Fort Sumner, NM 88119 - Debaca County

Double V Ranch

DeBaca/Chaves Counties, New Mexico

1. LOCATION: Approximately 50 miles north/northeast of Roswell, New Mexico (population approx. 50,000) on Hwy 20 and approximately 25 miles southwest of Fort Sumner, New Mexico.

The municipal airport at Fort Sumner with a paved runway has an elevation of 4,165 ft. with an elevation at Fort Sumner of 4,030 ft. Elevation at the ranch varies from approximately 3,850 ft. to 4,300 ft.

2. IMPROVEMENTS: The owners home is very attractive with approximately 4,400 sq. ft. of living area, fire places, a large master bedroom and a three bay carport.

Near the owners home is a saloon fashioned after the late 1800s/early 1900s era with two bedrooms and a bath.

The foremans home is comfortable with either three or four bedrooms as needed.

There are three additional homes in good condition on the ranch.

There are four large sets of pens with a scale at each set of pens and a number of smaller sets of branding/gathering pens scattered throughout the ranch.

There are several barns, shops and out buildings at the headquarters and other locations on the ranch.

Fencing on the ranch is average to above average with some woven wire. The ranch is divided into a number of pastures.

3. WATER: There are approximately 50 water wells on the ranch which range in depth from very shallow to just over 300 ft. with typical drinking tubs at each well coupled with numerous pipelines, large storage tanks and drinking tubs. Most wells are powered by windmills with some equipped with submersible electric motors and pumps.

There are a large number of earthern dams on the ranch together with spring fed Conejo Creek, Arroya de la Mora Creek and the Pecos River.

4. BROKERS COMMENTS: The ranch consist of approximately 109,000 +/- deeded acres, 10,175 acres +/- of New Mexico State Lease and 2,898 acres +/- of BLM lease.

There are three areas of the ranch that are sub-irrigated or partially sub-irrigated which definitely enhance the operation of the ranch with these pastures being fenced seperately in order to add large numbers of livestock to these pastures at the appropriate time and then be able to keep livestock out of these pastures when desired.

Hunting, under normal rainfall conditions, also enhances the value and recreational aspect of the ranch. Game consists of mule deer, antelope, quail and occasional turkey.

A ranch of this magnitude and all being contiguous has become a scarce commodity in anyones country and deserves your attention.