Smith, Nevada Farm Ranch Land Hay Barn Water Rights For Sale

Here is your extremely rare opportunity to own a highly productive turnkey hay farm/ranch in the heart of Smith Valley (Smith, NV). 

United Country Real Estate/Legacy Farm & Ranch is honored to bring these 3 adjacent Smith Valley, NV parcels equaling +/-139.47 Acres to market. This Nevada Farm/Ranch For Sale includes sole ownership and management of a +/-2,000 GPM AG Well. This very productive well was re-drilled to a depth of 609 Ft in 2008, which according to the sellers is at the bedrock of Desert Creek. Both the land and the AG well ownership shall be sold together. Two other landowners have user rights to this AG well, but not ownership rights. No expense has been spared to make this land as productive and efficient as it can be. This Nevada Farm Land For Sale is easily flood irrigated via unground pipe and valves. A large hay barn, partial fencing, along with recorded roadway and ditch easements are all included in this sale. The agriculturally taxed farmland has been custom hayed in accordance with best management practices since 2005 and is governed by USDA/NRCS EQIP contracts dated 2003 - 2009. Approximately +/-140 Ac are in alfalfa, 40 of which is new seeding in 2023. Private road (easement) access from Hwy 208 accommodates semi hay trailers and equipment. Utilities are closely available from Hwy 208 as well. Included in the sale are Walker River surface water rights identified as Newland Storage Rights (Total Water righted Ac = 140.25 and Total Acre Feet of Storage = 288.80 Ac. Ft.) and full supplemental underground water rights (State of NV Water Resources Division Permit# 16477, Certificate# 4937) with date of priority of appropriation of May 12, 1955. Please see all attached documentation, maps and records of surveys. Please see the attached Private Access & Utility Easement regarding the roadway easement from Hwy 208 to and around these parcels, along with the easement for the AG well and infrastructure, which are located on the adjacent neighbors parcel to the South. The hay crop in the barn is Not included in the sale. 

Smith Valley is one of the best kept secrets in Nevada! Come Find Your Freedom and escape the cities for good! The 360 degree views are amazing and you are sure to love having NO State of NV Income Taxes. Hunters and outdoorsmen will appreciate the phenomenal hunting opportunities on the land and surrounding region as well. Mule deer, geese, ducks and dove can all be found on these lands. The valley is surrounded by seven different mountain ranges and thousands of acres of Bureau of Land Management and US Forest Service public lands. 

Call Land Broker John Parsons at 775-773-8725 to schedule your private showing.

LOCATION

-19 Mi to Topaz Lake on CA/NV state line
-30 Mi to Gardnerville/Minden, NV
-51 Mi to Stateline, NV and South Lake Tahoe, CA
-80 Mi to Reno-Tahoe International Airport

JUST THE FACTS:

THE LAND

-Three (3) Adjacent Lyon County, NV Parcels ( Assessor Parcel Numbers: 10-681-07, 10-681-08 and 10-681-09): Total Acres = +/-139.47

-Approximately +/-140 Ac are in alfalfa, 40 of which is new seeding in 2023.

-County: Lyon County, NV

-Total Taxes for all 3 parcels/Year = $5,954.14 - Ad Valorem Tax Rate = 3.5%

-Zoning: RR5 - Residential/Agricultural - 20 Ac minimum parcels

-Deed Restrictions: No Mobile or Modular Homes and Primary home must be at least 2,600 Sq. Ft.

-Septic System: None

-Domestic Wells: None - Domestic wells may be drilled on each parcel with domestic usage of up to 1,800 gallons/day, as per the State of NV Water Resources Division.

-Elevation: 4,820 Ft.

-Roads: Gravel & dirt

Land Improvements and Management:

-The 60 acre parcel was turned over in late 2018, which consisted of the following:  Significant discing, ripping, reconstruction of levees, application of gypsum, application of significant truckloads of manure, application of prescription fertilizer from Farm Assist, Inc, re-laser leveling of the field, purchase and application of alfalfa permanent crop. If you add the cost of the manure, gypsum and fertilizer, the total cost of field turnover exceeded $110,000, almost $2,000 per acre. This is what is spent every time a field is turned over every 7-8 years.Please see attached invoice.

-For the last 2 years, the landowners have spent an average of $200 per acre on fertilizer applied for the first 2 cuttings. Herbicide and pesticide was applied on an as needed basis. This has been consistent with years prior.

-The middle 40 acre field was purchased in 2008 and the landowners paid towards a USDA/NRCS EQIP for installing irrigation piping and valves and laser leveling the field, in addition to improving the field for planting. Costs were significant since the field was fallow for quite some time. It was turned over a couple of years ago and has been in a cover crop of winter wheat/triticale ever since, due to the higher price received on grain crops of late. This 40 acre field has been seeded with alfalfa for the 2024 growing season. 

WATER RIGHTS

-Supplemental underground water rights (State of NV Water Resources Division Permit# 16477, Certificate# 4937) with date of priority of appropriation of May 12, 1955. As per the Certificate, the total duty of water for the land under this certificate shall not exceed 4.0 acre feet per acre per season. 

-Walker River surface water rights identified as Newland Storage Rights ( Total Water righted Ac = 140.25 and Total Acre Feet of Storage = 288.80 Ac. Ft.). Please see attached water rights documentation. 

HAY BARN

-38W X 162L X 23 Eave Height - As per the owner, approximately 793 Tons of hay can be stored in this barn.
-Roof Pitch = 4/12
-Bay = 11 - Greatest nominal spacing between eave wall posts
-Wind Design Values - Fastest Wind Speed (3 sec Gust) = 105 MPH
-West Side enclosed.