Farms: 100-150 Acres

Farms: 100-150 Acres

Want to earn part of all your living from a farm? You are at the right place. Our farming areas all have a long future ahead of them and we can’t wait to welcome you to the neighborhood. Please contact us for aerial maps, an address, or for additional pictures. If you have questions, by all means ask. We are here to make your buying experience a great one! Note: if you don’t need as large an acreage or need something commercially viable, also check out what we have under “Country Living“.

“Sold” places will have details left here for a year so that you can make comparisons.

#1157 - Central Montgomery County - SOLD
- Just beautiful land & setting
- And a view that never stoops
- Close to town, long road frontage
- $480000

       I have driven by this for decades and, each time, I admire it, hoping some day we’d get it for sale. Well, we did! It is a 146 acre old homestead in a prime site, located in the Town of Palatine, New York.  There are 120 tiled and tillable acres, presently rented, with corn and alfalfa seeding and the remaining 26 acres are in pasture. This is some of the nicest land in the State, mostly Lansing and Palatine silt loams - most all gentle land. Anywhere you stand on the property, there are expansive valley views.
       The 36’x100’ gambrel style barn is in good condition with swing stanchions, used most recently for heifer raising. There are 38 stalls plus a box stall and room for 12 additional stalls if you wanted to use the entire space. Gravity-fed spring water is an excellent source for the barn’s needs, flowing to a concrete trough in the barnyard and also pumped to the buckets in the mangers. There is a manure stacker so you don’t have to fight snow to spread manure, and you‘ll get all its nutrients too. There are two other approximately 20’x50’ (2), and a 30x44' building (1), in fair condition. The biggest and one of the smaller ones are both 2 story.
       A 200 year old home is included. It is in fair condition, with a full cellar, but has no bathroom or plumbing. Square and straight, it has 1144 sq. ft of living space with 4 bedrooms. There is a small 2 story garage and an apple orchard next to it. Between the barn and the road (the barn sits well off it) is a great shaded spot to locate a new home.

#1020 - Eastern Montgomery County - UNDER CONTRACT
- On the Schenectady County line
- More land available

       This 112 acre farm has far more land than normally can be found in this area. You are only 30 minutes or less from the Capital District here, far closer to Schenectady, but it is still decidedly rural in character. About 60+ acres can be tilled and the rest is divided between (mostly) unused pasture and (<10 acres) woodland. The open land has been rented, just year to year, to a local farmer who would continue if you wished. There are small streams which flow through the land in a couple of spots. More land could be rented to you if you need more. At the right price, another 43 acres across the road could go. You don’t find property in the area like this one
       There is a very attractive Gothic-arched roof barn here It is ~36x80’ with a ~20x40’ wing and it has 36 large modern ties plus room for youngstock in the “L”). Be aware that there is a correctable structural issue in the loft, one that cannot be seen from the pictures. Manure has traditionally been handled using a level push-off. There are 2 small silos, no unloaders. There is also a small storage building, in good repair.

#1077 - North-Central Montgomery County -
UNDER SOLAR CONTRACT
- The home is great inside, large rooms
- Land is rented to an Amish neighbor
-Quiet location, EZ commute
- $325000

     You need to “Open the Book” here and not judge this by its cover. We have a large home that has been VERY extensively renovated on the inside while little has been done to the outside. You will be very pleased when you see inside, guaranteed.
     The land is sort of the same way. Pastures not used, so they look their worst. But go through them to the 50-60 tillable acres of land beyond, and it's a different story. That is well-kept by the tenant farmer. There are 135 acres here, in all. 50 are wooded, 25 pasture and the remainder mostly tillable in the high lime and better-drained Wassaic soils. A small stream runs along one border for a while. There are wetlands here, mostly in the woods, that may qualify for significant government payments. There are 2 developed springs and a very good drilled well for water.
      The home is surrounded by large maple trees and is quite verdant. It has some very large and useable room. The kitchen/dining room is 14x32', with new cabinets, black walnut countertops, ceramic tile floors (and wide plank at one end). Although there is quite a bit of cabinet space (and 2 sinks!), there is also a large pantry. You fill these with food and you won't have to go to the store for months and months! The living room is 14x20' and has oak floors. There is also a downstairs bedroom and a full bath. In the back is a very large room which has historically been used for a variety of purposes. It could be converted to a one car garage. Behind it is a 10x18' woodshed.
      Upstairs are 5 rooms plus a large ceramic tile-floored bath/laundry. Three of these are bedrooms (14x21', 11x14', 14x17'), 2 of which have oak floors. The others have plank floors. The master bedroom has 2 6' closets.
      The home was just completely rewired and replumbed, insulated fully and had new windows installed. There is a new septic. All the old plaster was removed and new sheetrock installed. Most doors are new as well. Baths are brand new as are the kitchen cabinets. There is plenty of closet space. Except for the fine old plank floors in the original old part of the home, the majority of the floors are new too. The home is wonderfully livable as it is, but there is minor finishing work inside that needs to be done. Heat right now is by woodstoves (a new and beautiful “hi tech” wood cookstove is included just to make the deal sweeter for you – as well as warmer.

#1122 - Western Montgomery County -
- Close to town
- Brick home, w/great basement and attic
- $525000

In the midst of the Amish community and a short distance to the Produce Auction is a 132 acre farm with up to 105 tillable. Decent soils too, black silt loams. The land has not been used in a number of years, a shame - but the bright side is that it qualifies for organic. The remainder is abandoned pasture. Although there are trees, nothing is really wooded. There are 2 dug wells across the road, lots of good water here.There is a stream in the back, a large creek in the front, and there are 1800’ of road frontage.

The home is an 1860 classic Brick Italianate of 2412 sq. ft and although used part-time by a single man, it is in good or better condition with a nice view across the creek valley. It is serviced by an updated 4 zone oil furnace and has a (non-active) security system and its own dug well. Inside, the kitchen has new cabinets and appliances. Floors are refinished wide planks (some need another treatment). Lots of new sheetrock, nice choice of colors in the paint, too. There are a number of odd and end type of minor improvements the owner intends to make as we progress toward a closing.There are 8 rooms total, 3 bedrooms and 2 baths. Stove, refrigerator and dishwasher are included; all else will be removed. The basement is high-ceilinged, dry, with an epoxy-painted floor and can easily be converted to usable space if one wished. The third floor is a walk-up attic and could be refinished for substantial additional living space if you didn’t mind abbreviated head room along the outside walls. The view from there is even better - in all directions.

The barn is in nice shape with a block foundation and a Gothic arched roof. It is 36x96’ and has 2 large pens in it now. It can be easily converted to horse, cattle or small animal stalls. The gutters are there but were filled in with gravel. There is also a fairly new 24x36’ garage. It has 3 doors with openers, and a concrete floor.

$525000. It is only 1 mile to town, less to school. Taxes estimated at $10300 (no exemptions taken - you could finagle it far lower). The owners told us to say they “are motivated”. They also told us to NOT even present offers that were decidedly lowball.
For an in-hand description, detailed questions or an appointment, contact Larry Casler at 315-823-2970.

#1157 Below

The wide open fields with 7555’ road frontage, proximity to town and overlooking the Mohawk Valley with the views to prove it, makes this an outstanding homestead. Two small streams run through the pastures. Taxes are $5600 with the Star deduction not applied.
For the salesman most familiar with it, contact Larry Casler at 315-823-2970

#1020 Below

We think this will garner much attention and will not remain on the market for long, once you consider what is here, the great location and a price of $295000. Taxes (total) on this are estimated at $1700. (The home was sold off a few years back. Not to worry, the old home was not located close to the barn.)
You will find quiet country living here with tons of building spots as there is a lot of road frontage. Many spots enjoy good area views. There is a dug well here. If you want less land, that can be arranged. Please note that if you desire to do this, the owner will not sacrifice the bulk of his road frontage in order to sell off just a small part.

#1077 Below

The former dairy is old, and tired and is being removed. It is roughly 40x130' with a 26x30' “L”. Part is single story and clear span but most is post and beam, using big old hand-hewn beams. There is a milkhouse attached and a new 14x40' silo.. There is a 20x80' equipment shed, which has also housed heifers in the past, and a 22x30' storage barn.
Taxes are $5226.88, with no deductions taken.,

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Didn’t find exactly what you wanted? We maintain good relations with our competitors and, even though they do not specialize as we do, once in a while one of them will have a place. If you spy one, let us know and we will work with it for you. You have spent time with us so we could see with your eyes. Let’s not give up our good working relationship.
Vinyard's Choice - Farms (100-150 Acres) roland@vinyardschoice.com 518-673-3212

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