2 miles East of Hay Spring, Nebraska and then 1.2 miles South on graveled county road. There is talk that the road will be paved.

Hay Springs is 125 miles to Rapid City, South Dakota.
Hay Springs is 98 miles to Scottsbluff, Nebraska.
Hay Springs is 45 miles to Alliance, Nebraska.
Hay Springs (population 652) is 12 miles to Rushville, Nebraska which is the County Seat of Sheridan County.
Walgren Lake Recreation Area is 2 miles South of the Bacon Property.

The bi-level home, built in the 1980s, was completely remodeled in 2003. Windows replaced with new Pella and Marvin wood type windows. At time of remodeling, new hardwood floors and new hardwood cabinets were installed. The home has central air conditioning, plus two ceiling fans. The house is heated by a high efficiency propane furnace, replaced in the year 2002. The exterior walls were replaced with new fiber board constructed siding in 2002. The roof is asphalt type shingles. In 2003 a new septic system and leach field was installed. The home has forced air heat upstairs and downstairs plus radiant heat is available in some of the downstairs area. The house has an approximate R-50 insulation rating. There are two bathrooms in the house that have new handicap accessible toilets. A new chain link fence surrounds the redwood deck and yard on the back side of the home. The domestic water for the home is from a 300 foot well with a submersible pump located just SW of the house and inside the chain link fenced yard. There is a pressure tank in a room off of the garage to pressurize the water system in the house and also the 8 zone Rain Bird automatic lawn sprinkler system and the drip system for the new orchard, planted in 2003 on the NW side of the house.

There are three bedrooms upstairs plus a living room, kitchen and dining room plus a bath with a shower and also a steam shower. The home sits diagonal to the world and affords an excellent view to SW from the dining room and kitchen as well as an excellent view to NE from the family room. There is a total of 1,292 sq. ft. of finished floor space upstairs. The home is equipped with a garbage disposal and water softener. Going out of the dining area through a new sliding Pella glass door is a new redwood deck 12' x 30' along with a storage room off of the deck area. An In Sink Erator Garbage disposal, a Whirlpool microwave oven and a Kenmore dish washer go with the sale of the property.

There is a total of 676 sq. ft. of finished space downstairs making a total of 1,968 sq. ft. of living space in the home. The downstairs area consists of a large area used for bedrooms and a recreation room along with a full bathroom with a shower, plus a utility room for a clothes washer and dryer and a storage closet.

In addition this is a heated two car garage 28' x 22' (616 sq. ft.), completely sheet rocked along with a 14 foot garage door with an electric door opener. There is a walk out door from the garage onto a concrete patio some 11' x 15' on SE side of the house.

• 28' x 70' or 1,960 sq. ft. (10 ft. side walls)
• New fiber board siding was placed on the frame constructed exterior walls.
• New metal roof and a vent cubical were placed on roof in 2003.
• Concrete floors with drains.
• Electrically wired with both 110 and 220 volts.
• Building is equipped with both hot and cold water.
• The building is heated by a forced air, propane fired heater.
• There are three rooms partitioned off inside the structure.
• Walls and ceilings are insulated.
• There are one set of large doors and two walk-in doors to the shed.
• A separate septic tank and leach field is attached to the plumbing of the building.
• The building was originally used by a beekeeper for bee and honey processing purposes.

• 40' x 75' or 3,000 sq. ft. (10 ft. side walls)
• Pole type construction.
• Two-color combination metal roof and walls with sky lights in the roof.
• Electricity and lights in the building.
• No water in the building.
• Gravel floors.
• Eve troughs with down spouts connected to rubber piping taking water away from building.
• 14 foot doors, one set on each side of the building.
• One walk-in door.
• Insulated roof to avoid roof sweating and dripping.

• 145.19 acres in the CRP through the year 2007
• CRP income is $32.00 per acre or a total income of $4,646.00 annually.
• There are three years left on the contract (3 x $4,646.00 = $13,938.00)
• The ability to renew the contract in 2007 is not known at this time (Depends upon the U.S. Congress and the Department of Agriculture).
• Dr. Bacon re-seeded 30 acres of CRP land in 2002 at his own expense.
• Dr. Bacon re-seeded 70 acres of CRP land in 2003 at his own expense.
• The principal vegetation in the CRP is Western Wheat Grass and some Sweet Clover.

Dr. Bacon planted 4,000 trees on the West side of the property line at his own expense. The trees are planted in 7-7.5 rows along the fence line. Most of the trees are Red Cedar. The trees immediately West of the house are on a drip system.

Property taxes for the year 2003 were $2,393.78.

• There are numerous other old farm buildings on the property that are not described.
• There is a large, older shelter belt running the entire length of the North side of the property.
• There is a gravel country road on the North side of the property and also on the West side. There is some conversation that the road running from South from U.S. Highway to a Walgren Lake will be paved in the future.
• There is a garden SE of the house that can be irrigated.
• A three-acre plot known as "Pheasants for Ever" is located South of the Morton Building. The plot is for Pheasant feed. Pheastant run wild on the property.

The information of the above ranch was obtained from sources deemed to be reliable, but is not guaranteed by either LENZ REALTY or the SELLER. This offering is subject to prior sale, price change, correction or withdrawal without notice.