Research Article
Economic Impact of Harvesting Corn Stover under Time Constraint: The Case of North Dakota
Table 12
Stochastic results for corn grain and stover harvesting.
| Variable | Mean | Standard deviation | Minimum | Maximum |
| Net profit ($) | 345,284.50 | 34,234.02 | 248,631.24 | 394,055.77 | Corn grain sold (tons) | 7,133.24 | 717.34 | 5,097.87 | 8,080.00 | Corn stover sold (tons) | 620.64 | 123.44 | 404.47 | 959.63 | Corn grain acres harvested | | | | | Period 1 | 684.79 | 45.21 | 606.58 | 762.99 | Period 2 | 488.82 | 120.44 | 280.65 | 697.61 | Period 3 | 592.04 | 134.98 | 352.23 | 853.91 | Total grain acres harvested | 1,765.65 | 177.56 | 1,261.85 | 2,000.00 | Corn stover harvested in tons | | | | | Period 2 | 0.30 | 5.64 | 0.00 | 160.74 | Period 3 | 10.87 | 34.74 | 0.00 | 224.53 | Period 4 | 609.48 | 118.57 | 404.47 | 814.37 | Harvest field time (hours) | | | | | Period 1 | 126.00 | 0.69 | 111.60 | 140.40 | Period 2 | 90.00 | 1.85 | 51.60 | 128.40 | Period 3 | 111.00 | 2.22 | 64.80 | 157.08 | Period 4 | 115.80 | 1.88 | 76.80 | 154.68 | Total harvest field time | 442.80 | 3.57 | 316.92 | 550.32 |
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