Price:
$1,750,000
Property:
This property is located about 11 miles northeast of Weston,
Oregon, about 18 miles southeast of Milton-Freewater, and 24
miles southeast of Walla Walla, Washington.
Acres:
There are 989.40 acres based upon the Umatilla County
Assessor's Map. There are 346.2 acres under CRP contract.
Taxes:
The July 1, 2005, to June 30, 2006, taxes for Umatilla
County were $699.96
Zoning:
There are two different development codes.
1. The Exclusive Farm Use code effects Section 18 and the
northwest quarter of Section 19.
2. The Grazing Farm Zone affects the east half of Section
19.
Both of these designations have a Critical Winter Range
overlay zone.
EFU EXCLUSIVE FARM USE ZONE, 152.055 DESCRIPTION AND
PURPOSE. The purposes of the EFU, Exclusive Farm Use Zone,
are to preserve and maintain agricultural lands for farm
use, including range and grazing uses, consistent with
existing and future needs for agricultural products, forest
and open spaces; to conserve and protect scenic resources;
to maintain and improve the quality of air, water, and land
resources of the county and to establish criteria and
standards for farm uses and related and supportive uses
which are deemed appropriate. It is also the purpose of this
uses zone to provide the automatic farm use valuation for
farms, which qualify under the provisions of ORS Chapter
308.
GF GRAZING/FARM ZONE, 152.080 DESCRIPTION AND PURPOSE.
The GF Grazing/Farm zone is designed to protect grazing
lands, forest uses, and inclusions of agricultural land that
are found within the county's mixed use farm/forest areas.
The predominant use of the land is for grazing of livestock;
however, there are some areas that are under agricultural
cultivation and other areas where forest uses occur. The
zone is also designed to conserve and protect watersheds,
wildlife habitat, and scenic values and views within the
Blue Mountains. Certain land uses may be allowed
conditionally. It is also the purpose of this zone to
provide the automatic farm use valuation for farms and
ranches which qualify under the provisions of O.R.S. Chapter
308. Please see definition of farm use in 152.003.
CWR CRITICAL WINTER RANGE OVERLAY ZONE, 152.455 PURPOSE
The purpose of the Critical Winter Range Overlay Zone (CWR)
is to conserve and protect important elk and deer winter
range in the county while allowing development at a density
that will not significantly reduce the carrying capacity of
the areas. (Ord. 83-4, passed 5-9-83)
Improvements:
A log cabin has a loft for sleeping. Although water is
available for washing dishes, the cabin has no bathroom. It
has a wood stove for heat and power for lights. The cabin is
approximately 12 x 24 with a four-foot covered porch. It has
a great view. The 16 x 20-foot cabin has lap siding, a log
foundation, and a metal roof. Two shallow wells are hooked
together for use in the cabin; however, the water may not be
potable.
Soils:
The main soil type is Cowsly Silt Loam 2 to 12 percent
slopes. This deep, moderately well-drained soil is on
plateaus. The second largest soil type is tolo silt loam
with a 3 to 15 percent slope. In lesser drainages are
Umatilla-Kahler-Gwin association 35 to 70 percent slope and
Gwin-Rock outcrop complex with 40 to 70 % slopes.
Elevation and Rainfall:
The elevation varies from 3,200 feet to 3,800 feet above sea
level. The rainfall varies from 22-inches to over 30 inches.
The average frost-free period generally ranges from 60 to 90
days.
Timber:
There are about 197 acres in natural timber stands with the
principal species being Douglas Fir, White Fir, Larch,
Ponderosa Pine and Spruce. The timber was cruised in 2005
and the volume was 2,000,000 MBF with a 16 foot log to a
six-inch DBH scaling diameter.
The timber is easily accessible from county roads. All
timber, according to the timber cruiser, can be logged with
ground shedding equipment.
CRP:
There are 346.4 acres in the CRP program with annual payment
of $18,695 that has been extended for four years. The
original contract was started in 1987 and ends in 2007.
Grazing:
The grazing consists of about 643 acres of native pasture
and timber land. Depending upon the year, about 80 to 90
cow-calf pairs have been pastured for five months each year.
General Information:
The ranch is situated in the Blue Mountains and is
well-located to schools, shopping, hospitals, and great
recreation.
The property is great for hunting, camping, backpacking,
horseback riding and more. There is good deer hunting, for
both white tail and mule deer. Elk calve here and during the
hunting season are very prevalent at times, as the hunting
pressure drives them into this area. The ponds provide for
great habitat for birds for grouse, quail, pheasant, huns
and turkeys.
Other:
There are seven ponds on the property and three wells. Four
of the ponds are on springs. One well is in the CRP and not
used. The other two wells are at the buildings and used
there.
There are two areas that the deeded fence line does not
follow the description: One of the areas has been surveyed,
but fence is not on line. The area left out of the deeded
fence line is small.
The view from Section 7, which overlooks the cities of
Milton-Freewater and Walla Walla and the encompassing
valley, is very impressive.
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