%/2H           d 1$&%*Q'Table 2: Average energy-use rates and fuel requirements for farming tasks."Your Acres: ^Corn^Soybeans^Cost/Gallon Diesel q q " "' !^Costs Based On Your Inputs'Operation'^Energy-use rate, PTO hp-hrs/acre^Gallons per acre^Hours/AcreF^Conventional Till (Plow, Disk, Cultivate, Plant, Row-Cultivate)H^Mulch Till/Chisel (Chisel, Disk, Cultivate, Plant, Row Cultivate)2^Mulch Till/No Chisel (Disk,Cultivate,Plant) ^No Till ^Diesel^Diesel Cost ^Hours^Diesel Cost ^Hours^Diesel Cost ^Hours ^Diesel Cost ^Hours'Shred stalks %@  ףp= ? 'Plow 8 inches deep  ffffff8@ zG?RJ)?@ (= ףpM@   "s93T@        'Heavy offset disk  +@  ffffff?       'Chisel plow (13.9' Wide)    ? ii?333333@    ( 8@   " NP@   'Tandem disk, stalks (24')    ? $I$I?     ( gffff.|@   " I$IA@    ! 'Tandem disk, chiseled(24')  @  ?  UUUUUU?   ( 8@   " D@      'Tandem disk, plowed(24')  "@  ?  ?( gffffZ@   " I@      'Field cultivate (27')  333333? (?(ɂ@   "5P^:@  (ɂ@   "5P^:@  (ɂ@   " 5P^:@    'Cultivate row Crops  ? (?(gffff.|@   "5P^:@       1'Anhydrous applicator (13 knives) 500 Acres "@ ??)@ !P@  C@  !P@  C@  !P@   C@  ! P@   C@  ''Planting row Crops (12-30" Rows) @ ?d! YB?'@ (P@   ",d! YE@  (P@   ",d! YE@  (P@   " ,d! YE@    $'No-till planter (12-30" Rows) 333333@ ffffff?d! YB?'@ ( 33333u@   " ,d! YE@  'Grain drill (15' Width) @ ffffff?y 5?ffffff@ "Totals:(\¹@ PyVp@ P@ P>BBj@ P333336@ P Zb@ P E@ P ,T@ P"Gallons(\¹@   @   333336@     E@    "Gal/Acre"l6d@   "Sl0 @   "3b@    " g$_?    "Gallons Saved/Acre  Gz?   p= ף@     > ףp= @               g'Costs of additional spraying is not included. Fuel costs for a sprayer are $200/thousand acres.    'Savings on Your Farm ^Diesel ^Time^Labor ($10.10/hour)^Tillage System!^Over More Intensive System^Saved Over Conventional!^Over More Intensive System*^Total Hours Saved Over Conventional!^Over More Intensive System*^Total Hours Saved Over Conventional'Conventional    333333$@ 333333$@  'Mulch/Chisel أp= @   أp= @   l.I@   l.I@   dNE0@333333$@  dNE0@333333$@ !'Mulch/High Residue!ɒ@  !Q=@  !{{Q@  !0^N_^@  !*'@333333$@ !x),@333333$@ "'No-Till"ɒ@  "Q@  "<O@  "'ܕf@  "C @333333$@ "f0@333333$@ )$'Machinery Costs Calculated from: ;$'http://www.ext.colostate.edu/PUBS/FARMMGT/05006.html$%'Time Per Acre of Operation: @%'http://www.extension.iastate.edu/agdm/crops/pdf/a3-24.pdf