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The information contained herein is from sources john greene Land Company deems reliable, but is not guaranteed. This offer may be withdrawn from the marketor be subject to a change in price or terms without advance notice. Seller reserves the right to reject any and all offers. Duplication is expressly prohibited. 10.5.10

john greene Land Company

34 Rance Road

Oswego, IL 60543

630.551.3333

630.551.3434 (f)

www.johngreeneland.com

Tim Greene

Sales Associate630.551.3333

Ray L. Brownfield, AFM ARA ALC

Broker Associate630.258.4800

Riverside FarmRutland Township 637.055 surveyed acres LaSalle County, Illinois

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Rutland Township 637.055 surveyed acres LaSalle County, Illinois

The information contained herein is from sources john greene Land Company deems reliable, but is not guaranteed. This offer may be withdrawn from the marketor be subject to a change in price or terms without advance notice. Seller reserves the right to reject any and all offers. Duplication is expressly prohibited. 10.5

john greene Land Company630.551.3333Tim Greene

630.258.4800Ray L. Brownfield

The Fox River, on which Riverside Farm has 1.25 miles of frontage, provides

tremendous opportunities for fishing, sailing, canoeing and rowing. This major

tributary to Illinois provides considerable recreational opportunity and is within easy

access of more than 7,000,000 people living in the

greater Chicago metropolitan area.

Because of abundant game and river transportation,

early Native Americans who lived along the Fox

River include the Potawatomie, Sac and Fox. It is

not unusual to find some Native American relics on

Riverside Farm. Most recently, when the farm owner

experienced a flat tire, a partial arrowhead was wedged

into the tire, causing the damage. The tire repairman shared that he had never

before seen a flat tire caused by an arrowhead.

Besides being home to various Native American tribes, one of the more famous

owners of this farm was the noted big band leader Wayne King. He regularly played

at the infamous Aragon Ballroom in Chicago to sold out dances during the Big Band

era. Wayne passed away in 1985, with the

family holding on to the farm until 1990 when it

was sold to the current owners.

The current owners, Will Barbier and his wife,

Sandy, purchased the farm in 1990 because

they wanted to be in the country. They

previously lived in Yorkville, Illinois, which at

the time, was a small farming community. With

their love of horses, they were able to enjoy riding and outdoor living. Mr. Barbier has

said that when neighbors got too close, it was time to move westward. After passing

by the farm many times on their way to Ottawa, Illinois, they decided to find out if

the farm could be purchased. They were successful in purchasing the farm and set

about making it home.


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Will and Sandy enjoy the sport of polo as well as riding horses and raising cattle,

which are contained by miles and miles of fence. Wills fences surround all of the

pastures and also the tillable acres to keep the animals out of growing crops. Also

the farm had grown up in multi-floral roses,

which rendered the pasture ground relatively

useless. Will spent much time and money

ridding the farm of this type of thorny problem.

He knew to profitably raise crops on this farm

and insure a high quality of vegetable crops to

nearby DelMonte, he needed to invest time and

money into the farm. He installed three center

pivot irrigation systems with several miles of

pipe, which extends into the Fox River as an irrigation source. Will is now able to

contract with DelMonte for the growing of sweet corn, peas and lima beans, which

returns a good level of income to the farming operations.

There are about 256 irrigated acres with another 60 acres in pasture land for grazing

and hay production. To insure that the growing

crops and pasture land were in a productive

state, Will felt that drainage for this type of soil

was necessary to insure that the growing crops

and pasture land were in a productive state.

Approximately 37,564 of field drainage tile was

installed. The farm has been observed after

heavy amounts of rainfall and there is no doubt

that the field tile drains the fields properly.

There is a very nice set of buildings on the property. The home, which dates back

to pre Civil War, will be retained by the owners with access to Route 71. A buyer

will have first right of refusal when the current owners decide to retire from the farm

and move to town. The buildings (see photos) include grain storage, a very unique


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styled barn that could be converted to a hunting lodge, as well as a horse barn and

riding paddock.

The farm is located in the Marseilles Fire

Protection District, the Ottawa High School

District and notably sewer and water are only

two miles away at Route 6. Also, natural gas

is available on the farm.

Of the approximately 640 acres, there are 320

acres of timber and permanent pasture. The

timber stand is beautiful with various species

of mature hardwood trees. The farm is also a haven for the hunting of trophy deer

and turkey.

Mr. Barbier and his family would gladly be custodians to operate, maintain and keep

the farm running in good order with an opportunity for the new owners to receive a

cash rental of approximately $200/tillable acre (approx. 300/ac).

This is an extremely unique property and may

have the most private river frontage on the Fox

River of any single land holding. Riverside Farm

is easily accessible with all of the opportunity

to enjoy the outdoors with its beautiful woods,

hunting opportunities, horseback riding, the

raising of crops and access to the Fox River

to enjoy recreational sports such as fishing,

canoeing and boating. Future use of the farm could include development with the

frontage on Rt. 71, which runs from Yorkville to Ottawa, its close proximity to Interstate

80 and the nearby availability of utilities.

This is a wonderful opportunity to own land with numerous amenities.


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Property Features


34 Rance Road

Oswego, IL 60543

630.551.3333

630.551.3434 (f)


Tim Greene




ACREAGE637.055 surveyed acres

(app. 256 irrigated acres for crop production)LEGAL DESCRIPTIONSection 21: The SE, the NE, part of the SW,

part of the NW. Section 22: Part of the SW ofthe SW. Section 27: Part of the W of the NE,part of the E of the NW, part of the NW of theNW, part of the SW of the NW. Section 28:

Part of the NE; all in Rutland Township, T.34N.-R.4E., LaSalle County, Illinois

PREDOMINANT SOILS(PI:119)Drummer, Rutland, Batavia, Millington(per the Univ of Ill Bulletin 811)

FRONTAGE Illinois Rt. 71 1.25 miles along Fox River

BUILDINGSBarns, grain storage, riding paddock

PRICE$6,000,000

REAL ESTATE TAXES

$7,370.00

PROPERTY INDEX NUMBERS15.21.100.0000 15.21.201.000 15.21.203.00015.21.300.000 15.21.400.000 15.22.305.000

15.27.105.000 15.27.106.000 15.27.203.00015.27.201.000

CURRENT ZONINGAgriculture

LEASECurrent owner will lease back farmland

6 mi NE of Ottawa, Illinois

81 mi SW of Chicago, Illinois

86 mi SE of Rockford, Illinois

83 mi N of Bloomington, Illinois

Riverside Farm resident, 11.21.08

Fox River frontage, 8.5.10


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source:msrmaps.com

State Route 71

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County Highway 18N31st Road

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State Route 71

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Productivity Indexnext page

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The acreage figures below are estimates.

152 Drummer silty clay loam 29.3 175 57 144

198 Elburn silt loam 2.4 178 55 1433451 Lawson silt loam 10.7 171 55 140

148 Proctor silt loam 9.8 166 52 135

3073 Ross loam 1.2 163 53 134

375 Rutland silty clay loam 93.145 162 52 133

435 Streator silty clay loam 33.5 160 52 131

105 Batavia silt loam 48.2 159 50 129

388 Wenona silt loam 10.3 156 51 129

3082 Millington silt loam 60.7 154 49 125

242 Kendall silt loam 12.7 155 48 125

243 St. Charles silt loam 12.6 151 47 122

344 Harvard silt loam 9.3 154 48 125

235 Bryce silty clay 2.9 146 49 121

134 Camden silt loam 52.8 149 46 119

91 Swygert silty clay loam 39.7 143 47 118

448 Mona silt loam 5.0 146 46 118

325 Dresden silt loam 8.6 142 46 116

554 Kernan silt loam 29.8 138 45 113

327 Fox silt loam 13.5 134 43 109

791 Rush silt loam 10.0 159 43 109

794 Marseilles/Ritchey silt loam 10.3 126 45 108

549 Marseilles silt loam 8.2 129 43 107

318 Lorenzo loam 2.5 129 42 105

87 Dickinson sandy loam 6.9 128 42 104

820 Hennepin-Casco complex 52.4 114 39 95

560 St. Clair silty clay loam 18.0 111 38 94

969 Casco-Rodman complex 9.8 110 37 9288 Sparta loamy sand 6.7 107 37 92

228 Nappanee silty clay loam 2.1 104 37 89

241 Chatsworth silty clay 22.5 91 32 77

Water 1.5

Total acres: 637.055 Average PI: 119

source: USDA/NRCS Soil Survey of LaSalle County and University of Illinois Bulletin 811 Optimum Crop Productivity Ratings for Illinois soils


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Oswego, IL 60543

630.551.3333

630.551.3434 (f)


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630.551.3333

630.551.3434 (f)


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