| This good irrigated farm is on Hwy 252 two miles north of House, NM and has 337.0 acres under sprinklers, 172.6 acres that can be row irrigated, 135.6 acres of dryland and 228.7 acres of native grass. Alfalfa in its second year of production is planted on 163.1 acres of the sprinkler-irrigated land.
There are 3 center-pivot sprinkler irrigation systems and 16 irrigation wells including 3 with turbine pumps and hollow-shaft electric motors, 11 with submersible electric motors and pumps and 2 without pumps. The wells are approximately 110 to 120 ft deep with 50 to 60 ft of water standing in the wells at the start of the pumping season. The wells tested an average of approximately160 gpm in July, 2009 during the peak use season. One sprinkler covers 116.1 acres and is a 1982, 7-tower Zimmatic with updated drops that is nozzeled for 600 gpm.
Another sprinkler is a 2003 T&L with 8 towers and long drops that covers 126.5 acres and is nozzeled for 400 gpm. The third sprinkler is a 2008 T&L with 8 towers and long drops that windshield wipes 94.4 acres and is nozzeled for 600 gpm. Three-phase electricity supplies all electric motors and sprinklers.
According to information supplied by the owners, the water rights associated with this farm includes 80 acres in Section 5 with 3 acre feet per year consumptive use, 160 acres with 3 acre feet per year consumptive use and 140 acres with 2.5 acre feet per year consumptive use in Section 6 and 150 acres with 3 acre feet per year consumptive use in Section 31. This total of 1520 acre feet should be more than adequate for this farm.
The topography of the farm varies from nearly level to sloping with Alamosa Creek running through the center of Section 6. This creek flows intermittently in times of heavy rain but is normally dry. The soils include clay loams, loams and fine sandy loams and are highly productive.
There are two sets of improvements including a 12-year old modular home that is on the west side of the property on an all-weather caliche road. This home has 3 bedrooms, 2 baths, office, den and dining room and is occupied by the owners. The second set of improvements is located on Hwy 252 and includes an older wood frame, stucco veneer home with approximately 1056 sq ft, 3 bedrooms and 1 bath, a 4,000 sq ft Quonset barn with concrete floor, a 960 sq ft wood frame shop building, a 2000 sq ft wood frame barn and a set of cattle pens. Elsewhere on the property there is an older set of cattle feeding pens and three dirt silage pits. There are four domestic wells including one at each house, one at the cattle pens and one on the 80 acres east of Hwy 252. The owners would consider selling a portion of the 80 acres separately.
This is a very nice, well located farm that is priced to sell!
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