Specifications include, but are not limited to: The Jones County Conservation Board will accept bids for rent of farmland as follows: Fourteen cropland acres, more or less, as part of the property known as "Central Park" in Section 12 Township 84 N, Range 3 West of the 5th PM, Jones County Iowa. The lease contains fertilizer requirements. One year cash lease beginning March 1, 2023. 100% of the annual lease payment is due on March 1st. The following conservation requirements are being asked of the Operator. 1. The Operator may haul and spread manure on appropriate fields at times and in quantities consistent with environmental protection requirements. At no time shall liquid manure be surface applied on frozen or snow-covered ground. 2. The Operator shall apply the following fertilizer within 3 months of lease signing: Nitrogen 26 lbs/acre, Phosphorus 26 lbs/acre, Potassium 120 lbs/acre, and Sulfur 24 lbs/acre. 3. The Operator shall not cut trees bordering the leased area without written consent of the Owner. 4. The Operator shall at no time till or graze the leased area, and the leased area shall remain in perennial grass and alfalfa throughout the term of lease. 5. The Operator will not, without written consent of the Owner, interseed legumes, forbs or grasses on existing pastureland, buffer strips, and conservation practices or introduce plant species without written consent of the Owner. 6. The Operators use of motorized vehicles on the property is only authorized on the leased land and only when performing farming practices. Access for any other purpose other than farming must be done according to the rules set for general public access to a public area.
