REAL ESTATE: Consists of a 46 acre farm with no farmhouse, 4 one-story chicken houses formerly used as caged pullet houses, cages have been removed. House #1 is 41’ x 347’. House #2 is 41’ x 382’. House #3 is 41’ x 355’. House #4 is 34’ x 408’. Total square feet 58,315. Broiler contract is available when new equipment is installed.

Rich Lykens Valley farmland. 30 acres tillable in a high state of cultivation. Beautiful setting along the south side of the Mahantango Mountain.

INSPECTION: By calling auctioneer.

TERMS: 10% down on day of auction, balance due in 60 days at final settlement.

DIRECTIONS: Go 3 miles north of Gratz on Center Street towards the Village of Erdman. At the Village of Erdman turn left onto Luxemburg Road. Travel 3.7 miles on Luxemburg Road, farm on left. See auction signs.

CONDITIONS BY:   Linford Snyder, Owner. Announcements made day of auction take precedence over printed matter.
                         

46 +/- acres with 30 +/- acres tillable. This farm has about 1,200 feet of road frontage on Luxemburg Road. About 8-10 acres of the farm is wooded. Good hunting and the land lays nice for farming. There is a great location, to the right of the lane, to build a new home.

There is no home on this property. There is a bunk house/office with a kitchen, two bathrooms, one bedroom and all the electrical equipment and generator. There is a septic system hooked up to this building, and if this building were disconnected to the septic system, the buyer may be able to hook up to this septic system without obtaining a new perk.

There are two wells on this farm, one is in use, and one is plumbed in but not wired, and was kept as a spare.

There is a small three sided building with an attached lean-to that was used as a shop and storage building.

There are four single story chicken houses that were used as caged pullet houses. Their houses had a shallow gutter with a cable scraper system for manure removal. All the cages have now been removed and the Seller will remove the concrete if needed by the Buyer. Their buildings have about seven to eight feet of headroom now. If the concrete was removed, they would have about nine feet of clearance from the dirt floor to the ceiling.

The houses are different sizes. One is 41’ x 347’, one is 41’ x 382’, one is 41’ x 355’, and one is 34’ x 408’. Total square footage is 58,315.

Based on this building area, at a placement area of .85 square feet per bird, you could place 68,607 birds, according to B. C. Natural, a local broiler contractor, who would be willing to offer a contract on this farm.

With this number of birds you would have a gross income of $102,019 average annual income, and cash expenses of about $24,000 per year, leaving a cash flow of $78,000 per year.

The expenses mentioned above included litter, electric, real estate taxes, insurance, and repairs/maintenance.

Written estimates to renovate the four chicken houses came to $232,000, including new equipment and labor.

In conclusion, this property is in a good location to construct a new home, remodel these chicken houses and have your own business. Bid last on this wonderful opportunity.
 

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