3 304 ha Eastern Free State farm with 636 ha of arable land for sale

Please not: The 544 ha portion that lies 5 km from the main unit as advertised on the original advert is sold, the advert below is adjusted accordingly.

This Eastern Free State livestock and crop farm consists of 10 separate title deeds which are marketed as a unit and is currently one of the the largest livestock units in the Eastern Free State on the market. Characteristic of the area is its diverse farming potential where mixed farming is done which includes cattle, sheep and game farming as well as crop farming on a large scale.

PRESENTATION:
± 586 HA DRY LANDS
50 HA IRRIGATION LAND
UNDEVELOPED WATER RIGHTS FOR APPROXIMATELY 60 HA
30 HA PLANTED ERAGROSTIS
2 638 HA NATURAL PASTURE
GOOD INFRASTRUCTURE, CONSISTING OF 2 RESIDENTIAL HOUSES, 2 FLATLETS AND SEVERAL SHEDS AND OUTBUILDINGS

LOCATION
The farm is located 50 km North-West of Bethlehem
10 km East of Lindley, 45 km West of Reitz
95 km East of Kroonstad

NATURAL PASTURE
2 638 ha Very good mixed red grass pasture divided into 78 camps, all supplied with water by means of troughs, streams and a river.
A large livestock unit is 4 ha

PLANTED PASTURE
30 ha Eragrostis

DRY LAND LANDS
± 586 ha Sandy loam lands where crop rotation is done with maize, soybeans and sunflowers.

The long-term yield
Maize: 6 - 7 tons per hectare
Subflower: 1,8 - 2 tons per ha
Soja beans: 1,8 - tons

IRRIGATION LANDS
50 ha Irrigated lands by means of:
- 20 ha Valley Pivot point with 65/200 pump with 22 kW motor.
- 30 ha Permanent sprinkler irrigation with 80/200 pump with 30 kW motor.
There is additional potential for 2 x 25 ha centre pivots as well as a 10 ha centre pivot.

Total registered water rights: 474,700 m³ per year (for approximately 110 ha) from the Vals river.

WATER
16 Boreholes of which 10 are equipped with wind pumps, 5 with solar pumps and 1 with an electric pump.
2 Solar pumps for livestock drinking from the river.
Natural water is in abundance which includes the False River (with cement weirs) that flows through the farm, as well as several other streams with cement weirs.
A storage dam (which is fed by a river) from which irrigation is done.
18 Cement dams
Rainfall: 650 – 700 mm per annum (Although this average has been greatly exceeded in recent years)

FENCES
The border fences and camp fences are mainly 1.2 m cattle fences with the exception of one section of 469 ha which is fenced with 2.2 m game fence. The fences are in good condition.

ELECTRICITY
The Eskom points are switched off and the farm use primarily solar power, with generators for backup.The Eskom points are switched off and the farm use primarily operating on solar power, with generators for backup.

SOLAR POWER (on 4 sections of the farm)

Section 1: 3-Phase system
- 126 x 415 w Canadian Solar panels
- 54 x 455 w Canadian Solar panels
- 2 x 60 kW Freedom Won high voltage batteries
- 2 x Altess 100 kW high voltage 3 phase inverters
- 125 kVA Diesel generato...

Property Reference #: 313

Agent Details:
Philip Minnaar
The Farm Agent
32 Ficksburg straat,Wierda Park,Centurion