10358

$998,000

Contact listing Realtor

PID:
027-522-181
027-522-172
014-927-331
014-772-833

$1,350

A-2 ALR

A variety of farm/ranch activities are a possibility to generate revenue for a family. The land is fertile and operational. The ranch is located in a desirable area with good economic growth and close proximity to the service center of Fort St. John.

Size:
1440 acres
(plus 640 acres separate listing)
(plus 960 acres separate listing)
(a total of 3040 acres are for sale)

This ranch has been in the family since 1965 and has been operated in various endeavors over the years. From grain farming to breeding buffalo (fencing in place) this vast tract of land can accommodate it all.

Presently about 850 acres are cultivated and 600 acres are left in native bush and pasture land. The majority of the cultivated fields is rented out to a neighboring farm and is well tended.

The individual land parcels are all accessible by gravel roads which have been built and are being maintained by an oil and gas company. The land owner has the right to use these roads. The farm has yearly revenues of $12,400.00 in surface leases.

The farm yard comprises of a 3 bedroom mobile home with a large addition in a lovely setting surrounded by trees. A 36’ x 40’ insulated and heated shop with a concrete floor is the perfect set up to maintain and repair farm machinery. Further there are a machine shed 48’ x 40 and an insulated shop 30’ x 40’. All buildings have power connected to them. Six 5000 bushel bins, two 3500 bushel bins and 4 2750 bushel bins provide plenty of storage for the crops.

There is also an extensive coral system with cattle squeeze and loading ramp in place which was used during the years when the farm was running cattle and buffalo.

A second residence on the farm provides perfect accommodation for a farm hand or could produce additional rental income. This pre-fabricated home is on a concrete perimeter foundation, features 3 bedrooms, a big country kitchen, large family room, 2 bathrooms, laundry and cold room.

The adjacent 10 ¼ section parcels are listed separately and a prospective buyer should consider purchasing the entire family farm consisting of 3040 acres.

Harder Road connects to 3 more farms currently for sale comprising of a total land mass of 7345 acres.

N 56 degrees 47 min W121 degrees 05 min.

Altitude: 2 346’

The property is approximately 75 km to the north north west of Fort St. John, close to the small farming communities of Buick and Prespatou.

From Fort St. John you travel for 3 km west on the Alaska Highway to 271 Road, here you turn right.

Follow this road for 20 km to Prespatou Road, turn left. Follow this road for 4 km until you see the sign Prespatou 60. Turn right and cross the Blueberry River, then turn left on Buick Creek Road, then turn right on Harder Road (gravel), at this point you are 68.8 km from the Alaska Highway. Follow Harder Road to its end and turn left to the farm which will be on your right side.

A second access to the property: drive to mile 73 on the Alaska Highway, turn right on Beaton Airport Road, follow it for 30 km until you come to a 4-way stop at Buick Creek. Turn right on Buick Creek Road, follow it for 10 km, turn left on Harder Road, now gravel, at this point you are 42.5 km from the Alaska Highway.

Power, wells, telephone, septic

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Fort St. John has a population of about 18,000 with an average age of 29.6 years. Its oil and gas, forestry, agriculture and tourism based industries support a large work force and healthy economy. Average annual rainfall is 296 mm and snowfall 198 cm. Fort St. John has a regional airport serviced by Air Canada Jazz with direct service to and from Vancouver, Central Mountain Air and North Cariboo Air. The town is northeastern BC’s shopping and service center, with everything from boutiques to huge malls.

Fort St. John and its surrounding country side are an outdoor lovers’ paradise. Hunting on your own land is phenomenal. From white tail deer, mule deer, moose to trophy size elk, it is all at a hunters’ fingertips.

Quading, dirt biking, horse back riding, snowmobiling to name a few, only your imagination is the limit when it comes to outdoor activities year round.

The town offers parks and trails, the North Peace Leisure Pool, sports complexes, curling clubs, cultural centers, theaters, bowling, you name it.

Fort St. John is set in the low rolling hills of the Peace River valley. The original Fort St. John was established as Rocky Mountain Fort in 1794, making Fort St. John the oldest white settlement in mainland British Columbia.

The Peace region was homesteaded in the early 1900s. In 1942 Fort St. John became field headquarters for the US army troops and civil engineers working on the construction of the famous Alaska Highway, which was opened to the public in 1948 attracting vacationers and homesteaders.

An immense natural gas and oil field discovered in 1955 made Fort St. John the oil capital of BC, ever since the area has experienced enormous economical growth.

An extension of CN Rail from Prince George in 1958 gave Fort St. John a link with the rail yards and docks at North Vancouver connecting this northern town with markets all over the world.