Any person operating a broomcorn seeder and baler, or hay baler, or engaged in the business of seeding and baling broomcorn or baling hay for others, who shall, under contract with the owners of any broomcorn or hay, or with the mortgagee thereof, seed or bale such broomcorn or hay, shall be entitled to a lien thereon from the date of such seeding and baling to secure the payment of any amount due for seeding or baling from and after the date of such seeding or baling. Such lien shall be preferred to that of any prior security interest or encumbrance.
K.S.A. 58-218