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Garden Gate:  How Much Would You Pay For Plowing?  |
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PocketFarmgirl
True Blue Farmgirl
119 Posts
Sarah
Utica
New York
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 Posted - May 01 2007 : 12:57:20 PM
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I need about 3/4 acre plowed. So far, the best offer I've gotten is $250-300 to have a local landscaper come pull a rototiller behind a compact tractor. That seemed steep to some of my farming friends. This is unbroken ground that's been lying fallow for years, but still. I'm putting out a few more feelers, but I'm impatient to get this done.
What would you pay? Also, is it worth putting up a sign at the farmer's co-op, or will I look like a total amateur? (I know, I am one, but never you mind!  ) |
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lisamarie508
True Blue Farmgirl
2648 Posts
Lisa
Idaho City
ID
USA
2648 Posts |
Posted - May 01 2007 : 1:03:56 PM
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For 3/4 of an acre in NY it should only be about $150 to $200. Here in ID it's more because of large rocks and boulders. But what could it hurt if you put a sign up at the co-op? Maybe you could even trade services with one of your neighbors? Keep looking around. $300 is too much.
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willowtreecreek
True Blue Farmgirl
4813 Posts
Julie
Russell
AR
USA
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LadyCrystal
True Blue Farmgirl
593 Posts
Alicia
Rhode Island
USA
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Posted - May 01 2007 : 2:17:57 PM
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I would see if anyone would want to trade plowing for any of the equipment you have laying around that you want to get rid of. Just an idea,
Alicia
http://fromcitytocountrygirl.blogspot.com/
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ThymeForEweFarm
True Blue Farmgirl
705 Posts
Robin
An organic farm in the forest in
Maine
USA
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Posted - May 01 2007 : 3:22:19 PM
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I didn't pay that much for two acres three years ago. A tiller behind a small tractor is going to take a couple of hours to do this right, and that's probably why it's so expensive. I'd put up the sign at the co-op. "Bartering Welcome" is a nice addition if you're interested in bartering.
If you end up paying that much you should have soil that's ready to plant. You shouldn't have to deal with clumps of sod. Good luck!
Robin
www.outdoorwriter.wordpress.com
www.thymeforewe.com
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PocketFarmgirl
True Blue Farmgirl
119 Posts
Sarah
Utica
New York
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Posted - May 01 2007 : 3:35:47 PM
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Julie, the problem is that my (admittedly few) farming buddies around here are in the same boat, which is the "we are small organic growers and have neither the room nor the bucks for such equipment" boat. Not to mention that one of our (NOFA-NY's) goals is to minimize tillage. Had I owned this property last fall, I'd have mulched like crazy and cover cropped, but since I just got possession three weeks ago, plowing is inevitable.
I'll put up a sign... |
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