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 Approximate Swine Building Component Cost1
Fall, 1996 (AEN-191)
Buildings
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Farrowing Facility
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Nursery Facility
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Finishing Facility
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Crated Gestation
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$2200/crate
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$100-130/pig (3 square feet)
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$150-175/pig (7.5 to 8 square feet)
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$450-$525/crate
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Manure Structures
Concrete Manure Storage
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Circular
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5 cents/gallon
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Square
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Covered
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6 cents/gallon
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11 cents/gallon
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Earthen Manure Storage or Lagoons
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Trenching Around Base $1/ft
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Earth Work
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Engineering
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$1.50/cubic yard
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$5000
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Ventilation Equipment2
Fans
Direct Drive with shutter, fiberglass housing
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Size
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List Price
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8"
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14"
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18"
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24"
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36"
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$ 375-450
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$ 425-550
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$ 550-600
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$ 600-650
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$ 900-1100
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Belt Drive with Shutter
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Size
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36"
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48"
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List Price
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$ 1100
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$ 1350
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Pit Fans
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Size
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8"
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10"
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High Perf.
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$ 400
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$ 400
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Standard Perf.
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$ 350
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$ 350
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Motorized Shutters
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12"
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18"
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24"
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36"
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48"
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54"
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$ 125
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$ 140
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$ 160
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$ 220
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$ 280
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$ 320
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Inlets
Wall Inlets
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750 cfm
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$ 125
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1250 cfm
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3000 cfm
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$ 140
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$ 170
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Ceiling inlets
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mono
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bi
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quad
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600 cfm
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1200
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800
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1200
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2400
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1200
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$ 56
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70
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57
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68
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99
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57
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Louvered interior wall inlets
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2 feet long
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2
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2
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2
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4
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4
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4
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4
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250 cfm
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500
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750
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1000
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650
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1300
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1850
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2600
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$ 23
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27
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30
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36
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38
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44
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50
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57
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Convection Tube Systems
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Size
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12"
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18"
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24"
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30"
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Fan
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$460
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475
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639
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880
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Tube
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$34/100ft.
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44
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52
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63
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Cable $0.40/ft Bird Netting $0.25/sq.ft
Curtain Machine
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24" travel
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$720
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Ventilation Curtains $/foot
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Height
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24"
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36"
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48"
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60"
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72"
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84"
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96"
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Single
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.90
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1.10
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1.30
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1.50
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1.90
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2.30
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2.50
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9.5 oz
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1.63
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2.60
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3.10
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3.90
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4.50
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4.80
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13 oz
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3.55
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5.30
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5.40
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7.10
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7.70
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4 layer(R3)
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7.50
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9.20
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10.75
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12.40
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14.90
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17.33
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19.30
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6 layer (R4)
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8.40
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10.10
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12.50
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14.90
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18.10
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20.60
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23.60
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Heaters
Unvented
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80,000 Btu/hr
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$500-600
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Makeup Air
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75,000 Btu/hr
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150,000 Btu/hr
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280,000 Btu/hr
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$1850
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$2300
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$2850
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Controllers
Natural Ventilation Controllers
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1 curtain
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$400
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2 curtains, 1 heater
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4 curtains, 1 heater
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$540
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$875
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Static Pressure Controller $660
Thermostats
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1 stage
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$ 44
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2 stages
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4 stages
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$100
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$165
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Hi/Lo Temp Alarm $220
Variable Speed Controller $135
Systems Controllers
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1 stage variable
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$340
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2 variable, 2 on/off
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2 variable, 4 on/off
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Winter Mechanical
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Tunnel with curtains
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$500-575
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$650-700
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$785
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$1100
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Evaportive Pad Systems
Pads
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4" thick
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$9/sq. ft
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Pump $5/ft. of pad
Pad Systems $20-30/sq. ft.
Animal Equipment
Farrowing Crates without Creep Dividers $200
Gestation Stalls $65
Finishing Gates $4/ft
Flooring with Framing
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3 ga woven wire
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$3.50/sq ft
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5/16 woven wire
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Nursery Coated Wire
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Farrowing Coated Wire
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Nursery Plastic Flooring
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Concrete Gang Slats
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$5.60
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$6.50
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$6.50
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$3.75
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$1.50
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Feeders (welded)
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Nursery
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Finishing
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Single Sided
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Double Sided
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Single Sided
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Double Sided
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3 holes
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3 holes
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2 holes
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2 holes
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$125 add $15/ additional hole
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$160 add $15/ additional hole
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$155 add $35/ additional hole
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$210 add $50/ additional hole
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Bulk Bins
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6' diameter
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9' diameter
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12' diameter
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2.8 tons
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4.3 tons
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5.7 tons
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7.7 tons
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25 tons
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$725
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$820
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$920
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$1390
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$3500
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1Compiled under the direction of Jay D. Harmon, Ph.D.,
P.E., Extension Ag Engineer and Assistant Professor of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering, Iowa State University, Ames, IA.
2Equipment bought as a package will probably be about 75% of list price.
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