Farm for Sale in Adelaide Rural

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This productive extensive sheep and cattle farm has been in the family for generations. Rated as one of the top farms in the Eastern Cape this agricultural unit comes with two large homesteads and all the infrastructure needed to continue the farming legacy. Located in the safe and remote Winterburg mountains the farm has healthy veld and boasts breathtaking landscapes and abundant water.

Three farms for sale in Post Retief, as a going concern. This productive extensive sheep and cattle farm has been in the family for generations. Rated as one of the top farms in the Eastern Cape, this agricultural unit comes with two large homesteads and all the infrastructure needed to continue the farming legacy. Located in the safe and remote Winterberg mountains, the farm has healthy veld and boasts breathtaking landscapes and abundant water.

Killaloe is 1309 Ha in size. It is a high carrying capacity farm, most of which has an official rating of 2.5Ha/LSU. Situated on an escarpment with an average annual rainfall of 956mm, it falls in a summer rainfall area. The farm is divided into 55 camps, all with water, and has dry lands and lands under irrigation. The terrain is easily accessible with rolling grass veld hills. A subsidiary river of the Koonap runs for 8.5 km through the farm.

It is well developed with a large homestead, outbuildings, sheds, staff accommodation, irrigation dams for pivot, drag line, micro jets, and flood-irrigated lands, all under gravity. It has ample water with scope for further development. Killaloe has a historical rotational grazing system of 9 groups of cattle and sheep run with 5 camps per group. Grass compositions have been monitored over many years.

Balderja is 727 Ha in extent. It has an official carrying capacity of 4.5Ha/LSU and is comprised of mixed Grass/Thorn tree veld. Situated just 6 km from Killaloe, it receives an annual rainfall of 506 mm and falls in a summer rainfall area. The farm is divided into 38 camps. Water is strategically placed with a network of pumps, pipes, reservoirs, and water troughs. There is also 4.5 km river frontage on the Koonap river with a weir and pumps to pump water for irrigation and stock water. Some dry lands are used, and irrigation lands are under drag lines. The terrain is easily accessible with farm roads.

The farm forms an integral part of Killaloe and is predominantly used for overwintering livestock due to its location and vegetation composition. It is a picturesque farm with Kudu, Mountain Reedbuck, Fallow Deer, Impala, Waterbuck, Bushbuck, Duiker, and Warthog that roam freely.

Millfarm, 574 Ha, is a 4.5Ha/LSU mixed Grass/Thorn tree veld farm adjacent to Balderja and situated 1.9 km from Killaloe. It receives an annual rainfall of 507mm and falls in a summer rainfall area. The farm is divided into 17 camps. Water is strategically placed with a network of pumps, pipes, reservoirs, and water troughs. There is also 6 km river frontage on the Koonap river, earth dams, a river pump for irrigation, and a borehole for stock water. The terrain is easily accessible with farm roads.

Like Balderja, the farm forms an integral part of Killaloe and is predominantly used for overwintering livestock due to its location and vegetation composition. It has a beautiful Colonial Homestead and outbuildings. It also has a private airfield with a hangar in use. With Millfarm bordering Balderja, the wildlife found in and around is of great abundance with the same species as mentioned before. Read more...

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Listing Number

114730111

Type of Property

Farm

List Date

30 July 2024

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2 598 ha

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