Crawford, Colorado 200-acre hay farm with large home, hay barns

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PRICE REDUCED!--$1,295, 000 200- acre Colorado hay farm with large home, excellent outbuildings, side-roll sprinklers Located just 5.6 miles southwest of Crawford, Colorado, the 200-acre property sits on Fruitland Mesa, a broad mesa dotted with productive hay farms and ranches. Just 8 miles south of the ranch is the dramatic and stunning North Rim of the Black Canyon. At 7,000 feet in elevation, the ranch enjoys sunny, cool summers and relatively mild winters. Excellent improvements--large well-built home, hay barn, machine shop, 3-bedroom modular home It is a working farm with an outstanding set of improvements, starting with the 5,028-square-foot home. The home has 4 bedrooms, 4 baths, a huge family room, and a large basement. There is a spacious 4-car garage, a 60x80 machine shop, 40x112 hay barn, and a 1680-square-foot 3 BR 2BA modular home for a caretaker or ranch manager. Good water rights on a Colorado hay farm means excellent hay production The ranch has 3,800 shares of Fruitland Mesa irrigation water to serve the five sideroll sprinklers and 100 irrigated acres.The water is gravity fed and the ranch has its own headgate, delivered at 65 PSI for reliable hay irrigation. Fruitland Mesa is known for outstanding mule deer hunting, producing trophy-quality bucks. This farm is in the heart of Unit 63, some of the best hunting in western Colorado. This farm has excellent soils, good water rights, and is set up to FARM. The current ownership is producing between 400 and 500 tons of top-quality grass/alfalfa hay per year on 100 acres, which is fenced with game fencing. Currently the owner rotates one 12-acre field into wheat production each year. Hay is stored in a 40x112 hay barn. Separate from the hayfields are the goat, sheep, and horse pastures. There is a 12x40 lambing shed and a 12x12 shed for the goats. The farm comes with a complete set of farming equipment and the property boundaries are newly fenced with a 5-wire perimeter fence, as well as the 8-foot game fence around the hayfields. The 5 sideroll sprinklers are included as well. The views from the property of the West Elks Wilderness to the east are just spectacular. Owner Financing Option Available!