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12409 OTSEGO COUNTY OPERATING DAIRY FARM: Operating dairy with excellent home and very good 70 cow barn on 212 acres, west of Cooperstown . There are 80 acre tillable, and some of them are creek flats as a creek winds through the property. All alfalfa land. Another 75 are pasture and 50 more are wooded with good hunting. Large road frontage. The home has 8 rooms, a fireplace (will be refaced by owner), refinished wood floors with some carpet and some ceramic tile - all like new. There is a mud room, country kitchen with new cabinetry, living room, office and a bath down with 3 bedrooms and an attic above. The home has new vinyl siding, new windows, many new floors. The barn is 55x100' and has 70 ties n 3 rows with a 1.5” Universal pipeline, 700 gallon bulk tank, Clay and Jamesway cleaners, and 2 silos (18x40, 20x60). There is a spreader shed and a generator hookup. There is a 22x48 pole barn that is nearly new and an older 2 story hay (or heifer) barn (32x70') Also a trailer hookup next to this barn. A country road winds across the center of the property, but all the buildings and all the pasture is on the same side of the road. Nearly new oil furnace. Taxes are about $6000 (no Star) and the price is $400,000.

12394  COMMERCIAL HORSE FARM WITH BEAUTIFUL ARENA:  Fantastic arena on this horse farm. Just 5 years old, the arena is like new in every way. It measures 72x198’ and has 19’ side walls, is well lit, with good footing and tapered lower walls so your horse cannot brush you off against the wall. A 2 story wing is 36x48’, is heated, and has its own bathroom and 5 12x12’ box stalls with rubber floors, a wash stall, tack area. Upstairs is a lookout onto the arena. This area is insulated and heated and could be finished off into living space, an office or game room. The home, built in the early 1800’s, was a parsonage in years gone by and is in nice condition. Downstairs is a double living room, formal dining room (with mock fireplace), country kitchen, den, sun porch, and a 2 car garage (new roof). All floors are hardwood. Upstairs are 2 very large bedrooms and a large hall. At one time in the past, each bedroom must have been divided into two smaller bedrooms. Heat is a new oil hot air furnace and also wood (see below).There is also a 2 story storage shed (20x25’). There are 11.6+ acres here, all flat open land, all with fine views, and is in an area with one beautiful operating farm right after another along the road. Taxes are absurdly low at $1200 (the arena is still exempt, but they get no Star as their daughter occupies the home - this is a Town known for low taxes) and the price $325,000.

Also available is significantly more land, priced at $3500/acre, choose what you want, and useable for hay, pasture or trail riding. A second home, also in nice condition, and on a double lot, is available for an additional $100000. This is somewhat private and once was a schoolhouse, though you would never guess it today. It has a 2 car attached garage, a den, bathroom, kitchen, living room with a sun porch, one bedroom and a finished storage room downstairs. Upstairs is a large unfinished attic which could easily accommodate 3 bedrooms. It has a new roof, paved drive, and oil hot air heat. A large deck off the back connects to an above-ground swimming pool. It is nicely landscaped. The last thing that is available are 30 horses. They will be sold individually and priced attractively.

This farm is offered by a family who is retiring from the horse business due to ill health and the untimely death of a family member. They will continue their other farming ventures and are retaining some buildings and additional land to do this. If it were important enough to a buyer, they could sell their beautiful Federal brick home and the other barns and land (including a camp on a large lake) that they prefer to retain. Let me explain further: this is a family compound and is comprised of numerous tax parcels which adjoin. The buildings share a few services: an outside wood furnace heats the horse farm home, the horse barn and the owner’s home. A drilled well is on the property being sold, but also services other farm buildings. A spring on property being retained services, among other buildings, The horse farm home. We will need to do a bit of good will give and take so all parties are satisfied. Fortunately, the owners are great folks and are willing to listen to creative suggestions. The homes are fairly far apart so neither party will feel like anyone is close upon them and the land across the street is also owned by the main farm.

12382   HERKIMER COUNTY STOCKED AND EQUIPPED CATTLE AND CROP FARM: Step right in here and get down to business. This 159 acre farm comes fully stocked and equipped with 57 head of mostly Angus and Angus X beef cattle, a Belgian mare and her filly foal (maybe even the dogs) and a very extensive line of mostly newer equipment ready to go to work. There are 104 tillable acres here of mostly high lime Honeoye and Lima silt loam soils, 10 acres of woods and the remainder in well fenced pasture. There is also a year round stream and 3 ponds to water your stock. As an added bonus there is a lifetime rent free lease for the adjoining 450 acre farm owned by a downstate hunting club with another 145 tillable acres. That makes a total of 250 tillable acres available here. There is a natural gas lease and a meteorlogical tower lease that will go with the farm. The home is an 8 room 25 year old raised ranch in very nice condition. The main floor has an eat-in kitchen, living room, 2 bedrooms, office and bath and it sells completely applianced and furnished. The finished basement was once a separate apartment with an entry hall, kitchen/living room, bedroom and 3/4 bath. There is also a stand up attic, a garage below, a large rear deck overlooking the fields, aluminum siding, new thermopane windows, a new oil hot water furnace and another wood furnace, a 200 amp electric service, a never ending artesian well water supply, 750 gal fiberglass septic and generator hookup. There is a modular pad just below the house with it's own electric hookup and septic in place should you wish to make use of it. The 40'x 110' former dairy barn with full overhead hay storage has had the stalls removed to make it more suitable to run beef cattle but the Patz barn cleaner remains along with a 14'x40' concrete stave silo with an unloader. The barn is soon to have a complete rehab by the noted Woodford Brothers firm. There is a new 48'x80' enclosed steel pole machinery barn with a 25'x80' attached leanto and another 30'x40' steel pole stock barn with 2 box stalls. The very extensive line of mostly later model tillage, planting, harvesting (including 2 combines) and hauling equipment included is way too long to get into here but will be provided upon request. All tools and miscellaneous equipment needed around a farm (and he has just about everything) are also included along with all crops growing and in storage at the time of sale. Note: The owner is interested only in a package deal. Total taxes are $4647 with the star program and the package price is a firm $795,000. 

12376 NEW 276 COW FREESTALL FARM: This barn is 60x400' and has 276 freestalls with 192 locks. The barn was built in 2004. 138 cow mats. There is a 16x24 building with living space for hired help or use as an office building. Barn area has 1% slope in all directions. Well produces 100 gallons/minute. There are 165 acres with 45 tillable, 55 pasture and 65 woods. 150 acres is available to rent for tillage. There are crop growers in the area that sell hay and corn. The ranch home was also new in 2004 and has 3 bedrooms, 2 full baths and a beautiful kitchen. There is also a 24x48 mobile home with 3 bedrooms that has been used only 4 years. This is a good opportunity for a dairyman to set up a modern free stall operation just the way they want it. The farm is in a nice area with good schools. Asking $785,000

12309 LARGE FARM OFFERED IN MANY WAYS : Large farm is offered numerous ways. In total, there are 529 acres, of which 390 are tillable. More is available to purchase or rent (cheap rent!). This is well-improved land, lots of tiling and hedgerow removal has been done. There are numerous very large fields here and the low elevation gives it a greater growing season than many of its neighbors. You will find some extraordinary views here as well, along with many streams and ponds. New $9000 water system was designed with a 300 cow freestall in mind. The barn is a tie stall barn, however, and has 160 stalls, 98 of which are brand-new, along with the water cups. There are many improvements to it: tunnel ventilation, automatic take-offs, variable speed vacuum pump, 3000g bulk tank, concrete barnyard with auto feeding from 2 concrete silos, roller mill, Patz-guard mangers, all new stalls in the long part, hay drier, Patz & Cornell cleaners.... There are 4 Harvestores (3 @20x60's + 20x40), 3 concrete silos 24x50's w/auto feeding, 16x45 and 14x30) and a grain drying and storage system for 6-700 tons (the drier holds 200 tons). The barn measures 36x150 (2 story) and 36x300 (single story). A new metal roof is over all of it. Inside the barn is room for 50 young stock in 18 pens and 30 ties. There are 2 40x80' machinery sheds, a workshop/storage area, a trailer for help, and a 3 year old home. The home has 3 bedrooms, 2 baths, gas hot water heat, a full basement, kitchen-dining room and living room. It is 26x40'. 2 additional homes are deeded separately and can be made available ($55000 & $80000 - both have been remodeled).

There are 120 Holstein milk cows (partly registered), 34 heifers due in January, 15 due in April +M 30 yearlings, 60 calves, 15 steers & 3 bulls. There is a very extensive line of machinery: 2006 4wd JD 6625 Tractor w/cab, 1994 JS201 discs, 1999 NY 1475 Hydroswing haybine, 2 1990 NH 258 rakes, 1999 NH 570 baler/kicker, 2000 NH 644 round baler, 2000 bale wrapper, 1987 bush Hog, 2 hay elevators, 2000 80' 8' grain elevator, 1998 IH 900 chopper w/2 heads, 1984 IH blower, 6 1986 Dion SU wagons, 6 1987 kicker wagons, 3 1984 Kilbros grain wagons (one is set up for fertilizer), 1995 6 ton stainless steel fertilizer/lime spreader, 1998 Brock gas dryer and 7150 bu. bin, 1999 24990bu. storage bin, 2 1994 roller mills, 2004 IH manure spreader, 3 1991 Patz silo unloaders, 3 1996 Harvestore silo unloaders, 2 feed carts, farm trailer, 1969 IH 560 diesel tractor, 1973 and 1969 Chevy vans, 1989 IH diesel truck, 1985 GMC diesel truck, 1984 4wd White 175 tractor, 1 1982 & 2 1984 IH 966 tractors, 1990 & 1999 IH 1066 tractors, 2000 4wd JD 7800 tractor, Farmall M tractor, 1999 CIH skid steer (diesel), 1983 JD 6620 combine w/grain head, 1994 JD 7720 diesel combine, 1994 Perfecto Land Conditioner, 1984 IH 18' discs, 1980 Lowry land roller, IH 20 hole grain drill, stone picker, 1997 IH 6 bottom plows, 1999 JD chisel plows, 1985 Century sprayer, 100 amp generator, + a small tool inventory worth $20000.

If you buy the farm, they will throw in all hay stored (10000 bales when I wrote this) and all haylage at no extra cost. $1.7M. The bare farm is $1,000,000, the cattle are $353,700, and the machinery is priced at an asking price of $354,000. Taxes are $13000.

If you wish to buy with less land, here is a breakdown, based upon the various tax parcels which comprised the farm:

123 acres with home farm - $495000. Has nearly all the buildings, 6500' of frontage, 55 tillable plus lots of fenced pasture.

7.9 acres, former railroad (would make an excellent trail). A stream crosses it - $15800

31.7 acres with 15 tillable, 925' of frontage on Rte 5 and it has a deep gravel bed, partly developed. A stream crosses it - $63400

47.2 acres with 44 tillable and 1000?' of frontage, and has fine views overlooking the valley. This is high quality land, with much tiling done as well as hedge-row removal - - $188800

61.7 acres with 50 tillable, the remainder wooded, and 1230' of frontage. You will gasp at the views here. This is high quality land, with much tiling done as well as hedge-row removal - $250000.

106.4 acres with 82 tillable and 3600' of frontage. The tillable land figure is partly inflated because a power line crosses the land and the land underneath it is used by the owner as if it were his. The remainder of the land is pasture which surrounds a stream. This is high quality land, with much tiling done as well as hedge-row removal? - $212800

144 acres, with 107 tillable and 4600' of frontage. It is in 2 parts, quite close, connected by a right of way. 2 streams traverse it. This is high quality land, with much tiling done as well as hedge-row removal - $288400

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12338 OTSEGO COUNTY DAIRY: 127 acres in the rolling hills just outside of Morris and buy a short drive from Oneonta. Land has been surveyed and fenced for rotational grazing. There are 80 tillable acres, 12 woods and the balance pasture. Two story recently renovated home is fully insulated and easy to heat. It has new wiring, siding and interior walls. The roof, furnace and most appliances are less than 5 years old. Dual heat uses indoor oil fired furnace and outdoor wood furnace. The barn is 140' long and set up with about 68 free stalls and mats. There are also 2 box stalls. The barn will hold about 80 head. There is an attached 16 swing New Zealand style milking parlor. All fixtures are less than 5 years old. There is also a 32x48' shop building with high overhead clearance. Attached garage and woodshed. There is also a very nice two section outbuilding that has a half concrete floor with gates and water. The other half is used for equipment. $359,000

12380     FREE STALL FARM WITH VIEWS NOW RUNNING BEEF:  Beef farm with views and what will be a great home. This has 155 acres, of which 70-80 are tillable and another 20-30 are pasture, the remainder being wooded. It is in 2 parcels (118 acres on the home place and 47 acres nearby) and has a large amount of road frontage on each one. There are southern views from everywhere, several streams, one pond, and a couple of good pond sites for others if someone desires more. The home will require some explanation. The original part is about 200 years old, as evidenced by the hand-hewn beams and pegged post and beam construction. From the outside, it looks fairly new and has log siding, with a very large addition (20x30' - 2 stories) with 8 dormers and spacious wraparound porches, positioned to take advantage of the views. The home has 3400 square feet of living space, 10 rooms, 5 bedrooms and 2 full baths. There are 2 oil hot air furnaces, a newer one and a much older old one which they do not use any longer, but was left in place as a backup. There are also 2 wood stoves (which will stay with the property) and a massive stone fireplace. Water is from an excellent spring. The chimney has 4 flues. Downstairs, there is a large living room with a new entranceway added to it. To one side is a large study and, going straight, is the dining room, which is 16x20'. It has knotty pine paneling and will have a new hardwood floor. It also serves as sort of a hub room. All these rooms have the hand-hewn beams exposed. To the right, off the dining room, is a completely new kitchen, which has a door opening to one of the porches for easy barbecuing. It has cathedral ceilings with pine paneling and whole tree rafters exposed. The cabinets were custom made by Amish craftsmen and they have granite countertops. The appliances here are new and they stay with the property. The floor is ceramic tile and it has track lighting. Off the other side of the dining room is a large bath, which has ceramic tile floors. A separate tiny room in the bath houses the toilet. Next to it, also coming off the dining room is a large laundry (new appliances, which stay). A child's play loft is above this. Beyond the laundry is a large mud room, with a coat closet. Both these rooms have pine wall paneling and ceilings. Beyond the dining room is the 20x30' Great Room. Again, there are wood floors, walls and ceilings with whole tree joists exposed. Floors here are oak. This is where the fireplace is located. Windows are strategically placed to take advantage of the views. Upstairs are 5 bedrooms. Four of these are (or will be) normal-sized. A hall is planned that will make the largest smaller. There is planned another full bath and more closet space in part of this space. Though this future hallway, you come to the master bedroom, which has its own separate full bath, with Jacuzzi tub, 2 walk-in closets. This room measures 20x30', has whole tree rafters exposed and pine paneled walls and ceilings with a wood floor. The main barn is 30 years old, or pole construction and measures 45x90' or more. It could house 60 cows easily, though there are only freestalls for 24 in there now. It was originally a dairy barn and the BouMatic pipeline (services a 6 stall flat parlour) and 1000g bulk tank are still there and could be reused. This barn is clear-span and could also be used as a riding arena. There is also a 31x40' carriage house and it has very high ceilings and would make an excellent 6 box stall horse barn. There is room in it for a small apartment as well + it has hay storage overhead. Done right, this could be a very attractive building. $375,000

OK, I have been telling you the good stuff. Now some disclaimers: do not expect to see this property in a pristine state. There are WAY too many possessions there - and they are everywhere. The owners are moving their operation to a western state and have been paring down on what they own, but there is a very long way to go. The outside has old machinery parked everywhere. There is just stuff everywhere you turn. You will have to look beyond this to realize just how nice this property can be. If you can't imagine it with everything gone, you need to wait to see it until after this has happened - if it lasts that long on the market. Another thing - not all the work has been done. One half of the study needs finishing, the dining room floor needs to be installed, and some general sprucing up and finish work is needed in the older rooms. There are a number of these small projects that are unfinished and the owner will work on them, as well as the cleanup, as time allows.

The following machinery is available to purchase with the property; otherwise he will schedule an auction before the closing and it will disappear then: JD 4020 with cab, JD 2010 with rebuilt engine (still at the shop), David Brown 1200 with somewhat older rebuilt engine, JD 440 track loader (new track and clutch), 3 NH 1469 self-propelled haybines, JD 480 haybine, 2 IH 47 balers with kickers, Kuhn tedder, 2 JD 115 forage wagons, NH forage wagon, 4-5 hay wagons with kicker racks, 3 bottom plows, disc, drags, old IH corn planter, 2 NH 329 manure spreaders, NH 69 flail chopper, post hole digger, back blade, finish mower, bush hog.

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12969 YOUR CHOICE, DAIRY OR HOBBY FARM IN OTSEGO COUNTY : This one can go either way. There are 113 acres here with 30 acres tillable, 20 of woods and the rest is pasture. There is sufficient acreage nearby available to rent for any additional forage needs. Pastoral setting with no close neighbors, a year round creek and good hunting just 20 minutes from Cooperstown . There is a very nice circa 1885 12 room home that will please most everyone. Downstairs there is a large eat-in kitchen with a walk thru pantry, dining room, living room, bedroom, family room, office and a full bath with laundry. Upstairs there is a large sitting room, 3 bedrooms (one with a nursery), a storage room and another bath. Also a full attic and 3/4 concrete basement with outside access and the yard is partially enclosed for your four legged friends. It has a 7 year old asphalt shingle roof, a 3 year old oil hot air furnace, all new thermopane windows, aluminum siding, a new 1000 gallon concrete septic, twin 275 gallon oil tanks, 150 amp electric service and a 105' drilled well with ample water to service both the house and barn in even the dryest years. Appliances are included. The 2 story dairy barn is 36'x80' with a 38'x160' single story addition. There are 84 milking ties with 28 heifer stalls and 10 calf stalls. The milking portion has been recently remodeled with new stalls, full cow mattresses, patzgard mangers and a 2" Surge pipeline with 3" vacuum which allows them to milk 70 cows/hour with 10 units. It has two 20'x70' Harvestores and a 16'x55' concrete stave silo with a Patz unloader, both Clay and Patz barn cleaners to an enclosed spreader room, 200 amp electric service and 2 bulk tanks for 1140 gallons in a heated milk house. There is also a 36'x55' loose housing shed with water for young stock, a 45'x70' enclosed machinery shed, another 27'x 30' open pole shed, a 25'x75' 5 bay garage, even a 15'x18' chicken coop and 2 steel grainary bins. Taxes are $4500. Asking price is $325,000. 

12987 LANE'S END 97 COW OTSEGO COUNTY DAIRY: Beautiful, private country setting for this 140 acre farm located in southern Otsego County . The farm is within an easy drive of both Oneonta and Cooperstown . The buildings are nestled at the end of your own 800 foot private driveway. The 140 acres is gently rolling and consists of 60 acres tillable cropland with 40 woods and the balance in pasture. There is 1,600 feet of frontage on a county road. The home is a country cape with 12 rooms consisting of eat-in kitchen, living room, family room, bath and office downstairs with 4 bedrooms and 2 nd bath up. The kitchen has beautiful Woodmode cabinets. Dishwasher, oven and range are included. The main dairy barn was milked in last year. It has 97 stalls on 2 inch Delaval pipeline and measures 40x250'. The three silos are 20x60, 16x50 and 16x40. There is also a 32x60 pole machine shed, a 30x40 two story carriage barn and a 30x50 heifer barn with 25 stalls. A new 40x60 shop was used to display abd repair machinery that the owner sold. The taxes are $4,474. This farm would also be ideal for horses or beef. It has good hunting and views and the setting is irreplaceable. $300,000

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