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Illinois Fertilizer Conference Proceedings
January 29-31, 1996

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Table 13: Estimated cost of starter fertilizer attachments for an 8-row planter used on 500 acres per year1spacer

Years after purchase Seed-placed 2X2-Banded
  $/ac $/ac
1 3.34 6.70
2

2.05

4.10
3 1.55 3.10
4 1.35 2.70
5 1.15 2.30
6 1.10 2.20
7 1.00 2.00
8 1.00 2.00
9 0.90 1.80
10 0.90 1.80

1Average cost from date of purchase. For example, 5 years after purchase, the estimated cost of attachments for seed-placed starter fertilizer equals $1.15/ac for every acre planted in 5 years

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