This book is all about St David Springs Lifestyle Farm Auction May 2 to May 29. Lifestyle Farm Blocks, Artesian water and fertile farm ground. Move to a rural way of life away from the city yet close to whatever you need in Tucson
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Table of Contents (Click to Navigate to Page of Choice) Rare Offering of LifeStyle Farm Blocks with Enormus Water .............................. 3 Cochise County Assessor Parcel Numbers .......................................................... 5 Survey of St David Springs Lifestyle Farm Blocks .................................................. 6 Surface Water Rights in Arizona ................................................................................ 8 Surface Water Registrations at St David Springs ..................................................... 9 Well Registrations including 3 Commercial Wells ................................................. 11 Lifestyle blocks Defined : .......................................................................................... 14 Recent Comparable Sales at St David Springs ....................................................... 15 St David Springs Lifestyle Farm Blocks .................................................................. 16 Escalante Crossing 90 Acres: .............................................................................. 16 Sold Separately: An 800 Foot Deep Artesian well ............................................... 17 Quail Call – 4 lots of 11 to 16 acres ...................................................................... 18 The Peninsula 37.6 acres. ..................................................................................... 20 Riverbend 31.7 acres ............................................................................................. 24 Springs Farms 77 acres ........................................................................................ 26 Springs Farms 40 acres ........................................................................................ 28 Curtis Farms East, 57 acres ................................................................................. 30 Curtis Farms East, 40 acres ................................................................................. 31 Curtis Farms, 105 Acres ....................................................................................... 32 Curtis Farms Assembly and the BLM .................................................................. 33 Life on a farm or Ranch ............................................................................................ 36 Farm Kids ................................................................................................................ 36 5 reasons farm kids are more successful in life….................................................... 37 Lifestyle Farms ........................................................................................................ 39 Organic Farming...................................................................................................... 39 Build a Barndo on your Lifestyle Farm Block ......................................................... 41
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Rare Offering of LifeStyle Farm Blocks with Enormus Water
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Cochise County Assessor Parcel Numbers
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Survey of St David Springs Lifestyle Farm Blocks
Lot 1 A: Escalante Crossing Lifestyle Block – 92.31 acres, bulk sale of 9 parcels, wells, includes 3/8 of a mile San Pedro River frontage •Lot 2 B: Escalante Crossing Well Site – 800+/- foot artesian well
•Lot 3 C: Quail Call – Lot 1, 11.3 acres •Lot 4 C: Quail Call – Lot 2, 11.3 acres •Lot 5 C: Quail Call – Lot 3, 15.38 acres •Lot 6 C: Quail Call – Lot 3, 16.44 acres •Lot 7 D: River Bend Lifestyle Block – 31.7+/- acres
•Lot 8 E: Peninsula Lifestyle Farm Block – 37.6+/- acres (offered without reserve) •Lot 9 F :Riverbend Well Site – 800+/- feet deep, located on River Bend parcel •Lot 10: G Springs 77 Lifestyle Farm Block – 77+/- acres, two pivots, hay barn, well •Lot 11: H Springs 40 Lifestyle Farm Block – 40+/- acres, center pivot •Lot 12: I Curtis East 57 Lifestyle Farm Block – 57+/- acres, 120+/- foot well, center pivot, adjacent field •Lot 13: J Curtis East 40 Lifestyle Block – four 9+ acre parcels (offered without reverse) •Lot 14: K Curtis East 105 Lifestyle Farm Block – 105+/- acres, “Old Faithful” CNG powered well
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Surface Water Rights in Arizona S urface water rights in Arizona refer to the legal entitlements related to the use of water from rivers, lakes, streams, and other surface water sources within the state. Arizona follows the doctrine of prior appropriation. Prior Appropriation Doctrine Arizona primarily adheres to the prior appropriation doctrine, which follows the principle of "first in time, first in right." Under this system: • Water rights are granted to those who first divert water for beneficial use. • The right to use surface water is based on when the diversion occurs, not land ownership. • Rights holders are granted the right to use a specified amount of water, provided they continue to use it in a beneficial way (such as for agriculture or domestic purposes). Beneficial Use To maintain surface water rights in Arizona, the water must be put to beneficial use . Common beneficial uses include: • Agricultural irrigation • Domestic use (drinking, sanitation) Surface Water Rights in Arizona Arizona has a complex system of water law, which includes: • Adjudication : Arizona has an ongoing adjudication process (e.g., the Gila River adjudication) to determine and clarify the rights of users in specific regions, especially in areas with competing claims to water. • Use it or Lose it : If a water right is not put to beneficial use for a certain period (typically five consecutive years), it may be forfeited.
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Surface Water Registrations at St David Springs
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Artesian Wells of St David Springs • Confined or artesian conditions in the regional aquifer occur near the center of the basin 6 miles south of Saint David at St David Springs where fine-grained beds restrict vertical groundwater movement. There are two areas where confined conditions are found: • Deep wells drilled deeper than 200 feet in or near the floodplain of the San Pedro River south of Saint David Springs encounter artesian conditions. Artesian wells that flow water above the surface are known as “flowing artesian wells. Many artesian wells flow above the surface and others rise near the surface. Those that rise near the surface are artesian but not flowing artesian.
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Well Registrations including 3 Commercial Wells
HQ, 45 GPM without a pump
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Three commercial wells at St David Springs • CLICK > NE Corner of Escalante Crossing, well #1, 89 Acres • CLICK > NE Corner of Riverbend/Peninsula well #8, 100 Acres • CLICK > NW Corner of Headquarters, well # 20 As Built Construction 12-inch casing to depth of 200 feet and concrete encased 8-inch casing to 800 to 850 feet and gravel packed around screened casing to support the formation and filter fines. Cost to Build Drilling and Casing - $425 per foot, total $340,000 each at 800 foot depth. Pump, motor system and tank $45,000 Depth 800 to 850 feet deep to penetrate the clay lens formed at the base of the Dragoon Mountains and running east of St David Springs. The sweet artesian water is elevated to the surface by the hydraulic pressure of an enormous underground lake that originates at the Dragoon Mountains.
Potable commercial wells: #1, 8 and 20, were designed to meet the 100-year water supply requirement of ADWR, (Arizona Department of Water Resources). Well #1 can serve the development of Escalante Crossing, Well #8 can serve the development of Riverbend and Well #20 can serve the lifestyle blocks to the south.
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Lifestyle blocks Defined : Lifestyle Blocks are small rural properties, typically between 5 to 60 acres that are used for a mix of residential living and small- scale farming or family lifestyle agriculture. Lifestyle blocks are often purchased by people who want a country lifestyle and an atmosphere to aid in the development, responsibility and work ethic of young children, but the owners don't necessarily depend on farming as their primary income source. Essential to a Lifestyle Block or Homestead as an assurance of a plentiful and perpetual water supply as water is a scare and essential ingredient to farms and ranches Subdividing property in Cochise County is
regulated by the Minor Land Division Regulations and the Cochise County Subdivision Regulations. The minor land division process applies when a large parcel is divided into 5 or fewer smaller parcels, any of which is 10 acres or smaller. The County subdivision process applies when a large parcel is divided into 6 or more smaller parcels, any of which is 36-acres or smaller.
Purpose of the Minor Land Division Process The purpose of the minor land division process is to divide a large parcel into smaller lots for sale in a manner that: • Promotes orderly growth and sensitive design; • Ensures all lots are accessible by car, have appropriate easements and can meet the minimum requirements of underlying zones. https://www.cochise.az.gov/ development-services/home
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Recent Comparable Sales at St David Springs
Lifestyle Farm Block average sale per acre = $30,400
1. 11.85 AC – Land & Well - $350,000 – $29,500 AC - 12- 2022 2. 8.05 AC – Land, Well & Mobile Home- $440,000 – $54,650 AC 1-23 3. 12.97 AC - Land & Wells $400,000 - $30,840 AC - 6-23 4. 36 AC - Land & Wells $1,100,000 - $30,500 AC 11-2024
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St David Springs Lifestyle Farm Blocks Escalante Crossing 90 Acres: Create Five +-10 acre Estate Lots bordering your private 50 acre river park…. 3/8 of a mile on both sides of the San Pedro River. The Escalante River Park is a birder’s paradise and a wondeful and relaxing river edge park for family gatherings. Most lots have private wells.
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Sold Separately: An 800 Foot Deep Artesian well with a static level of 14’ is perfect to supply the estate lots with plenty of water or to build a subdivision of 36 lots that include a private 50-acre community park that borders the San Pedro River. This well taps into water that is beneath the clay lens that originates at the Dragoon Mountains. 800 foot deep artesian well with static level of 14 feet.
12-inch casing for the first 200 feet surrounded by 16” diameter concrete column designed to potable water standards 8” casing to below 800 feet The Reproduction cost of this well today is greater than $340,000.
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Quail Call – 4 lots of 11 to 16 acres. On Highway 80, just north of Riverbend.
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Quail Call possibilities as a small subdivision
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The Peninsula 37.6 acres. Wonderful Farm Block estate lot, located adjacent to BLM and the San Pedro River on the west bordered by the St David “Ditch”on the east - - Lots O’ Water .
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Divide this Lifestyle Block into 5 lots +-5 acres and one lot of 17.5 acres. Build your home on the building site near the pond. Sell 4 more Lifestyle Farm Blocks.
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This 37.6-acre farm style lot has a pond that surrounds a Peninsula home site. The pond is supplied water by the St David “Ditch” which dates back to 1870. The Ditch flows water that is sourced from the San Pedro River. The “Ditch” runs South to North along the eastern border of the Peninsula. The “Ditch” provides endless water to support Lifestyle Block requirements.
Grow vegetables, forage or flowers. The soil is rich and the water is plentiful. Maintain livestock.
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Consider building a Barndo as a perfect complement to the Peninsula Pond. On the edge of the pond looking down on the irrigated farm fields or the Lifestyle Farm Blocks below.
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Riverbend 31.7 acres. Divide to 5 Estate Lots The 800 Foot Deep Artesian well (sold seperately) is perfect to supply the estate lots with plenty of water and countless gallons remaining to use for irrigation and plenty of water to supply the Peninsula Lifestyle Block to the west.
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The Riverbend Lot Example is Organized for 5 estate lots of 6 acres each. Purchase a private water system sold separately: • 800 foot deep artesian well with static level of 12 feet. o 12-inch casing for the first 200 feet surrounded by 16” diameter concrete column designed to potable water standards o 8” casing to below 800 feet and casing is gravel lined. o The reproduction cost of this well today is greater than $340,000. o 4” pipe extends from well to NE edge of the Peninsula Farm.
The cost of pumping water from a well is the cost of lifting the water from the static level to the surface, not from the entire depth of the well. The artesian nature of this well lifts the water naturally. A pump test at 100 gallons per minute indicates minimal drawdown.
Consider a small subdivision of 70 acres.
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Springs Farms 77 acres – 2 pivots, hay barn Big well, great home site.
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This productive lifestyle farm provides an opportunity to live the dream. Purchase this farm without the pivots and divide the Farm into as many as 5 Lifestyle Farm Blocks. Near enough to Tucson yet living country. The large well also provides quality water for potable requirements. Set up a well share. The hay barn is capable of storing the summer’s harvest and storing the farm equipment and toys out of the direct sun.
More than one home site opportunity for your family home.
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Springs Farms 40 acres Lifestyle Farm Block – beautiful Pivot, operate in full circle or Partial Circle or Purchase without the center pivot.
Operate the pivot as a full circle and build your home on the edge of your farm.
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This productive lifestyle farm provides an opportunity to live the dream for up to 5 families with 8 acres each. Purchase without the center pivot and produce 5 lifestyle Farm Blocks.
Near enough to Tucson yet country living. The large irrigation well also provides quality water for potable requirements. More than one home site opportunity for your family home. Consider building a Barndominium. https://frameupnow.com/product/plan-1064-100/
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Curtis Farms East, 57 acres. Divide to 5 Estate Lots or retain as a irrigated farm. The 120’ Foot Deep Well is perfect to supply the estate lots with plenty of water. Establish a well share and supply water to the Lifestyle Farm Block lots to the south.
Curtis Farms East can be organized into 5 Lifestyle Farm Blocks. This is a possible layout of lots ranging from 8 acres to 15 acres.
This well is artesian and water rises from 120 feet below the surface to a static level of 30 feet from the top. The cost of pumping water from a well is the cost of lifting the water from the static level to the surface, not from the entire depth of the well.
The artesian nature of this well lifts the water naturally. A test pumping indicates minimal drawdown. Organize a private water system to serve the Farm Style Lifestyle Block lots.
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Curtis Farms East, 40 acres. Sold seperatly, 4 lifestyle Farm Blocks of 9 acres each. Purchase 57 acres, 40 acres or the entire 97 acres.
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Curtis Farms, 105 Acres
Wonderful Lifestyle Farm Block with BIG well located adjacent to BLM and the San Pedro Rapirian Habitat and bordered to the west by the “St David Ditch”. This Lifestyle Farm Block has Lots O’ Water and a unique artesan well and lilly pond. Divide this 105 acres into 5 Lifestyle Blocks.
Add a submersible pump to the well and establish a well share to provide water to the 5 Lifestyle Farm Blocks. The water in this well is drawn from a static level of about 20 feet. Adjacent to San Pedro River, the well is constantly replenished by the winter & summer rains.
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Curtis Farms Assembly and the BLM. Consider a subdivision of 44 one acre lots and 20 Lifestyloe Farm Blocks. Plenty of water for family farming and enough water to support the one acre lots. Letter of Adequate Water Supply on file with the ADWR.
St David Springs is happy to have the BLM as a neighbor protecting the land that surrounds our Oasis. The West Side of Curtis Farms borders the Bureau of Land Management and SPRNCA. This stetch of the San Pedro River is a nationally know Birders Paradise. More than 80 species of mammals, more than 40 species of amphibians and reptiles, and 100 species of breeding birds call the river home. It also provides invaluable habitat for 250 species of migrant and wintering birds and contains archaeological sites showing remnants of human occupation from 13,000 years ago.The Bureau of Land Management and SPRNCA is accessable on the west side of St David Springs at Summers Lane, McComas Lane and at Escalante Cross Established in 1946, the BLM is today the nation's largest land manager. Their roots go back to the years after America’s independence, when the young nation began acquiring additional lands. At first, these lands were used to encourage homesteading and westward migration. The General Land Office was created in 1812 to support this national goal. President Harry S. Truman merged the GLO and another agency, the U.S. Grazing Service, creating the Bureau of Land Management. BLM manages 245 million acres of public lands—that’s one in ten acres in the country These public lands are integral to the lives and livelihoods of communities and families across the country.
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At the northeast corner of this Lifestyle Farm Block lies a romantic lily pond with water supplied by an artesian well that flows 24 hours per day A pleasant retreat at the end of the day
If retained as a farm this 105-acre acre farm can be planted in any number of crops: Anaheim Chili, forage and more. The water is provided by a well capable of producing 600 gallons per minute.
Grow vegetables, forage or flowers. The soil is rich and the water is plentiful. Maintain livestock.
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Life on a farm or Ranch
Farm Kids
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5 reasons farm kids are more successful in life…..
Mindy Ward May 13, 2016, Last updated February 2, 2020 Graduation season is in full swing. Whether it is a child graduating kindergarten, eighth grade, high school or college, parents across the country are beaming with pride. There is abundant proof that farm and ranch kids find success more often than those who were not raised with an agriculture work ethic upbringing. Here are 5 reasons I believe farm kids make it in the real world: 1. Work ethic. There is nothing like daily chores to make a farm kid appreciate hard work. But what sets them apart is their motivation. When things fall apart in college–as sometimes they do–farm kids do not quit. They pick themselves up and start again-a lesson learned on the farm. Farm kids know what it is like to raise livestock–feed and water every day–only to sell it at market for a loss. It does not deter them; they have a passion for work. They head back to the farmstead and start all over. This work ethic became evident when my eldest went to work in a non-agriculture related field. She found that coming in early and staying late was not the norm. That working hard was not the goal of all employees. That individuals wanted to get by doing the bare minimum. Still, it does not deter her. She works because she is a farm kid and a hard work ethic is all she knows.
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2. Community service. Farm kids start early learning the importance of service. At just 8 years old, they learn the 4-H Pledge that includes the line–“I pledge my hands to larger service.” They take part in picking up trash or participating in a can food drive for the local food shelter. Then they continue their service in the FFA where farm kids gain experience serving as leaders in their chapter, schools and communities. I believe farm kids will continue to serve in college and their own communities as adults because ag youth organizations made it part of their lifestyle. Look into the 4H programs in St David and Benson Arizona 3. Communication skills. Farm kids learned the “elevator speech” long before their classmates. Once again, youth organizations like 4-H and FFA teach them to introduce themselves properly. And farm kids seem to be able to talk to just about anyone. They grew up visiting with young kids at FFA barnyards and adults at Farm Bureau meetings. Meeting and talking to people, otherwise known as networking, in college is one of the biggest ways to become successful and this is no problem for farm kids across the country. 4. Professional development. Being raised on a farm teaches kids how to take criticism. It is not easy to listen to a judge explain where you went wrong in raising an animal. However, when faced with critiques farm kids do not sass, argue or yell. Instead, they stand with their animal in front of a crowd and acknowledge a judge’s perspective. Why? Because showing livestock taught them criticism is the only way to get better. It is a lesson they will carry into college and future jobs. 5. Family values. Farm kids are taught that family comes above all else. Whether it is gathering at the homestead for holidays or birthdays, kids raised on a farm understand it is important to show up for family events. But more importantly, farm kids are taught to help other families. From the time they watched their dad combine corn for a farmer who fell ill to loading up a meal with their mom to deliver to an elderly neighbor, farm kids understand family is the cornerstone to their existence. Family is the foundation they will build on for future generations of farm kids. Congratulations to all of our farm kids graduating this year. Rural kids take what you have learned growing up on the farm or ranch and make a difference in not only their life, but in the lives of others.
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Organic Farming
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The Primitive Nature of the Land
A birder’s paradise, the San Pedro National Conservation Area is one of the last surviving riparian areas in the Southwest.
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Build a Barndo on your Lifestyle Farm Block Add a Barndominium to a lot and enjoy a farm friendly home.
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