R 6 300 000 | farm property for sale in laingsburg

This ±3250ha farm is situated 25km from Laingsburg near the Vleiland aera. This is about 200min of driving time from Cape Town. The main homestead and irrigated orchards and fields are located in a beautiful valley which borders onto the Buffels River for 5,5 km, below the Floriskraal Dam. The farm has a good infrastructure with includes two houses, one a prefab main house and a second original brick house which is partially renovated. It has a 20X36m store for vegetable seeds and a number of outbuildings. Water is supplied by 2 fountains, windmills and an allocation of 12ha of irrigation water from a local water scheme. At the present moment 8ha are under irrigation with fruit trees, lucern and vegetable seeds. This area is considered the best vegetable seed (especially onion) area in South Area and offers a very lucrative income to the farms making use of these conditions and opportunities. The livestock section of the farm of sheep, goats and cattle is divided into 5 rotational grazing camps, each with its own watering/drinking points. The farm has lots of potential for accommodating and offering weekend and holiday accommodation with the moderate mountains and river running through the farm. The Buffels River on which the farm borders for 5,5 km is used as a canal by the Floriskraal Dam Water Scheme to supply the Ladismith area with water and therefore regularly releases water into the river. This causes the river to flow regularly and has developed permanent river pools and a lush river vegetation which is ideal for cattle grazing. Price ZAR 6,3 mil ONO Garages : 2