Karoo farming - “Input costs down – Income up”
Agent note: Portions 1 and 2 in combination will provide any buyer with an exceptional combination of the established income generating pomegranates, beautiful house and ample outbuildings as well as the livestock farm on your doorstep with the potential for your own livestock and/or game farming operation.
Introduction: Two adjacent farming properties now also available separately. 12 Km’s from Merweville, 120km’s from Beaufort West and Laingsburg.
Farm Size: Totalling 2406.7 hectares
Price: R11 000 000.00 (Portion 1 and 2)
Portion 1: Pomegranate farm (43.1140 hectares)
Buildings:
Main house: Upmarket and neat as a pin consisting of 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms (1 on-suite), family room, sitting room, dining room, study,
pantry, store room, kitchen with built in braai, separate large room fit for a scullery and general butchery tasks, adjacent walk-in cold room, large veranda with beautiful view over orchards and well-established garden with large palm trees creating an oasis feeling. Air conditioners throughout house.
Two double-volume garages with direct access to the house. Swimming pool. Small orchard with figs, lemon, oranges and limes.
Second house: Older typical Karoo farmhouse (currently in disuse).
Pack shed with large storage area under roof, further under roof parking for 4 cars, various outbuildings and store rooms. Two room workers accommodation.
Small feedlot with concrete floor.
Development: 7 Hectares of mature pomegranates (Cultivar: Wonderful) in full production with some free standing single stemmed trees and the rest all multi stemmed on V-shaped trellises. Double dripper lines throughout. Row spacing is half 2x4m and other half 3x4m.
Current yield is +_ 25 tons per hectare, handpicked and delivered to a packhouse in Wellington for sorting and either exportation or local sales and/or juicing.
Water: 3 Boreholes equipped (electric)
Electricity: Eskom with 10Kw solar booster unit for daytime use.
Fencing: 3 Meter high fences around orchards; rest is stockproof with electrified foot wire.
Topography: Mostly flat with low ridges.
General: The pomegranate farm unit lends itself excellently to a safe and peaceful living environment while generating a handsome income. The area is very well suited to pomegranate production. The farm has a convenient direct access to the tar road (R353) leading towards Merweville from the N1 national road, which is 33 Km’s away, but is still screened from the tar road by a low ridge.
A very large earthen dam provides not only additional seasonal water options, but it also adds to the beauty of the farm in general and is a haven for all kinds of water fowl and the thorny thickets next to this dam attracts migrating game like kudu and provides food and shelter for the shy smaller game e.g duiker.
The farm is sold as a going concern with the following included in the sale: 1 x orchard tractor, 1 x orchard fan spray, 1 x forklift, packing crates and various loose items. If buyer is not registered for VAT, 15% VAT will be added to purchase price.
Price: R 6 500 000.00
Portion 2: Livestock farm (2363.5926 hectares)
Development: 2400 Hectares typical Karoo veldt in good condition – divided into 4 camps with ample livestock and game watering points. Border fences are electrified stock proof with internal fences all stockproof. There also is an old aircraft landing strip (needs a bit of work). Internal farm roads are above average.
Water: 2 x windmills and 2 x solar fitted boreholes.
Electricity: Currently fences are electrified from electricity supply from Portion 1.
Note: Buyer buying portion 2 separately from portion 1 will therefore have to erect a solar energizer for the electrified fencing (if deemed necessary).
Topography: Mostly plains with depressions and ridges.
Grazing: Karoo veldt with bushman grass, ankerkarroo (Pentzia Incana), geelgranaat (Rhigozum Obovatum), driedoring ( Rhigozum Trichotomum), bietou (Chrysanthemoides Monilifera) and thorn trees e.g Acacia Karoo found mostly along river beds. Carrying capacity +_ 250 SSU (small stock units).
Game: Approximately 30 springbuck and 15 Blesbuck.
General: This farm has all the potential to be developed as your private Karoo retreat with a wonderful safe, off-grid lifestyle with game to boot.
Note: Only transfer duties will apply to this portion.
Price: R4 500 000.00
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