Decades of high yielding crop production have made this historic farm, birthplace of blues musician Muddy Waters, well known throughout the region. This is a highly desirable irrigated property with very productive soils, which have been planted in high yielding corn, cotton and soybeans in recent years. This 2,346 +/- acre tract contains 1,704.24 +/- cropland acres, of which approximately 97 percent is irrigated and 75 percent has been leveled for drainage and furrow irrigation.
Class I and Class II Bosket, Dubbs, and Dundee sandy loam and silt loam, suitable for high yielding corn, cotton and soybean production, make up approximately 43 percent of the cropland. Class III Forestdale and Tunica silty clay loam and silty clay, suitable for corn, cotton and soybean production make up approximately 34 percent of the cropland, with the balance consisting of Class IV Sharkey clay suitable for rice and soybean production. There are 259.59 +/- acres that have been precision leveled utilizing a tailwater recovery system for irrigation.
Improvements:
12 Turbine wells with gearheads and pumps
2 Turbine relift pumps in tailwater recovery pond and feeder ditch
1 2,540 +/- ft. Valley half circle pivot
2 1,320 +/- ft. Valley pivots
6 10,000-bushel grain bins
1 60 x 75 equipment shed