SE Colorado Farm for Sale in Prowers Co. – 240 AC with House, Barn, Water
Cruikshank Realty now presents a SE Colorado farm for sale: The Jensen Farm. Primarily agricultural, the 240-acre property lies in Prowers County about 15 minutes east of Lamar.
The Jensen farm and its improvements are suitable to enable standard and creative farming operations. It features good soils and ample flood waters. Two thirds of the farm features prime flood irrigation acreage while livestock munch on additional pastures.
Address: 29686 County Road 22, Granada, Colorado 81041
Taxes: $3335.04 (2020)
Price: $1,100,000
The Jensen farm
Overview of Land on SE Colorado Farm
The exact deeded acreage totals 240.64 acres. Of the total acreage, 161.6 acres are flood irrigated and 62 acres are livestock pasture. The building site spans 7 acres with the remaining 10 acres dedicated to ditches, roads/waste.
Farm Improvements
Already equipped for residency and work, this Granada CO farm for sale features a dwelling, garage, a hay/equipment shed, barn, grain bins, and a storage shed. Below are the approximate sizes.
- Ranch-style Home: 1104 square feet with three bedrooms and one bath
- Detached Garage: 300 square feet
- Metal Equipment and Hay Shed: 1250 square feet
- Barn: 5650 square feet
Water and Utilities
The Jensen farm property comes with 154 shares of Granada Irrigation Canal water stock, which is the primary source of surface water. Concrete ditches direct water through the property for flood irrigation. Granada Irrigation Company has the earliest priorities and serves some of the better-quality soils. Of the local canals, Granada Irrigation brings the highest effective delivery.
The southeastern Colorado farm also comes with thirteen shares of LAWMA, two irrigation wells, a domestic well, and one water tap from Granada Water Association. Though smaller, the irrigation wells promote better irrigation water management, especially earlier in the season.
Improved areas are equipped with the following utilities: Granada Water Association water tap, domestic well, septic system, electricity, and telephone.
Soils and Minerals
The irrigated soils are typical for those in the Granada area–primarily Rock Ford clay loam, 0-1 percent slope, class III irrigated as well as small areas of Las Clay loam, class III irrigated. Irrigated crops have included alfalfa hay, corn, grain, sorghum, wheat, and winter wheat. The pasture soils consist of some Lincoln and Valent sandy areas. Various sections of the farm are well drained, excessively drained, or moderately well drained. All of the seller’s interest in minerals convey with sale.
Granada Colorado Lifestyle
Granada is a quiet farming community started in 1887 in Prowers County, which borders Kansas on the east. Granada Creek flows nearby. Points of interest include Amache Museum, stories of the internment camp after World War II, the National Old Trails Road, and the Santa Fe National Historic Trail. Students attend K-12 Granada Schools of Prowers County Re-1. What’s the school mascot? The Bobcats.
Location in Prowers County Colorado
The farm is 3 miles west of downtown Granada, Colorado. From Granada, head west on N. Main Street/U.S. Highway 50 for 2 miles. Turn right onto County Road 22 and continue 0.3 miles. Turn left for 0.7 miles to the property improvements at 29686 County Road 22.
Realtors – SE Colorado Farms for Sale
Call Gene Cruikshank of Cruikshank Realty, Inc. at (719) 336-7802 for more information. Gene heads up the farm and ranch division of Cruikshank Realty, Inc. in Lamar, Colorado.
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