bigtiller
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Corn and soybeans.
How many acres do you own?
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ultrarunner
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- Cat D3, Deere 110 TLB, Kubota BX23 and L3800 and RTV900 with restored 1948 Deere M, 1949 Farmall Cub, 1953 Ford Jubliee and 1957 Ford 740 Row Crop, Craftsman Mower, Deere 350C Dozer 50 assorted vehicles from 1905 to 2006
Do you guys have a vacant parcel tax imposed if the land or land with building is vacant... it can be an additional 6k per parcel... don't see how legal but it's been around awhile.
It's hitting folks with vacation places as they have to prove 50 day occupancy in a year and also hitting those that have lots with future building plans.
Once plans submitted or property is listed on MLS for sale the tax may not be due...
It's hitting folks with vacation places as they have to prove 50 day occupancy in a year and also hitting those that have lots with future building plans.
Once plans submitted or property is listed on MLS for sale the tax may not be due...
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- South Bend, Indiana (near)
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- Power Trac PT425 2001 Model Year
I know our 20 acres property tax is around $500/year. There are no improvements on it. I can put a barn on it, and the taxes won't go up hardly at all. If I put electricity in that barn, or plumbing, or both, then it is improved, and taxes will go up. It's zoned AG right now.
I could put it into classified forest or classified wildlife habitat and the taxes would go down to about $1 per acre. However, if I ever built on that, I'd have to take, say, 1 acre out of the program and pay back taxes on that one acre.
japody
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342 acres, 100 in pasture, rest wooded.
grsthegreat
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No. Out here my 10 acres is tax exempt ag on 9 of it. 1 acres is for horses. So i pay property tax on the 1 acre, which does not amount to much as its undeveloped.
My 20 acres is tas exempt 18 acres for trees. 2 acres taxed with house, barn, shop etc.
John_Mc
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Grew up on a small farm in NW Ohio, Prime ag soils, but not enough acreage to make any sort of living on, so my parents rented the farm fields out to a neighboring farmer. Most of my neighbors were farmers (and none of them seemed to mind talking about how much land they farmed.)
Moved to Vermont about 23 years ago, bought 8 acres of mostly forested land and built our house on it. About 4 years ago and absentee neighbor who owned an undeveloped, wooded parcel adjacent to me asked if I new anyone who might be interested in buying their land or if I could recommend a good real estate agent. I ended up buying that property as well, so I'm up to 144 acres. Mostly wooded, with a couple of acres cleared for the house and outbuildings, and a few acres of meadow. We have a petty good trail system which connects to neighbors trails - makes for a great neighborhood recreation resource.
Moved to Vermont about 23 years ago, bought 8 acres of mostly forested land and built our house on it. About 4 years ago and absentee neighbor who owned an undeveloped, wooded parcel adjacent to me asked if I new anyone who might be interested in buying their land or if I could recommend a good real estate agent. I ended up buying that property as well, so I'm up to 144 acres. Mostly wooded, with a couple of acres cleared for the house and outbuildings, and a few acres of meadow. We have a petty good trail system which connects to neighbors trails - makes for a great neighborhood recreation resource.
Kessler Farms
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- Thurlow, KY
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- (2) 2021 John Deere 6105E, 2015 John Deere 6115D with H260 loader, John Deere 5100E, 2007 JD 5403 2wd, 2008 JD 5403 MFWD with Koyker 185 loader, 2010 JD 5203 2wd, Farmall Super A, Cat 249D skid steer, 1964 JD 4020 diesel
446 owned acres, little over 1000 leased acres.
DK35vince
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If that's true can't they simply not reply ????
BackRoad
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Our place is adjacent to a 6 mile long Corp of Engineers lake and surrounding multi-use area for fishing, camping, hiking trails, woods and fields open for public recreation in Northern PA.
Our 35 acres is a mix of 20 acres of woods and old pasture returning to woods. The balance of 15 acres is an investment of 600 hours of my life (according to the tractor!) to hack, timber, clear and restore to workable level fields along with the last 2 years of my life building our home.
And I don't mind anyone knowing it's value...
It's the realization of 50 years of shared dreams, commitment to action and hard work.
This is the end of the trail.
It is home and it's where I plan to die...(but maybe not just yet!)
It's priceless...
Our 35 acres is a mix of 20 acres of woods and old pasture returning to woods. The balance of 15 acres is an investment of 600 hours of my life (according to the tractor!) to hack, timber, clear and restore to workable level fields along with the last 2 years of my life building our home.
And I don't mind anyone knowing it's value...
It's the realization of 50 years of shared dreams, commitment to action and hard work.
This is the end of the trail.
It is home and it's where I plan to die...(but maybe not just yet!)
It's priceless...
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masseyrider
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I have less than 10 acres beside the Welland canal. I can see the hustle and bustle on the city side side but I'm on the rural side. Ten minutes from shopping, Walmart, Kanuckistan Tire, grocery, Muckdonalds and on and on. I can watch deer, turkeys and a whole guantlet of wild critters come through my yard.
When I first moved here the dogs I had had issue with the cars on the other side. They would bark like we were being invaded. They didn't know what to make of the boats.
When I first moved here the dogs I had had issue with the cars on the other side. They would bark like we were being invaded. They didn't know what to make of the boats.
mapper
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About 5.5 acres, enough for privacy and to play with. Retired so we do a bit of gardening and donate what pasture hay we get to a hooved animal rescue charity.
Wouldn't mind having a bit more but the land prices around us have become nuts, about 40k/acre per assessment, so that's not going to be happening!
Wouldn't mind having a bit more but the land prices around us have become nuts, about 40k/acre per assessment, so that's not going to be happening!
JasperFrank
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After our last ice storm, 20 ac, is all I can handle . Its going to take two years to get back to where we were on an 8 hour work day. I'm getting sort of sick of shagging all these branches to burn piles. But it is still better then working for someone else. Even with the hail and the rain. 
Total 109 acres.
I live on 41 and of that I maintain around 18 acres of grassland the rest hard wood full of trails for grand kids when visiting riding around in a JD Gator..
The rest is not adjacent and about a mile away of that 30 rented out and farmed for soybeans the rest mixed pines and hard wood.
I live on 41 and of that I maintain around 18 acres of grassland the rest hard wood full of trails for grand kids when visiting riding around in a JD Gator..
The rest is not adjacent and about a mile away of that 30 rented out and farmed for soybeans the rest mixed pines and hard wood.
bcjmmac
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85ish. Typical Acadian lot - thin (450’ wide) and long (over mile deep). Old farm that was split into our section & couple of water lots on river. They are across the road.
Built about 500’ in for privacy & primarily use a few acres lose to house - gardens, build a large pond, etc.
Farm wasn’t being used. I maintain trails, couple of open areas & cut my own firewood.
Lots of wildlife - deer, moose, bobcat, fox, rabbits, porcupines, bear, beaver, eagles.....
About 20 minutes to town, 1.5 hours to either of our kids & their families
Built about 500’ in for privacy & primarily use a few acres lose to house - gardens, build a large pond, etc.
Farm wasn’t being used. I maintain trails, couple of open areas & cut my own firewood.
Lots of wildlife - deer, moose, bobcat, fox, rabbits, porcupines, bear, beaver, eagles.....
About 20 minutes to town, 1.5 hours to either of our kids & their families
Rockbadchild
Elite Member
It seem like kids who grew up in rural areas want to go back to it once they experience the city, it is hard to forget that privacy and freedom ... I grew up on this land, both my grand father owned this land at one time.... Now my future kids will grow up on it, all I can hope for is one day they will own it as well but we will see what the future holds. I have never felt so complete or felt such a sense of peace and accomplishment then working on this land. If someone lost their ways and is looking for meaning buying land is my recommendation.
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Traderdell
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56 acres total. 5 acres of lawn and barn, 22 workable that we rent to a neighboring dairy farmer, 1 acre pond with the rest mixed hardwood.
Oaktree
Super Member
My wife's term is north country green. Pretty much what our "lawn" is. Fine with both of us.I call it county grass
Oaktree
Super Member
That's cool. Never had the experience of property that's been in the family for generations. Agree that owning property is very "settling" (for lack of a better word). I'm never bored, always something to do, sometimes even have the ambition to do it.
