Farm Lease Program Commencing 2010 in the Northern Region
Minimum bid and terms of the lease
Location:		Beaver Brook, Buckhorn & Harmony WMAs			In-kind Worksheets with crops and activities for 1st year of leases
Lease number: BBH01		1 of 1
Habitat Patch ID	Acres	Weighted rental value per acre	Minimum bid		In-kind Contributions - Planting
BBK-302	3.3				Planting (including field prep. & fertilizer), Herbiciding, etc.
BBK-303	8.6				Value	Crop	Cost per acre	Acres
BBK-401	2.7					field corn	$370.00
BBK-402	2.0					soybean	$210.00
BBK-408	9.6				$900.00	sorghum	$300.00	3
**BBK-501	4.5					rye	$180.00
BBK-502	5.6				$1,000.00	legumes and forage greens	$200.00	5
*BBK-503	9.9				$1,500.00	warm season grasses	$500.00	3
**BBK-601	8.9
BBK-605	6.7				In-kind Contributions - Other Services
BBK-606	9.3				Mowing, disking, plowing, etc.
**BBK-608	9.4				Value	Activity	Cost per acre	Acres
BBK-704	2.8				$550.00	mowing	$50.00	11
*BUK-801	8.8					disking	$35.00
BUK-802	5.9					herbicide	$100.00
HAR-901	2.5					plowing	$75.00
HAR-902	2.9
HAR-903	3.3				$3,950.00	= Total for all in-kind commitments
Sub-total	106.5	$47.00	$5,005.92
Discount			20%
Adjusted minimum bid			$4,005.00		BBK = Beaver Brook WMA
In-kind contributions (planting, etc.) - not negotiable			$3,400.00		BUK = Buckhorn WMA
In-kind contributions (mowing, etc.) - not negotiable			$550.00		HAR = Harmony WMA
acres to mow per year =		11
Value of in-kind commitments			$3,950.00
Minimum Annual Payment			$55.00
C:\Data Files\Wildlife Management Areas\Habitat Management Plans\Farm Program for 2010\FARM LEASE PROGRAM FOR 2010 STATEWIDE.XLS
*These fields require a 50' field border. The acreage listed has been adjusted to reduce the field size for this buffer. ** The steep slopes on these fields are not part of the farm lease.