06/01/2026
**UPCOMING AUCTION** 1110 acres +/- Ness Co., Real Estate
FOR: The Bruce Burgess Estate
DATE: Tuesday, July 7, 2026
AUCTION LOCATION: VFW Post 7292, 516 Vermont Ave, Ransom, KS 67572
TIME: 10 AM
LAND LOCATION: KS Hwy 283/K4 at Ransom, go 12 miles West to the Northeast Corner of Tract 1.
TRACT 1:
LEGAL DESCRIPTION:
SURFACE RIGHTS ONLY. The Northeast Quarter (NE/4) of Section Thirty (30), Township Sixteen (16) South, Range Twenty-five (25) West of the 6th P.M., Ness County, KS LESS an approximate 18 +/- acre tract on the south end of the Tract.
F.S.A. INFORMATION:
Total acres 140.64.
133.84 acres fenced grassland
6.8 acres farmstead.
TRACT 2:
LEGAL DESCRIPTION:
SURFACE RIGHTS ONLY. The Southeast Quarter (SE/4) of Section Thirty (30), Township Sixteen (16) South, Range Twenty-five (25) West of the 6th P.M., Ness County, KS AND an approximate 18 +/- acre tract on the north end of the Tract.
F.S.A. INFORMATION:
177.2 acres cultivation milo stalks
TRACT 3:
SURFACE RIGHTS ONLY. Combination of Tract 1 & 2 with the highest total aggregate bid to be the method of sale
LEGAL DESCRIPTION:
The East Half (E/2) of Section Thirty (30), Township Sixteen (16) South, Range Twenty-five (25) West of the 6th P.M., Ness Co., KS
F.S.A. INFORMATION:
Total acres 317.84 +/-
GENERAL INFORMATION TRACTS 1,2,3:
TRACT 1 is a nice tract with excellent access with K4 Hwy frontage. The grass has average to good fences and well-maintained grasses. Water is supplied from the farmstead along the north of the property with a hydrant in the corrals, as well as piped to the center of the tract. TRACT 2 is an excellent cultivated tract with minimal slopes. The soil types are productive, fertile soils with 100% being Class II and 97% Harney Silt Loam.
TRACT 3 gives you the opportunity to keep the tracts together as a single tract. If the tracts are sold separately, a survey will be completed to establish the boundary between the two properties.
TRACT 4:
LEGAL DESCRIPTION:
The Southwest Quarter (SW/4) of Section Twenty-nine (29), Township Sixteen (16) South, Range Twenty-five (25) West of the 6th P.M., Ness County, Kansas.
F.S.A. INFORMATION:
Total Acres 157.65 +/-
154.66 +/- acres planted to wheat.
2.99 +/- acres lease roads
GENERAL INFORMATION TRACT 4:
This is a nice, cultivated tract with nearly 100% Class II productive Harney Silt Loam soils and minimal slopes of 1-3%. Terracing is in place where needed. At the time of printing, the tract was planted to wheat.
TRACT 5:
LEGAL DESCRIPTION:
SURFACE RIGHTS ONLY. The East Half (E/2) and the East Half of the West Half (E/2 W/2) of Section Thirty-two (32), Township Sixteen (16) South, Range Twenty-five (25) West of the 6th P.M., Ness County, KS
F.S.A. INFORMATION:
Total Acres 477.60 +/-
373.13 +/- acres fenced grass
4.55 +/- acres farmstead
98.88 +/- acres cultivation
1.04 +/- acres lease roads.
GENERAL INFORMATION TRACT 5:
Another nice grass tract that has been well-maintained. Water is provided from a water well in the Northeast corner and piped to the center of the South Quarter. Fences are average to good, and access is good. The cultivated acres are a mix of Class II and Class III soils with terracing in place. As buyers, you will have the opportunity to either purchase the SURFACE or MINERALS on the tract or you can be the successful bidder that keeps it all together
TRACT 6:
All Seller’s Minerals and Royalty Interest in Tract 5
MINERALS:
100% Seller’s Interest to convey on E/2 32-16-25 on the Lillie & Lillie #1 lease with a Royalty Interest .125. Production History 2025 1,547bbls; 2024 1,778 bbls; 2023 1,702bbls; 2022 983bbls; 2021 1,766bbls.
100% Seller’s Interest to convey on E/2 W/2 32-16-25 Burgess lease with a Royalty Interest .0625. Production History 2025 4,457bbls; 2024 4,169bbls; 2023 4,608bbls; 2022 4,447 bbls; 2021 4,701bbls. Effective date of Transfer to be the 1st of the month immediately following closing.
TRACT 7:
Combination of Surface and Seller’s Minerals and Royalty Interest of TRACTS 5 & 6, with the highest total aggregate bid to be the method of sale.
MINERALS:
Combination of Surface Rights, Mineral Rights, and Royalty Interest described under Tract 5 & 6.
TRACT 8:
LEGAL DESCRIPTION:
The Southeast Quarter (SE/4) of Section Twenty-nine (29), Township Sixteen (16) South, Range Twenty-five (25) West of the 6th P.M., Ness County, KS
F.S.A. INFORMATION:
Total acres 159.63 +/-
61.68 +/- acres cultivation
97.95 +/- acres fenced grassland.
GENERAL INFORMATION:
A combination tract of land with both cultivation and fenced grassland. The cultivated acres and fenced grassland. The cultivated acres are fertile Class II Harney Silt Loam soils with minimal slopes. The fenced acres are good and have been maintained. Fences are average to good. There is no developed water source on this tract, and water is currently being piped from Tract 5 to the South. Purchaser will have to develop a new water source for the grassland acres.
MINERALS:
100% Seller’s Interest to convey in mineral fee
GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS:
Purchaser to stay in compliance with all US Government Programs the property is presently enrolled in. Government programs to follow current F.S.A. guidelines. The farm is in the PLC program.
TAXES:
The 2025 and prior Real Estate Taxes to be paid by the Seller. The 2026 Real Estate Taxes to be prorated through day of closing based upon 2025 Real Estate Tax amounts.
The 2025 Real Estate Taxes for Tract 1 – 3 combined were $1392.36. If Tract 1 and 2 are sold separately, an estimated real estate tax split will be made available and announced day of sale.
The 2025 Real Estate Taxes for Tract 4 & 8 combined were $1491.92. An estimated real estate tax split calculation will be made available and announced day of sale.
The 2025 Real Estate Taxes Tract 5 were $1,520.92.
The 2025 Oil Royalty Taxes based upon 2024 production was $4,750.96. Sellers to be responsible for the 2026 Oil Royalty Taxes based upon the 2025 production due December 2026. Purchaser to receive credit at closing through effective date of transfer for the 2026 production.
POSSESSION:
TRACT 1, 2, 3: Possession on the cultivated acres to be at closing, with the purchaser being reimbursed for operations completed at customary custom harvest rates. The total value of the reimbursement will be determined before the day of sale based upon actual operations completed. Possession on grassland acres to be on or before December 1st, 2026.
TRACT 4: Possession to be on or before January 1, 2027. Tenant will either be planting grain sorghum or livestock feed. Tenant reserves the right to graze the milo stalks, if applicable.
TRACT 5, 7: Possession on the cultivated acres to be on or before January 1, 2027, and the tenant reserves the right to graze the milo stalk after the 2026 milo harvest while also utilizing the water provided on TRACT 5. Possession on the grassland acres to be on or before December 1, 2026.
TRACT 8: Possession on the cultivated acres to be on or before January 1, 2027, and the tenant reserves the right to graze the milo stalks after the 2026 milo harvest. Possession on the grassland acres to be on or before December 1, 2026.
Tenant further reserves all personal property personally owned, including, but not limited to, fence chargers, creep feeders, cattle feeders, mineral feeders, and portable panels.
TERMS: 10% down day of sale, balance to be paid upon title approval and delivery of deed, said closing to be on or before August 21st, 2026, or as soon as title requirement, if any can be corrected. Every effort will be made to honor said original closing date set forth in this contract. Sales are not contingent on the purchaser obtaining financing. Financing, if necessary, needs to be approved prior to the auction. The seller agrees to convey said property by a good and sufficient Deed to the purchaser, subject to easements restrictions, roads, rights-of-way, leases, reservations, and county zoning regulations of record. Said deed shall be delivered to the purchaser at the time of settlement. Seller(s) to furnish and pay for title insurance showing merchantable title in the Seller. Title Insurance is being prepared by Security 1st Title, La Crosse, KS. This tract is being sold by U.S. Government & Meets & Bounds Survey. If the purchaser feels that an additional survey is needed, the cost shall be the responsibility of the Purchaser.
Listing Agent(s):
Jason Pfeifer 785-483-1805
Kalli Windholz (785) 324-1758
Farmland Auction & Realty Co., Inc.
Pfeifer Brothers, Auctioneers
1390 E. 8th, Unit A
Hays, KS 67601
785-628-2851
E-mail: [email protected]
Web: www.farmlandauction.com
