18th Road & Deer Road, Clay Center, KS 67432 - Clay County

LAND AUCTION

10:00 AM, Saturday, May 22, 2010

At the southeast corner of the farm, located ¼ mile south of the intersection of Highway US 24 (18th Road) and Deer Trail Road. Deer Trail Road is ten miles west of the US 24 & K-15 intersection in Clay Center, Kansas or two miles west of the Frontier Road & US 24 intersection.

The N ½ NE ¼ 9-8-1, Five Creeks Township, Clay County, Kansas

This farm, 72 acres, more or less, consists of 59.4 acres land presently in the Conservation Reserve Program, 5.3 acres in three waterways, and 7.1 acres in creek and wildlife habitat.

The cropland now in CRP has an excellent stand of native grass, and has had good terraces and waterways in place for many years. The upland soils are Crete and Geary gently and moderately sloping land. The lowland in the northeast corner is Hobbs and Muir bottom land.

The CRP contract expires on September 30, 2010. The contract pays $52 per acre.

The 2009 taxes were $430.76. The estimated FSA bases and yields are 2.6 acres wheat, 30 bushels; and 2.3 acres milo, 50 bushels.

This is an opportunity to buy a productive, well located farm, with the option of converting it to cropland in the future, using it in pasture or hayland, or possible continuation in the CRP.

Terms: Ten (10) percent down, with the balance due in 30 days. Possession will be given at closing. The CRP payment and the taxes will be pro-rated to the date of closing.

LELAND L. PORTER

Auction by: Raymond Bott Realty & Auction

Washington, Kansas

785-325-2734