Big Springs Farm

Descriptions

Description:
2 Quarters with excellent soils and abundance of water access in a convenient location near Big Springs, NE.

Location:
2 miles south of I-80 off Big Springs Exit and 4 miles West on County Road 4.

Legal Description:
PARCEL 1: East of the SE of Section 7; West of the SW of Section 8 - T12N - R42W*

PARCEL 2: Northeast of Section 18-T12N-R42W*

*of the 6th P.M. in Deuel County, Nebraska.

Total Acres:
317.3

Acres & Taxes:
Parcel 1: 159.65 tax assessed acres; 2022 taxes payable in 2023 $4,395.22

Parcel 2: 158.65 tax assessed acres; 2022 taxes payable in 2023 $3,575.80

Land Use:
Parcel 1: Pivot Irrigated cropland, currently planted to corn.

Parcel 2: Flood irrigated cropland, planted to corn and dryland planted to wheat/fallow rotation.

Water Rights:
Parcel 1: 151.8 Certified Irrigated Acres, along with 159 Acres Western Canal Water rights.

Parcel 2: 76.1 Certified Irrigated Acres North of the Canal, along with 71 Acres Western Canal Water rights.
* 23.5 Inactive Certified Irrigated Acres South of the Canal.

Irrigation:
Parcel 1: Pivot Irrigated with a 7-tower Zimmatic pivot, 60 HP Electric Motor and Western Land Roller pump. There is a second well on the North side of the quarter with under ground pipe that provides water to the corners. It has a 40 HP electric motor and Western Land Roller pump.
NE Well Reg G-055444 & G-015543

Parcel 2: There is one irrigation well on the West side of the quarter that provides water for the flood irrigated ground. The well has a 7.5 HP Electric Motor and Western Land Roller pump, which was set up to pump 970 GPM.
NE Well Reg G015541 & G-015542 (inactive)

FSA:
Parcels 1 and 2 are currently combined as follows: 305.6 Ac. Cropland; 25.7 Ac. Wheatbase @ 37 Bu. PLC yield; 245 Ac. Corn Base @ 140 Bu. PLC yield.

Improvements:
In Parcel 2, there is a 4.16 AC building site in the SE corner of the property with an older house and miscellaneous outbuildings.

Soils:
Parcel 1: 56% Class I Merrick Sandy Clay Loam; 33.1% Class II Chappel-Alice-Broadwater Complex; 10.9% Class III Lexworth Loam

Parcel 2: 57.8% Class I & II Duroc Loam & Merrick Sandy Clay Loam; 42.1% Class II & III Chappel-Alice-Broadwater Complex

Price:
Parcel 1: $1,000,000.00

Parcel 2: $500,000.00

Comments:
Excellent soils with an abundance of water access. Excellent access with county road access and just a short drive to Big Springs, Nebraska.
* 23.5 Inactive Certified Irrigated Acres can be reactivated upon South Platte NRD review and approval.