A good place to start is with a soil map for the farm in question. This can be done at the county FSA office or it may be possible to retrieve on line. This will tell the soils it will have and in general where they can be found on the farm. Associated material will tell the best uses for crops, pasture, or woodland. You also need to get an idea as to the growing season and when last and first frost occur. Lots of land away from Lake Erie only has an 80-85 day growing season which for crops such as corn is rather short. So it is way too early to know if the farm in question is a poor choice. Let the information from Cooperative Extension and the university system be your guide. Lots of soils in the Northeast are deficient when it comes to drainage so vegetable crops can be grown for a profit. Know what is there for subsurface drainage such as tile and ditches/creeks to outlet the water. The best ground in terms of texture can be rendered useless if the drainage is poor with expensive remedies being the only alternative. It would be good if a seller would let you do a soil test if the preliminary stuff looks promising so you know what it will cost to hit the ground running so to speak. We have talked land but if there are buildings it is important to know what condition they are in and if they can be repaired or need to be replaced. Buildings in less than very good condition will be very expensive to deal with. What are you going to need for your planned operation? Are they tall enough? Wide enough? Fire hazard?
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