LAND AUCTION

Bid By Phone Land Auction

320+/- Total Acres in Meade County, Kansas

Selling in Two Individual Tracts

Legal Description:

Tract 1: 160 +/- Acres located in the Northwest Quarter (NW 1/4) of Section Seven (7), Township Thirty-one (31) South, Range Twenty-six (26) West of the 6th P.M., Meade County, Kansas. 

Tract 2: 160 +/- Acres located in Lots One (1), and Two (2), and the South Half of the Northeast Quarter (S 1/2 of NE 1/4) of Section Two, Township Thirty-one (31) South, Range Twenty-seven (27) West of the 6th P.M., Meade County, Kansas.  

Bidding Pool Closes:

Thursday, May 22, 2025 - 10:00am CST

To participate in the auction, you must register and place a bid in the bidding pool prior to the above listed date and time. If you are not registered and have not submitted an initial bid by the bidding pool deadline, you will not be able to participate in the auction. 

Auctioneer’s Note: Burkhart Real Estate & Auction is honored to offer via bid by phone auction two premium tracts of prime tillable farmland, ideally located just minutes from Fowler, Kansas.

TRACT 1

LEGAL DESCRIPTION: 160 +/- acres in the Northwest Quarter (NW/4) of Section Seven (7), Township Thirty-one (31) South, Range Twenty-six (26) West of the 6th P.M., Meade County, Kansas

This 160-acre tract consists entirely of high-quality, tillable dryland. The entire tract  is currently planted in wheat. The northern boundary runs along H Road, while the western edge borders 26 Road, a paved county-maintained roadway. This tract is conveniently located less than ½ mile south of the Fowler Elevator.

LOCATED FROM FOWLER, KS: Land is located at the intersection of 26 Road/Cemetery Road and KS Hwy 54. Signs will be posted.

TAXES: The 2024 real estate taxes totaled $490.84. The 2025 real estate taxes will be prorated to the date of closing.

POSSESSION: The buyer will receive possession at the conclusion of the 2025 wheat harvest.

MINERAL RIGHTS: The entirety of the seller’s mineral interest will sell with the land. All of the minerals are believed to be intact, open, and unleased.

TRACT 2

LEGAL DESCRIPTION: 160 +/- acres located in Lots One (1), and Two (2), and the South Half of the Northeast Quarter (S ½ of NE ¼) of Section Two (2), Township Thirty-one (31) South, Range Twenty-seven (27) West of the 6th P.M., Meade, Kansas

This 160-acre tract consists entirely of high-quality, tillable dryland. The land is completely open and currently not planted to any crops. Its northern boundary runs parallel to paved G Road, offering easy access. Conveniently situated less than two miles west of the Fowler Elevator, this tract is ideally located.

LOCATED FROM FOWLER, KS: From the intersection of G Road and 26 Road/Church St., go approximately 1 mile West to the Northeast corner of the subject property . Signs will be posted.

TAXES: The 2024 real estate taxes totaled $274.96. The 2025 real estate taxes will be prorated to the date of closing.

POSSESSION: The buyer will receive immediate possession on all acres upon closing.

INPUT EXPENSES: The buyer will be responsible for a total of $1,223.51in expenses related to weed control. This expense will be due upon closing.

CHEMICAL APPLICATION: The following chemicals have been applied to this tract: 60oz. of Finesse Cereal and Fallow Herbicide – 12x20, 10gallons of MCPE Phenoxy Herbicide – 2x2.5.

MINERAL RIGHTS: The entirety of the sellers’ mineral interest will sell with the land. All of the minerals are believed to be intact, open, and unleased.

MANNER OF SALE:This real estate will be offered in two individual tracts. No acres will be divided. There will be no combination of any tracts.

SALE METHOD: The real estate will be offered for sale by private phone auction. Buyers must register and place an initial bid prior to May 22, 2025 – 10:00am CST to be included in the bidding pool. All bids must be submitted to Mike Burkhart by telephone at 620-430-2000. After the bidding pool deadline, all active bidders will be informed of the high bid and allowed to advance their bids. The auctioneer will contact each bidder in the bidding pool for advancement of bids starting on Thursday, May 22, 2025 – 10:00am CST. Bids will be accepted until no further advances are made. All bidding parties will remain confidential. Bidding increments will be at the sole discretion of the auction company. Bidders agree that once a bid is submitted the bid will be honored.

TERMS: The successful bidder(s) will pay a $25,000.00 earnest money deposit per tract the day of the sale with the signing of the contract. Buyer and seller will split the cost of title insurance & escrow fees 50/50. Balance of the purchase price will be due at closing, on or before June 23, 2025, or upon such terms as may be acceptable to the seller. Personal and corporate checks are acceptable for the down payment with the final payment to be made in certified funds. Earnest money will be held by Meade County Title Services, LLC. in Meade, KS in their trust account. Meade County Title Services, LLC. will also serve as the closing agent and will prepare and complete all title work. Financing, if necessary, must have been arranged and approved prior to the auction.

EVIDENCE OF TITLE: Seller will provide title insurance to the buyers in the amount of the purchase price, with the premium to be paid one-half by the seller and one-half by the buyer(s). Escrow fee will be split 50/50.

FSA INFORMATION: All information is deemed correct. Acreage figures are considered to be approximate and are from reliable sources. However, it is the buyer’s responsibility to do their own inspections and due diligence.

INSPECTIONS: Each potential buyer is responsible for having conducted their own independent inspection and due diligence concerning pertinent facts about the property prior to signing the contract. Neither the seller or Burkhart Real Estate & Auction, its agents, or representatives, are making any warranties about the property, either expressed or implied.

Announcements made the day of the sale take precedence over any printed advertising.