The Welch Place
The “Welch Place” was purchased on December 7, 1961 from Frederick and Pauline Welch. It was continually used for crop and manure management in conjunction with the “Home Farm” operating dairy until 2004. Since that time, the tillable land and some of the pasture has been rented. The tillable land has been cropped, however the pasture has been fallow for the last several years.
The Welch Place consists of 47.4± acres of tillable land, 20± acres of improvable pastureland, 16± acres pastureland, 32± acres woodland and 5.6± acres of wetland/wasteland.
Access to the property is good with 2,465’ of road frontage on the south side of Crown Point Road, a Class II macadam surface town owned and maintained road. Two road cuts have recently been widened with culverts and gravel.
The 47.4± acres of tillable land is 100% in meadow and grasses. There is some remaining alfalfa on the steeper areas of Field #29 and Field #27. Most of the meadow land is in clover, brome, timothy, orchard grass, reed canary and mixed grasses.
It has historically been in a grass/corn rotation. The pastureland is overgrown and reportedly has been fallow for one to two years. It is estimated that approximately 20± acres could be converted to tillable land (improvable pasture). Most of the acreage would be highly erodible land (HEL) and might need NRCS approval.
The woodland/timber potential is considered average. There has reportedly been limited logging or harvesting in the past 15 to 20 years. Predominant species include white pine, hardhack, shagbark hickory, sugar maple, soft maple, hemlock, white oak and red oak.
SOILS:
Predominant soils are Vergennes clays of 2 to 6% slopes. The pasture area includes areas of Vergennes clays of 12 to 25% slopes. The far western tillable land has areas of Covington and Panton silty clays (level topography).
VIEWS:
The views from this property are unparalleled. The Adirondacks are close and beautiful with the land all around the property being conserved and no building allowed.
