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<blockquote data-quote="simme" data-source="post: 1781449" data-attributes="member: 40418"><p>In 2011, I purchased 22 acres to retire on and have a few cows to watch and play with. $115,000 or $5200/acre. 200 acres of farmland behind me had sold about 10 years prior for $2500/acre. About 200 acres across the road had sold to the same farmer a little prior to that for $2000/acre.</p><p></p><p>I was also renting 14 acres (10 acres in pasture) a few miles away. That allowed me to separate the weaning calves from the cows and gave a little flexibility. That 14 acres was purchased by an absentee landowner about 20 years ago for $50,000. Last August, I saw a for sale sign on the property one day when I went to check cows. $200,000 or about $14,000/acre. Young couple with a couple kids bought it. Drives a jacked up F350 that an old guy would need a stepladder to get into. Was in a hurry to get his septic permit. Placed flags for location of house and septic tank. Had the flags for the septic tank uphill from the house site. One thing I learned from my work career is that stuff runs downhill, not uphill. (Septic systems here are simple gravity systems - no pumps or zoned drain fields.) Problem is that there are too many people now. Many of our problems are related to having too many people.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="simme, post: 1781449, member: 40418"] In 2011, I purchased 22 acres to retire on and have a few cows to watch and play with. $115,000 or $5200/acre. 200 acres of farmland behind me had sold about 10 years prior for $2500/acre. About 200 acres across the road had sold to the same farmer a little prior to that for $2000/acre. I was also renting 14 acres (10 acres in pasture) a few miles away. That allowed me to separate the weaning calves from the cows and gave a little flexibility. That 14 acres was purchased by an absentee landowner about 20 years ago for $50,000. Last August, I saw a for sale sign on the property one day when I went to check cows. $200,000 or about $14,000/acre. Young couple with a couple kids bought it. Drives a jacked up F350 that an old guy would need a stepladder to get into. Was in a hurry to get his septic permit. Placed flags for location of house and septic tank. Had the flags for the septic tank uphill from the house site. One thing I learned from my work career is that stuff runs downhill, not uphill. (Septic systems here are simple gravity systems - no pumps or zoned drain fields.) Problem is that there are too many people now. Many of our problems are related to having too many people. [/QUOTE]
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