Towanda, KS 67144(Butler County)

PROPERTY DESCRIPTION: 130+- acres of excellent timber, Rock Creek, tillable, and pasture. Rock Creek has good clear water running in it currently, which is a great sign in these dry conditions. There is one pond on the property. The pasture on the south side of Rock Creek is excellent native bluestem grasses. There is a nice amount of elevation change from the rolling pasture down to the creek and tillable ground. This property has a rural water meter, a water well, and electricity. Excellent quality timber includes over 2 dozen very large Burr Oak trees, as well as mature stands of Ash, Sycamore, Walnut, Redbud and occasional Wild Cherry. These woods are also the location of the State Champion Kentucky Coffee Tree. This property has an excellent population of deer, wild turkey, quail, and a spectacular array of birdlife. The property is the subject of an ongoing long term study of riparian areas being conducted jointly by The University of Kansas, The University of Colorado, and the University of Iowa.

THE ORCHARD: The Orchard in the northeast corner contains more than 30 bearing fruit trees, including Apples, Pears, and Plums. There are also 8 pecan trees which should begin to bear in the next couple of years. Along the road are more than 45 mature ornamental trees, including Blue Spruce, 3 kinds of Pines, Crabapples, Desert Willow, Burr and Pin Oaks, Pears, Armur Maples, Chinese Pistachio, River Birch, Maples, Redbuds, and Ash. There are several hundred daffodils planted in various locations on the property, including the entry gardens pergola area, the east orchard, and the entry paths to various woods access points. Both the road woods area and the east orchard have been irrigated with underground irrigation systems from a well located on the property.

LEGAL DESCRIPTION: 130+- acres in the East Half of the Northwest Quarter AND the West Half of the Northeast Quarter of Section 20, Township 25 South, Range 4 East of the 6th P.M., Butler County, Kansas. Subject to Public Road. Exact legal will be determined by a survey prior to the auction.