My place is 22 acres. No house yet. My wife and I and I won't be moving there for 3-5 years and we are still in the planning stages (house, horse barn, pastures, fencing, etc). In addition to pastures I was considering putting in some hay fields but don't want to spend the money on hay equipment (I do have a 50 hp tractor) since a) I don't know what I'm doing and b) 5 or 10 acres of hay wouldn't justify the expense of the equipment.
There is an Amish farmer down the street who may be interested in cutting and baling the hay for me. Anyone ever had someone else hay their fields for them? Any ideas on what would be a fair split if I were to offer some of the bales to him for doing the work?
