2880 ACRE KANSAS FLINT HILLS CATTLE RANCH FOR SALE

AUCTION DATE:  Friday June 20, 2014 11:00 A.M.

AUCTION LOCATION:  Greenwood Hotel, 301 N. Main St., Eureka, Kansas.

Loren D. Miller Family Trust, Barbara J. Stolz Living Trust, and The Heirs and devisees of Bessie L. McKee, Sellers.

PROPERTY DESCRIPTION:  2880+- acres of excellent Kansas Flint Hills cattle grazing land.  This ranch is cross fenced into three separate pastures:  the 720 acre "north pasture", 1180 acre "south pasture", and the 980 acre "east pasture".  Abundant water is provided by 9+ ponds, springs, wet weather draws, and Sinclair Lake.  Fences consist of mostly 4 & 5 barbed wire and steel posts.  The Buyer will receive all of the 2014 pasture rent.  The Stolz Family owns a small portion of the mineral rights/royalty interest on a portion of the ranch.  Those mineral rights/royalty interest will transfer to the surface owner of record in 20 years.  Take advatange of this rare opportunity to own a Flint Hills cattle ranch in Greenwood County, Kansas.

LAND LOCATION:  From Eureka, Kansas 10 miles north on P Rd. (State St.), 1 mile west on 255th St., 1 1/2 mile north on N Rd., then west on 270th.

ABOUT THE FLINT HILLS, COURTESY OF JIM HOY:  "The Flint Hills Ecoregion is designated as a distinct region because it is the largest remaining coverage of intact tallgrass praire in North America.  Flint Hills grass is known as the best in the world for putting on weight quickly and economically. Not only are the leaves of bluestem rich in protein, which produces meat, but they also are rich in calcium, which helps bones grow bigger and stronger. Limestone is a soluble rock, and the deep roots of bluestem carry that lime into the leaves as calcium. Thus a steer or heifer that arrives in the spring and stays through the summer when bluestem is at its most nutritious will gain weight almost unbelievably fast. Few cattle fail to gain at least two pounds a day, and in a good grass year cattle can gain more than three pounds a day eating nothing but grass. The Bluestem grasses of the Flint Hills are a warm season grass that emerges in late spring, is at its peak in mid-summer, and gradually loses its power in late summer and early fall. The sunshine that went into the leaves in spring and summer goes into the roots in late summer and autumn in order to store energy for the next season. That is why the majority of cattle in the Flint Hills are summer, not year-round residents. Those ranchers who do maintain a herd of mother cows must provide hay and protein in order to bring them through the winter."  Jim Hoy is the director of the Center for Great Plains Studies at Emporia State University.

LEGAL DESCRIPTION:  Sections 27, 28, 29, 32; The West Half of Section 33; ALL IN Township 23 South, Range 10 East of the 6th PM, GREENWOOD County, Kansas.

2013 REAL ESTATE TAXES:  $2527.56.

TERMS:  Earnest money will be $250,000 due at the conclusion of the Auction with the balance due upon Sellers submission of merchantable title and closing. Closing date shall be on or before July 25, 2014. Closing fee and title Insurance fee will be split 50/50 between Seller and Buyer. Selling subject to easements, restrictions, roadways and rights of way. This property is not selling subject to financing. Interested buyers need to view the property prior to the date of the auction and have financing available prior to bidding. All pertinent information is available upon request. All announcements made the day of the auction take precedence over any other announcements or printed material.