Dalton Dalrymple
Opportunities to acquire a farm of this scale, productivity, and versatility are increasingly rare in the Southeast. Encompassing approximately 951 acres in Henry County, Alabama, this premier agricultural property combines highly productive cropland, irrigated acreage, improved pasture, abundant water resources, extensive road frontage, and recreational value into one exceptional landholding.
Approximately 90% of the property is in agricultural production, consisting of cropland, irrigated cropland, and improved pasture. Of the approximately 671 acres currently in crop production, 130 acres are irrigated, with irrigation water supplied by a 6 acre pond located on the northern portion of the farm.
The cultivated acreage features Dothan Fine Sandy Loam, Orangeburg Sandy Loam and Fuquay Loamy Sand. These productive Coastal Plain soils are well suited for the traditional cash crops of the region, including peanuts, cotton, and corn. Henry County and the surrounding Wiregrass region have long been recognized for peanut production, making the soil composition and established agricultural use of this farm particularly noteworthy.
In addition to the cropland, approximately 190 acres are maintained as improved pasture. The pasture system has been thoughtfully developed for livestock production, with individual pastures cross-fenced for rotational grazing and provided access to water. Much of the cultivated acreage is also enclosed with electric fencing, allowing winter cover crops to be incorporated into a grazing program and greatly expanding the farm's utility for a cattle operation.
Water is another significant attribute of the property. In addition to providing irrigation capacity, the 6 acre pond creates an important agricultural water resource and adds to the overall diversity of the farm.
The remaining acreage consists primarily of scattered pockets of upland hardwoods and bottomland timber, including one large cypress brake. While agriculture is clearly the property's primary use, these wooded areas provide habitat diversity and create excellent recreational opportunities. Flooded cypress brakes can attract wood ducks during the winter months, harvested peanut fields can produce exceptional dove shooting, and the transitions between large agricultural fields and wooded acreage provide natural opportunities for whitetail deer and wild turkey hunting.
Perhaps one of the farm's most distinguishing characteristics is its access and road frontage. The property is comprised of seven tracts, bisected and accessed by multiple roads, with nearly seven miles of total road frontage, the majority of which is paved. This extraordinary amount of frontage provides exceptional accessibility throughout a property of this size and may offer significant long-term flexibility.
The farm is equally well positioned for an owner-operator or agricultural investor. An owner could continue the existing crop and livestock operation, utilize the combination of cropland and pasture for an integrated cattle program, or lease the productive acreage to generate agricultural rental income.
Large contiguous agricultural properties with this percentage of productive acreage are increasingly difficult to find. The combination of 951 total acres, approximately 90% agricultural utilization, 671 acres in crop production, 130 irrigated acres, 190 acres of improved pasture, a 6 acre irrigation pond, productive soils, livestock infrastructure, and nearly seven miles of road frontage places this farm in a category of its own.
This is more than simply a large tract of farmland. It is a highly functional agricultural asset offering the scale, infrastructure, productivity, water resources, access, and versatility necessary for a serious farming or livestock operation-while retaining the recreational and long-term land value that make premier farms in the Wiregrass so desirable.
For more information or to schedule an appointment to see this property. Contact Dalton Dalrymple with Farm & Forest Brokers. Strictly shown by appointment only.
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