FARM AND WOODS AUCTION - 176.5+/-ACRES IN 5 TRACTS IN WHITLEY CO, IN

PROPERTY DESCRIPTION This is an outstanding opportunity to purchase a conservation-minded Whitley County farm - 176.5+/- acres in Cleveland Township offered in 5 tracts, combinations or as a total unit. The farm carries 121.14 cropland acres per FSA on productive Blount, Pewamo & Haskins soils, & it carries just as much character: 47+/- acres of mature woods with excellent hunting & timber potential, plus the Sugar Creek corridor winding right through the middle of the farm. Frontage on both CR 700 S & CR 475 W gives access & options, & the offering is divided so that farmers, home-site buyers, investors, neighbors & recreational buyers can each bid on the piece that fits. Tracts 2 & 3 are each potentially buildable with a single residence on each tract and all tracts offer agricultural & recreational use. The property is subject to three recorded conservation easements held by Wood-Land-Lakes RC&D - copies are available upon request. Consider the possibilities! TRACT DESCRIPTIONS Tract 1: 53.5± ac of nearly all-tillable farmland with Blount & Pewamo soils & frontage on both CR 700 S & CR 475 W. A solid block of cropland & an easy add-on to any operation. Agricultural/recreational use only by itself, or consider combining with Tract 2 for flexibility in your potential home site. Tract 2: 3± ac with the existing barn & frontage on CR 700 S near the CR 450 W corner. A small tract that is potentially buildable in Whitley County - imagine the possibilities. Tract 3: 24± ac with frontage on CR 475 W, combining tillable ground with lower creek-bottom acreage & wooded cover along the waterway. Potentially buildable. Consider combining with Tracts 1 and 4 to keep all of the tillable together. Tract 4: 49± ac of productive tillable farmland with Blount, Haskins & Pewamo soils & frontage on CR 475 W at the northwest corner of the farm, including 2.04+/- acres enrolled in CRP through 2031. Agricultural/recreational use only. Tract 5: 47± ac of mature woods - offered as a "SWING TRACT". Excellent hunting ground with timber potential; a unique woods with fl owing water and established trails. Agricultural/recreational use only. Bids on Tract 5 by itself will be accepted only from adjoining landowners. All other bidders must include Tract 5 in a combination with Tract 3 and/or 4.