Farms: 50-100 Acres

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12301 Western Fulton County. NEW LISTING

Best Buy Farm - 72.7 acres with less than 15 year old buildings, all Amish-built,  yet only $499000. All buildings and fields are shielded from the road so it feels very private, wherever you are on the property. There are 45 tillable here and another 5 that has been only pastured, with 25 wooded, a great mixture. The south boundary is a power line, hard to see from the buildings. Owners here have historically used the land under the line as if it were their own. 3900’ of road frontage on 2 paved side roads. A pond in sight of the buildings and a seasonal stream plus a drilled well complete the water features. 

Of special interest: a DIAMOND MINE!. “Herkimer Diamonds” that is. A decade ago, the owner at the time sold $20000 worth of them, with someone else doing the work - the biggest was 4 lb. The mine has not been worked since so you have diamonds still there… waiting for you to get them.

The home sits well off the road and has 1728 square feet plus a walkout basement with laundry. There is an extra wide front porch across the south side. Inside, the first floor has an open floor plan : Kitchen, Dining area and Living area (large rooms) plus a pantry, full bath and a bedroom. The kitchen has attractive hickory cabinets with butcher block countertops. On the second story are 2 more bedrooms, another full bath and a study  plus a good-sized hall. You will find much natural wood forming walls and ceilings. A few finishing touches are left for you to complete to your own style of living, mostly flooring. Heat is a new gas hot air system with wood backup. 200 amp electric. The electric and septic are both much newer than the home. Yes, there is high speed internet. 

There is a 16x34’ 2 room shop, formerly used as a temporary residence. It has water to it and wood heat. Yes, it’s insulated. The main barn is a beauty - 38x96’ with 16’ more in a leanto across one end. Inside is a milk house, room for 23 cows plus whatever you use the 5 pens for. It is a bank barn and has a clear-span loft. Walls are well ventilated for better hay-drying.  There is a new large electric entrance here as well. A 14x45’ silo services the barn as well. Machinery is stored in a 28x52’ shed; it has a coin crib across one end.

The owners are selling as they have to take care of an elderly family member, who lives in another country. They came back just to sell the farm and have priced it to go quickly so they can get back to care-giving. Jump on it! Taxes are $8438.

#1229 Southern Herkimer County. NEW LISTING, BIG PRICE DROP
97.5 acres of land in 2 parcels (the larger one was recently surveyed) with about 1/2 in organic grass hay. 1187’ for frontage on lightly-traveled paved road. It has a southern exposure and long views to the southeast. The remainder is either wooded or is pasture turning into woods. 

There is a like-new pole barn here, 27x88’, and it’s a real dandy. It has two 12’ sliding doors and a man-door. Trusses are made from 10” and 12” studs. And the peak is crowned by clear Lexan, which makes it almost as bright as daylight inside. (Lexan is a VERY tough material, not like the fibreglas that you usually see. ) Part has a cement floor and studding to separate it as a workshop. The rest has a rubble (crushed stone) floor. There is a new 200 amp electric service, a new drilled well piped into the barn, set up to be used with a frost-free hydrant (included). Included are a oil hot air furnace, an oil-fired water heater, + a wood furnace. They are not hooked up. Double pane windows are found throughout the barn.

There are some interesting features here. A high line goes through so you get to use the 8 acres of hay land that is under it, use it as if it were your own. There is also a gas line under there, but it can’t be seen. There has been serious interest in siting both a windmill and a sub-station here, 2 different firms. You might get a $70000 income plus whatever is made on the hay as a windmill does not interfere with what is under it. Note: no commitment has been made for these opportunities.  Or just live a good life here and enjoy your animals and the views from your new home. There are Amish and Mennonite neighbors so there is a nearby source of help for home building or crops.

The 59 acres which are surveyed.

The entire parcel.

Lexan skylight / ridgecap

Taxes on both parcels are around $2300. You could buy them separately (38.5 and 59 acres) to get the price lower than the $549000 it is for the entire property. To make it easy to buy, the owner is willing to carry terms for a short period for a qualified buyer.

#1193 Western Montgomery County LOWER PRICE.       SOLD
~ Mostly Remodeled Home
~ Water, Views, Good Soils
~ The Right Mixture of Crop Land, Pasture & Woods

53.3 acre farm, 36 tillable (high quality soils, rented by the season to an Amish neighbor). The y lay nice and have black silt loam soils. The remainder is about equally divided between pasture (some of which could be cropped) and woods.  To my knowledge, the woods has not been logged in far more than a decade. There are fine southern views across the valley, and there is 2587’ of road frontage on two roads. A tiny stream flows through the pasture and Crum Creek forms the northern boundary. This is a 30’ wide, always flowing, clear water creek. By the buildings are a dug well and two drilled wells, one of which taps into an aquifer with water suitable for bottling. The farm is registered with the USDA and is eligible to participate in their programs and grants. I do not believe anything has been done with USDA that would encumber it. There is also a trailer pad with a septic.

The home is 2188ft2, 2 centuries old, and was the subject of an extensive remodeling 10-15 years ago. As the owner’s plans changed, the remodeling was never completely finished. But it is perfectly livable as it is. Floors were leveled and walls were studded to 6” thick. Nearly everything was sheet rocked and super well insulated, with new windows and doors. A very large wrap-around deck was built, some new floors installed (Southern Yellow Pine planks - very attractive), and there is a new stairway and rails. And a completely new bath installed (the shower was plumbed but not finished). Not to worry, there is a full bath downstairs. The home was largely re-plumbed and re-wired with a new entrance and a new hot air furnace. And the old roof and siding were replaced with enameled steel and vinyl, respectively.

It has an eat-in kitchen with tons of cabinet space, oven, cooktop, refrigerator and dishwasher. The floor here needs to be re-covered. The living room is large, divided. The small section of it never had the floor surface finished. Upstairs, each of the 4 bedrooms has a cathedral ceiling. Three are nearly completed and the 4th needs additional work.

The old dairy barn was removed, but the foundation was left intact. The one story section of it stands. It is 36x50’, clear-span, insulated and heated with a coal furnace. It has an open front so would be easy to add on to if it were not large enough for your needs. A large silo room is off to the side. There are 2 Harvestore silos  (20x60’ and 20x32’) and a 20x60’ concrete silo. There is also a 30x42 machinery shed with electric. At the edge of the nearest field is the frame for a hoop house, 30x100’ with 15’ center height.

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