The “Fairchild Farm” is a beautiful and productive, “river-front” farm with excellent irrigation water, soils, and farm ground for crops. Running along U.S Highway 95, the farm has excellent access with serene privacy in its interior. Fairchild Farm offers gorgeous vistas from the hilltops of its 776± deeded acres overlooking the ag-based Weiser River valley. It is nestled with deciduous trees and wildlife-friendly shrubs in a picturesque foothill basin in Washington County, Idaho. Northern Washington County is still cattle & farming country with fertile croplands, lush pastures and mountain grass. The location affords a great lifestyle for the family that may want to raise crops (and/or livestock) and live in a beautiful rural community, yet close to the “City”. The Fairchild Farm contains 776± deeded acres with a mile of the Weiser River frontage. The Fairchild Farm land is valley-bottom crop ground, suitable for alfalfa hay, grain or other crops. There is 524± acres of irrigated, fertile, tillable crop land in nice condition. There are also 247+ acres of native range, which could be utilized to graze livestock, and brushy draws and lots of cover for wildlife.
The farm has a classic farm home, shops & sheds and an excellent irrigating system with mostly underground mainline feeding the center pivots and wheel lines. There are numerous opportunities for recreation right on the property, including harvesting elk, mule deer, pheasant galore and other game birds.
Water is KING! And this farm has excellent and abundant water available with water rights coming from both surface water out of the Weiser River and from both the Crane Creek Reservoir and Lost Valley Reservoir Company. It has 400± acre feet out of Crane Creek Res. with 350 shares of ‘A’ stock and approx. 50 shares of ‘B’ stock. There 156 shares in Lost Valley Reservoir Company and the balance is surface water from the Weiser River. Overall, they irrigate 524± acres.
The owner will irrigate 365± acres under five (5) center pivots (120 ac., 86 ac., 68 ac. & two 45 ac, both Zimmatic & T-L pivots) and 163± acres by wheel lines as of 2023.