Hyannis, NE 69201 - Grant County

The Dumbbell Ranch is one of the founding and most historic ranches of the Nebraska Sandhills. The ranch is in the heart of the Sandhills and consists of 15,568 deeded acres in Cherry and Grant County, Nebraska. The ranch is located seven miles north of Hyannis on State Highway 61. The ranch features two full sets of headquarters with improvements, rolling native rangeland, along with sub-irrigated meadows producing over 1,800 tons of hay annually. The Sandhills are noted for the abundant water provided by the Ogallala Aquifer, and the Dumbbell Ranch lies in the deepest part of the aquifer. The ranch has numerous lakes and live water throughout the property that provides excellent wildlife and waterfowl habitat. The Dumbbell Ranch has historically been a 900-head year-round cow/calf operation and has been operated by the Anderson family since 1913.

THE FACTS:

~ Historic Sandhill foundational ranch

~ Located in the heart of the Ogallala Aquifer

~ 15,568 deeded acres

~ 1,000 sub-irrigated meadow acres

~ 900 cow year-round operation

~ Live water

~ Pipeline

~ Twenty-seven windmills

~ Eight solar wells

~ Numerous artesian wells

~ Two separate full headquarters

~ Average over 1,800 tons of hay production annually

~ Thriving wildlife population

~ Trophy whitetail and mule deer hunting

~ Fishing

~ Highway access

~ Seven miles from schools