Research Article
Economic Impact of Harvesting Corn Stover under Time Constraint: The Case of North Dakota
Table 2
Estimated corn grain harvest cost.
| | Variable | Corn combine |
| | Horse power (hp) | 275.00 | | Corn head width (ft) | 20.00 | | Life (year) | 12.00 | | Annual hours of use | 300.00 | | Fuel consumption (gal/hr) | 12.10 | | Speed (mph) | 4.00 | | Field efficiency (%) | 0.70 | | Capacity (acre/hr) | 6.79 | | Fuel price ($/gal) | $2.60 | | List price ($) | $334,795.32 | | Fixed cost ($/hr) | $104.02 | | Repair cost ($/hr) | $37.20 | | Fuel cost ($/hr) | $31.46 | | Lubrication cost ($/hr) | $4.72 | | Labor cost ($/hr) | $17.50 | | Variable cost ($/hr) | $90.88 |
| | Total cost ($/hr) | $194.90 | | Total cost ($/acre) | $28.71 |
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