Ben Lomond
The land known as Ben Lomond Farms (the Property) has been in the same family for 40+ years and represents an excellent investment opportunity for a unique property. Located in Sevier County Arkansas south of Lockesburg, Arkansas, the Property is comprised of approximately 864 +/- acres with 641+/- acres of cropland (per FSA reports), with the remaining acreage comprised of uphill meadows and timberland that has significant merchantable timber.
Bordered by US Highway 71 to the East and Northeast, the Property has approximately 9,400 feet of highway frontage. Additionally, Weyerhauser timberland properties borders the property on the North while the Pond Creek Wildlife Refuge borders the property on the South and Southeast with approximately 8,000 +/- feet of frontage along the Refuge. The Property is suitable for numerous use profiles including crop farming, hunting and recreational, re...
Bordered by US Highway 71 to the East and Northeast, the Property has approximately 9,400 feet of highway frontage. Additionally, Weyerhauser timberland properties borders the property on the North while the Pond Creek Wildlife Refuge borders the property on the South and Southeast with approximately 8,000 +/- feet of frontage along the Refuge. The Property is suitable for numerous use profiles including crop farming, hunting and recreational, reforestation for carbon credits, and alternative energy production (i.e. solar energy).
Mileage Chart
Lockesburg, AR 12 miles
Texarkana, AR/TX 33 miles
Broken Bow, OK 49 miles
Hot Springs, AR 89 miles
Shreveport, LA 108 miles
Dallas, TX 197 miles
Bentonville, AR 232 miles
CROP FARMING
The Property has been in agriculture production for decades with a crop rotation including wheat, soybeans, milo, corn and rice. All of the tillable acreage is non-irrigated.
The Farm Service Agency reports the following:
887.36 +/- total acres (FSA Farm #2720, Tract #s: 1599, 1611, &
1775)
641.70 +/- acres in cropland
198 +/- acres of timberland
47.66 +/- acres in woodlots, ditches, and roads
Farm Service Agency (FSA) 156EZ documents can be found in the brochure.
*Please note the acreage discrepancy between the Sevier County Assessor and the Farm Service Agency office. We have used the assessors figure within this brochure to be conservative.
The Propertys soil composition is:
Class II: 63.96
Class III: 23.96%
Class IV: 2.02%
Class VI: 10.06%
The Propertys tillable acreage is leased for the 2023 crop year on an 80 / 20 net crop share.
HUNTING & RECREATION
The farm offers recreational opportunities with deer, turkey, and duck hunting. Little River is just south of the property, and Millwood Lake is less than 8 miles away as a crow flies both of which are notorious for duck hunting. While the property hasnt been developed for hunting there is a potential for enrolling the acreage in the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) or Wetland Reserve Easement (WRE) to then be developed as a sporting retreat. If approved, acres enrolled in CRP would provide an additional source of income.
ALTERNATIVE ENERGY
The location and physical characteristics make the Property highly suitable for renewable energy / solar farm development project, as follows:
A major power transmission line (operated by Southwestern Electric Power Company) runs through the middle of the Property North-toSouth and a tie-in transmission station is located approximately 3 miles North of the Property.
The tillable acreage (approximately 641 acres) of the Property is flat and slightly slopping to the South.
The Property has direct access to U.S. Highway 71 with approximately 9,400 feet of direct frontage.
The northern portion of the Property lies above the flood plain.
TIMBERLAND
The northern portion of the Property consists of timberland that has significant merchantable timber. A timber cruise can be provided upon request. Arkansas State Highway 71 provides excellent access to the Property.
The tillable acreage offers the opportunity to plant trees for carbon sequestration.
All merchantable timber shall transfer unencumbered by any timber deeds or timber management contracts.
