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The Sikes Ranch was established by my great grandfather, Jonathan Sikes, in 1869 with a land grant and has been in the family ever since.
It was farmed by Jonathan his son Alvin and his son Jack until Jack's untimely death from polio.
It was not irrigated so dry crops, wheat, barley and oats were grown.
In 1953 another local farmer, Arnold Collier, took it over on a share crop arrangement, where the family got a share of the profits. It was leveled and large wells dug to irrigate it. Initially sugar beets were grown.
Now crops include tomatoes, alfalfa, wheat, sunflowers, peppers, beans, lupin & almonds. Managed by Timothy Farming who's operation includes thousands of acres.
1. 1953 40 HP
2. 1953 75 HP 1,470 gpm
3. 2008 100 HP 16" 470 ft
2022 New pump/impeller and shaft
