clarkmorefarm
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I'm in East TN and I do currently hay on half's with my neighbor that is in his 70's. It is 10 acres that directly adjoins my property. It was hayed for free for many years I'm sure by the guy who was haying my ground when I bought my property last year.
We had a very dry summer, so I only got one decent cutting in the first of June. His property needs some work but made decent grass mix and clover hay. I make a 5' wide by 4' tall twine wrapped roll, probably tops out around 800-850 lbs. I hayed it on 50/50 and bought his share for $30 a roll. I pay a little for convince and I would love to own the property someday, but he has no interest in selling, so I would like to stay on his good side for a while. I think he appreciates all the work I have done on our joint fence. He doesn't live on the property but drives by and checks in regularly.
I actually cut it over the weekend and made a whopping 6 rolls, but he told me just to keep it for free since the weather had been so poor.
I will say when we bought our 20 acre property last summer in July, I had a guy that cut the hay previously track me down to see if he could get it. I told him yes, but would like for him to leave me some bales (like 10 out of the 50 he made). He balked at that and proceeded to tell me how much diesel and all cost. I finally let him cut it, but that was the last time. The ground is worth something, I don't think I would turn down free hay, but if an owner asks you to leave some or buy the other half, I think that is fair.
My neighbor had mentioned that was an agreement he had previously with another person that had passed away, so I took that and made sure to get him a check in the mail this summer for the first cutting.
We had a very dry summer, so I only got one decent cutting in the first of June. His property needs some work but made decent grass mix and clover hay. I make a 5' wide by 4' tall twine wrapped roll, probably tops out around 800-850 lbs. I hayed it on 50/50 and bought his share for $30 a roll. I pay a little for convince and I would love to own the property someday, but he has no interest in selling, so I would like to stay on his good side for a while. I think he appreciates all the work I have done on our joint fence. He doesn't live on the property but drives by and checks in regularly.
I actually cut it over the weekend and made a whopping 6 rolls, but he told me just to keep it for free since the weather had been so poor.
I will say when we bought our 20 acre property last summer in July, I had a guy that cut the hay previously track me down to see if he could get it. I told him yes, but would like for him to leave me some bales (like 10 out of the 50 he made). He balked at that and proceeded to tell me how much diesel and all cost. I finally let him cut it, but that was the last time. The ground is worth something, I don't think I would turn down free hay, but if an owner asks you to leave some or buy the other half, I think that is fair.
My neighbor had mentioned that was an agreement he had previously with another person that had passed away, so I took that and made sure to get him a check in the mail this summer for the first cutting.
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