SOILS AND VEGETATION: According to the USDA soil Survey, this ranch is 99.3% fine sandy loam, the “red sand” coveted by wildlife managers throughout South Texas.  Just now coming out of a two-year drought, the ranch is abloom with forbs and new growth on the brush as well as a good turf of native grasses.  Brush species show good diversity with coma, brasil, guajillo, and blackbrush in abundance over most of the ranch.  About 290 acres in the front was in field a long time ago and is now in regrowth mesquite and twisted acacia.  This old field land is level and has good grass cover, and could easily be reclaimed as a field for cattle or stripped for quail management.

IMPROVEMENTS: Tucked away from the highway, yet near the entrance is a 1970’s era brick home.  It sits on a high point of the ranch and enjoys a nice breeze most days.  It has been well maintained, but could use a good sprucing up.  Location and structure are good and the house is quite large with a two car garage and a cook’s quarters.  Located adjacent to the main house is the water well to the Carrizo aquifer.  This well has been piped to the pens north of the house and then across the old field area to the back pasture.

Located north of the main house, the pens are old but functional.  Next to the pens is a fully enclosed tin barn.  In that same area is a hunters’ camp house of cinderblock construction.  It is in need of a serious cleaning but appears to be structurally sound.  Out in the old field area is another fully enclosed tin barn in poor but useable condition.  Lastly, the ranch has approximately 5 miles of high fencing on a 9 mile perimeter.  Fences are in good condition.  There is one cross fence separating the back two-thirds of the ranch from the front and several traps on the remaining one-third up front.

WATER: In addition to the Carrizo well and the piped water, this ranch has five surface impoundments or stocktanks.  Three of these are quite large and deep, providing dependable water in drier periods for both wildlife and livestock.

MINERALS: This is a surface-only sale.  There is production withfour wells currently active.  Mineral traffic runs primarily along the north boundary with off-shoots to thewells.  The oil field road is a raised-bed caliche road with locked gates.

PRICE AND TERMS: The Sellers are asking $2,750 per acre for this ranch and will provide a new survey and title policy.

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