Waelder, TX 78959(Gonzales County)

ACCESS: The property has about 1148 feet of frontage on FM 2814 and about 664 feet of frontage on County Road 516. Access to the property is from the frontage along FM 2814 and a corner gate on County Road 516. County Road 516 is a well maintained caliche-gravel county road which is considered an all weather road.

OPTIONS: There are currently 5 tracts available to be purchased ranging from 25 acres to 49.9 acres. One may purchase one of the properties or combine several adjoining tracts. Please see the listing agent for a plat and price list.

Terrain: The terrain on this tract is fairly level. Much of the property has a nice view of the surrounding countryside.

VEGETATION: This property is mostly open with numerous scattered Live Oak, Post Oak and Mesquite trees. There is an area of heavy Mesquite tree cover that could hold native wildlife. Native grasses include common bermudagrass, halls panicum, little bluestem, Texas winter grass, rescue grass and hairy grama.

SOILS: The soils are fairly uniform throughout consisting of sandy loam soils overlying a clay subsoil.

FENCING: The property is completely fenced and has a set of working pens in the Northeast corner of the property.

WATER: There is no existing water well on the property and there is no rural water service in the immediate area. The area is blessed with shallow fresh water in the Carrizo strata thought to be generally in the 210 to 330 foot range below the ground surface. Water from water wells on neighboring properties is potable; but a water filter is normally used to filter out iron and other impurities. Water well drillers in the area include:

Link Benson, Waelder, TX 830-203-1722

Quoted $27,50 per foot with 4.5 inch casing, gravel packed, schedule 140 PVC (So a 300 deep well might cost $8,250 unequipped)

Bryce Wagener, B&S Water Well System Installer/Water Well Driller Nixon, TX 78140 830-556-9243

Chandler Drilling Inc., Yoakum, TX 361-293-3168 Note: The water well information on neighboring places are shown on the attached page.

Utilities: Guadalupe Valley Electric Cooperative power runs along the Eastern side of FM 2418. This single phase service overhead line is extended in a Westerly direction along the Southern boundary of Tracts 1, 2 and 3 and along the Eastern boundary of Tract 7 (as well as along the Eastern boundary of Tracts 4, 5 and 6) providing access to power to each tract. The Buyer will have to obtain an electric meter through GVEC. Cell service is good in the area.

WILDLIFE: Much of the area around the property is heavily wooded which makes for good wildlife habitat. There are Whitetail deer, turkey and feral hogs in the area. In this area there are also dove, raccoon, squirrel, fox, coyote, rabbits, and opossum.

TAXES: For 2019 the property is taxed Ag Use taxation. The 2018 taxes on the total 196 acres were $385.10 or $1.956 per acre per year. To continue Ag Use or Wildlife taxation, the new property Buyers will need to apply for one of those prior to May 1, 2020.

EASEMENTS: Apparently there is one old pipe line easement on the property along the FM 2814 frontage. This seems to be abandoned. A Guadalupe Valley Electric Cooperative easement is along the Southern boundary of Tracts 1,2 and 3 and along the Eastern boundary of Tract 7 (and along the Eastern boundary of Tracts 4,5 and 6) providing access to power to each tract.

MINERALS: The Sellers own a portion of the mineral estate and will convey one-half of their owned mineral estate at closing. The property is not presently leased for oil and gas exploration. There is some drilling activity in the area.