Mohrhauser – +/-112.75 Acres of Unimproved Lake Co., SD Land
May 27, 2021 @ 10:00 am
LAND AUCTION
+/-112.75 Acres of Southwestern Lake County, SD WRP Grassland/Pasture/Haying, Hunting & Wildlife Production Land
We will offer the following real property at auction at the land – Located from Madison, SD (Jct. of Hwy. #81 & #34 – Pizza Ranch Corner – 3 miles west to the Jct. of Highways #34 & 451st Ave. (NW Corner of the Madison Golf Club) – then approx. 8 miles south to Orland, SD, then 3 miles west on 241st St. and 1 mile south on 448th Ave.; from Junius, SD – 9 miles south on 448th Ave.; or from the Franklin Corner on Hwy. #19 – 9 miles west on Co. Hwy. 241st St. and 1 mile south on 448th Ave.
THURSDAY MORNING MAY 27, 2021 SALE TIME: 10:00 AM
Attention Cattle Producers, Hunters and Wildlife Enthusiasts. This auction provides an opportunity to purchase a parcel of land which has been utilized by the present owners as pasture, along with some hunting and recreational habitat, as this land is under a perpetual Wetland Reserve Easement (WRP) which prohibits any form of row crop production on this land, with the easement allowing for managed grazing subject to the terms of the easement or as an alternative haying after July 15th & prior to Sept. 1st and in compliance with an approved plan as administered by the USDA Natural Resource and Conservation Service (NRCS) – this plan is reviewed annually by NRCS and management activities such as haying, grazing, food plots, tree planting & removal, etc., are prohibited without an NRCS approved plan through a Compatible Use Authorization (CUA) – for more specifics concerning the easement potential buyers may contact the owner or David Flanery who is the NRCS Easement Specialist with oversight on this property – ph. 605-680-3996. This property may also provide some hunting and recreational opportunities, which is allowed under the terms of the WRP easement, with apparent hunting attributes evidenced by the pheasants and waterfowl observed at the time of inspection of the property by the auctioneers and furthermore by the deer stands and other developed hunting attributes observed on nearby properties. The majority of the owner’s share of the perimeter fencing is comprised of mostly newer high tensile fencing that was installed within the last 2 years with some additional to be completed in 2021 by Fawcett fencing & much of the remainder of the owner’s share is comprised of 4 strand barbed wire fencing that for the most part has been replaced within the last 10 years. Livestock water is provided by a dugout, a fork of the Vermillion River & lowland pockets and there is a rural water valve on an adjacent property near the northwest corner of the property, thus Kingbrook rural water could potentially be available. According to information obtained from Surety Agri-Data this land has a soils productivity index of 71.9. The total 2020 RE taxes payable in 2021 on this property are $1,507.24. If you are in the market for an affordable parcel of land to utilize in conjunction with a livestock grazing/haying program and/or hunting and recreational property, then make plans to inspect this property at your leisure prior to the auction and make plans to be in attendance at this auction.
LEGAL DESC.: Tracts 1, 2 and 3 of Geraets’ Addition in the E½ SE¼ and the E½ NE¼ of Sec. 25, 105N., R. 54W., (Clarno Twp.), Lake County, SD.
TERMS: Cash – A 15% non-refundable earnest money payment on the day of the sale with immediate possession and the balance due and payable on or before July 9, 2021. A Warranty Deed will be conveyed and owners title insurance provided with the cost to be divided 50-50 between the buyer and seller. All of the 2020 RE taxes due & payable in 2021 will be paid by the sellers, with the buyer(s) to be responsible for all of the 2021 RE taxes payable in 2022. The acres in this land are based on the acres stated on the recorded survey of Geraets’ Addition, with the acres to be understood to be “more or less”. Information contained herein is deemed to be correct but is not guaranteed. The buyer is bound to all terms and conditions of the existing perpetual WRP easements in place, which perpetually prohibits row crop production on this land. This property is sold subject to existing easements, restrictions, reservations or highways of record, if any. The RE licensees in this transaction stipulate that they are acting as agents for the seller. Sold subject to confirmation of the owners. For additional information contact the Owners or the Auctioneers. To make arrangements for absentee or phone bidding contact the auctioneers.
ADAM & YE MOHRHAUSER, Owners – 605-359-8703
CHUCK SUTTON – Auctioneer & Land Broker- Sioux Falls, SD – ph. 605-336-6315 & Flandreau, SD – ph. 605-997-3777
WAYNE BESSMAN – RE & Pers. Property Auctioneer – Madison, SD – ph. 605-270-4980
& JARED SUTTON – Auctioneer & RE Broker Associate – Flandreau, SD – ph. 605-864-8527