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Manure spreading rates, 2005Alberta · Alberta Custom Rates Survey
In the 2005 Alberta Custom Rates Survey, custom manure spreading had a median charge of $80.00 per hour across 77 distinct operator answers, with the middle half between $76.50 and $86.50 per hour. Source: Government of Alberta, via PrairieRates.ca.
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Typical charge in Alberta, 2005
$80.00/hour
Median of 77 surveyed charges, 2005
Low (25th pct)
$76.50
High (75th pct)
$86.50
These are surveyed rates: what Alberta producers and custom operators reported actually charging, by county (Alberta Custom Rates Survey, Government of Alberta). Some are “good neighbour” rates. Alberta hasn’t published a newer survey. How we source data
By county, 2005
$/hour, 2005 survey only. Click a column to sort.
| Lacombe County | 5 | $140.00 | $322.50 |
| Ponoka County | 4 | $78.25 | $86.50 |
| Camrose County | 4 | $78.25 | $86.50 |
| Yellowhead County | 4 | $102.50 | $135.00 |
| Lethbridge County | 3 | $82.00 | $97.00 |
| MD of Taber | 3 | $82.00 | $97.00 |
| MD of Willow Creek No. 26 | 3 | $82.00 | $97.00 |
| County of Minburn No. 27 | 3 | $80.00 | $86.50 |
| County of St. Paul No. 19 | 3 | $80.00 | $86.50 |
| County of Barrhead No. 11 | 3 | $120.00 | $135.00 |
| Parkland County | 3 | $76.50 | $86.50 |
| Thorhild County | 3 | $85.00 | $135.00 |
Individual charges, 2005
Every 2005 answer in $/hour, linked to its page in the government PDF. 1 outside the normal range is greyed out and excluded from the median.
| Lacombe County | $460.00 | Lacombe LM 2 wagons - 7,900 gallon each, lagoon pump, power unit and 3 operators | |
| Lacombe County | $322.50 | 3 tandem trucks with 4,000 or 4,500 gallon tanks, lagoon pump and power unit; with Lacombe LM operators | |
| Lacombe County | $235.00 | 2 tandem trucks with 4,000 or 4,500 gallon tanks, lagoon pump and power unit; with Lacombe LM operators | |
| Lacombe County | $140.00 | Straw blowing with 200hp blower powered by 245hp Fendt tractor; with operator; for Lacombe LM lagoon cover | |
| County of Barrhead No. 11 | $135.00 | Straw blowing with pull-type straw blower powered by John Deere 7810 tractor; with Barrhead Co 11 LM operator; for lagoon cover | |
| Sturgeon County | $135.00 | Straw blowing with pull-type straw blower powered by John Deere 7810 tractor; with Sturgeon LM operator; for lagoon cover | |
| Thorhild County | $135.00 | Straw blowing with pull-type straw blower powered by John Deere 7810 tractor; with Thorhild Co 7 LM operator; for lagoon cover | |
| Westlock County | $135.00 | Straw blowing with pull-type straw blower powered by John Deere 7810 tractor; with Westlock LM operator; for lagoon cover | |
| Yellowhead County | $135.00 | Straw blowing with pull-type straw blower powered by John Deere 7810 tractor; with Yellowhead LM operator; for lagoon cover | |
| County of Barrhead No. 11 | $120.00 | Barrhead Co 11 C Fendt 926 260hp tractor, pull-type 30 foot spreader, one operator |