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Central South Dakota - Daybreak Ranch
Nebraska Sandhills - Reed Hamilton Ranch
Nebraska Sandhills - Tippets-Myers Ranch
Southwest Nebraska - Shamrock Ranch
North Central Kansas - Adams Ranch
South Central Kansas - Alexander Ranch
Southern Colorado - Welch Ranch
West Texas - Johnson Ranch
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