Actually that is exactly the place variable rate pays off the best. I had the grid sample, and we spread with them gps grids for 4 years. For a time after that things were leveled up good enough we went back to spreading more cheaply for another 4 years.
Really made a difference in the crops, even in the variable soils like you say the crop was much closer to even across the field. The sampling and the surcharge for the gps spreading costs money; but actually saved on the fertilizer bill because they used what was needed on each 2.5 acres, not just put probably enough maybe too much on each acre.
Anyhow, better crops and fertilizer bill stayed about the same even with the high tech, its not as bad as you think. When things are straightened out you can go back to simple spreading for a time agsin.
Its nice to know what you have, where you are at.
Dont mean to preach, I know what you are saying, how you feel. I get it.
I typically put on 280 lbs an acre, should feed the corn and the following year bean crop. With the variable was from 140 to 320# I think an acre.......
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