Wheatland, WY 82201(Platte County)

There are two irrigation wells:

The west pivot has an irrigation well permit for 850 gpm, with a depth of 348 and a static water level at 90.

The east pivot has an irrigation well permit for 825 gpm, with a depth of 348 and a static water level at 155.

With three cuttings per year, in 2022, with an early freeze, the production was 4.85 tons per acre. In 2023 the production was 5.29 tons per acre. The electrical costs from Wheatland REA are approximately $6,000 per month during the growing season.

There is a submersible well on the west pivot that provides stock water. The property is fenced with four-wire barbed wire. The Mountain View Pivots have electrical service, irrigation wells and livestock water.

West Pivot Soils Acres Percent:

Claprych-Sweatbee complex, 3 to 20 percent slopes 2.4 2.0%

Keeline fine sandy loam, 3 to 6 percent slopes 92.4 76.2%

Keeline-Turnercrest fine sandy loams, 6 to 10 percent slopes 9.9 8.1%

Orpha fine sand, 0 to 15 percent slopes 5.8 4.8%

Taluce-Turnercrest sandy loams, 0 to 6 percent slopes 10.9 9.0%

Totals for Area of Interest 121.3 100.0%

East Pivot Soils:

Keeline fine sandy loam, 0 to 3 percent slopes 22.2 18.8%

Keeline fine sandy loam, 3 to 6 percent slopes 42.1 35.7%

Keeline-Mainter very fine sandy loams, 0 to 6 percent slopes 14.7 12.4%

Keeline-Turnercrest fine sandy loams, 6 to 10 percent slopes 27.5 23.3%

Orpha fine sand, 0 to 15 percent slopes 1.5 1.3%

Taluce-Turnercrest sandy loams, 0 to 6 percent slopes 10.0 8.5%

Totals for Area of Interest 118.1 100.0%