Farm Fertilizer Question

[Huntin]

Wife has 104 acres close to Pampa Texas and has it farmed with different kinds of crops. We usually get a bill for fertilizer around 500 dollars. We just received a bill for 1000 dollars for this crop. We are not farmers but this seems a little high to me. What do you farmers think?
Also, they just sold the milo and we got a check for 1600 dollars for our part.

[Shiner]

Can't say without knowing more. Lbs per acre compared to before and what type of fertilizer. It is expensive stuff and continually going up.

[BrianL]

Depends. Different crops require differing amount of fertilizers. Corn seems to need the most and beans the least.

[Huntin]

They just sold the milo from spring and they are harvesting the cotton now. So the are the main two crops.

[BTLowry]

I would be doing some research and asking questions and looking for receipts

How are you paying for fertilizer for a crop someone else is growing on your place anyway?

[Stan R]

That is not bad for 100 acres But would ask for clarification.

I fertilize for hay and it is much more than that for a lot less acres.

[panhandle king]

Is it dryland or irrigated? I assume you are on a 25/75 split with the farmer? Without knowing any other details I would say (a) if dryland, that fert bill seems high (b) if irrigated the check seems low.

[RMW]

I would be asking how many pounds the milo made per acre

[Hog Grim Reaper]

Sounds cheap espically if it's double croped

[clay4626]

what percent of crop do you get? I farmed milo and cotton in south TX for 20 years on percentage. ON grain landowner got 1/3 and I got 2/3. Land owner payed 1/3 of fertilizer and 1/3 of harvest cost. Cotton was 1/4 to land owner and 3/4 to me. landowner payed 1/4 of fert and chemical cost and 1/4 of ginning cost. You should receive a copy of all harvest ticket's from place crop was sold or stored. Sometimes farmer will store his part and sell landowner's part if they don't have storage.
You should see what the total harvest lbs was and get paid for 1/3 for. same for cotton you should receive a detailed statement for how many pounds produced and you should get payed for your part less 1/4 cost of fert and other charges. The only time I got a check from landlord is when they had storage and put their part in storage. I just substracted their charges from total and gave them a check for balance. Farmer carries all charges until you settle up at harvest. He may have charge for all of fert for both crops. Haw many acres of each crop did he plant/harvest

[clay4626]

if you would like pm me and I will give you my number if you have any more questions.
You need to ask for a detailed harvest summery sheet. If he planted 50 acres of milo and it made 3000 lbs per acre. that's 150000 lbs. Not sure what its selling for right now. Just say its selling for $5.00 per hundrew. That's $7,500 / 1/3 =2500 less cost

[clay4626]

a better way to do it is to cash rent it. Then you know exactly what you will get each year. You don't have to worry if you are getting your fair share. Take bids then you will get a fair rent for your land?

[Skinny]

Farm Fertilizer Question

You shouldn't have to ask us. All that info should be in your hands.

[60 Deluxe]

I wish that I could fertilize for $5.00 an acre. Last year my cost was close to $20 an acre for a very modest fertilizing.

[M16]

a better way to do it is to cash rent it. Then you know exactly what you will get each year. You don't have to worry if you are getting your fair share. Take bids then you will get a fair rent for your land?

Amen!