It’s pretty rare for someone to step onto a piece of property and feel that it was perfectly architected, but that’s exactly the feeling you get setting foot on this farm. Located about 15 minutes northeast of Hiawatha in Irving Township, this 139.3 +/- acre property has just about everything a buyer could ask for. The seller has always made it a priority to keep this property in pristine condition and it certainly shows. Heading into the graveled drive off of Sagebrush Road you are led to three outbuildings. The first is an open sided hay storage barn with rough dimensions of 28’x30’, then a roughly 33’x45’ fully enclosed building with three overhead doors. The furthest left of these doors leads into a concrete floor separated portion, with the balance of that building being a gravel floor. The furthest right building is approximately 23’x30’ gravel floor with tall sliding doors for additional storage. In front of the buildings there is an 11 tree orchard, including apple and pear trees.

There are two live creeks on this property, Lost Shirt Creek and Roys Creek, both with great stands of oak, walnut, and other hardwoods lining their banks and the draws leading into them. Lost Shirt Creek laces through from east to west and dumps into Roys Creek just off of the north property line. As you head along the two track past the buildings, you’re flanked by fertile hillside tillable ground, which is tiled and terraced, as well as dense wooded cover, native warm season grass strips, and strategically placed cedar trees for wildlife habitat. This two track leads right over the dam of a beautiful 4-acre lake, which was just dredged in July 2019. The diversity of this property is second to none with both hill ground, bottom ground, high views, water features, and tons of wildlife. There are two sections of CRP, totaling 5.1 acres, which will be expiring on September 30, 2023. Currently, there are roughly 67 acres in production, excluding the 5.1 acres in CRP, with more possible. Three different chunks that are currently being hayed would provide between 15 and 16 more acres of tillable production. The 5.1 acres in CRP are paying $418 annually.

The amount of wildlife on this farm and their sign is truly impressive. The rubs, scrapes, turkey droppings, quail sightings, and more have been top notch every time I’ve been there. This is a great area of the county, not only for production, but for big deer and lots of turkeys. It is very apparent that the seller made it a priority to maintain habitat for quail as the coveys seem large and very healthy on this piece. Electricity is available 1/4 mile from the northeast corner of this property, but would have to be run depending on where a build site would be. This ground is located 15 minutes from Hiawatha, 1 hour 30 minutes from Kansas City, 45 minutes from St. Joseph, 2 hours from Omaha, and 2 hours 15 minutes from Lincoln. Whether it’s an addition to a farming operation, a homesite with incredible views, or a weekend getaway for recreational activities with good income, give this property a hard look. For disclosures, CRP/farm info, or to schedule a showing contact Joey Purpura at (785) 831-3045.

Property Features

-139.9 +/- acres

-3 outbuildings

-Approx. 28’x30’ hay storage building with 1 open side

-Approx. 33’x45’ enclosed building with 3 overhead doors, partial concrete floor partial gravel

-Approx. 23’x30’ enclosed gravel floor building with large sliding door

-Orchard with apple and pear trees

-Very well-maintained property

-Good 2 track road throughout property

-Roys Creek and Lost Shirt Creek on the property

-Oak, walnut, and other mixed hardwoods lining the creeks and draws running into them

-Approx. 67 acres currently in production

-Approx. 15-16 acres currently being hayed, could be broken out to farm

-Portions of the hill ground tiled and terraced

-Diversity in tillable ground with fertile bottom fields

-5.1 acres in CRP expiring in 2023

-Incredible deer and turkey sign

-Healthy coveys of quail

-Beautiful 4-acre lake which was dredged July 2019

-Strategic warm season grass strips and planted cedars

-Road access on east side

-Beautiful build sites

-Excellent location and access

-15 minutes from Hiawatha

-45 minutes from St. Joseph

-1 hour 30 minutes from Kansas City

-2 hours from Omaha

-2 hours 15 minutes from Lincoln