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3Hay Production Supplement
If you are applying to qualify land for open-space agricultural appraisal on the basis of hay production, you must complete this supplement.
Generally, your haying operation must meet these standards for degree of intensity:
A. Minimum Level of Production: A minimum of 3000 pounds of dry forage per cutting per acre must be cut and baled
annually. This is roughly equivalent to two 1,500 pound bales or fifty 60 pound square bales per acre.
B. Weed & Brush Control: For all forage species, both native and introduced, the producer must be engaging in weed and
brush control practices sufficient to prevent an economic infestation of non-palatable plants including weeds, vines, and
woody brush. If our inspection of the tract finds it to be relatively free of invader species, your weed and brush control
practices will be deemed sufficient for the year of inspection. Tract on which weed and brush control are insufficient will not
be approved for agricultural productivity valuation.
C. Frequency of Harvest: If native grasses are the predominant forage, the producer must cut and bale hay at least once
each year. If the predominant forage species is an introduced grass, including Bahia or Bermuda grass, hay must be cut
and baled at least twice each year unless the producer can establish to the district’s satisfaction that growing conditions
prevented a second cutting. Regardless of forage type, if the hay field is also being used to graze cattle with the stock
removed only during the hay season, only one annual cutting is required.
D. Fertilization: Hay fields require periodic fertilization. An appropriate amount of fertilizer must be applied to the hay field at
least once each spring. If hay fields are also used for livestock grazing and management practices are used to recycle
nutrients, no fertilization is required. Receipts for the purchase and application of fertilizer should be available for inspection
if requested by the appraisal district. Hay fertilization suggestions may be obtained from the Texas Agricultural Extension
Service.
SUPPLEMENTAL QUESTIONS: Please answer all that apply.
1.) What is the predominant type of forage grass on this tract?
________________________
2.) How many times was hay cut and baled on this tract last year?
________________________
If only one (1) cutting was made, please explain why:
_______________________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________
3.) How many pounds of dry hay were produced on this tract last year? ________________________
This production consisted of ____________ Round Bales
____________ Square Bales
and/or
4.) Do you certify compliance with the above listed standards for weed & brush control and fertilization?
YES
NO
If your answer is “NO”, please explain why:
_______________________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________
5.) Do you produce hay on any other property?
YES
NO
If your answer is “YES”, please give the location(s):
_______________________________________________________________________________
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