R 21 500 000 | farm property for sale in wellington rural

The ambience of this 205 ha farm lends itself to a variety of commercially viable alternative uses, be it dairy, beef, vegetables, horses, vineyards or feed production. At present 2 center pivots covering 20 ha each are in use to irrigate Brazil grass which is outstanding general perennial grazing, also useful for hay feed, silage and baling. A further 140 ha gets planted to winter grain crops. The remaining 25 ha is taken up by vlei, a catchment dam, waste land, roads and buildings. The property is currently run as a fully fledged sheep farm, capable of carrying more than 2000 ewes. The catchment dam is fed by 2 registered (Department of Water and Sanitation) seasonal mountain streams run-off water. The other water source is from 2 strong registered boreholes, delivering 26 000 and 46 000 l/h respectively. The combined registered volume of water for the farm is 512 348 cub meters (250 000 cub meters for the dam & 262 348 cub meters for the boreholes). The building infrastructure consists of a recently renovated 4 bedroom house, a 2 bedroom cottage which in the process of being upgraded, a face brick steel frame barn with a lean-to attached to it, 2 old brick structures utilised for storage, an old steel frame structure (old cow house) with an asbestos roof as well as a large feedlot (1400 sqm underroof). With its abundance of water, flat farmland and good access roads, this farm could prove to be a useful future investment. Although the 2 pivots are included in the transaction, some implements and the current flock of sheep are not included and can be negotiated separately. The owner is a VAT registered entity. The property can be sold as a going concern. Price: R21 500 000 (excluding VAT)