This is a well maintained ranch unit with a grazing capacity of 408 Animal Units Yearlong. Grass cover is good with good rains over the past two growing seasons. All improvements are in good condition with little or no deferred maintenance. The ranch is watered by three wells and approximately 15 miles of pipeline. Water distribution is considered to be good. The terrain is undulating with a sandy profile. The vegetation is diverse to include blue stem, drop seed, several varieties of gram grass, sand sage and shiner oak. The sandy profile allows the vegetation to produce with less precipitation
compared to tight land soils.
The land status is as follows: 2,380 Deeded Acres, 6,074 NM State Lease Acres, 23,653 Federal BLM Lease Acres and 480 Uncontrolled Acres. Total Acres 32,107 Acres (50.17Sections). The grazing capacity is controlled by a Section 3 BLM Grazing permit which allows for ...
The land status is as follows: 2,380 Deeded Acres, 6,074 NM State Lease Acres, 23,653 Federal BLM Lease Acres and 480 Uncontrolled Acres. Total Acres 32,107 Acres (50.17Sections). The grazing capacity is controlled by a Section 3 BLM Grazing permit which allows for 405 Animal Units on a yearling basis. The.ranch has been lightly stocked over the past two years and is in good condition.
Wildlife includes mule deer, antelope and several species of game birds including quail and dove.
The ranch is located just minutes from the fertile Pecos River Valley. Irrigated farms utilize subsurface irrigation water to grow numerous high quality crops including some of the best alfalfa hay grown anywhere in the country. Cattle feeds are available both in sack form or bulk delivery. Roswell, New Mexico is just 45 minutes from the ranch. Roswell is the county seat of Chaves County with a current population of approximately 50,000 people. It is the fifth-most populous city in New Mexico. It is home to New Mexico Military Institute (NMMI), founded in 1891. Most any of the goods and services necessary to operate the ranch may be found in the local area.
The Roswell incident was named after the town, though the crash site of the alleged UFO was som 75 miles to the northwest. The investigation and debris recovery was handled by the local Roswell Army Air Field later to become Walker Air Force Base one of the few Strategic Air Command Bases in the United States. Walker Air Force Base was closed in the mid 1960's. The air field is now operated as the Roswell Industrial Air Center with commercial air line service. Roswell' tourism industry is based onufology museums. and businesses, as well as alien-themed and spacecraft-themed subject matter.. The International UFO Museum and Research Center is located in Roswell.