INVEST IN WATER…...INVEST IN NEBRASKA

SINGING VALLEY RANCH

1,500 +/- ACRES

BLAINE COUNTY, NE

NEBRASKA SANDHILLS

ONE MILE NORTH LOUP RIVER

IMPROVEMENTS

TREE GROVES & SHELTER BELTS

HAY MEADOWS

Offered exclusively by:

NEBRASKA LAND & CATTLE AGENCY INC. Richard Dawson, Broker

20 North Shore Drive 8, Johnson Lake, NE

Office: (800) 785-2528 Mobile: (308) 325-0839

www.nelandcattle.com

THE PROPERTY

SIZE: 1,500+/- deeded acres in one contiguous block.

LOCATION: 41053 W North Loup River Road, Purdum, NE

Headquarters is three miles east of Purdum, NE on North Loup River Road, then 1/2 mile

north. Main access is by county gravel road. Access also available on west boundary

from Elsmere Road.

LEGAL DESCRIPTION:

All in Township 24 North, Range 25 West, Blaine County, Nebraska

N1/2 Section 3 300 Acres

N1/2, SW1/4 Section 4 480 Acres

SE1/4, S1/2 NE1/4 Section 5 240 Acres

NW1/4NE1/4, S1/2NW1/4,

NE1/4NW1/4 Section 5 160 Acres

NE1/4 Section 8 160 Acres

NW1/4 Section 9 160 Acres

IMPROVEMENTS:

Remodeled 1992 Champion manufactured home offering fantastic views of the North Loup

River from the new custom built addition. Home has heat pump & central air, all new appli-

ances and wood burning stove. Leather hide-a-bed, leather recliner, and custom made chan-

delier is included in the sale of the ranch. Other furnishings available for purchase.

Barn: New Cleary 40’ x 60’ barn with gravel floor, special lighting & tack room., two sets of

double doors.

Shop: New metal roof and overhead door with wood burning stove.

Garage: Curvette building with new paint.

Grain Bin—Storm Cellar—Wine Cellar—Misc Cattle & Storage Sheds

Other: Seller has made recent improvements including:

* 4 new solar panels with submersible pumps on stock wells

* New custom built 5 barbed wire crossfencing and much of perimeter fencing

* New 10’ metal gates for pastures and some 4’ metal gates for horse & rider

* New fish pond north of home of approximately one acre and 10-12’ deep

HAY PRODUCTION:

The ranch has approximately 200 acres of subirrigated grass meadows on both sides of the

river. Typical hay yields are 3/4—1 1/2 ton per acre dependent upon climatic conditions.

LIVESTOCK WATER:

The ranch has a total of 8 wells with 2 windmills, 4 solar powered submersible pumps, and an

electric submersible at headquarters with pipeline to 5 tank sites. An additional electric well

is dedicated to the home. The meadow south of river has large flowing spring.

CARRYING CAPACITY: 100-125 cows on year around basis with historical normal climatic conditions.

Ranch has 5 rangeland pastures for rotational grazing, two small pastures at head-

quarters, two fenced meadows, 80 acres on south side of river and meadow at drive

way which uses electrical fencing for seasonal grazing.

WILDLIFE: Mule and whitetail deer, wild turkey, pheasant, sharp tail grouse, prairie chicken, ducks and

geese. The tree groves and shelter belts provide exceptional wildlife habitat. The neighboring

pivot irrigated land attracts ducks and geese through fall and winter.

OFFERING PRICE: $2,250,000

2012 REAL ESTATE TAXES: $6,254.08 ($4.17 per acre)

PERSONAL PROPERTY INCLUDED IN SALE:

White Daniels corral panels that comprise corral system

Daniels cattle loading chute

Hydraulic cattle working chute and crowding alley

4 solar panel units at stock wells

2 registered Nebraska cattle brands with both electric and hot irons. (Custom chandelier with

cattle brand will remain in the home.)

Propane tank

NEBRASKA LAND & CATTLE AGENCY INC.

RICHARD DAWSON, BROKER

20 North Shore Drive 8, Johnson Lake, NE

Office: (800) 785-2528 Mobile: (308) 325-0839

YVONNE MOONEY, ASSOCIATE BROKER

Ellsworth, NE Home: (308) 282-1257 Mobile: (308) 690-0849

MARV VAN HOUTEN, SALES ASSOCIATE

Rushville, NE Mobile: (308) 360-1776

For More Information: www.nelandcattle.com

Disclaimer: Information on the sale property has been gathered from

sources deemed reliable, but Nebraska Land & Cattle Agency Inc. or agents

thereof make no guarantees as to the accuracy. Buyers (or their agents) are expected to personally inspect the property, perform their own due dili-

gence, and arrive at their own decisions as to purchase. Seller(s) reserve the

right to refuse any or all offers submitted. All real estate agents not licensed with Nebraska Land & Cattle Agency Inc. shall be agents of the Buyer.

BROKER COMMENTS

Rarely does a small ranch of this caliber come on the open market. The property

was homesteaded by the Simonton family in 1896. In 2007, I represented the Simonton fami-

ly in selling the ranch to Mike Milroy and his wife, Zeke Browning, from Arizona.

Mike is a native of North Platte, NE, and Zeke (Sinclair Browning) is a noted author

of many novels. Mike has family in North Platte and all have enjoyed this beautiful ranch.

Mike and Zeke decided to move to the ranch for part of the year and ran summer

yearlings on the ranch. They made substantial improvements to the ranch including remov-

ing old buildings and accumulated “stuff”; beautiful new custom built addition to the home;

new Cleary building used as a cattle and horse barn; new metal roofs on outbuildings; add-

ed 4 new solar panels for electric submersible pumps and numerous new tanks; added miles

of new, custom built perimeter and cross fencing with tubular steel gates; added new steel

corrals and crowding alley with Daniels panels, hydraulic cattle working chute, and loading

chute; and much more.

Mike and Zeke added their “special touch” to all the ranch improvements and re-

modeling of the home. One must tour the ranch for full appreciation. They added a seclud-

ed fishing pond on the north side of the shelter belt close to the home. Everything was done

“first class” with no expense spared.

Blaine County commissioners did their part in improving the ranch by adding a new

steel and concrete bridge across the North Loup River.

The decision to sell the ranch was very difficult for the owners as they had put so

much work into the property and love the quiet seclusion of the ranch, but the distance be-

tween their two homes was becoming more challenging each year.

The Singing Valley Ranch features excellent Sandhill rangeland, productive hay

meadows, large cottonwood and ash tree groves, pine and cedar tree shelter belts, excep-

tional improvements, and the amazing North Loup River. The spring-fed North Loup River

has one of the most constant flows in the United States. The property is on both sides of the

river for the west half mile and the north side of the river for the east half mile.

The ranch is very scenic with unobstructed views both upstream and downstream of

the river valley. Purdum is a friendly, small, unincorporated town but offers many services

including a bank, mercantile store, feed store, well repair business, electrician, church, and

volunteer fire service.

If you are a cattle ranch buyer, a recreational buyer, or both; this special ranch will

appeal to you.

Richard Dawson, Broker

LOCATION

RANCH

BLAINE CO. PLAT MAP

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BREWSTER

TO HALSEY

ELSMERE

ROAD

HDQ NEW BRIDGE

NORTH LOUP

RIVER RD

IMPROVEMENTS

New county bridge for access to improvements.

CLEARY BARN & CORRALS

NORTH LOUP RIVER VIEWS

MEADOWS

RANGELAND

WHITE CHRISTMAS

FARM SERVICE AGENCY MAP

Fences

Tanks

Windmill

Solar Unit

PASTURE LEGEND

1 Homestead

2 Turtle

3 Deer

4 Rubber Tire

5 Back Door

6 Stub

7 Pond

8 Horse

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WEATHER DATA

NOTE: 76% (16.82 inches) of annual precipitation comes

during the growing season (April—September).

REGISTERED WELL DATA

“Today’s water is tomorrow’s oil.” The saturated depth of the

Ogallala Aquifer in this area is 600-1,000 feet!

This amazing underground reservoir supplies the water for the

ranch’s wet and subirrigated meadows and the flowing springs.

INVEST IN WATER - INVEST IN NEBRASKA

BLAINE COUNTY

www.blainecounty.ne.gov