23510 Pike 262 , Clarksville, MO 63336(Pike County)

There is a functioning homestead on TRACT 2 that consists of a single story 832 sq. ft. frame home, built in 1988. The house has vinyl siding, a shingle roof, thermal pane windows and is hooked to a private well and its own sewer system. The house has three bedrooms, one full bath, a nice size kitchen with cabinets and all the appliances. It has a very comfortable living room, and a washer and electric dryer hook-up. The home would make a very secluded place to live, a convenient place for a hired hand or outstanding hunting facility. In addition to the home there is a very nice four-bay detached pole frame garage that is 20 x 40 with a full concrete floor, wired with 4 overhead doors. There is also a large 36 x 60 pole frame machine/livestock shed that is open to the south. There is an open front 38 x 70 hay shed. The homestead also has other various support buildings.

TRACT 3: Consist of 310 +/- acres. It is largest of the three tracts and lies on the west end of the Smith Property. This tract has a considerable amount of open creek bottom that is currently being used for crop production, the balance is in mature timber, some open ground for pasture and hay production, Buffalo Creek and a nice pond. Tract 3 will be accessed over the existing roadway.

NOTE: According to the Pike County FSA Office there are 354.54 acres of crop land on the Smith Property. Please consult the available FSA maps to see how many acres are in each tract, there is NO CRP or WRP.

NOTE: There is a row crop farm tenant in place for the 2022 crop year only, he is paying $125.00 per farmed acre. The new buyer(s) will receive will receive the entire 2022 payment based on the farmed acre on their tract. There is an agreement in place for the neighbor to harvest the 2022 hay crop.

NOTE: The property has a good, private all-weather gravel roadway that runs entirely through the farm from Pike County Road 262 on the north end to Pike County Road 218 on the south. This provides wonderful access to any portion of the property.

Each tract will have a 40-foot easement for ingress, egress and utility installation on the existing roadway. However, there will be no maintenance agreement on the roadway.

CREEK NOTE: Buffalo Creek runs through some of the Smith Property. It is a good fresh water source that is spring fed with lots of solid rock bottom, usable gravel bars and is beautiful with high overlooking bluffs.

NOTE: The farm is terraced with various conservation structures in place to retain top soil and control erosion.

AUCTIONEER NOTE: The Smith Property has lots of attractive features, privacy, mature timber, year a round creek, some fantastic deer and turkey hunting, tillable and hay ground for income, comfortable home and functioning homestead. A perfect location, close to Highway 61, minutes from Bowling Green, MO and close to the Greater St. Louis, St. Charles, Lincoln County, Metropolitan area.

METHOD OF SALE: Property will be sold by the acre with choice between tracts. We will offered internet bidding for those bidders that want to bid online.

TERMS & CONDITIONS: Buyers to pay 10% down sale day with the balance due and possession given in 45 days or less, subject to the current crop and hay tenant rights. Cost for title preparation, title insurance premium and closing costs to be split 50/50 between the Seller and new Buyer(s). The 2022 property taxes will be pro-rated to the day of closing.

TITLE WORK is being done by Pike County Title 215 West Church Bowling Green, MO 63334 phone 573-324-5880

SELLER: NORMAN and IDA SMITH TRUST