1,742 Acre Row Crop Farm - Benton County Washington |
DescriptionExcellent Opportunity to Purchase Quality, Southeastern Washington Farm Ground The farm is located in Benton County, Washington, approximately seven miles north of Paterson, Washington and one mile west of Highway 221 on the north side of Horrigan Road. Paterson is situated on SR 14 approximately thirteen miles west of Interstate 82/Highway 395 near the Washington/Oregon border. The farm is approximately thirty minutes from the metropolitan hub of the Tri-Cities, Washington and about fifteen minutes from Prosser, Washington or Hermiston, Oregon. There are approximately 1,742Ò acres owned and 174Ò leased DNR land controlled through long-term leases. Of the total acreage, 914Ò of the owned acres and173Ò of the leased acres are farmed under pivots. There are a total of607Òacres in CRP. Additionally, there is approximately 232 acres of unused ground. The irrigation for the property is through Water Permits from Washington State Department of Ecology and is identified as permit G4-24758P. The permit allows for usage from March 1 through November 1 annually for 1,100Ò acres. The parcels are irrigated with well water from deep wells. The average well depth is approximately 1,250 feet with the bowls set at about 600 feet and static water levels are approximately 450 feet. The average cost of irrigation is between $120 - $150 per acre, depending upon the crop and the weather for the season. Due to high pH in the water, there is an additional $50Ò/acre expense to adjust the pH for the specific crops. Pivots are all Zimmatic systems that are newer than ten years each with full telemetric control. All of the buried pipe and mainlines are high pressure PVC. Power is provided by Benton Rural Electric Co-Operative and is charged with an annual start-up capacity charge, then billed according to usage. Parcel 1 1,132Ò Deeded acres plus 40Ò DNR acres. 532.8Ò Deeded acres under pivot and 40Ò DNR acres under pivot Parcel 2 610Ò Deeded acres plus 8.3Ò DNR acres 381.4Ò Deeded acres under pivot and 40Ò DNR acres under pivot Parcel 3 125.5Ò DNR acres 125.5Ò DNR acres under pivot Parcel 4 80? x 270? Packing/Shipping Facility w/Office 80? x 200? Mid-Term Onion/Potato Storage 80? x 200? Long Term Onion/Potato Storage Truck Scales Parcel 5 80? x 240? Short-Term Onion/Potato Storage Parcel 6 80? x 200? Mid-Term Onion/Potato Storage Parcel 7 XX Acres Vacant Land Zoned Industrial
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Property Details
1,742.00
I14631
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Horrigan Road
City: Paterson
WA
99345
Benton County
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Sat, 10/01/2011 - Mon, 12/31/2012
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Available
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Contact The Agent
Scott
Musser
Musser Bros. Inc.
5094166060
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