Okolona, ARClark County

Hays Road West tract (#4064) will be sold by lump sum sealed bid on Friday, August 28, 2009, at 3:00pm. Located 3 miles south of Okolona, and 7 miles west of Gurdon. Access is woods road off Hays Road. The subject contains a 16.8 acre, 15 year old pine plantation and a 17.8 acre, 45 year old natural pine/hardwood stand. Volume estimates provided by a previous owner of the property suggest the following volumes in the natural pine/hardwood stand: 500 tons Pine Sawtimber, 160 tons Pine Pulpwood, 500 tons Hardwood Pulpwood and 100 tons Hardwood Sawtimber. Prior to planting, the 16.8 acres was site-prep sprayed in May 1994, burned in August 1994, hand planted in January 1995 and pre-commercial thinned in November 1999. Most of the plantation pine is merchantable. Terrain is rolling. Soils consist of fine sandy loams with site index for loblolly pine averaging 80 feet on fifty year base.