Farm Lease Program Commencing 2010 in the Southern Region          
Minimum bid and terms of the lease          
                 
Location:   New Sweden     In-kind Worksheets with crops and activities for 1st year of leases
Lease number: NWS02 2 of 2     In-kind Contributions - Planting
Habitat Patch ID Acres Weighted rental value per acre Minimum bid   Planting (including field prep. & fertilizer), Herbiciding, etc.
9 21.8       Value  Crop Cost per acre Acres
10 15.7         field corn $370.00  
11 4.2       $2,000.00 soybean $210.00 9.5
12 4.8         sorghum $300.00  
            rye $180.00  
            legumes and forage greens $200.00  
            warm season grasses $500.00  
                 
          In-kind Contributions - Other Services
          Mowing, disking, plowing, etc.
          Value Activity Cost per acre Acres
          $65.00 mowing $50.00 1.3
            disking    
            herbicide    
            plowing    
          $2,065.00  = Total for all in-kind commitments
                 
Sub-total 46.4 $59.00 $2,738.78          
Discount 20%          
Adjusted minimum bid $2,191.00          
In-kind contributions (planting, etc.) - not negotiable $2,000.00          
In-kind contributions (mowing, etc.) - not negotiable $65.00          
     acres to mow per year =   1.3            
Value of in-kind commitments $2,065.00        
Minimum Annual Payment $126.00          
                 
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