INFORMATION ON A VERY PROPERTY! “UNIQUE” RITO SPRINGS RANCH CATRON COUNTY, NEW MEXICO WONDERFUL HUNTING & CATTLE RANCH WITH EXCEPTIONAL WATER” “A UNIQUENESS: created by the numerous Natural Springs that supply the with substantial enough to fill a beautiful 15+ Acre Lake and to irrigate 200 Acres via “Free –Flowing-Water” ditches and an additional 175+ Acres of natural sub-irrigated lands with over 4 miles of flowing Creek through the Ranch! This Ranch has been in the same Family Ownership for Over 100 Years! SIZE & LAND STATUS: The Rito Springs Ranch contains several different land status’ as follows: ___LAND STATUS___ APPROXIMATE_ACRES DEEDED LAND 9,579 Acres STATE GRAZING LAND 8,041 Acres FEDERAL (BLM) LAND 1,180 Acres 18,800 Acres, more or less, ( 28.+ Sections) LAND TYPE or LAND USE: All of State Grazing Land and the BLM Land is considered or rangeland and is used for grazing cattle and also grazed by various types of wildlife. The majority of the Deeded Land is also considered grazing land for cattle and wildlife but some has other unique uses as well: Irrigated Farmland: 200 Acres can be farmed and has established Water Rights; this is extremely rare for a ranch to have established water rights, particularity in the Western part of the State. It should be noted that water is a very valuable resource in New Mexico! Sub-irrigated Land; at least another 175 Acres produces tremendous forage, far exceeding the production of forage produced on the native rangeland, Approximately 2,827 Acres has a Conservation Easement which allows normal grazing of cattle and wildlife hunting but restricts subdividing and commercial development. Continued: Page 1 of 5 Pages
INFORMATION ON A VERY “UNIQUE” PROPERTY! RITO SPRINGS RANCH CATRON COUNTY, NEW MEXICO “A WONDERFUL HUNTING & CATTLE RANCH WITH EXCEPTIONAL WATER” UNIQUENESS: created by the numerous Natural Springs that supply the with substantial “Free –Flowing-Water” enough to fill a beautiful 15+ Acre Lake and to irrigate 200 Acres via ditches and an additional 175+ Acres of natural sub-irrigated lands with over 4 miles of flowing Creek through the Ranch! This Ranch has been in the same Family Ownership for Over 100 Years! SIZE & LAND STATUS: The Rito Springs Ranch contains several different land status’ as follows: ___LAND STATUS___ APPROXIMATE_ACRES DEEDED LAND 9,579 Acres STATE GRAZING LAND 8,041 Acres FEDERAL (BLM) LAND 1,180 Acres 18,800 Acres, more or less, ( 28.+ Sections) LAND TYPE or LAND USE: All of State Grazing Land and the BLM Land is considered or rangeland and is used for grazing cattle and also grazed by various types of wildlife. The majority of the Deeded Land is also considered grazing land for cattle and wildlife but some has other unique uses as well: Irrigated Farmland: 200 Acres can be farmed and has established Water Rights; this is extremely rare for a ranch to have established water rights, particularity in the Western part of the State. It should be noted that water is a very valuable resource in New Mexico! Sub-irrigated Land; at least another 175 Acres produces tremendous forage, far exceeding the production of forage produced on the native rangeland, Approximately 2,827 Acres has a Conservation Easement which allows normal grazing of cattle and wildlife hunting but restricts subdividing and commercial development. Continued: Page 1 of 5 Pages