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Specializing in Farm, Ranch, Recreational & Auction Properties Proudly Presents BLANCHARD BUTTE IRRIGATED RANCH Roberts, Carbon County, Montana The Blanchard Butte Irrigated Ranch consists of 1,065± deeded acres and offers a well-balanced, productive, and idyllic ranch setting. LOCATION & ACCESS The Blanchard Butte Irrigated Ranch is located approximately 18 miles north of the ski resort and Beartooth Mountain town of Red Lodge and only 45 miles from Billings International Airport. This well-balanced ranch is easily accessed being only one mile off US Highway 212 and encompassed by maintained county roads such as Cow Creek, Highline, and Blanchard Butte. From Joliet Montana, continue south towards Red Lodge on US Highway 212 for 10 minutes, or approximately nine miles, until you reach Blanchard Butte Road; stay on Blanchard Butte Road for approximately one mile until you reach the intersection with Highline Road. Several towns and cities in proximity to the property include: Roberts, Montana (population 361) 6 miles south Joliet, Montana (population 655) 9 miles north Red Lodge, Montana (population 2,286) 18 miles south Billings, Montana (population 109,642) 35 miles north Blanchard Butte Irrigated Ranch Page 2 www.ClarkLandBrokers.com SIZE Highland Road Ranch: 425± deeded acres The 4-Pivot Farm: 640± deeded acres Total Deeded Acres: 1,065± deeded acres WATER RESOURSES When searching the DNRC website for filed water rights and claims, use the following geocodes: 10-0535-06-3-02-01-0000 10-0534-12-3-01-01-0000 10-0534-13-3-01-01-0000 10-0534-11-1-01-01-0000 10-0534-02-4-03-03-0000 The Montana DNRC Water Rights Query can be found here:http://wrqs.dnrc.mt.gov/default.aspx Please consult with a licensed Montana water attorney for further clarification of these rights and claims. Blanchard Butte Irrigated Ranch Page 3 www.ClarkLandBrokers.com LEASE INFORMATION There is currently no state, private, or federal leases associated with these ranches. For the passive owner who seeks to purchase this as an investment or retirement asset, the ability to work with neighbors on leasing this property is a viable option. REAL ESTATE TAXES According to the Carbon County Assessor’s records, the property taxes for the real estate associated with the Blanchard Butte Irrigated Ranch are approximately $4,823 annually. Water O&M is approximately $2,000 annually. See the Carbon County Assessors Tax Search Website for verification: http://mtcounty.com/bmsrdl/bmsrdl.php?customer_id=454&current_app=tax&header_text=Tax%2 0Search&body_include=tax_search_form Use the following Tax IDs: 0027098011, 0002714900, 0002431600, and 0002431500 MINERAL RIGHTS Any and all mineral rights associated with the ranch will be retained by the sellers. Blanchard Butte Irrigated Ranch Page 4 www.ClarkLandBrokers.com DESCRIPTION The Blanchard Butte Irrigated Ranch is a combination of two productive ranches offering 1,065± deeded acres featuring irrigated cropland and native grass which allows for a well-rounded livestock operation. Total acreage breakdown for the Blanchard Butte Ranch consists of the following: 103± flood-irrigated acres 548± acres under center-pivot irrigation 157± cropland acres 256± rangeland acres “Well-balanced” would adequately describe this ranch. Along with a diversity of irrigated, grazing, and cropland, the Blanchard Butte Irrigated Ranch comes with two residences, several recreational reservoirs, and an abundance of wildlife habitat. Subtle rolling hills overlooking the pristine Rock Creek Valley and massive Beartooth Mountain Range provide a setting unlike any other gentleman’s ranch. As this ranch has the potential to be a 350-head year-round and low-input operation, the two developed homesites create an opportunity to house a full-time employee while giving you one of the most dramatic views in the valley to build your custom dream home. Blanchard Butte Irrigated Ranch Page 5 www.ClarkLandBrokers.com CARRYING CAPACITY / RANCH OPERATIONS The rangeland and cropland that has been planted to grass in this area historically have a conservative carrying capacity of 20 acres per head, annually. Winters are often open and available for grazing here, reducing winter feed costs and allowing for more robust rest-rotations. Hay production in this region is normally averaging 4.5 ton per acre. If one were to rotationally graze the irrigated ground instead of haying it, a reasonable carrying capacity would be two acres per head annually on the irrigated ground. With the improved fencing, this is a low-input, well- balanced 350 head ranch. There are three pivots with electric pump and 3-phase delivery and one pivot that is 100% gravity-fed. Pivots have historically been utilized for alfalfa hay production with new seeding planned for 2019. There was $34,000 worth of fall fertilizer put on the pivots for the 2018 season. Pumping costs for the pivots are between $20,000 and $25,000 a year. PIVOT INFORMATION DATE ACRES PRIMARY PIVOT TYPE CROP INSTALLED UNDER PIVOT USE Zimmatic 1969 125± acres Alfalfa Hay Zimmatic 2000 127 ±acres Alfalfa Hay Valley 200 HP Pump 2000 137.5± acres Alfalfa Hay Zimmatic Gravity Fed 2001 137± acres Alfalfa Hay Blanchard Butte Irrigated Ranch Page 6 www.ClarkLandBrokers.com SOILS Map Unit Name Acres in AOI Percent of AOI Absarokee clay loam, 4 to 8 246.0 27.5% percent slopes Absarokee clay loam, 8 to 1.0 0.1% 15 percent slopes Absarokee-Cabba clay 210.2 23.5% loams, 4 to 8 percent slopes Absarokee-Cabba clay 62.8 7.0% loams, 8 to 15 percent slopes Absarokee-Sinnigam clay 85.8 9.6% loams, 4 to 8 percent slopes Absarokee-Sinnigam clay 10.7 1.2% loams, 8 to 15 percent slopes Heldt silty clay loam, 2 to 4 2.9 0.3% percent slopes Macar-Cabba clay loams, 4 70.6 7.9% to 8 percent slopes Macar-Cabba clay loams, 8 89.0 9.9% to 15 percent slopes Rentsac-Rock outcrop 9.4 1.1% complex, steep Wayden-Cabba association, 107.6 12.0% hilly Premium Class-3 soils in Montana with irrigation are a rare find. Blanchard Butte Irrigated Ranch Page 7 www.ClarkLandBrokers.com IMPROVEMENTS Two residences 1998 24’X80’ Medallion with three bedrooms and two bathrooms 2005 16’X80’ Scultz with three bedrooms and two bathrooms Shed with concrete floor Recreational reservoirs that have been utilized to train bird dogs and hold sporting competitions Horse pastures that have been cross-fenced to offer three different grazing pastures UTILITIES Electricity – Beartooth Electric Gas/Propane – Propane delivery via Town and Country Coop Communications –high-speed internet via 3-Rivers Wireless, excellent cellular service available Water – filed and approved well Sewer – filed and approved drain-field Television – Local service and satellite Blanchard Butte Irrigated Ranch Page 8 www.ClarkLandBrokers.com RECREATION & WILDLIFE This ranch has been a local’s favorite for many generations when it comes to big White-tailed deer and upland gamebird. Over the past few years, the current owner has qualified for landowner’s preference Elk tags and often receives the opportunity to have exclusive access in the limited trophy district. Current owner has also developed many reservoirs for migratory water fowl which has been used extensively for training competition retriever Labradors. This has also been a great ranch to train pointers with the abundance of pheasant. Please see the Montana Fish Wildlife and Park’s link below to learn more about the wildlife and recreation potential here. https://myfwp.mt.gov/fwpPub/planahunt AIRPORT INFORMATION Red Lodge Airport covers 212 acres (86 ha) at an elevation of 5,763 feet (1,757 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 16/34 with an asphalt surface measuring 4,000 by 75 feet (1,219 x 23 m). For the 12-month period ending September 20, 2005, the airport had 8,050 aircraft operations, an average of 22 per day: 97% general aviation, 3% air taxi, and less than 1% military. At that time there were 14 aircraft based at this airport: 86% single-engine and 14% multi-engine. Billings Logan International Airport has scheduled nonstop flights to several airline hubs such as Dallas/Fort Worth, Denver, Minneapolis/St. Paul, Portland, Salt Lake City and Seattle. Billings also serves as a small hub for Cape Air, a commuter airline which operates nonstop flights with Cessna 402 prop aircraft to Glasgow, Glendive, Havre, Sidney and Wolf Point in Montana. Blanchard Butte Irrigated Ranch Page 9 www.ClarkLandBrokers.com CLIMATE According to the High Plains Regional Climate Center at the University of Nebraska, the average annual precipitation for the Roberts, Montana area is approximately 14.2 inches including 50.5 inches of snow fall. The average high temperature in January is 37 degrees, while the low is 13 degrees. The average high temperature in July is 87 degrees, while the low is 54 degrees. The charts to the right are courtesy of www.city-data.com. COMMUNITY AMENITIES Red Lodge, Montana is no secret a world- class destination. The trout-streams, elk hunting, skiing, snowmobiling, and even rock-hounding for fossils are all within an hour’s proximity of this ranch. Scenic drives abound; from the wild horses in the Pryor Mountain Range to the Big Horn Canyon, Beartooth Pass, and Stillwater River, there is never a shortage or bad season to enjoy the scenery here. Carbon County is one of the most ecologically diverse regions in North America and offers full service amenities such as 5-star resorts all the while being located in the heart of the Yellowstone Park ecosystem and vast wildlife corridors. Golfing, lakes, trails, airport, restaurants, small towns, ghost towns, and abandoned mines; this area has it all. Billings is the county seat of Yellowstone County and the largest city in Montana.

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