TRURO LIVESTOCK MARKET

MARKET REPORT & WEEKLY NEWSLETTER

Wednesday 24th June 2020

MARKET CONDUCTED UNDER DEFRA GUIDELINES A big thank you to our Vendors & Buyers for co-operating and continuing

to support us during these difficult times “£110.50 top price lambs for Gordon Rowland”

*** PRIOR BOOKING OF STOCK IS ESSENTIAL *** PHONE 01872 272722 TEXT (Your name & stock numbers) Cattle/Calves 07889 600160 Sheep 07977 662443

This week’s £10 draw winner: Chris Langmaid of St. Veep

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TRURO LIVESTOCK MARKET

LODGE & THOMAS.

Report an entry of 28 UTM & OTM prime cattle, 54 cull cows & bulls, 195 store cattle inc. 6 suckler cows & calves, 32 rearing calves & stirks and 434 finished & store sheep

UTM PRIME CATTLE

Auctioneer – Andrew Body

A few less prime cattle forward this week with farmers busy on hay and silage. Prices continue to firm with strong demand across the board but especially the butchers’ types. Top price of the day was for a 619kg Limousin x steer from Messrs. R.H. & C.D. Care of St. Buryan making 221p/kg and £1,368, with their other Limousin x steer selling at 219p/kg, both to R.J. Trevarthen Ltd of Roskrow. Premium heifer was 206p/kg for Messrs. A.R. & B. & A. Hosking of St. Martin with a 537kg Limousin x purchased by J.V. Richards Ltd of Perranwell Station. 13 Steers – top 8 prices

Limousin x to 221p (619kg) for Messrs. R.H. & C.D. Care of St. Buryan, Penzance Limousin x to 219p (589kg) for Messrs. R.H. & C.D. Care of St. Buryan, Penzance British Blue x to 209p (618kg) for Messrs. R.H. & C.D. Care of St. Buryan, Penzance Limousin x to 209p (607kg) for Messrs. W.H. & L.M. Williams & Son of Allet, Truro Limousin x to 197p (595kg) for Messrs. W.H. & L.M. Williams & Son of Allet, Truro British Blue x to 197p (549kg) for Messrs. R.H. & C.D. Care of St. Buryan, Penzance British Blue x to 196p (570kg) for Messrs. R.H. & C.D. Care of St. Buryan, Penzance Limousin x to 188p (652kg) for Messrs. M.D. Curtis & Son of Gunwalloe, Helston 10 Heifers – top 4 prices

Limousin x to 206p (537kg) for Messrs. A.R. & B. & A. Hosking of St. Martin, Helston Hereford x to 189p (595kg) for Messrs. M.D. Curtis & Son of Gunwalloe, Helston British Blue x to 189p (529kg) for 2C Farming of Carnhell Green, Camborne British Blue x to 186p (587kg) for Messrs. F.A. Pearce & Partner of Chacewater, Truro

Wednesday’s South-West Regional Market Averages

Steers – 183.4p/kg Heifers – 178.4p/kg

Truro Steers Truro Heifers Premium to 221p av. 214.50p Premium to 206p Prime to 197p av. 190.57p Prime to 189p av. 185.40p Others to 176p av. 175.50p Others to 174p av. 162.33p All Steers av. 195.62p All Heifers av. 180.15p

HIGHEST PRICE BULLOCK Each Wednesday the highest price prime steer/heifer sold p/kg will be commission free

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Richard Care’s 221p/kg topper Kevin Williams’ British Blue x 209p/kg

5 OTM PRIME CATTLE

OTMs to 145p/kg for a Simmental x 610kg heifer from Messrs. J.H. Hawkey & Son of St. Newlyn East, Newquay bought by Roger Eddy of Tehidy.

Overall Averages: OTM Steers to 134p/kg OTM Heifers to 145p/kg

CULL COWS & BULLS

Auctioneer – Andrew Body

Another good entry of cull cows met a continued fine trade especially for well-covered beef cows. Dearest at 148p/kg was a British Blue x from Mr. N. Doble of St. Agnes purchased by David Ellis of Lelant; with half a dozen further Hereford, Charolais, British Blue and Limousin x cows all 140p/kg+. Top money came for two South Devon x cows in from Gwealavellan Partners of Gwithian to £1,182 for an 850kg cow going to David King of Exeter; and 855kg cow making £1,086 to Dawn West Devon of Hatherleigh. Friesians this week were mainly straight out of the parlour types which affected their averages but still selling well to 116p/kg for Messrs. E.J. Pengelly & Sons of Porthpean and bought by Dawn West Devon. A Swedish Red & White x in for Mr. A.J.H. Lawry of Kenwyn realised 117p/kg to Mark Davey of Okehampton. A Limousin cull bull in for Penny Lobb of St. Columb achieved 129p/kg to David Ellis.

31 Beef Cows – leading prices

British Blue x to 148p (698kg) for Mr. N. Doble of St. Agnes, Truro Hereford x to 143p (537kg) for Mrs. M.C.D. Ansell of Zennor, St. Ives Charolais x to 142p (496kg) for Mr. A.J.H. Lawry of Kenwyn, Truro British Blue x to 140p (587kg) for Mr. A.J.H. Lawry of Kenwyn, Truro Limousin x to 140p (585kg) for Mr. A.J.H. Lawry of Kenwyn, Truro British Blue x to 140p (531kg) for Mr. A.J.H. Lawry of Kenwyn, Truro Hereford x to 140p (509kg) for Mrs. M.C.D. Ansell of Zennor, St. Ives Hereford x to 139p (564kg) for Mr. A.J.H. Lawry of Kenwyn, Truro British Blue x to 139p (490kg) for Mr. A.J.H. Lawry of Kenwyn, Truro

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22 Dairy Cows – leading prices

Swedish Red & White x to 117p (592kg) for Mr. A.J.H. Lawry of Kenwyn, Truro Friesian to 116p (723kg) for Messrs. E.J. Pengelly & Sons of Porthpean, St. Austell Friesian to 106p (730kg) for Mr. T.F. Sampson of St. Newlyn East, Newquay Friesian to 104p (743kg) for J.C. & F.C. Tripconey Ltd of Black Rock, Camborne Guernsey x to 103p (716kg) for Messrs. M. & M.A. Thomas & Son of Tregony, Truro Friesian to 99p (662kg) for Messrs. E.J. Pengelly & Sons of Porthpean, St. Austell

Breed Averages:

British Blue x to 148p/kg av. 136.24p/kg Hereford x to 143p/kg av. 132.83p/kg Charolais x to 142p/kg av. 119.22p/kg Limousin x to 140p/kg av. 119.23p/kg South Devon x to 139p/kg av. 133.00p/kg Aberdeen Angus x to 138p/kg av. 123.44p/kg Swedish Red & White x to 117p/kg Friesian to 116p/kg av. 91.67p/kg Guernsey x to 103p/kg av. 90.26p/kg Jersey x to 84p/kg av. 79.67p/kg

1 Cull Bull

Limousin to 129p (950kg) for Mrs. P. Lobb of St. Columb

Overall Averages:

Beef Cows to 148p/kg av. 127.26p/kg Dairy Cows to 117p/kg av. 90.48p/kg Cull Bulls to 129p/kg

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GRAZING/MOWING GRASS – For Sale by Tender

30.87 acres @ Ruanhighlanes, Truro

For 1 Cut Mowing from

15th July 2020

Tender Forms from the Agents or online.

Viewing by arrangement with

Lodge & Thomas 01872 272722

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STORE CATTLE

Auctioneers – Andrew Body & Patrick Dennis

Another fine entry for the time of year with the majority being 1½ to 2yo cattle which sold extremely well with plenty of demand around the ring. An entry of 36 strong cattle from Messrs. C.L. Hichens & Sons of Pendeen led the day with four 21 month old British Blue x steers making £980 apiece; their Blue heifers also standing top at £970 for a 22 month old pair, and Charolais x £960. Early 2019-born Limousins from Messrs. P.C. & K.M. Jenkin of Cury sold to £955 for a nice pair of steers with single heifer £880. A dozen 13 month old named-sire Herefords from Mr. T.G. Hawke of Colan saw their best steer trio hit £895 with heifer pairs to £755, with Devon heifers also to £755 for 14 month old Devon crosses for Mr. J.R. Julyan of Tresillian whose three steers made £780.

118 Steers – leading prices

2yo Hereford x to £950 for Messrs. M.J. & J.A. Bennetto of Indian Queens, St. Columb British Blue x to £940 for Messrs. H.M, C.S. & M.A. Rowe of Ruan Minor, Helston Limousin x to £930 for Messrs. H.M, C.S. & M.A. Rowe of Ruan Minor, Helston Friesian to £830 for Messrs. C.L. Hichens & Sons of Pendeen, Penzance

1½yo British Blue x to £980 for Messrs. C.L. Hichens & Sons of Pendeen, Penzance Limousin x to £955 for Messrs. P.C. & K.M. Jenkin of Cury Cross Lanes, Helston Aberdeen Angus x to £890 for Messrs. C.L. Hichens & Sons of Pendeen, Penzance Hereford x to £850 for Mr. J. Penhaligon of Portscatho, Truro Charolais x to £790 for Messrs. C.L. Hichens & Sons of Pendeen, Penzance Friesian to £600 for Mr. D.P. Osborne of Nancledra, Penzance

1yo Hereford x to £895 for Mr. T.G. Hawke of Colan, Newquay Limousin x to £865 for Messrs. P.V. & C.S. Forway of Threemilestone, Truro Devon x to £780 for Mr. J.R. Julyan of Tresillian, Truro British Blue x to £650 for Messrs. R. & J. Bailey of Frogpool, Truro

71 Heifers – leading prices

2yo British Blue x to £970 for Messrs. C.L. Hichens & Sons of Pendeen, Penzance Charolais x to £960 for Messrs. C.L. Hichens & Sons of Pendeen, Penzance Limousin x to £860 for Mr. A.J. Jelbert of Mitchell, Newquay Aberdeen Angus x to £795 for Mr. J. Penhaligon of Portscatho, Truro

1½yo Limousin x to £880 for Messrs. P.C. & K.M. Jenkin of Cury, Helston Aberdeen Angus x to £860 for Mr. J. Penhaligon of Portscatho, Truro British Blue x to £845 for Mr. D.P. Osborne of Nancledra, Penzance Devon x to £800 for Mr. D.P. Osborne of Nancledra, Penzance Charolais x to £790 for Mr. C.E. Penaluna of Carn Brea, Redruth

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1yo Devon x to £755 for Mr. J.R. Julyan of Tresillian, Truro Hereford x to £755 for Mr. T.G. Hawke of Colan, Newquay British Blue x to £745 for Mr. A.J. Jelbert of Mitchell, Newquay Limousin x to £725 for Mr. J.F. Rowe of Par, St. Austell Aberdeen Angus x to £500 for Mr. L.M. Paull of Fowey

6 Suckler Cows & Calves

A small entry of cows and calves saw a South Devon outfit realise £1,140 on behalf of Messrs. S.L. & S.M. Ward of Grampound Road, Truro. Two Hereford x and South Devon cows and calves for Messrs. R.T. & E.A. Scambler of Pendeen, Penzance sold to a top price of £1,030 and averaged £965.

REARING CALVES & STIRKS

Auctioneer – Patrick Dennis

Another impressive calf trade but insufficient numbers available to satisfy buyer requirements. Top at £350 were two British Blue x month-old bulls from Messrs. J.H. & S.M. Dark & Sons of Mullion, Helston and Messrs. R.G. Keast & Son of Allet. Leading heifer a month-old Limousin x for J.C. & F.C. Tripconey Ltd of Black Rock at £215. Half a dozen April-born stirks from Messrs. A.D. & J.A. Bray of St. Martin topped at £465 for three British Blue x males, with all stirks averaging £446.

16 Bulls

British Blue x to £350 for both Messrs. J.H. & S.M. Dark & Sons of Mullion, Helston and Messrs. R.G. Keast & Son of Allet, Truro, av. £207

Limousin x to £260 for Mr. A.J.H. Lawry of Kenwyn, Truro Hereford x to £248 for Messrs. E.V. & B.K. Benney & Son of Garras, Helston, av. £196 Friesian to £145 for Messrs. R.G. Keast & Son of Allet, Truro, av. £96 Friesian bobby calves to £36, av. £30

10 Heifers

Limousin x to £215 for J.C. & F.C. Tripconey Ltd of Black Rock, Camborne, av. £203 Aberdeen Angus x to £198 for Mr. A. Thomas of St. Just, Penzance, av. £178 Hereford x to £192 for J.C. & F.C. Tripconey Ltd of Black Rock, Camborne, av. £177 British Blue x to £135 for Mr. W.R. Davey of Probus, Truro

5 Male Stirks

British Blue x to £465 three times for Messrs. A.D. & J.A. Bray of St. Martin, Helston Limousin x to £445 twice for Messrs. A.D. & J.A. Bray of St. Martin, Helston

1 Heifer Stirk

Simmental x to £388 for Messrs. A.D. & J.A. Bray of St. Martin, Helston

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FINISHED & STORE SHEEP

LAMBS (254) – Ed Harris

Mixed quality forward, but much improved trade on the week. Topping the market at £110.50 were a pen of butchers’ quality Beltex x lambs from Mr. J.A.G. Rowland of Crofthandy purchased by J.V. Richards Ltd of Perranwell Station. The best-pick of a fine run of Texel x lambs from Messrs. P.T.R. & P.E. Jones & Son of Crantock (pictured) stood dearest heavyweights at 231p/kg for 46.2kg selling at £106.50 to R.J. Trevarthen Ltd of Roskrow.

Help us to help you get the best price!! Notify us of your entries, so we can keep our buyers updated on numbers, and so they can plan orders to buy from Truro, rather than

elsewhere!! Phone or text Ed Harris 07977 662443 (available at all times).

Leading Averages: 234p/kg for 39.6kg lambs from Messrs. A.R. & T.S. Hooper of Shortlanesend, Truro 231p/kg for 46.2kg lambs from Messrs. P.T.R. & P.E. Jones & Son of Crantock, Newquay 230p/kg for 48.0kg lambs from Mr. J.A.G. Rowland of Crofthandy, Redruth 226p/kg for 45.6kg lambs from Messrs. P.T.R. & P.E. Jones & Son of Crantock, Newquay 225p/kg for 46.0kg lambs from Cregan Gate Partners of Grampound Road, Truro 223p/kg for 39.1kg lambs from Mr. D.T. Burnett of Roche, St. Austell 222p/kg for 42.5kg lambs from Messrs. T.F. & D.J. Crapp of Helston 221p/kg for 43.5kg lambs from Messrs. K. Langmaid & Son of St. Veep, Lostwithiel 219p/kg for 45.5kg lambs from Mr. J.D. Couch of Couch’s Mill, Lostwithiel 219p/kg for 41.4kg lambs from Mr. D.J.A. Eyles of Ladock, Truro

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Top Price Lambs: £110.50 (48.0kg) from Mr J.A.G. Rowland of Crofthandy, Redruth £110.50 (51.5kg) from Mr J.A.G. Rowland of Crofthandy, Redruth £106.50 (46.2kg) from Messrs. P.T.R. & P.E. Jones & Son of Crantock, Newquay £105.00 (49.0kg) from Messrs. P.T.R. & P.E. Jones & Son of Crantock, Newquay £104.50 (48.3kg) from Mr. W.F. Teagle of Trevithick, Newquay £104.00 (48.1kg) from Messrs. M.A. & C. Sandbach of St. Breock, Wadebridge £104.00 (55.0kg) from Messrs. M.A. & C. Sandbach of St. Breock, Wadebridge £103.50 (46.0kg) from Cregan Gate Partners of Grampound Road, Truro £103.00 (45.6kg) from Messrs. P.T.R. & P.E. Jones & Son of Crantock, Newquay £103.00 (47.2kg) from Mr. J.D. Couch of Couch’s Mill, Lostwithiel

Averages: Standard (32.1kg-39kg) to 195p/kg av. 188.4p/kg Medium (39.1kg-45.5kg) to 234p/kg av. 209.0p/kg Heavy (45.6kg-52kg) to 231p/kg av. 215.3p/kg Overweight (52.1kg+) to 189p/kg av. 178.6p/kg

SQQ Lamb Average 207p

CULL EWES (142) – Ross Collins

A good entry forward and buoyant trade throughout. Many more could have been sold to advantage, topping at £100 for a trio of strong-frame Texels from Mr. G.B. Bawden of Stithians.

Leading Prices: £100.00 for ewes from Mr. G.B. Bawden of Stithians, Truro £95.50 for ewes from Messrs. J.A. & L.S.M. Tripconey of St. Keverne, Helston £90.50 for a ram from Messrs. Brewer & Brewer of St. Merryn, Padstow £90.50 for ewes from Mr. D.J.A. Eyles of Ladock, Truro £90.50 for ewes from Messrs. W. & R. Taffinder of Ruan High Lanes, Truro £90.00 for ewes from Messrs. S.J. & D.E.J. Worden of St. Martin, Helston £88.00 for ewes from Messrs. S.J. & D.E.J. Worden of St. Martin, Helston £88.00 for ewes from Mr. C. Matthews of Tregony, Truro £87.50 for ewes from Mr. W.T. Jasper of South Hill, Callington

Averages:

First quality ewes to £100.00 av. £89.00 Second quality ewes to £76.00 av. £66.50 Cull rams to £90.50 av. £86.00

STORE SHEEP (38) – Ross Collins

New season stores sold to £65 for Messrs. J. & I. Parfitt of Lanteglos-by-Fowey. A quality entry of couples forward, sold to £188 (£62.66/life) for 6T Texel outfits with well-grown twins at foot for Mr. C. Matthews of Tregony, Truro, with FM doubles topping at £162 for Messrs. A.M. & V.R. Pascoe of Gweek, Helston.

Averages:

Double couples to £188.00 av. £158.00 Single couples to £92.00

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WEDNESDAY NEXT 1ST JULY

LODGE & THOMAS.

Will sell

10.00am – Rearing Calves & Stirks

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10.00am – Dairy & Beef Cull Cows then

Prime Cattle

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11.15am – Lambs, Cull Ewes & Stores

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11.15am – Store Cattle Inc. 27 named-sire Hereford (15 strs & 12 hfrs), mainly 11-17mo (pictured);

12 British Blue x steers & heifers; 8 named-sire pure Aberdeen Angus (5 strs & 3 hfrs) 12mo; 9 mainly pure Charolais strs & hfrs 12-14mo etc.

followed by 12.30pm approx. Special Beef Breeding Sale (see opposite)

7 Stabiliser cows & calves r/w Stab bull + 2 Sussex cows with month-old Limousin x calves

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1ST SPECIAL SHEEP BREEDING SALE

WEDNESDAY 22ND JULY

Entries inc. 45 Texel shearling ewes.

Charollais, Suffolk & Texel stock rams. Store Lambs.

Entries now invited for advertising

Please book pens with the Auctioneers 01872 272722

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Truro Market Wednesday next 1st July

Special Sale of Breeding Cattle

Store Ring @ 12.30pm approx (following the Stores – buyer registration required)

7 STABILISER COWS & CALVES Reduction sale of 7 Stabiliser cows with their April-born

Stabiliser calves at foot & the cows have been back running with the Stabiliser bull since 1st June

2 SUSSEX COWS & LIMOUSIN X CALVES Pure bred 4/5 year old Sussex cows with approx.

month-old Limousin x calves at foot

Further entries to Patrick Dennis 07889 600160

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Genuine Unreserved Retirement Sale of 2 Tractors, Farm Machinery & Equipment

LODGE & THOMAS.

Have been instructed by Messrs. S.W. & W.I. Curnow & Sons (Auctioneers selling the farm) to sell by auction at Pollard Farm, Gweek, Helston TR13 0QG

SALE NOW RESCHEDULED for Saturday 18th July @ 11am

2 TRACTORS, FARM MACHINERY, EQUIPMENT, HORSE HAY & STRAW

Viz: Tractors – 2011 Case Maxxum 125 4wd tractor with full set of front weights (approx 4350 hrs). 1984 (B-reg) International 885 XL 2wd tractor with cab, front weights & good tyres. Teleporter – 1998 (S-reg) Claas 925 Teleporter 4wd/4 wheel steer with pallet forks. Separate attachments inc. Albutt dung grab, grain bucket, bale spike & Sanderson HD bucket. Machinery – 2014 Kuhn GA 4321 GM Masterdrive single rotor grass rake. 2011 Kuhn FC 313 Lift Control 3m mower conditioner fitted with new blades. Claas Volto 52 4 rotor tedder. Kuhn MDS 935 D2 twin disc fert spreader. Marshall QM8 8½ ton tandem axle silage trailer with hyd. grain tail attachment. West 1300 Dual dung spreader. Marshall 1100 gal. slurry tanker. 23ft wood flatbed tandem axle bale trailer with lades. Twose 8ft ballast roller with new wood blocks. Teagle Tomahawk 4040 straw chopper. AW Forage Fodder mounted forage feeder. Teagle Topper 8 offset topper. Twose TF500 flail hedge trimmer. Protech 180s hyd. post banger. 6m mounted chain harrows. Twose 399 yard scraper. Equipment – IAE full access galv cattle crush with locking yoke, foot trimming etc. Lister Lazer elec cattle clippers. Calving jack. Ogle bale elevator. 4x 1yo galv round feeders. 5x 8ft galv cattle troughs on legs. Hyd top link. Pr Stanhay wheel strakes. Stocks 13.6 x 38 dual wheels. Pr narrow wheels to fit Int. Claas or Case. Air Force AF 14/150 air compressor. Miscellaneous & Bygones – 13 rolls potato plastic. Inca 8in table top belt driven planer. IMP table top band saw. 10 slate slabs. Mini Brite 8ft x 8ft glasshouse in “flatpack” inc. frame & glass etc. Qty tt stakes. Qty scaffolding pipe fittings & clamps. Qty wood potato trays. Magnetic Bike exercise bike. Howard 350 garden rotavator. 3 steel milk churns, in churn cooler & al. buckets. Hay pole. Bale grab. CI boiler. Hay knife. DB lift arms. Leg vice. 6 horse drags. 650 1cwt hessian potato bags. Teak extending dining table & 6 chairs. 2 plastic wash troughs. Stihl petrol strimmer. Horse Hay & Straw – All barn stored – 35 big round bales 2019 1st cut good horse hay & 26 bales good 2nd cut. 30 barley & oat big bales straw. 85 over-year small bales barley straw. Viewing – Friday 17th July 10am-4pm and on morning of sale from 8.30am. Photographs online at www.lodgeandthomas.co.uk Further details contact Robert Pollard 01326 573295 Payment – By cash or debit card only. Caterer in attendance. Directions – Follow the “To the Sale” signs from the A394 at Trevenen & Boskenwyn.

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Ref: LAT200078 Guide: £895,000

Versatile 26½ acre Holding with Farmhouse & Barns

HOME FARM PENHALVEAN, REDRUTH, TR16 6TG

A wonderful opportunity to acquire a fabulously presented, sympathetically renovated 4 bedroom farmhouse, set within a ring fence of land with uninterrupted country views

over Stithians Reservoir and miles into the distance. Range of traditional barns with planning consent for residential conversion. Planning consent for extension of the

farmhouse to link with adjoining stone barn to enhance the family accommodation.

Land comprised within approx. 8 field enclosures laid to pasture with Cornish hedge boundaries. The land is level to gently sloping with a southerly aspect and provides a

ring fence around the property.

The property extends in total area to 26.52 acres or thereabouts.