559 Acres in Platte County, Wheatland, Wyoming

Presenting the Historic Lower Laramie River Ranch at Wheatland, Wyoming. 559 highly improved acres of mostly irrigated bottom land and creek bottom.  The ranch is nestled in the lower Laramie River valley north of Wheatland and boasts just under 2 miles of both sides of the river. Land Boasting 559 productive acres, the ranch includes about 200 acres of level irrigated bottom ground, There is 122 acres of meandering river bottom with 2 miles of the Laramie River lined with towering Cottonwood trees. There is also about 237 acres of rangeland. The ranch is well laid out and has good exterior and interior fencing for livestock. The ranch is extremely productive with the majority being bottom land. Improvements The ranch boasts a nearly 4,000 square foot ranch style main home with 3 large bedrooms and 3 1/2 bathrooms and is built with a spacious kitchen, dining room, family room, living room and sunroom. The home has a finished basement. The grounds are lush with a large lawn, great landscaping and towering cottonwood and other trees. There are 3 other homes on the property for hired help or rentals. They are currently rented and the leases will be assigned, if desired. The ranch support buildings include a well laid out historic calving barn with calf jugs, alley and calving chute. Also included are an historic grain elevator, feed shed or machine shed, shop building, detached garages and various other support buildings. The ranch irrigates with a 7 tower Zimmatic center sprinkler covering 75 acres and ditch and flood irrigation covering the balance. Recreation A sportsman paradise, the ranch holds both Whitetail and Mule Deer, Merriams Turkey, migrating water fowl and Pronghorn. The property is located in Area 3 for Elk, Area 15 for Deer, Area 103 for Antelope, and Area 5 for Spring Turkey.. The property could easily be improved with enhanced habitat for deer and ducks and geese and be an absolute honey hole oasis for the avid hunter. The property also is ideal for outdoor recreation including kayaking, floating the river, hiking, climbing, hunting, snowshoeing, atvs, wildlife viewing and more. Agriculture With irrigated pastures, and bottom land, the seller rates the ranch at 150 cow calf pairs annually. Highly productive grasses and water resources make the ranch as productive as any I have seen. There is good calving protection and cover for cattle in the winter, plentiful feed and water. The ranch also boasts a feedyard with 625 feet of concrete bunk space with well built pipe pens and automatic waterers. The working, sorting and loading facilities are also very well built facilities of drill stem pipe. Water/Mineral Rights & Natural Resources The ranch holds the number two priority water right on the Laramie River, dating back to 1875. As resources diminish and populations grow, these water rights are increasing in value almost minute by minute. All water rights convey. Any seller owned appurtenant mineral rights will also convey. General Operations Platte County Wyoming is a designated Federal Opportunity…

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Wheatland, 82201 Wyoming

County: Platte