As a prime location for dairies, and dairy related industry, this irrigated farm is situated in close proximity to a large labor force at Etter/Cactus, Texas, is just minutes out of Dumas or Stratford and approx. one hour from Amarillo, less than an hour to Lake Merideth, Texas for dishing and boating recreation and approx. 4 hours to the ski slopes at Angel Fire, Red River and Taos.
The property has three miles of highway frontage (plus both north and south sides of the last mile) with three-phase electricity available to all parcels.
The advent of the new cheese plant thought to be coming to Dalhart, Texas will neccessitate a number of new dairies being built in the area making this property a prime location.
Other improvements considt of a modern 40 x 48 shop with concrete floor, steel livestock handling pens an permanent loading chute.
The irrigation equipment on the property consist...
The irrigation equipment on the property consists of three 1/2 mile sprinklers, four 1/4 mile sprinklers and ten irrigation wells powered by engines on natural gas (most engines are 800 HD Molines).
Section #4 has a Lockwood (1984-85) 1/2 mile sprinkler with updated guidance system, spaced on 60" centers with long drops and nozzlecd for approx. 2200 GPM. There are four irrigation wells with turbine pumps and a booster pump for the sprinkler, all powered by natural gas engines.
Section #5 has a Valley (1987) 1/2 mile sprinkler space on 60" centers with long drops and nozzled for 1470 GPM. There are three irrigation wells with turbine pumps powered by natural gas engines and pumping directly to the sprinklers with no booster pump.
The north 1/2 and southeast 1/4 of section #6 has Valley (19980 1/2 mile sprinkler spaced on 60" centers with long drops and nozzled for 1700 GPM. There is one irrigation well with a turbine pump which is piped under the highway to connect with two irrigation wells on section #449.
Section #449 has four 1/4 mile sprinklers and two irrigation wells, both tied together and connected to the well on section #6.
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