 1500 Acres of C land ttt.at9~ 2. Rotation 40% Corn 40% Beans 20% Wheat .~<)~. 3. All New Equipment 85% of List Price & · 4. Pure Systems 5. Constants Chemicals Combining Fertilizer Hauling 2 Table 1. F. Cultivate Plant Drill Spot Spray R. Cultivate Chisel Plow Alternative Tillage Systems Practice Assumptions No Ridge Min. Till Till Till --- ---x (100%) x (C) x (B/C) x (C) .. x (B/W) x (W) x (B/W) x (10%) --- ------x (200% B/C) x (50% C) --- ---x (C/W) --- --- ---""' 3 Conv. Till x (200%) x (C) x (B/W) ---x (100% C) x (B) x (C/W) ,,. 4 Table 2. Alternative Tillage Systems Equipment Assumptions No Ridge Min. Conv. Till Till Till Till Tractor HP 60 120 120 160 120 120 2254W 2754W Chisel --- ---20' 20' .. Plow --- --- ---9-18 Planter 8-30 (C) 8-30 (C/B) 8-30 (C) 8-30 (C) Drill 14' (B/W) 14' (W) 28' (B/W) 28' (B/W) Field Cultivator --- ---28' 37' Row Cultivator ---8-30 8-30 8-30 ---8-30 --- ---Table 3. Fixed Costs Tractors Tillage Planting Cultivation Total Per Acre* Alternative Tillage Systeins Fixed Costs No Ridge Min. Till Till Till $ $ $ 5,901 8,110 11,094 0 0 1,801 3,223 3,729 4,607 0 1,606 451 9,124 13,445 17,953 6 9 12 *Rounded to nearest $ 5 . . Conv. Till $ 14,835 3,689 4,502 451 23,477 16 Table 4. Alternative Tillage SysteJDs Variable Costs No Ridge Min. Till Till Till $ $ $ Variable Costs Operating 4,439 12,066 11,949 Labor 1,960 4,193 3,157 • Total 6,399 16,259 15,106 Per Acre* 4 11 10 *Rounded to nearest $ . 6 Conv. Till $ 17,817 3,892 21,709 14 Table 5. , Fixed Variable Total Per Acre* Alternative Tillage Systems Total Costs No Till $ 9,124 6,399 15,523 10 Ridge Till $ 13,445 16,259 29,704 20 Min. Till $ 17,953 15,106 33,059 22 *Rounded to nearest $ Conv. Till $ 23,477 21,709 45,186 30 7 8 Table 6. Alternative Tillage SysteIDs Assumption Changes No Ridge Min. Conv. Assumptions Ti.II Till Till Till Herbicides + 1/3 - 2/3 - 2/3 - 2/3 Cultivation --- ---C /B (200% > C /B (200% > Cultivator --- ---+ 8-30 + 8-30 Table 7. Alternative Tillage Systems Assumption Changes: Herbicide* Costs Per Acre** . No Ridge Min. Conv. Fixed • Operating/Labor Herbicide Total * Ridge Till and No Till only. ** Rounded to nearest $ Till $/A 6 4 23 33 Till Till Till $/A $/A $/A 9 12 16 11 10 14 6 17 17 26 39 47 9 • Table 8. Alternative Tillage Systems Assumption Changes: Herbicide, Practice, Equipment* Costs Per Acre** No Ridge Min. Conv. Till Till Till Till $/A $/A $/A $/A Fixed 6 9 12 16 Operating/Labor ~ 4 11 12 17 Herbicide 23 . 6 6 6 Total 33 26 30 39 * Herbicide for all systems Practice and Equipment for Min. and Conv. Till only ** Rounded to nearest $ "' .. .. 10 

An Economic Comparison of Alternative Tillage Systems (Machinery, Labor, and Herbicide Costs)

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