Tract 1 - Kusmaul Family

Property Description

Vaughn-Roth Land Brokers is honored to represent the Lester and Donald Kusmaul families with the sale of 419 +/- acres in Lyon County, KS via Online Auction. Tracts 1 and 3 are owned by the Lester Kusmaul family with Tract 2 being owned by the Lester and Donald Kusmaul families. This land has been in the Kusmaul family for many years with this offering providing an excellent opportunity for buyers to invest in quality land. This auction will include three individual parcels that will appeal to a diverse buyer pool with the land featuring a nice home/shop, excellent hunting, quality grasslands, and strong cell tower income. Tract 1 is a 115-acre top-notch deer and turkey hunting unit with a nice large home and shop located along Duck Creek near Reading Lake. Tract 2 is a nice clean 144-acre native grass pasture unit with rural-residential appeal and strong cell tower income located just north of Emporia. Tract 3 is a 160-acre grassland tract located southeast of Admire with a heavy timbered draw and pond providing good deer hunting and fishing opportunities. This online auction will begin at noon on August 24^th, 2026 with a dynamic closing beginning at 10am on August 26^th, 2026. You aren’t going to want to miss this excellent opportunity to invest in quality Lyon County land!

Closing Schedule:

Tract 1: 10AM

Tract 2: Noon

Tract 3: 2PM

Tract 1: If you have been searching for a top-of-the-line recreational tract that includes an attractive home to stay in while you hunt look no further! Featuring a nice large home, a shop for storage, dense Oak and Cedar filled timber along Duck Creek, productive cropland for attracting and holding wildlife, multiple secluded locations for additional food plots, thick native grasses and expired CRP for bedding, clean native meadows, and a location 1-mile from the 135-acre Lyon State Fishing Lake, this is a property that truly has it all and should be moved to the top of your list!

This property totals 115-acres and is located along Duck Creek between Admire and Reading north of Emporia in Lyon County. The tract is accessed via gravel road and lays gently rolling, being a gorgeous piece of land. The property is composed of a combination of heavy timber, thick expired CRP and native grasses, clean native grass meadows, a small bottomland crop field, hidden pockets that would be ideal for adding additional food plots to the property, and a beautiful build-site with an attractive large home and shop. Properties with the combination of attributes that this property possesses rarely hit the open market so don’t miss out on an exceptional opportunity to purchase a prime piece of Kansas real estate!

For serious hunters, this tract includes all the characteristics of a phenomenal hunting unit. To start, the tract is located along Duck Creek which is one of the primary timbered creek drainages in the area, being known for producing high quality Whitetail Deer. The property is full of deer, turkey, and quail offering hunting opportunities year-round to the outdoor enthusiast. The property is additionally located just 1-mile from the Lyon State Fishing Lake for those looking to fish when they come to hunt. This lake totals 135-acres and is known for excellent fishing. The property lays out exceptionally well for deer hunting with thick timber running through the middle of the property along a creek drainage that runs to Duck Creek. Timber on the property features a stout population of Oaks that are lined and intermixed with thick Cedars offering a wonderful combination of seclusion and food for wildlife. On the outskirts of the heavily timbered areas sit open secluded hidden pockets that are out of sight of the public road offering exceptional locations for adding food plots to the property for attracting and holding additional deer, turkey, and quail. These hidden openings are easily accessible from the perimeter of the property, offering good access without disturbing wildlife that call the middle of the property home. This is a property that hunts way bigger than its size. Additionally, these openings are already lined with large Oak trees providing additional attraction to, and food for, wildlife. A 3-4 acre existing crop field is located in the northern portion of the tract and is highly secluded, offering a wonderful hidden food source for deer and turkeys. This field is composed of highly productive class I and II Reading and Ivan Silt Loam bottomland soils. Combine the exceptional hunting the property offers with the fact that the property already has an attractive home for staying in when hunting and a large shop for storing side by sides, feeders, boats, blinds, etc, and you have a property that is of exceptional quality that is very difficult to find and get your hands on. Overall, this is a highly attractive recreational unit!

For those looking for a beautiful location to call home in the countryside near Emporia this property should be highly considered. The property is located within 3-miles of pavement and offers secluded country living, all while also having great access. The property includes an attractive residence as well as a large shed for storage. The residence on the property is a large attractive home that would be excellent for a large family or for a hunting camp for those coming to the area to hunt. The residence includes four bedrooms, three bathrooms, two large living rooms, an office, a 2-car-attached garage, nearly 3000sf of finished living space, and is supplied by rural water. The home’s interior was recently re-pained with new flooring additionally laid throughout the house. The shop on the property is of good size and offers substantial additional storage as well.

Overall, this is a highly attractive recreational unit that includes an attractive home and shop. Properties of this caliber rarely hit the open market so don’t miss out on a rare opportunity to purchase an exceptional quality tract. If you have questions or would like to look at the property, please give Henry Ott a call at 620-437-7340. Thank you!

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Auction Info: Property will be auctioned via online auction beginning at Noon on Monday August 24^th, 2026 and will begin closing with a dynamic close beginning at 10 AM on Wednesday August 26^th, 2026.

Earnest Money: $70,000 due day of the auction.

Closing: On or before September 30^th, 2026.

Possession: Full possession at closing subject to an existing crop lease on a 3-4 acre field in the northern end of the property.

2025 Taxes: $4398.98

Driving Directions from Admire: Head south on HWY 99 for 6-miles to Rd 270. Head east on Rd 270 for 1.75-miles to Burlingame Rd. Head NE on Burlingame Rd for 1-mile to Rd 275 and the property will start on the NW side of the intersection.

Property Address: 1722 Rd 275; Reading, KS 66868

Brief Legal Description: 115 +/- Acres in Section 23-17S-12E of the 6^th PM; Lyon County, KS

Disclosures:

• As with most properties in the area, there is a presence of Sericea Lespedeza on the subject property.
• Improvements on the property sell in as-is, where-is condition without any warranties or guarantees from the Seller. Sale is not contingent upon inspections, financing, or appraisal.

Disclaimer: Yellow boundary property lines in the pictures are approximated for reference only. Please refer to the aerial map provided by the Lyon County Appraiser’s office in reference to property lines.