DeSchepper- Multi-Parcel Estate Land Auction – +/-254.17 Acres of Eden Twp., Pipestone Co., MN Land

ESTATE MULTI-PARCEL LAND AUCTION

 +/-254.17 Surveyed Acres of Eden Township, Pipestone County Minnesota Land – This Farm Includes Parcels with Extremely High Percentages Tillable and 1 Parcel with a Mixture of Primarily Cropland with Approx. 12 Acres of Hayland – This Land has Some Excellent Productive Soils, Some Existing Drain Tile and is Located an Excellent Agricultural Area Near Jasper, MN

We will offer the following farmland at public auction “On Site” at the land located from Jasper, MN (Jct. Hwy. #23 and 1^st St. (Co. Hwy #1) – 1 ½ miles east on Co. Hwy. #1 and approx. ¼ mile north on 50^th Ave. to Driveway, then east into the farmstead to the Sale Site (**Note – The Farmstead/Acreage Site is NOT Included with the land being sold, as this site is being retained by a Family Member**); or from Pipestone, MN (McDonald’s Corner) – 6 miles south on 80^th Ave., 1 mile west on 41^st St.4m miles south on 70^th Ave., 2 West on 1^st St. (Co. Hwy. #1) ¼ mile north on 50^th Ave., then east on the driveway to the Sale Site.

MONDAY OCTOBER 23, 2023                SALE TIME:  10:00 AM

 AUCTIONEER’S NOTE: We are pleased to offer this high caliber farm at public auction on behalf of the Heirs of Robert & Betty DeSchepper.  Due to the multi-fractioned ownership and the family members have made the difficult decision to offer this property which has been in the DeSchepper Family for over 100 years with ownership dating back to the date of purchase in 1917.  If you are in the market for a high caliber parcel productive southern Pipestone County MN Land to add to an area row crop farming operation or as an investment, then make plans to inspect these properties and be in attendance at this auction!

 This Property Will be Offered in Multiple Individual Parcels, Combinations of Parcels or as a Whole – Parcels #1A & 1B – +/-112.84 Acres – Comprised of all the Land east of 50^th Ave. & west of the Farmstead; Parcel #2 – +/-141.33 Acres – All the DeSchepper owned land – east and northeast of the farmstead and west of 60^th Ave.; or as Parcels #1A & 1B and Parcel #2 Combined –The +/-254.17 Acres Combine Unit.  (Note the Existing Driveway is being retained as a part of the farmstead – with a 75’ access easement at the west end of the driveway for farm field access; additionally, there will be an access easement at the NW corner of the farmstead to provide access from Parcel #1A to Parcel #2.

This +/- 254.17 acre parcel of land will be offered as multiple parcels or as a whole.  This land is located in an excellent agricultural area in Eden Township in southern Pipestone County and within ½ mile of the Rock County line and Rose Dell Township.  This land has some excellent soils as according to the Pipestone County Assessor this farm has a CER on the +/- 148.97 acres in the SW¼ of 55.38 and on the portion in the S½ NE¼  & N½ SE¼ of 66.53; comparatively information obtained from Surety Agri-Data indicates this land as a whole has an extremely high weighted soil rating on the property on the portions being sold of a 94.5; or on Parcels #1A & #1B – a 96.5 or on Parcel #2  a 92.9, with the predominate soils on the crop acres comprised of primarily Class I & II soils.  The general topography of this land is gently rolling to rolling.  The farmability of this land has been enhanced by the installation of a significant amount of drain tile at various times, although the exact footage and location of all of the tile is unknown on some of the earlier installed tile, but maps on some of the later tile are available based on documentation provided by the owners.  According to FSA information this farm as a whole prior to the division and breakout of the acreage (which include little, if any cropland), had approximately 233.32 acres of cropland with an FSA 111.5 acre corn base with a 151 bu. PLC yield and a 112.0 acre soybean base with a 46. bu. PLC yield and has previously been enrolled under the ARC County Election of the USDA farm program for Corn & Soybeans. The non-tillable acres consist of approx. 12.12 acres of hayland on Parcel #2, with the remainder being waterways and roads on Parcels #1A, #1B & #2.  The combined total Non-Homestead RE taxes payable in 2023 on this land in its entirety (which included the farmstead not being sold) were $6,152.00 on 196.73 acres and $3,310.00 on 80 acres for a combined total amount of $9,462.00 (approx. $30.55 per acre.  This is a very desirable parcel(s) of land with high quality productive soils, very good eye appeal and an excellent location near an oil highway and near area grain terminals.

ABBREVIATED LEGAL DESC.:  Parcels #1A & #1B – +/-112.84 Acres in the SW ¼; Parcel #2 – +/-141.33 Acres in the S½ NE¼ & the N½ SE¼, all in Sec. 34, T. 105N., R. 46 W., (Eden Twp.), Pipestone County, MN. 

TERMS: Cash – A 10% nonrefundable earnest money payment on the day of the sale and the balance on or before Jan. 5, 2024, but not prior to Jan. 1, 2024, with full possession for the 2024 crop year and Fall Tillage Privileges subsequent to the harvest of the 2023 standing crops. Marketable Title will be conveyed and abstracts of title continued to date will be provided to the buyer for examination prior to closing.   All of the RE taxes payable in 2023 will be paid by the sellers with the buyer(s) to be responsible for payment of all of the RE taxes due & payable in 2024.  The sellers do not warranty or guarantee that existing fences lie on the true boundary and any new fencing, if any, will be the responsibility of the purchaser pursuant to MN statutes. FSA cropland acres, yields, bases & other information are estimated and subject to County Committee approval.  Drain tile maps on all of the existing tile are unavailable and tile information is as provided by the owners and is assumed to be correct, but is not guaranteed.  These properties are sold based on the acres as determine by a survey as completed by Stockwell Engineers, Inc., with the acres understood to be “more or less”.  This property is sold subject to existing easements, restrictions, reservations or highways of record, if any, as well as any or all applicable county zoning ordinances. FSA cropland, yields, bases & other information is estimated and not guaranteed and are subject to an FSA reconstitution and county committee approval.  This property is sold in “As Is Condition” and the information contained herein is deemed to be correct, but is not guaranteed.   The RE licensees/auctioneers in this transaction stipulate that they are acting as agents for the sellers. Sold subject to confirmation of the Owners. This property has potential to serve as an excellent addition to an area row crop or crop/livestock operation and/or as an investment property.  Please mark your calendars and plan to attend this auction, or if you are unable to attend and need to make arrangements to bid by phone, then contact the auctioneers prior to sale day to make arrangements. 

HEIRS OF ROBERT & BETTY DeSCHEPPER, Owners

Damain Sandy – O’Neill & Barduson Law Firm  Attorney & Closing Agent for the Estate – Pipestone, MN  

CHUCK SUTTON – Auctioneer & Land Broker – Pipestone Realty LLC- MN Auct. Lic. #59-26 – Sioux Falls, SD – ph. 605-336-6315 & Pipestone, MN – ph. 507-825-3389 

DEAN STOLTENBERG – RE Salesperson & Auctioneer – Lic. #59-38 – Jasper, MN – ph. 507-348-7352

JARED SUTTON, CAI – RE Salesperson & Auctioneer – Lic. #59-72 – Flandreau, SD – ph. 605-864-8527