Foam Lake / Humboldt / Melfort Land

[BTOfarmall]

1) The Hutts are always the first around here to the fire. Reason being anyone with a fire truck $300 per hour, paid until you leave. Don't even need to unroll the fire hose as long as you are there kicking tires. RM. Foots the bill.

2) CFS will feed your little brats if you can't.

3) Please see JDGreen's answer. So true ain't even funny. I can't believe with the man power they have this is how they farm the land our forefathers broke & fought for in the world wars. Also they only help with harvest because they want your land when you retire.

4) Yes they make the land more valuable. Only because they say why hell the next generation will pay for it. So they pay for it out the ass & pass the debt on.

5) They might as well feel the same about me as I do about them.

Just stole 1120 acres from 2 different colonies this year. 5 year lease. Life is Good!!! Pay to Play!!!

[JDGreen]

1)I do value the people around me. As my post stated, I have REAL neighbors.

2) This is business and religion doesn't factor into any of my business. I am however happy my business doesn't deal with chronic problems such as closet alcoholism, child abuse, and piss poor womens rights.

3) Klause you are also welcome here anytime. You learn to compete or you will be forced out..

Still no reasons to why you so highly covet these leeches BW..

[grrrr]

Getting back to the original topic; The people I talk to in the Humboldt-Melfort area laughed when I asked about good land selling for $56,000/quarter. Try $156,000 for the best land, and not close to town and no colonies.

[SASKFARMER3]

Humboldt and Melfort are at 100000 to 160000 in melfort for sure. Foam lake is devastated.

[BreadWinner]

BTO our forfathers fought to protect the rights of minorities just like the hutterrites and stop the sensless slaugther of Jews. Our lands were never in need of protecting we went to protect and stop the invasion of Europe.We fought for the things that you hate most.

[Klause]

Once again, thanks to those that replied to my original question.

Pars, you made very good points, as usual


For those that said I was welcome in their neighbourhoods... thank you!



I'm only going to make one comment about Hutterites/Mennonites... And this is a bit long[er]

I live on the fringes of the prairies... people around here are... well uncivilized. They came here in work camps in the 20s. Many can't read or write. They don't like
"outsiders". We've been in Canada for 20 years.... we've gone through things most can only imagine... stores wouldn't sell us groceries. The RM conveniently "forgot" to
send out the tax bill for a few years to try and sell the land our from under us. We've had dykes built downstream of us. Culverts plugged with round bales. Hydro lines
cut. Cows shot. Equipment vandalized.

Now, I neither support nor oppose the whole colony thing. Nor do I support or oppose Mennonites. This is a great country with many freedoms and liberties that
people here take for granted, but those in other countries envy. ... When I read BS like from BTOfarmall, I get very angry. When I hear that Hutterites are evil... I get
pissed also. They have their way of life, and it's not for us to judge them on how they live.

I would not have an issue having anyone in this thread (except BTOfarmall) as a neighbour... Simply, I'm not racist and don't care who my neighbor is... I'll be the first
to help someone who needs it, and my friends can attest to that.

Getting back on topic, could someone look at this, and tell me why it's "cheap"?
http://lanerealtycorp.com/feature_sheets/ne_humboldt_159b.jpg

I guess what I'm asking, is... if I put down $30,000, finance $59,000 over 15 years, can I pay that off with what the land produces, or will this simply not work (and
thus the reason for the land being "cheap").

What are cash-rents like??? I chased a quarter to $75/ac/yr and still didn't get it... and the kicker is the reason it went high was that the land around it is good... the
quarter itself is in organic hay.

[grrrr]

Klause-I had a look at that particular land on google earth. I counted at least 15 clumps of trees scattered throughout. Also there are as many sloughs, and the surrounding land is much the same. I would say it is far from being the better land in the area. The assessment is around 55,000. The better land is assessed at 75,000 or higher and is greatly sought after. Hence prices are north of 140,000 for the best. Also rents this past spring were $60 / acre. Not sure what they will be for the coming year as some got burnt at that price.

[Klause]

I definitely see your point, grrrr.

I'm trying to compare apples-to-apples...

I.E. have a look at this:

http://maps.google.ca/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=Rivers, Manitoba&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=Rivers, Division No. 7, Manitoba&ll=50.17518,-100.315046&spn=0.016051,0.021243&t=h&z=16

Land like that routinely sells for $155,000 to $175,000 / quarter.


This is what gives me this whole "why" question... Is that area of SK always wet? Does it freeze often? I can't believe the only reason is because of competition... if the land is good, and not as expensive, wouldn't guys move in, buy land, and thus cause competition???

[bgmb]

There is no way that quater would bring 150,000.

Maybe 70,000 as there is only about a 100ac a quarter broken. With drainage laws the way they are right now its fairly hard to improve.

[grrrr]

Call me ol'fashioned but I believe land should provide enough income to pay for itself.