Location: The Sieck East Unit is situated approximately three miles south of Martin, SD along US HWY 18, in south central South Dakota. Martin is the county seat for Bennett County and offers many agricultural and service related businesses, such as a feed mill, hardware store, implement and vehicle dealers, livestock auction, medical facility, restaurants, schools as well as all the county government and USDA offices. Several grain storage and delivery systems are also located in the area.

Acreage:

705 Acres Dry- Hay

1,540 AcresDry- Crop

1,647 Acres Grass

873 Acres Irrigated

80 Acres Improvements

Access: The property is accessed by SD HWY 73 and well-maintained county gravel roads, including 297th St. and 290th Ave.

Water: The ranch is endowed with remarkable water resources. In addition to the natural water provided by over two miles of the Little White River and numerous springs, there are four irrigation wells ranging from 600 to 1,000 gpm in production and five stock water and domestic wells serving the property.

Operation: The Sieck Farm/Ranch has historically been operated as a cow/calf and stocker operation. Until recently, the property has been owner operated, carrying 750 mother cows (with supplemental summer grass) and 1500+/- head of stocker cattle. The property raises an abundance of roughage and grain which has more than supplied the feed needs for the ranch and provided extensive cash grain or hay sales. The property is versatile with separate wintering facilities for cows and stocker cattle and could be put to a variety of uses.

Topography: The property varies in topography and is comprised of level to gently sloping tillable acreage and deeper draws and coulees along the Little White River and tributary creeks. The elevation runs from 3275 to 3310. The soils on the tillable are comprised primarily of loam and silt-loam soils with productivity ratings predominately from an astounding 85 to 91!

Improvements:

40 x 120 cattle loafing shed

40 x 60 shop building

30 54 quonset building

60 x 150 machine shed

98,000+ bushels of grain bin storage

8,000+ ton in-ground silage pits

45 scale

40 x 100 hoop barn- calving shed

50 80 hoop barn- machinery storage

Commodity building

Barn

Several miscellaneous outbuildings and storage buildings

Main Residence: 3 bedroom, 2 bath home

2 bedroom, 1.5 bath manufactured home

Irrigation Equipment:

Section 1:

Valley 13 tower pivot with drops model 5071, watering 224.52 ac

Model 5071, sn 19248

GE 250hp electric motor, with West Land Roller pump

1,000 gpm irrigation well

NW 1/4 of Section 11:

Valley 7 tower pivot with drops

Model 5171, sn 19593

Watering 125.03 acres

SW 1/4 of Section 11:

Valley 9 tower system with drops

Model 4971, sn 30622

Yaskawa 100 hp electric motor sn 007541123

600 gpm well and pump, pump- sn 22014G

Watering 133.98 acres

NE 1/4 of Section 11:

T-L 9 tower pivot with drops- sn 6724

10 hp electric motor- sn 3331946

150 hp electric motor- sn 629A226G001

700 gpm irrigation well

Watering 129.7 acres

SE 1/4 of Section 11:

Valley 10 tower pivot with drops

Model 1234, sn 18767

Watering 136.35 acres

Part NE 1/4 of Section 14:

Valley 9 tower pivot with overhead sprinklers

Model 5071, sn 19427

GE 125 hp electric motor- sn LMJ1103131

700 gpm irrigation well

Watering 129.07 acres

W1/2 of Section 12:

T-L 8 tower pivot with drops

Newer T-L pivot with no serial number visible

15 hp electric motor

Recently developed irrigated acres covering approximately 100 acres

Taxes: The 2021 taxes for the Sieck Farm/Ranch are: $39,909.

Price: The Sieck Farm/Ranch is being offered for private treaty sale at $7,525,000. Partial purchases will be considered.