Farm Lease Program Commencing 2010 in the Southern Region    
  Minimum bid and terms of the lease    
                   
                   
  Location:   Abbotts Meadow     In-kind Worksheets with crops and activities for 1st year of leases
  Lease number: ABM01 1 of 3            
  Habitat Patch ID Acres Weighted rental value per acre Minimum bid   In-kind Contributions - Planting
  23 5.5       Planting (including field prep. & fertilizer), Herbiciding, etc.
  24 4.3       Value  Crop Cost per acre Acres
  25 3.0       $2,000.00 field corn $370.00 5.4
  29 10.5       $2,000.00 soybean $210.00 9.5
  30 18.8         sorghum $300.00  
  31 10.0         rye $180.00  
  32 10.2         legumes and forage greens $200.00  
  33 8.2         warm season grasses $500.00  
  34 4.3              
  36 8.9        In-kind Contributions - Other Services
  38 10.8       Mowing, disking, plowing, etc.
            Value Activity Cost per acre Acres
            $500.00 mowing $50.00 10
              disking    
              herbicide    
              plowing    
                   
  Sub-total 94.4 $66.53 $6,279.97   $4,500.00  = Total for all in-kind commitments
  Discount 20%          
  Adjusted minimum bid $5,024.00          
  In-kind contributions (planting, etc.) - not negotiable $4,000.00          
  In-kind contributions (mowing, etc.) - not negotiable $500.00          
       acres to mow per year =   10            
  Value of in-kind commitments $4,500.00          
  Minimum Annual Payment $524.00          
                   
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