160 Acres in Morrill, NE - $429,000
Location: 1 mile north of Morrill, NE (northeast of the intersection of country road B and county road 8)
Legal Description: The SW1/4 Section 3-T23N-R57 West of the 6th P.M., Scotts Bluff County, Nebraska
Taxes: 2008 Real Estate Taxes – $2254 on 160 tax assessed acres.
FSA Info: Scotts Bluff county farm #4775 with total cropland – 157.3 acres. The base acres and yields are 96.5 acres corn base, CC Yield 129 bu; 2.6 acres wheat base, CC yield 41 bu; 1.3 acres oats base, CC yield 32 bu.
Irrigation Well: NE reg.# G-020563. The original well was drilled in 1959 then replaced and relocated in 2005. Static level is 32 ft and pump depth is 54 ft. Well set to pump 800 gpm to feed the pivot with a 25 HP electric motor. The well, pump and all electrical parts were installed new in 2005. The well is certified for 144.3 acres with a 2009 allocation of 18” per acre. This property is locate...
Irrigation Well: NE reg.# G-020563. The original well was drilled in 1959 then replaced and relocated in 2005. Static level is 32 ft and pump depth is 54 ft. Well set to pump 800 gpm to feed the pivot with a 25 HP electric motor. The well, pump and all electrical parts were installed new in 2005. The well is certified for 144.3 acres with a 2009 allocation of 18” per acre. This property is located in the North Platte NRD.
Surface Water Rights: Surface water is provided by the Pathfinder Irrigation district. This farm has 153 acres of water rights with 2009 assessment of $26 per acre.
Irrigation Equipment: 2005 Valley center pivot irrigating 133.15 acres. Water is supplied by a 30 HP turbine pumping from a retention pond that can be refilled by surface or well water.
Price: $429,000
Comments: This is a very productive farm with plenty of water. 2008 average corn yield under the Valley pivot was 198 bu/acre. In 2006, this farm had the second highest yielding test plot for Panhandle COOP at 239 bu/acre. The pivot can be supplied from either well or surface water. Typically the first one or two irrigations of the season are provided from the well, after the Pathfinder water comes in, the irrigation water is pumped from the supply canal to the pivot. The electricity cost for irrigation in 2008 was $35.38/acre.
Contact: Jerry Sloan at 308-631-5520
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