R 10 600 000 | farm property for sale in montagu rural

Located just more than 40 km from Montagu in the Koo region of the Langeberg Mountains, the natural vegetation on this 1224 ha farm is characterized by a combination of Renosterveld / Succulent Karoo and Fynbos. Set in a picturesque rural setting, the farm is blessed with fertile soil and ample water which in turn allow for promising farming ventures. The property has been established to 27 ha of different fruit orchards all of which are under irrigation. The pear component consists of the following number of trees: 1900 early BC, 2900 BC, 3500 Packham's, 1000 Beurre Bosc, 800 Flare and 300 Comice. The peach component consists of 700 Kakamas and 482 Katarina trees while the apples consist of a combination of Granny's, Golden's, Starking and Topred, totalling 2500 trees. Fruit is delivered to an already established market for both the canning and fresh export industries. The spacious main house offers 4 bedrooms, 1,5 bathrooms, kitchen, pantry, dining room, lounge, study, laundry, enclosed veranda as well as a basement area for underfloor storage. Other buildings include 3 asbestos sheds, a store room, poison room, cold room and 8 labourer cottages. Water sources are all registered and made up of boreholes with a total annual capacity of 55 000 cub meters, fountains with a total annual capacity of 28 000 cub meters and 4 earth dams for catching winter water. The property is currently farmed and managed as part of a bigger farming operation. Although sheep and cattle is kept occasionally in certain camps, they do not form part of the sale. Implements are not included and can be negotiated separately. The seller is not registered for VAT. Price : R10 600 000 (excluding VAT)