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Farms: 50-100 Acres

Farms: 50-100 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". Please look under the sub pages to find the exciting properties that we can offer.

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

#1146 Northeastern Otsego County
- Low, low price of $160000
- 75 acres, adjoins State Forest
- Tons of barn space
- Shipped milk (parlour) 12 years ago
        Best buy, best not wait or you’ll be too late. This farm last shipped milk 10 years ago and you may expect to make repairs, even though its roadside appearance is quite attractive.  There are 75 acres, maybe 20 of which are rolling sidehill hay meadows, another 35 wooded, and the remainder pasture. Previous owners have relied upon nearby rented land, but you could also buy crops if you prefer.  There is a stream running through the property, plenty of water. It has frontage on 2 roads,  a lightly-traveled State route and a county road,1530’ total. Nice area views. In the back, it adjoins State Forest land.
       The home has 1600 ft2 and sits elevated above the road with vinyl siding and a newer green steel roof, so presents an attractive roadside appearance. Inside, frankly, it needs significant help. Do not be blinded by the attractive exterior.  More visitors have planned to raze it than to remodel it. If you are planning to finance this property, do not expect the home to add to the appraisal value here. The value is in the barn and the land.
       There is an enclosed porch with cement floor, a paneled long wall and new windows. The kitchen is 11x12’, with a ceiling fan, propane range, and a new window. A wide door-space separates it from the dining room (9x11”) which at one time must have served as the kitchen as it has wainscoting, cupboards (with sliding glass doors). A wood stove is in this room, also a washer. The living room L’s around the stairway and would be 15x17’ were it not for the “L”. It has a carpeted floor. Off of it is an old full bath (not used) and and another bath, newer, with a corner shower stall and a separate laundry room. Those rooms are 7.5x17’. In the other direction is another L-shaped room, 16x17’. This houses a 2 person hot tub, a piano and space that was once used for a laundry. Sliding glass doors open to the deck and the old pool.
       Upstairs are 3 rooms, a 7.5x17’ child’s bedroom which encompasses a walk-in closet. There is a room at the landing which is 15x17’, carpeted, and could serve as a bedroom. Beyond it is a 16x17’ bedroom, carpeted. Its floor slopes significantly in one corner, probably due to bad joists in the basement. The foundation of laid stone appears to be OK. There is a new electric entrance but much of the wiring is considerably older. Plumbing and heat need to be thoroughly gone over. “Shabby, in need of paint and paper” describes the walls and ceilings.
       There is a one car garage attached to the home but this is better used for storage. Next to it is a deck and an old in-ground swimming pool, surrounded by a cement pad and chain link fence. The basement has no stairs and was not visited. I noted a new 100 amp sub panel for wiring upstairs; the main must be in the basement. A dug well is by the home. Mostly, the molding and baseboards in the home are original. Some are quite nice.
 



#1161 - Western Montgomery & Fulton Counties

- 73 acres, all tillable, all outstanding land
- Large LN barn, suitable for any livestock or hay
- milking barn, machine shed
- $275000
Southern exposure with 73  acres and nearly all is tillable, good land, all in meadows. The remainder is pasture. And there is ample land to rent or use across the street, hay and pasture both. There is a 12’ deep pond near the buildings for fishing and swimming as well as fire protection. There are wonderful views from the fields.

The main barn is like new 75x108’, solar, well ventilated with covered drive-through feeding. It is divided into loose housing pens.  The old dairy barn (40x72’ w/22x40’ addition) has 12 tie stalls plus 5 pens, pipeline milking system, 500 gallon bull tank. It is a bank barn and has a drive-in mow.

There is also a 41x66’ enclosed pole barn for machinery, a 16x36’ shed, and a 22x24’ 2 car garage.

The home is Italianate-styled and in good condition. It is heated with a wood furnace and has radiant hot water heat in the floors. Inside, it features a very open floor plan and feels  much larger than its 2294 ft2 would lead you to believe. There is a sewing room, kitchen, dining area and living room, only separated by a center hall stairs. A bathroom and mud room are also downstairs while 4 bedrooms and a walk-in closet are upstairs.

This farm is Amish-owned but has electricity still functioning. You may want to check wiring before you use everything as they only use a bare minimum for themselves. They may prove amenable for solar development if that is your intention.

#1121 - Washington County
-  50 flat organic aces, all pastured
- operating dairy w/VG livestock facilities
- $300000
   Have your cake and eat it too! There is a pending long-term solar contract here which will sell with the farm. Better yet, they have agreed to raise the solar panels so that the pasture beneath them can continue to be utilized.   This should raise some eyebrows and get the economic juices flowing.
       There are 50 acres, nearly all of which are of which are improved pasture with a small amount wooded. Flat to rolling terrain. In the pasture has a watering system and high tensile fencing.  Just across the street is the Upper Hudson river.
     The seller can provide organic feed year-round. He sells large amounts of wrapped large bales every year and he can provide the necessary equipment to run the operation, a win-win situation for all.

  The barn is 36x122’ and has 50 large ties, 2” 4 unit pipeline, mats,  mow conveyor, 1000g bulk tank w/new compressor, 2 large steel grain bins, tunnel ventilation, new variable speed vacuum pump, new plate cooler, and a new Berg barn cleaner. The barn was remodeled in 2015.  It has a 7’ wide feed alley. Water is from 2 sources, a dug well and also public water.
     A concrete strip leads to a 40x100’ Coverall barn, new 11 years ago, with concrete floors and sand pens with a bedding pack. It is used for heifers and calves and has curtained side walls.
    
     The home is of colonial origin and, very much unlike the barns, is in poor condition. It has 4 bedrooms, and 2 baths and is heated by a wood stove. It has a partial basement. Same water as the barn - dug well + public water.

  
#1166 - Western Montgomery County
- 73 acres, all open, farmed organically
- decent facilities for livestock and machinery
- Amish farmers in the neighborhood
- $215000
       A beautiful parcel, and beautifully kept, too. There are 76.9 acres here of which 52 are tillable, 17 pasture and the remainder wooded, All gentle slopes, all in hay, and certified organic. There is 2978’ of road frontage, too. A dug well (lots of water, but has iron) located near the pond supplies water to the barn, but there also is a good spring in the woods that used to be the main source until the pipes needed to be replaced.
       The barn is 32x80’ single-storied (stable part), with a hay barn attached at the back (32x60’). There are 50 tie and a large leanto addition affords space for young stock. Milking and cleaning equipment has long been removed, but a 16x24’ silo remains, it is sealed storage, bottom-unloading, and intended for grain. The attached milkhouse is 16x20’.
       There is a 38x57’ pole barn and a 20x20’ garage. The garage has a new door overhead door, room for a small shop and a full second story, a nice building only the siding was never install over the sheathing..
       The home was removed some years back, but where it stood is a great building site, all lawn with shade trees and a circular drive. A dug well remains.

#1135 - Western Fulton County - UNDER CONTRACT
- Over 70 acres
- Private setting
- Almost new home and barn
- It's a diamond mine!
- $285000

        Western Fulton County - Hidden farmstead was built by Amish just 10 years ago and is being totally revamped by the current owner. It is exceptionally well insulated, has new windows, fresh paint, a new kitchen, 2 new baths, new septic, and new wiring. Downstairs there is a open floor plan with the kitchen, dining area and living room, which forms a wide U shape. There is a bath and bedroom downstairs as well. On the second floor is the second bath (both with showers, no tubs), a sitting room and two unfinished 15x20’ bedrooms. There are 1800 feet of living space, but the layout makes it feel even larger. The laundry is located in a full dry walk-out basement. Heat is by a new propane hot air furnace but there is also a woodstove in the basement. It heats easily - they only spent $600 last winter, and it was far colder than normal. All appliances are included.  A word on the home and grounds: You will find it very rustic and with lots of natural wood, on walls and ceilings both.
       You will find 72.7 acres here, with 1677’ of road frontage on two roads. It backs up to a power line, which has it’s own driveway. You can use this or the land under the line, all for free. On the farm itself are 45 acres of flat well-drained and very fertile land, Galway and Lansing soils.Stick it in and it grows. Even the fence posts have branches (joking). Most of the remainder is wooded, but there is some pasture as well. A large pond can be seen from the home, plus there is a seasonal stream. If you wish to own more land, we have 42 acres nearby which is for sale from a different owner.
       The barn is 40x90’ with a drive-in and clear-span mow. It was built for dairy with 23 tie stalls and room for youngstock. Now there are 6 temporary foaling stalls there. Everything is in good condition. There is a 25x48’ 4 sided machinery shed and a shop that is 10x20’ with a semi-finished interior. A drilled well services both barn and home. The driveway has been upgraded and 600’ of horse fencing was installed..
     

#1146 Below
The barn is large, 32x250’, and it is a far better barn than the house is a house.  Connected at its end is a 40x100’ pole barn which has been used at various times for hay, machinery and for livestock. In the main barn are 110 stalls. They need repair and were used most recently as freestalls. The barn has tunnel ventilation with spaces for 6 - 4’ fans, half of which appear to be complete. There is hay storage over its entire length and a Patz barn cleaner services half of it, a Clay or Badger chain on the rest. There is a large enclosed manure shed and a generator hookup and, in the oldest section, space for calves. Water is supplied by an artesian drilled well. There are 4 silos, no unloaders. 3 18x50s and a 14x40’.
       You will find a fairly new double 6 milking parlour. This appears to be in good shape. It has a 3” lowline, ATOs, and is rapid exit. Nice. The milkhouse is L-shaped and has 645 and  635 gallon bulk tanks and a newer 100g water heater/heat exchanger.
       The price is surprising low (are you sitting down?) - $160000. And for a total of $190000, you can get the following machinery with it:  CIH 1594 w/cab, 4WD, MF180 tractors, JD discbine, Claas 280 round baler, NH blower, 6’ brush hog, 4 row planter. Offers? (You might be pleasantly surprised.)

#1161 Below
The price is reasonable - $275000. Taxes are around $11500, but they have never taken steps to have them lowered. You could and you should. No Sunday showings on this one, please.



#1121 Below
     The price is $300,000 and the taxes are $4719. If you are serious about farming, you need to see this one right away.    For further questions or to arrange a visit or submit an offer, please give Larry Casler a call at 315-823-2970.
#1166 Below
      You can have this for a firm but fair $215000. If you do not want the fenced 6 acres of pasture and buildings, then you may subtract $25000. Taxes with no deductions taken are estimated at ~$3400.
#1135 Below
One of the interesting assets here is your very own diamond mine, Herkimer Diamonds, which can be found here and there in the area. Any mineral hound in the US knows all about them. They are large, pure quartzite crystals. A previous owner, digging in his spare time, sold $20000 worth of these crystals. There is a new rose garden and a small apple orchard.
       The farm is priced to sell at $285000. Taxes, complete, are $6881. Since the owner does not live here full time, he does not get the Star exemption - you could and would then see that figure plummet.
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.
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