These two farms lie south of Fort Sumner, New Mexico on the west side of the Pecos River and are irrigated with well water applied through pivot sprinkler systems. The north farm consists of 208 acres with 201 acres of water rights. There are 3 wells on this farm but only one is being used. This well has an 8-inch turbine pump with a 100hp electric motor. There is one 1/4 mile sprinkler nozzled at 100gpm watering alfalfa. There is about 47.8 acres just out of CRP that could be flood or drip irrigated. The second farm is two and one-half miles south of the first farm and consists of 160 acres with 130 acres of water rights. There is one 8-inch well with turbine pump and electric motor supplying one quarter mile sprinkler nozzled at 1000gpm. There is a new stand of alfalfa on half of the circle (65 acres) with the other half used for annual crops. The farms are enrolled in an USDA Conserva...
These two farms lie south of Fort Sumner, New Mexico on the west side of the Pecos River and are irrigated with well water applied through pivot sprinkler systems. The north farm consists of 208 acres with 201 acres of water rights. There are 3 wells on this farm but only one is being used. This well has an 8-inch turbine pump with a 100hp electric motor. There is one 1/4 mile sprinkler nozzled at 100gpm watering alfalfa. There is about 47.8 acres just out of CRP that could be flood or drip irrigated. The second farm is two and one-half miles south of the first farm and consists of 160 acres with 130 acres of water rights. There is one 8-inch well with turbine pump and electric motor supplying one quarter mile sprinkler nozzled at 1000gpm. There is a new stand of alfalfa on half of the circle (65 acres) with the other half used for annual crops. The farms are enrolled in an USDA Conservation Security Program that runs for 9 more years and is scheduled to pay $46,501.00 to the land owner during that period.