How much does lime cost per ton.

[ejb]

Hi guys...quick question. I need to lime 30 acres of unimproved pasture as a first step in getting some decent hay. 2 tons/acre according to the extension service.

Any ballpark estimates on what it costs per ton delivered (i.e. not in 50lb bags), in New England BTW as it probably varies by region.

 

[AlanB]

If you were here, I would tell you to call the co-op. They also rent the big trailer spreader that spreads the lime that you tow behind the truck.

Last time I was speaking with someone that had that done, he said it was cheaper to just have the co-op do it all, then it was for him to pay his hired hands to do it.

Have no idea what it is like in your area though, and sorry, do not remember the bulk price, we are usually doing smaller bagged jobs.

 

[dknarnd]

If my memory is correct my brothers and I paid $900 for two loads spread onto our fields and I think each load was 15 ton. The local feed mill did it.

 

[Gizmo36]

Here it is only 39$ a ton if they do it. you can get it for less if you spread it. The price of Lime is up and down all the time .For 39$ to 59$ if they spread it. If they are not taking it out of the ground it goes up.

 

[AndyMA]

You may find the following interesting. It is a list of the lime plants in the US in 2006.

http://minerals.usgs.gov/minerals/pubs/commodity/lime/limedir06.pdf

Andy

 

[manofaltes]

I'm in Michigan but this might be of interest to some readers. Just today I had a four ton PTO lime spreader delivered full to my hunting property so I can apply two tons per acre on a couple of deer food plots. The lime was only $26.50 per ton, then I paid an additional $50.00 for use and delivery of the spreader. For the quantity you need you might want to have the 60 tons dumped at your property then rent a spreader to do it yourself.

 

[cp1969]

If you have a way to haul it, ag lime goes for a few bucks (I was quoted something like $3/ton) at rock quarries.

 

[KaiB]

Your Extension will help you find a source...they also should advise you regarding ECCE (or the effective Calcium Carbonate equivalent).

The ECCE is a measure of the capacity of the lime to raise pH; it varies with the sources of the lime. If you do some calculation using it, you can save some $$.

 

[Skerby]

Yesterday i saw AG Lime at $12.50 / Ton you guys were paying 30 cents!!!!! ???? this is from a quarry... wow... anyone else have recent prices??? thx

 

[wedge40]

Yesterday i saw AG Lime at $12.50 / Ton you guys were paying 30 cents!!!!! ???? this is from a quarry... wow... anyone else have recent prices??? thx

Which quarry? Being the linestone capital of the WORLD you'd thing they would give the stuff away. There is an active quarry by Bedford that I thought about calling.

Wedge

 

[atgreene]

I paid around $ 700 last year for approximately 7 tons spread on my field.

 

[gf5205]

We paid $84/ton spread last year for full truck loads, about 16 or 17 tons. I'm afraid of what it will be this year. What's the opposite of lime captal?
Greg

 

[JDeerekid]

I use to work at a place that spread lime with a big floater truck. We charged $40.00 /ton spread from the store. If you picked it up it was $30/ton. Our truck held around 10 ton. If you had it farm dumped it was $32/ton spread as we didnt have to drive back to the store and reload multiple times. It had only gone up $5/ton from last year. If we had it famed dumped and the farmer loaded the truck we could spread 60 ton in about an hour or so. You could probably spread it with a rental spreader, but you would need 2 tractors (one to spread and one to load spreader). Most spreaders if you have a small tractor will only hold aprox 6 ton. This would take you all day or more. What is your time worth versus have it done for you for a few $$$ more?

 

[JDeerekid]

Oh forgot something. Something similarto what "KaiB" was saying. Make sure you check the ENV of the lime. Most Co-op extentions figure your amount of lime per acre based on 100% env. Most Agiculture Lime with the exemption of Pellitized lime is usually much less than 100%env, more like 50% - 70%env. Lower the env the more lime you need, so you said you need 2ton/acre which could mean you need 3 or 4 ton/acre. Just make sure you check becuase you could get ripped off in a hurry. That is why we get our lime from a few different sources.
Another thing is there are different types of lime. Check and see if you need high cal or high mag lime. Once you get your ph in line you shouldnt have to spread any lime for at least 3-4 years.

Lime is your cheapest fertilizer by far and if yor Ph is not in line your wasting your time and money on low yeilds.

Just trying to help as I have learned alot in the last few year in this business.

 

[Deerlope]

Last year I had 13 ton spread on 4 acres and it cost 400 bucks and change. The lime company did the trucking and spreading with their truck.

 

[Paddy]

I live in Bloomington, IN. I have bought it for 76 cents per ton, plus delivery $30

Patrick T

 

[renter damaged uhoh]

Bumping old thread to add updatEd price

50/Ton plus a 100 spread fee since I only have one acre. Beats spreading it out by hand

 

[bassmen6]

Found this thread while looking for lime info. Thought I'd update pricing for my area. Aug 2017 in North Alabama, I just paid $30/ton spread for about 8 acres. This was from local farmers coop.