Located in the Blackbelt Region of Mississippi this property is 2,147 acres. The soils of the Blackbelt Region are very dark fertile soils and often rival midwestern soils in productivity.
This propertys rich soils and variety of forages make is truly a unique cattle operation. The weather provides an ample growing season for warm season perennial grasses that are enhanced by tremendous amounts of clovers and winter annual grasses. The forage growth on this operation allow for a stocking rates of one cow/calf pair per two acres or 1000 pounds of stocker type cattle per acre. These stocking rates are based on a 12-month grazing period with minimal supplement in the late fall. The cost of land per animal unit on this operation is well under $6K. This cost per is far below the industry average anywhere in country.
This property has been operated by the same family for multiple generat...
This property has been operated by the same family for multiple generations. Currently used as a backgrounding operation to stage Southeastern cattle into feedlots or stocker operations throughout Oklahoma, Kansas, and the Panhandle of Texas. With the two million plus head of cattle that move from the Southeast annually to these other areas of the country this is an ideal location for an extremely highly productive operation. Large groups of cattle can be put together and placed in either stocker operations or feed yards. The owner has a large order buying facility that sits just off the property that could be purchased in addition to this property.
Adding to the value of the land from production is the wildlife component. There is superb white-tail deer habitat including cover, edge, water sources, and excellent feed sources of forbs and browse. Coupling the habitat with Mississippis excellent deer management program the quality and quantity of deer are remarkable.
There are many other game and nongame wildlife species available on the property including eastern wild turkeys, bobwhite quail, dove, and waterfowl. Currently 142.78 Acres are in CRP Quail Habitat receiving $14,990 annual income through 2031.
The property is 20 miles south of Tupelo, Mississippi which is the birthplace of Elvis Presley. The property itself lies in Chickasaw County which is named after the Chickasaws a group of indigenous peoples that lived in the area for hundreds of years prior to European settlers. The civil war and the civil rights movement both of which shaped our nation occurred in this area. There is deep history and individuals who enjoys such history can spend years researching a discovering many places in the area that have helped to shape the United States.
As many places across the Unites States grow in population there are competing demands for natural resources. Water availability and quality for years has been and will continue become even more of an important natural resource. There is sufficient water in this area receiving on average around 57 of precipitation.
Currently there are not irrigation systems in place as the annual precipitation is more than sufficient for cattle grazing. Neighboring properties have designed impoundment systems to capture and utilize the ground water for farming purposes. The property is in Tuscaloosa aquifer if it desired to drill wells.
This is a great operation and opportunity to own a piece of property that can make an operating return and continue to increase in value.
Offered in cooperation with Southern Land Company TN LLC., Listing Agency, Agent: William L. Gate III 901-488-0368.
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