MURRANE FAMILY FARMS
Tom Murrane was born and raised on a farm near Bayard where he owned considerable land. Later, Tom started buying land in Clarke and Decatur County in the 1970s. Tom was a true cowman and all his land was pasture most of the time he owned it. This land supported his own cows and other cattlemen rented his land also. He built a home and small feedlot on Hwy 69. Many people in the area knew him well. His wife Janelle passed away in 1999 and Tom passed in 2011. Betty Mies Murrane is Tom’s widow. Tom wanted to keep his land together as long as possible but Janelle’s trust ended recently and there was no other reasonable choice but to sell the land and distribute the funds to his many beneficiaries. Tom had a unique brand for his cattle that you will see immediately above the previous paragraph. We will all remember Tom and trust his land will be held in good hands.
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Guthrie County
Clarke County
Decatur County
CURRENT LISTINGS
GUTHRIE CO. ONLINE ONLY AUCTION
June 3rd - 5th | 152 ACRES m/l
This farm is a high-quality pasture that could be divided into smaller paddocks for rotation grazing to increase the utilization. A portion of the pasture has been hayed in previous years. The east fence of the pasture borders Highway N70. The pasture features a new well & pump that was dug in 2022 and a guard rail working corral for easy loading and treatment of livestock on site. Tire water tanks stay with the property. Fences are cattle tight with some electric fence. Plenty of shade for livestock in the hot summer months.
FSA INFO is available upon request
IMMEDIATE POSSESSION
Net: 152A m/l
FSA Farmland: 151.07A m/l
FSA Cropland: 0
CSR2: 52.9
Township: Highland
STR: 34-81N-32W
New Well & Pump in 2022
Taxes: $2,002
CLARKE CO. ONLINE ONLY AUCTION
June 5th - 7th | 188 ACRES m/l
A nice 112.66 acre pasture localed 2 miles off the highway with gravel road along 3 sides. The pasture contains a pond for watering livestock and hasn’t been grazed in 2024. The new buyer can take possession immediately. There is a manure easement with this property. Fences are cattle tight.
FSA INFO is available upon request
IMMEDIATE POSSESSION
Gross: 112.66A m/l
FSA Cropland: 66.29A m/l
STR: 21-71N-25W
Taxes: $1,236
Rural Water: 2” main near the corner of Doyle & 250th and down Clover St. See map on
website.
CLARKE CO. LISTING
279.88 ACRES m/l
The highly tillable land containing 219.75 acres of FSA cropland of which 55.84 acres is in the Conservation Reserve Program and 163.37 acres of effective cropland. The CRP contract pays $174.43/acre through 2027. The mid contract management has been completed. There is one large pond and three smaller ones. The land has a permanent manure easement with Cactus Family Farms that allows them to spread manure from the units across the road to the south. The manure easement is available online at the listing site or we can e-mail or mail it to potential buyers. Manure was applied last fall with a good amount of N-P-K with the analysis available.These applications have done a good job of addressing the tillable acres needs for P & K. The manure cannot be spread on the CRP land. The fences are reported to be in good condition but Buyers need to verify that if needed.
Immediate Possession. See terms and conditions related to the possession.
FSA Info, Soil tests and previous yield information is available upon request.
Gross: 281 Acres m/l
FSA Cropland: 282.23 Acres
163.37 A Tillable m/l
55.84 A m/l of CRP
61.79 A m/l of Non-Tillable & Pond
CSR2: 54.9
STR: 21-71N-25W
Taxes: $4,253 m/l due to split
Rural Water Available for $3,100 hookup off Clover St.
Legal Description: NW 1/4 & W 1/2 of NE 1/4 (West of Pasture) of Sect 21 & E 1/2 NE 1/4 of Section 20 all in 21-71-25 of Clarke Co., IA
