S OPEN BOX RANCH:

THE S OPEN BOX RANCH
4,701.97 +/- deeded acres
240.00 +/- private lease acres
4,941.97 +/- total acres in one contiguous block
SHERIDAN COUNTY, NEBRASKA

LOCATION: Located in the Pine Ridge Region of Northwest Nebraska, the ranch is 21 miles northeast of
Chadron, NE, 20 miles north of Hay Springs, 30 miles northwest of Rushville and only 1 3/4 hour drive to Rapid City, SD, in the Black Hills.

LAND USE: Per Sheridan County Farm Service Agency (acres differ from tax records.)
Rangeland for Grazing: 4,478.38 Acres
Hay land (Alfalfa & Grass): 339.45 Acres
(CRP) Conservation Reserve Program: 98.25 Acres
2 CRP Contracts—$3152 annual payment with contracts expiring September 30, 2011.

IMPROVEMENTS:
House: 1 1/2 story, 2120 sq ft home with unfinished basement, 2 bedrooms, 1 bath,
family room, and new kitchen completed 4 years ago. Home has new unique closed
loop geothermal heating and cooling unit utilizing the community pipeline water system.
Barn: 66’ x 53’ frame structure with all new tin in 2006 and completely redone interior.
Quonset: 50’ x 80’ steel curvette built in 1991.
Garage: 14’ x 26’ frame structure with heated concrete floor and all new tin in 2005;
20’ x 20’ attached building with all new tin in 2005.
Miscellaneous Out Buildings

WATER: Domestic and livestock water provided by community water district with 24 tanks on pipeline
plus seasonal Limekiln Creek, several springs and numerous dams.

WILDLIFE: Elk (landowner permits), mule and whitetail deer, antelope, wild turkey, coyotes, bobcats, and grouse.

RANGELAND: Due to exceptional management the rangeland is in excellent condition with the major grass species being Big and Little Bluestem, Side-Oats Grama, Blue Grama, Buffalo Grass, Prairie
Sandreed, Western Wheatgrass and Junegrass., plus numerous sedges and forbs.

HAY PRODUCTION: Owner currently hays approximately 425 acres of dryland alfalfa/grass mixtures.
Average production is 1 1/2 ton per acre.

2006 REAL ESTATE TAXES: $7,611.34 ($1.61 per acre)

OFFERING PRICE: $3,824,000
(Sale of property is contingent upon Sellers conducting an IRS Section 1031 exchange.)

LISTING AGENTS: Richard Dawson, Yvonne Mooney

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For more information contact Richard and Barbara Dawson at (800) 785-2528 or e-mail.