Posted by kyhayman on April 24, 2011 at 08:17:43 from (75.104.128.36):
In Reply to: Lease of Hayfields posted by John - NY on April 24, 2011 at 07:23:24:
Fair can be an extremely subjective term. The going rate around here ranges from 50/50 for really good fertilized alfalfa to 1/3-2/3 for grass hay. Then typically which ever party wants all the hay, if one does, purchases it at a prearranged price per bale.
Small plots, etc the farmer may even charge to mow it off. I have a neighbor at one farm that does the 50/50 with me and buys my half. Been doing it for several years that way on pretty decent alfalfa in a corn rotation. That lets me focus on grass hay custom work in the adjoining county where I live.
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