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The farming component of the Ranch is expansive and complex. On average, the Broken
O Ranch produces 25,000 tons of alfalfa hay and about 700,000 bushels of grain crops
annually. Wheat yields on irrigated crop land average 70 to 75 bushels per acre. Barley crops
average about 80 bushels and can go as high as 110 bushels per acre.
Protein levels of the wheat crop are monitored very closely. Typically, protein levels
on these crops range between 14% and 14.5%, with protein levels on dryland crops
typically between 15% to 16%. A dry fertilizer mix is applied in the spring when the
crop is planted. The abnormally wet spring of 2011 washed much of the fertilizer out
of the ground resulting in lower than normal protein levels in both the irrigated and
dryland wheat crops. Historically the high-protein levels maintained in the wheat crops
have commanded a premium on the commodities market.
One hundred grain bins and flat storage facilities provide for over 1,000,000 bushels of
grain storage on the Ranch. Thirty-eight fan systems are utilized among the 52 bins with
aeration capabilities.
The massive grain storage capacity of the Ranch has historically allowed the management
to carefully watch grain markets and hold to sell during high demand/high value markets.
This has required patience in waiting for strong grain prices.
The Ranch has one substantial alfalfa hay contract in place for 2012. Approximately 1,000
tons of second cutting hay is shipped to Othello, Washington where it is processed and
cubed for shipment to the Pacific Rim. Historically, the Ranch has also shipped hay to
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various dairy operations in Southern Idaho. Additional local hay sales occur annually with
neighboring cattle producers. The Ranch generally sells between 7,000 to 8,000 tons of hay
annually between direct sales or running it through cattle in the feedlot.
Typically, about 800 to 1,000 acres of hay land is taken out of production and put into
grain on an annual basis as part of the long-term farm plan. After three years of growing
small grains, fields will be planted back into alfalfa production. A comprehensive 2012
Farm Plan will be available to well-qualified Prospective Buyers.
IRRIGATION SYSTEMS
The 68 center pivots on the Ranch consist of 60 Valley® systems, four Olson Pivot ©
systems, three older Lockwood® systems and a Wade Rain® pivot system. The Ranch
has transitioned some of the older systems into the Valley® brand which has provided
consistency in maintenance and simplified keeping replacement components for one
type of system. The Olson Pivot © systems were installed in the early 1980s and may need
replacement within the next several years. All irrigation systems and replacement parts
will convey to the Buyer at the Closing of a Sale.
Water is pumped to each of these pivot systems directly from surface sources such as
supply ditches and streams which feed pumping stations. Five of the existing pivot
systems are gravity flow. Electrical pumping costs associated with these systems were
$18.62 per acre in 2010. In general, electrical pumping costs in the Western States will
run between $30.00 and $100.00 per acre annually.