317 Auburn Rd, Lansing, NY 14882

Kingdom Farm, established in 1937 is a 525.69 acre agricultural unit, with approximately 450 tillable contiguous acres situated on Auburn Road, Town of Lansing, Tompkins County, New York. The farm is being offered for sale for the first time by the owners under the direction of United Country Real Estate-Finger Lakes. Description of Farm Improvements: Conference & Guest House: The main dwelling building on the farm is a two story wood frame structure of 3,980 square feet with 2,272 square feet on the first floor and 1,708 square feet on the second floor. This structure has been well maintained, has 6 bedrooms, 5 full baths, full kitchen, dining room, laundry/mud room, oversized living room, finished basement and a guest suite with kitchen, bedroom and full bath. Heat is natural gas radiant hot water baseboard, drilled well and septic system. The home is in excellent condition. Gambrel Roof Dairy & Hay Barn: Masonry Block and concrete dairy barn with overhead loft hay storage, asphalt shingle roof and concrete stable area. The barn is 40X140 and is in above average condition. Quonset Style Machinery Storage Building: This metal frame machinery storage barn is 40X250 and has a concrete floor. The structure is in good condition. Grain Bins: Two stand-alone grain storage bins are approximately 25,000 bushels each. Shop & Processing Building: Masonry construction with farm repair shop bay and three additional work bays. Food Processing Building: Masonry construction, former dairy, cheese, meat and food processing building.Manufactured Housing Unit: 14X70 single wide manufactured home utilized as a guest home.The farmstead surrounding the improvements is approximately 5 acres and improved with gravel and amecite driveways, lawns, landscaping, and private well and septic system. Description of Land: The land parcel is outlined on the Town of Lansing tax map 30, block 1 as parcel 24 being 525.69 acres fronting both Auburn and Peruville Roads. The land topography is level to gently rolling with the elevation along Auburn Road being 950 feet and raising to 1100 feet on the property's eastern edge. The farm is traversed by three minor wooded waterway gullies running from east to west. There are two ponds near Auburn Road. The land has been extensively tile drained over the years. Fields are mowed and mulched each year adding considerable humus to the soil. the land could possibly be eligible for organic certification. Located in a designated Agricultural District. Soil Types: The soil types are Conesus gravelly silt loam, Kendaia silt loam, Lansing gravelly silt loam and Ovid silt loam. Conesus and Lansing silt loam are some of the most productive soils in Tompkins County. Kendaia and Ovid silt loams are very responsive to tile drainage. All soil types are highly suited for row crops, alfalfa, vegetables and hay in support of many farming enterprises. The fields are large and easy to work. Approximately 80 acres of corn are harvested each year for owners use. The remainder of the tillable land is in permanent hay crop which is mowed and left to enrich the soil. It is estimated that there are ~450 acres tillable. Map of tile drainage available. A rare opportunity to own a farm of this size in one contiguous tract all with silt loam and gravelly silt loam soils.