RECREATIONAL FARM FOR SALE acres in Sangamon County, Illinois

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1 320 S. Crossing Dr. P. O. Box 169 Sherman, IL RECREATIONAL FARM FOR SALE acres in Sangamon County, Illinois Located five miles east of Springfield, Illinois In the middle of nowhere, twenty minutes from downtown Perfect for the hunter or nature lover, this property features income-producing cropland, river frontage (over 1 1/3 miles) on the South Fork, restored prairie grasses, fishing pond, nature trail on an abandoned railroad bed, managed wildlife habitat, almost 32 acres of planted hardwoods, and mature timber. This property is home to deer, quail, pheasant, wild turkey, rabbits, raccoons, beaver, skunks, ducks, doves, and other wildlife. Planted hardwoods include multiple varieties of oak, hickory, pecan, ash, and cypress. This is a secluded site, with easy and quick access from Springfield. Asking price: $516,000 Divided by acres = $2,440.64/acre Information in this brochure is believed to be correct, but may be subject to correction or updating. Farmland Solutions LLC represents the sellers in this transaction.

2 Acreage: as shown on Sangamon County tax bills. Land use breakdown Total Acres* Estimated Crop Acres Hardwood planting Restored prairie grass Wildlife food plot 5.00 *Acreage above is as listed on tax bills. No survey will be provided. Farm is lease free for The farm operator for several recent years has been MDM Farms, of New Berlin. Real Estate Taxes: $1, for 2015 taxes paid in 2016 Tax parcel # Acres Taxes $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $1, Note: the 2-acre and 5-acre residential lots within the farm are NOT part of the property. The Round Prairie Water Coop supplies municipal water near to the property. A selective timber harvest supervised by a professional forester was done in Photo at left shows the mature timber at the south tip of the property. Future timber harvests are permitted under the permanent conservation easement terms.

3 The former B & O Railroad right-of-way, (photo, left) IS part of the property, bisecting both parcels in an east-west direction. The Conservation Reserve Enhanced Program (CREP) area is subject to a permanent conservation easement held by the Sangamon County Soil and Water Conservation District. This easement requires continued conservation use: no buildings, roads, nor cropping. It does not require providing public access. Hunting, oil well drilling, or approved & professionally managed timber harvests are permissible. The piers for the former bridge across the Sangamon River remain standing at the east end of the railroad right-ofway. There is a constructed wetland with a water level control structure that empties into the river along the east boundary of the farm. Compliance with CREP plan includes occasional burning or mowing of prairie grasses, and annual planting of the 5- acre food plot. Land features Pond Mature timber Reforestation Former RR bed nature trail Prairie grass restoration Constructed wetland Wildlife food plot River frontage Productive cropland Secluded, close to city Hypothetical value of a future timber harvest: $200/tree, 200 trees per acre, 30 acres, = $1,200,000 in years

4 PROPERTY LOCATION, five miles east of Springfield, a mile northwest of Rochester, Illinois. Reproduced with permission of Rockford Map Publishers, Inc. Directions to property: From intersection of I-55 and Route 29, go towards Rochester on Route 29 one mile, turn left on Tuxhorn Road. Follow Tuxhorn Road three miles, turn left on Wright Road, go another quarter-mile and turn right on Gaule Road. Go 1 ¼ miles and turn right on Bakutis Road, then another immediate right on Falcon Road, which dead-ends at the property.

5 Farm Service Agency field boundaries Soil types in the crop-producing fields: West field: East field: Primarily Osco silt loam, Ipava silt loam, Assumption silt loam. Terrain is level to rolling. Soils have high yield potential, and tile lines have been recently installed to improve sub-surface drainage. Osco silt loam, Worthen silt loam, Hickory clay loam, Sawmill silty clay loam. Terrain is primarily rolling; fields are labeled Highly Erodible by the Farm Service Agency. Productivity of these soil types ranges from high to poor. Sale terms: Sellers will provide a title insurance policy to the buyer in the amount of the purchase price. Sellers expect a minimum of 20% earnest money to accompany any written offer to purchase. Buyer will assume responsibility for Conservation Reserve Program contract compliance. Illinois Licensed Real Estate Broker Kent Kraft is the designated agent for the sellers. For more information or to make an offer, call (cellular phone) or (office).

6 Abbreviated Legal Description: The Southwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter of Section 4; the Southeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter of Section 5; all that portion of the West Half of the Northwest Quarter of Section 9 lying north of the South Fork of the Sangamon River; all lying and being in Township Fifteen North, Range Four West of the Third Principal Meridian. Except for that part of the aforementioned Southwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter of Section Four, described as follows: From the Northeast Corner of Said Quarter Quarter Section, measure South along the East line of said Quarter Quarter Section, 215 feet to the point of beginning; thence continuing South along said East line, measure feet to the North right of way line of the B & O Railroad; thence Westerly along said North right of way line, measure feet; thence North, parallel to the East line of said Quarter Quarter section measure feet; thence Easterly measure 422 feet to the Point of Beginning. That part of the West Half of the Southeast Quarter of Section Four lying West of the South Fork of the Sangamon River; the Southeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter of Section Four; part of the South Half of the Northeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter of Section Four; except all coal and minerals with the right to mine and remove same, heretofore conveyed of record, if any. All located in Township 15 North, Range 4 West of the 3 rd P. M., in Sangamon County, Illinois.