1620 ha Game, Livestock and Irrigation Farm

This picturesque and water rich farm, approximately 60 km from Cradock and on the upper reaches of the Great Fish River is ideal for game, sheep, goat, ostrich and cattle farming with 52 ha of irrigation.

GRAZING AND FARMING
Approximately 1568 ha grazing consisting of both grassland and bush
Open veld with only 1 x 9 ha camp
A few small sheep camps / holding / feeding kraals.
2 Sets of sheep handling kraals
Loading ramp
Farm mostly equipped for sheep and game farming
Good 2,4 m perimeter fencing, approximately 25 kms
Fencing around most of irrigation lands allows for game to come in when necessary or to be kept out
12 ha/LSU but irrigation improves it

IRRIGATION
Approximately 52 ha of irrigation lands with 75 000 m3 / per annum listed water rights
Most lands are fenced in and those fenced lands are equipped with water troughs
52 ha Is all planted as mixed pasture consisting of 70% lucerne and 30% grass and some kikuju grass
Most lands equipped with furrows and contours, so lands can also be flooded
Irrigation as follows :
1,7 ha Underground drip
2 ha Permasets
48,3 ha Draglines
Most lands have their own draglines. There are approximately 270 sprayers on draglines
About 13 ha of the 52 ha are not fenced.
3 kw Solar pumping system on the river

WATER
12 Boreholes
4 Boreholes in lands, 1 equipped with an electric pump and 3 equipped with solar
4 Boreholes for stock / game water in veld: 1 equipped with a windpump and cement dam, 2 with solar pumps and 1 not equipped
4 Back-up boreholes for stock and domestic use, 1 equipped with submersible pumps and 3 not equipped
3 Ground dams for irrigation , plus numerous small ground dams in veld for game.
1 Cement dam about 100 000 L
1 x 1500 Liter Pennels Tank in lands
9 Jojo Tanks of various sizes for domestic and livestock use
Great Fish River
Weir on Great Fish River with furrows, feed 3 ground dams
Rainfall of approximately 350 ml per year

ELECTRICITY
Eskom power with 1 X 100 kVA transformer
1 Small single phase ESKOM transformer at 2 river cottages and river suction pump
Back up power:
3 kw Inverter at main house with batteries for office, tv and lights
Solar lights at the lodge and 1 of the river cottages
The other river Cottage has UPS power for wifi
1 Petrol Generator

INFRASTRUCTURE
FARM BUILDINGS
1 Building with 4 storerooms, 1 freezer room and 1 meat room with 4 freezers and electrical meat band saw, mincer and manual sausage filler machine included
1 Building as workshop, with numerous storerooms and parking
2 Sheds
2 Parking verandas at lodge
Salting rooms for trophies
Dip tank, foot rot foot bath, 4 old pig stys.
7 Staff cottages with Eskom electricity, flush toilets and running water with it’s own septic tank

RESIDENCES
MAIN HOUSE
3 Bedroom main house with 2 bathrooms, tv room, sunroom, dining room, office, kitchen, scullery with laundry area, hallway, includes reverse osmosis water system
Has rainwater tank outside

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Property Reference #: 302

Agent Details:
Izmey Nel
The Farm Agent
32 Ficksburg straat,Wierda Park,Centurion