olgentdc
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i am the sub renter of 15 acres of nice corn ground ,, my haying pal neighbor has been cutting hay off this place for over 25yrs rents the entire 70 acres from a wealthy interior trim contractor with (farm roots) that has bought the place 20 yrs. ago My pal came to me 15+ yrs ago , and says they would like row crops growing on the bottom strip,, would i like to raise corn with him? ,,.we made a 50/50 deal , pal pays the rent for entire farm , we split expensesdpwn the middle, , except ,all planting, spraying ,.harvesting tractoring expense is on me ,.. /// now the problem ,3 weeks ago the corn still had a lot of green leaves , Out of the BLUE ,,. the owner told my pal ,he needs the corn off a corner because he wants to build a barn, wants to hand pik it ,is that ok ,.. SURE , I Tell My Pal ,,.. I will Come Help if They Want . let me know when ,. a week later i call my pal and ask about if they need a wagon i freed up ,..My Pal Says Forget It,. They Bolldozed 180 x 80 ft area, decided pikin was gonna take to long ,,. T am flabberghasted..i asked if he said anytrhing about compensation ,, he says NOPe , They JUST DID IT ! , I Told My Pal I think He owes us 500 bux for destroying our crop ,Bever Heard nuthin Back , Except now he wants to grade the site bigger so they can get equipment in to work on the building , I am Not Well, hands legs are crap, and i tire easily And This kind of shytstresspressure throws me in a panic since my cancer scare ,,. , the contractor claims he dont have enuf room ,.I am Still tooling up the combine ... I THINK i know my Rites in this state of INDIANA , AND I am Biting My Tongue not to Foul up my Pals hay gtound ,, But Sheesh , i think i8 am gonna have a lawyer rite a letter to the owner ,if things dont get better ,.All Good Advice Appreciated ,..