280Ha Farm For Sale in Bathurst Rural
R7,600,000
409 Essefontein Farm, Portion 7
Monthly Bond Repayment R78,446.32
Calculated over 20 years at 11% with no deposit.
Web Ref No 6921727
280 HECTARE FARM 15KM FROM THE HISTORIC ENGLISH SETTLER VILLAGE OF BATHURST
This farm is ideally suited for large and or small stock farming. There is a large registered dam on the farm that could be used for irrigation purposes, this farm has an average rainfall of 700 mm a year. Currently there is 0.6ha used for vegetable production under drip irrigation. This could be utilised for growing sweet peppers on contract (Carara Agro in Grahamstown have a lot of contract growers in the area).
Location: 15 km from bathurst.
Farm size: 280 hectares.
Water: 1 x Borehole - stock watering and homestead use, power supplied from inverter at homestead. 1 x Dam (178 000 cubic meters) capacity. Water access to all the camps.
Rainfall: Receives average 700mm a year.
Livestock carrying capacity: 4ha/1LSU.
Naturally occuring game, Duiker, Bushbuck, mountain Reedbuck, Oribi, Warthog and Bushpig.
Facilities and infrastructure: Lovely farm house, 4 bedroom, 2 bathroom, open plan lounge with fireplace, dining room, kitchen with pantry and scullery, bar area, study, workroom/craft room, large veranda and braai area. There is also a small plunge pool.
Outside laundry and storeroom with undercover parking bay for 2 vehicles.
1 x Large shed 24m x 12m (Can be used for storing machinery, implements etc).
Livestock handling facilities with spray race, cattle crush and loading ramp.
Fencing: One side of the farm is netting fenced, the rest is high strain steel and barb wire.
All fences are in need of attention.
Power source: The farm is powered by 3 x 5kw inverters and 3 x 5kw batteries. No Eskom - currently turned off.
FARM PRICE IS EXCLUDING VAT.