Farm Lease Program Commencing 2010 in the Southern Region          
Minimum bid and terms of the lease          
                 
Location:   Salem River     In-kind Worksheets with crops and activities for 1st year of leases
Lease number: SAL03 3 of 5     In-kind Contributions - Planting
Habitat Patch ID Acres Weighted rental value per acre Minimum bid   Planting (including field prep. & fertilizer), Herbiciding, etc.
21a 8.7       Value  Crop Cost per acre Acres
20 42.5         field corn $370.00  
22 14.3       $5,000.00 soybean $210.00 23.8
23 15.3         sorghum $300.00  
24 37.5         rye $180.00  
78 29.9       $400.00 legumes and forage greens $200.00 2
            warm season grasses $500.00  
                 
          In-kind Contributions - Other Services
          Mowing, disking, plowing, etc.
          Value Activity Cost per acre Acres
          $300.00 mowing $50.00 6
            disking    
            herbicide    
            plowing    
          $5,700.00  = Total for all in-kind commitments
                 
Sub-total 148.1 $57.66 $8,539.49          
Discount 20%          
Adjusted minimum bid $6,832.00          
In-kind contributions (planting, etc.) - not negotiable $5,400.00          
In-kind contributions (mowing, etc.) - not negotiable $300.00          
     acres to mow per year =   6            
Value of in-kind commitments $5,700.00          
Minimum Annual Payment $1,132.00        
                 
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