How do you say he got screwed by paying $70 a ton for the lime and the spreading? That sounds like a good price to me. And if someone wants to come spread spread lime at my place for that price, I will gladly pay you. Please educate me as to how he is getting screwed.
Where I am, 4 tons of lime and renting buggy to go with it will cost you about $250. Then, you have to pick up the buggy, take it to your place, pull it with your tractor, or if your tractor isn't big enough, with a truck (talk about rough on a truck), and then take the buggy back. You would have to do this three times to spread 12 tons. Granted, it would get cheaper because you don't have to pay the buggy rental price two more times, but still, I think you get my point.
If you are in the valley in Jackson Co it'll be bout 1/2 that price. If you are bout 5 miles from the co-op even less.
I guess there is no limestone close to y'all . It's not hard to find up here.
