Hodgen, OK (Le Flore County)

FOOT OF MTNS VALLEY CATTLE RANCH – 442 ACRES LOCATION: Central Eastern Oklahoma in LeFlore County in a mountain valley with a county highway bordering the ranch along its North side and situated at the foot of the Kiamichi Mountains on the South side. In addition to the county highway, along a portion of the West side of the ranch there is a graded county road that ends at the original homestead. It is about 1.5 miles to village churches, store and grade school. It is about 5 miles to larger town with grade through high-school, medical clinic, shopping convenience and about 18 miles to the county seat city of Poteau. Tulsa is about 1.5 hrs. Oklahoma City is about 3 hrs. Dallas is about 4.5 hrs. LAND: 442 acres of land now used for cattle ranching. There is estimated to be about 100 acres of tillable land now used for pasture and meadow. There is estimated to be about 220 acres of wooded land scattered over the ranch. Timber consists of various types of hardwoods native to the area, red cedar and yellow pine. The property is well fenced and cross fenced into several pastures with a plentiful water supply for each. The land is sandy-loam by nature and well suited to pasture, hay, fruit, berries and other types of row crops if desired, but the ranch is now used exclusively as a cattle ranch. The open pastures and meadows are in Bermuda, lespedeza, yellow hop, Korean, koby and other clovers along with other natives grasses found in this section of Oklahoma. If additional animal units need to be grazed, it would be possible to clear the timber off this place and increase the capacity. SERVICES: Electric, phone, rural water, school bus route, mail route, trash pickup and LP gas delivery. WATER SUPPLY: Rural water for the home and buildings near the home. There are 5 stock ponds and a small lake of about 3 acres. There is a seasonal creek with water holes most of the year which meanders through the ranch. Average rainfall in this section of the country is about 45 to 50 inches per year. TAXES: About $1,400 per year. FARM BUILDINGS: 1. 36 x 450 ft broiler house, steel constructed, 20,000 broiler capacity, constructed in 1985. Building not currently in use and would require retro if placed back into production. Will make a very good barn or storage building. 2. 36 x 400 broiler house, steel constructed, 18,000 broiler capacity, constructed in 2000. Building not currently in use and would require retro if placed back into production. Will make a very good barn or storage building. 3. 13 x 36 hay barn. 4. 14 x 28 hay barn. 5. 40 x 20 shop building. 6. Old time Oklahoma territory home over 100 years old. ANTIQUE ITEMS: 1. There is an old Ford truck setting in the pasture. 2. There are 2 old antique horse drawn hay balers. 3. There is an old John Deere motor to run a feed grinder. 4. The stationary feed grinder is still on the farm. 5. There are 2 horse drawn mowing machines. OF HISTORICAL INTEREST: Located on the farm is a grave which is fenced. The grave is the resting site of an old former confederate soldier. The fence was installed by the LeFlore County historical society. The owner has been unable to find any living person who has personal knowledge about this grave, but the name and dates are still legible on the head stone with burial date being in the 1880’s. There is an Indian burial ground on the farm located in a wooded area. The graves are marked by stones with no readable dates or names. These are most likely Cherokee Indian gravesites as this tribe was moved to Oklahoma in the ‘Trail of Tears’ prior to the Civil War. DWELLING: The owner reports the home was extensively damaged by a storm about 2000. An extensive rebuilding project restored the home to its present condition and useable materials along with new materials were used for the reconstruction project. The home is a frame structure with wood floors supported by piers and beams. The front of the home has stone veneer exterior walls while the other sides have wood drop siding that has been painted. The home has about 1,725 s.f. of heated living area, a double carport and front porch. The home has 2 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, central gas heating and central electric cooling. The entire front half of the home is comprised of the kitchen, dining and living room areas that are all one open-spaced room divided by the double faced stone fireplace. There is an attached carport with a 10 x 12 storm cellar under the carport. The home is situated atop a hill that is the highest point of the ranch affording an overview of the pastures and meadows below with a panoramic view of mountains surrounding. PRICE: $500,000. COMMENTS: Picturesque setting for a hilltop home surrounded by the Kiamichi Mountains of Eastern Oklahoma. Excellent pastures and meadows which the owner reports will handle about 100 cow units plus furnish the winter hay supply. This ranch can easily be divided into smaller units with many good building sites for additional homes. Borders government lands available year around for hunting, hiking, camping and horseback riding. The Ouachita National Forest consist of 1.5 million acres of rolling mountains and hardwood and pine forest just waiting to be explored with thousands of miles of seldom used logging roads and deer trails. The 2 poultry houses can be easily be put back into production. O. K. Foods was the former company used. They require that each change of ownership will include updating the houses to meet current specifications. Out estimate is that these costs would be about $100,000, but an interested buyer will need to personally contact the grower to be sure what the exact cost will be. Great place for cattle and horses. Fishing in the 5 ponds and private lake for bass, crappie, catfish, perch and other pan fish. Good hunting on the ranch for deer, turkey, quail, squirrel, rabbit and other game.