Hitson Creek Ranch
State: New Mexico
Region: Eastern New Mexico (Central part)
County: Quay County
Property Type: Native grass and farm land
Acres: 1,244 more or less
Price: $1,325,000.00
Taxes: Approximately $660.48 annually
Location: Just Southeast of Tucumcari, New Mexico
This ranch is located approximately 3.5 miles east of Tucumcari, New Mexico on Old Hwy 66 to Hwy 278, 1 mile south on Hwy 278 and east .75 mile on county road QR 62.
The property is fenced for livestock grazing which makes it a great livestock and farming combination, it has a good set of pipe pens with loading/unloading chute, a new hay barn with a large cattle shed and a modest house with several out-buildings.
The house and pens have rural water service with livestock being additionally watered by a well on the ranch which is equipped with a submersible electric motor and pump powered by electricity.
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The ranch consists of 753 acres +/- of native grass with 471 acres of farm land subject to irrigation from 444 acres of water rights from the Arch Hurley Water District.
Hitson Creek has been dammed up in the past creating a large lake which was intended for a sub-division with lots to be sold around the lake. The lake is used today to water livestock and game together with other recreational activities.
Development of the area around the lake for housing and recreation continues to be a possibility for the future.
The owner states that there are many deer in the area as well as fish in the lake and that he is in the process of leasing the hunting and fishing to the New Mexico Game and Fish Commission for $4,750.00 per year.
This property is situated just west of the Woods Farm and the two properties would work well together for additional volume.
There is easy access to both properties to and from the City Of Tucumcari adding to the ease of operation of the two of them.
The location of this property in close proximity to the City Of Tucumcari and the lake on the ranch which is surprisingly large and very attractive, both add ICING TO THE CAKE for this property.