Auction Information
• 3,435 +/- Acres of Productive Tillable Land • Excellent Grain Markets/3 Miles to River Terminal • Over 2 Miles of Ohio RIver Frontage • Prime Hunting along the Mississippi Flyway • Adjacent to 10,000 Acre Sloughs Wildlife Management Area • Excellent Recreational Opportunities • Tracts Ranging from 2+/- Acres to 350+/- Acres • 7+/- Miles to Henderson, KY • 20+/- Miles from Evansville, IN
OPEN HOUSE/INSPECTION DATES
Wednesday, September 1 from 3pm - 6pm
Thursday, September 2 from 8am - 11am
Wednesday, September 15 from 3pm - 6pm
Thursday, September 16 from 8am - 11am
Wednesday, October 6 from 10am - Noon
INSPECTION HEADQUARTERS:
Henderson Co. Airport - 2154 Highway 136 West, Henderson, KY 42420
From the intersection of US Highway 60 and State Route 136 south of Henderson, Kentucky, travel west on State Route 136 for approximately 1 mile to the Henderson County Airport. Watch for signs...
From the intersection of US Highway 60 and State Route 136 south of Henderson, Kentucky, travel west on State Route 136 for approximately 1 mile to the Henderson County Airport. Watch for signs.
PROPERTY DESCRIPTION
3,435 Acres Cropland
Productive Henderson County farmland featuring Wheeling silt loam (elk) as the predominate soil type on this property. According to USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service, Wheeling silt loam carries a soil rating of only 9 bushels/acre less than Ashton silt loam and Huntington silt loam which are the two most productive soils in the county. Wheeling silt loam (elk) is capable of producing 180-200 bushels of corn/acre and 60 bushels of soybeans/acre.
The 2010 crop includes corn, milo, soybeans, wheat and double crop soybeans (refer to pictures). Be sure to schedule an appointment to inspect the 2010 growing crop and the potential of crop production on this property! This area experienced heavy rainfall during the 2010 spring planting season, however, this property experienced little flooding compared to surrounding area. (Refer to aerial photos). The Henderson County Farm Service Agency (FSA) office shows a total of 3,455 acres of tillable land on this property. Refer to website for FSA and soil information.
Over 2 Miles of Scenic Ohio River Frontage
A mixture of wooded and open shoreline offers an amazingly diverse landscape, with lush foliage, mixed hardwoods, and tillable farmland. Each season brings its own drama – especially buds of spring, and the explosion of autumn colors, when the hardwoods put on one of nature’s most impressive shows.
Prime Hunting / Deer, Goose & Duck
This could be some of the best combination hunting in the state of Kentucky featuring deer, goose and duck. The property is ideally located between the Ohio River and the Sloughs Wildlife Management Area. The Sloughs WMA consists of 10,998 acres of land which is Kentucky’s second largest wildlife management area in the state providing excellent wildlife habitat.
Tracts 13, 14, 15 and 21 are unique recreational/hunting tracts with frontage on the Ohio, easy access from McDonald Landing Road and high percentage of the acreage is mixed hardwood trees. Tracts 16, 17, 31 and 33 are larger woodland tracts with some slough areas providing excellent wildlife habitat for a variety of wildlife. Tract 41 is the largest slough area on the property providing excellent water fowl habitat. Investigate the potential of these tracts as excellent hunting and recreational tracts.
SLOUGHS WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREA
Sloughs Wildlife Management Area is located in Henderson and Union counties and contains approximately 10,000 acres, comprised of several tracts. Its main function is to provide outdoor recreational opportunities for various species of game. It contains a variety of habitats comprised of alternating ridges, sloughs, wetlands, woodlands, and crop lands. Kentucky’s largest great blue heron rookery is on the area and up to 20,000 Canada geese and 10,000 ducks winter annually.
The quality habitats at Sloughs provide opportunities to view wildlife at several sites. The Sauerheber Unit is the refuge portion of the WMA and is focused for waterfowl. Although its interior is closed each year from Nov. 1-Mar. 15 five wildlife viewing
sites are provided along Hwy 268
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PROPERTY LOCATION
From the intersection of US Highway 60 and State Route 136 south of Henderson, Kentucky, travel west on State Route 136 for approximately 1 mile to Geneva, Kentucky. Tracts 3 & 4 will be on the north side of the road, just across from the Henderson County Airport. Continue west on State Route 136 for Tracts 1-2. For the remainder of the tracts, at Geneva, Kentucky at the intersection of State Route 136 and State Route 268, travel north on State Route 268. Watch for Auction Tract signs.
AUCTION LOCATION
The Centre 715 Locust Street, Evansville, IN. 47708 Located on the corner of Locust Street and Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd. In Downtown Evansville. Directions: From I-64 - Take US 41 South approximately 17 miles to the Lloyd Expressway Exit. Take the exit and turn to the right. Continue on the Lloyd Expressway to the Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd. Exit. Take the MLK Blvd. exit and turn to the left, travel to the 5th stoplight which will be Locust Street. Turn left at the light and The Centre will be on your immediate right. From Henderson and locations South of Evansville - Take US 41 North and take the Lloyd Expressway exit. At the exit turn to the left and continue to the Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd. Exit. Take the MLK Blvd. exit and turn to the left, travel to the 5th stoplight which will be Locust Street. Turn left at the light and The Centre will be on your immediate right
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