Thompson Farm - Whitney, Dawes County, Nebraska:
The Thompson Farm is located on the outskirts of Whitney and consists of two separate tracts totaling approximately 1,082 deeded acres. In addition to approximately 150 acres of pasture and a small cattle feedlot, the farm has 949 irrigated acres of which 620 acres are under six Reinke and Lockwood low-pressure center pivots while the remaining 329 acres are gravity irrigated. The farm has 949 acres of water rights. This irrigation water is provided to the farm from the Whitney Irrigation District via Whitney Lake. Water is pumped from Whitney Lake to holding pits set up around the farm; then pumped to each of the pivots throughout the irrigating season. Operation and maintenance costs for the water are $13 per acre. Crops produced on the farm include wheat, oats, corn, barley, and alfalfa hay. The modest set of improvements include an 1...
The Thompson Farm is located on the outskirts of Whitney and consists of two separate tracts totaling approximately 1,082 deeded acres. In addition to approximately 150 acres of pasture and a small cattle feedlot, the farm has 949 irrigated acres of which 620 acres are under six Reinke and Lockwood low-pressure center pivots while the remaining 329 acres are gravity irrigated. The farm has 949 acres of water rights. This irrigation water is provided to the farm from the Whitney Irrigation District via Whitney Lake. Water is pumped from Whitney Lake to holding pits set up around the farm; then pumped to each of the pivots throughout the irrigating season. Operation and maintenance costs for the water are $13 per acre. Crops produced on the farm include wheat, oats, corn, barley, and alfalfa hay. The modest set of improvements include an 1,880 sq. ft. home at the farm headquarters, an older home used as an office, a barn, livestock shed, Quonset shop, a good set of working corrals, and a 4,000 head capacity feedlot which has been used for backgrounding cattle and heifer development. Ample water is provided by large rubber stock tanks via a pipeline. Cottonwood Creek flows through the farm for approximately one half mile. Several species of wildlife frequent the farm including deer, antelope, waterfowl, upland game birds, and wild turkeys. An appraisal has recently been completed on the Thompson Farm. Price: $2,825,000
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