MARTIN FARM
WOODRUFF COUNTY RICE FARM
598 ACRES
LOCATION: This property is located 4 miles north of McCrory, Arkansas adjacent to State Highway 37. McCrory, Arkansas is approximately 60 miles northeast of Little Rock, Arkansas and 70 miles west of Memphis, Tennessee. This is an area of intensive agricultural production with the primary crops being rice, cotton, wheat, corn, grain sorghum and soybeans. This area also boasts excellent duck hunting as the property is located between the Cache River National Wildlife Refuge and Bayou DeView. Cache River lies approximately 2 miles to the west and Bayou DeView lies approximately 1 mile to the east.
DESCRIPTION: 598 farmland acres and 571.2 cropland acres.The topography of the farm is basically flat with 0 - 1% slopes.
USDA-FSA INFORMATION:
CROP BASE YIELD Payment
Rice 160.0 Ac. 4235 lbs. $13,535
Wheat 9.6 Ac. 32 bu. $ 137
Corn 21.7 Ac. 56 bu. $ 290
Grain Sorghum 2.9 Ac. 45 bu. $ 54
Soybeans 517.0 Ac 16 bu. $ 3,095
Total Payment --------------------------------- $17,110
Per Acre Payment $ 29.95
IRRIGATION & WATER RESOURCES:
The Martin farm is 100% irrigated with a total of 6 irrigation wells. The irrigation of the farm is what is known as flood type irrigation whereby contour levees are constructed in order to hold a flood on the ground being irrigated. The underground water supply is plentiful in the area.
SOILS: The farm is well suited for rice, soybeans, wheat and milo as the soils contain more of a clay base. These soils include Calloway silt loam (CIA), Calhoun silt loam (Ca), Grubbs Silt Loam (Gba) and Alligator silt loam (AaA). Grubbs silt loam (Ar). A USDA soils map is included within this presentation for your convenience. All of the soils are Class I, II and III and are conducive to excellent yields.
HUNTING POTENTIAL:
The northwest corner of this property is within 1/2 mile of the Cache river, which is well known for extraordinary numbers of migrating waterfowl in the winter months. The southwest corner of the property is within 3/4 mile of Bayou DeView which is also one of the main line water streams of the Mississippi flyway. This area is best known for the concentration of rice production and has historically been known as one of the best areas of the Mississippi Flyway for waterfowl. The production of rice provides ample food for the winter waterfowl flights which make for the staying power for the wintering of ducks and geese. Bayou DeView and Cache River are historically known as two of the mainlines in the Mississippi flyway system. This assures the avid waterfowl hunter of one successful duck hunting season after another.
Harvested rice field management is the centerpiece of waterfowl management in this area. Rice is the most common crop in the region used by ducks. Rice left after the harvest provides a source of food that does not rot on the wet flooded ground as quickly as other cultivated seeds.
IMPROVEMENTS: There are 3 duck pits in place on the property and extensive levee and ditch work are in progress.
MINERALS: Owner will retain 100% of mineral rights owned.
