Farm zum Kauf in Harrismith Harrismith

1937 ha Mixed farming enterprise in the Harrismith district for sale.
EXCLUSIVE SOLE MANDATE

The farms are located in the Eastern Free State, some 20 - 30 kilometers West of the town of Harrismith between Kestell, Qwa-Qwa (Phuthaditjhaba) and Harrismith, in the Harrismith district. 5 Farms, that are within a radius of 17 km from each other, which are presented as a unit but can be bought individual.

ON OFFER:
DRY LANDS: 571 ha
IRRIGATION LANDS: 159,6 ha (7 PIVOTS)
PLANTED PASTURE: 18 ha
NATURAL PASTURE: 1150 ha
APPLE ORCHARD: 14 ha
LEASED LAND THAT CAN BE TAKEN OVER: 2 000 ha with 90 ha irrigation lands.
(The new owner will be able to re-negotiate some of the lease contracts)

Portion 1: R20 600 000 + VAT
Portion 2: R 5 150 000 + VAT
Portion 3: R10 300 000 + VAT
Portion 4: R51 500 000 + VAT
Portion 5: R10 300 000 + VAT
Joint marketing price: R97 850 000 plus VAT (if applicable)

PORTION 1 - 231 ha for R20 600 000
Apple orchard: 14 ha
Dry land: 132,80 ha
Eragrostis: 18,5 ha
Lucerne: 5 ha
Grazing: 55,7 ha
143 600 m3 Registered water rights from an earth dam.
63 444 m- storage rights per annum

IMPROVEMENTS ON PORTION 1
307 m Homestead
400 m Office and 2-bedroom flat
686 m Apple warehouse with cold room of 98 m and small workshop. All equipment and implements used in the cultivation and processing of the apples are included in the purchase, this includes an apple packing machine and an apple box folding machine
1080 m Grain silo with storing capacity for 300 tons
1520 m Silo complex, which include a 1250-ton silo as well as a 120 ton, with 2 drive-over pits with augers and bucket elevator
Bean cleaning plant with sieve and processing line
194 m Chemical room
800 m Sheep shed (can also be used for broiler as well)
140 m Fully equipped hydroponic system with growth trays. (Used for sheep feedlot)
Cattle and sheep handling facilities
Weigh bridge

PORTION 2 - 205,76 ha for R5 150 000
Dry land: 150.80 ha
Grazing 50 ha
Waste land: 4,96 ha
No improvements except a workers house and bore hole

PORTION 3 - 571 ha for R10 300 000
Dry land: 160 ha
Grazing: 411,96 ha
No improvements except a workers house, cattle handling facilities and bore hole

PORTION 4 - 422 ha for R51 500 000
Pivot irrigation: 159,6 ha
Dry land : 22,7 ha
Grazing: 230 ha
Waste land: 10,29 ha
711 750 m Water rights per annum from the Elands river, certificate nr: 20044989

IMPROVEMENTS ON PORTION 4
458 m Homestead with garages and workshop adjacent to the house.
390 m Secondary house (Recently renovated. ( 4 Bedrooms with 3 bathrooms)
180 m Flat
580 m Fodder shed with lean-to
230 m Under-roof sheep feedlot
100 m Workshop
102 m Chemical room
Office
1 200 m Potato pack shed -Double volume portal steel structure with cladded walls under IBR roof. Floated and reinforced concrete floors. Small free-standing ablutions included.
Cattle feedlot - 125 m x 65 m, 4 pens of 31 m x 65 m each.
7 Pivots

PORTION 5 - 505,48 ha for R10 300 000

Dry land: 105 ha
Grazing: 390 ha
Waste land: 10,48 ha
No improvements.
Portion 5 is adjacent to portion 4.
If portion 5 is purchased jointly with portion 4 there is an opportunity to develop 140 ha of irrigation lands on portion 5 with additional water rights that is available.

ARABLE LAND ON ALL PORTIONS: 730 ha

DRY LAND: 571 ha
Potatoes, maize, soybeans, wheat and oats are cultivated.
Soil is of a high standard sandy loam (Avalon, Westleigh and Glencoe) type with a clay content of around 12-15% which is ideal for the growing of cash crops.
Depth varies according to the topography with an average of around 600mm-800 mm.
The sowing lands in the immediate vicinity are rated a type "A" with a long-term average yield of 5,0 - 6,0 tons/ha on maize and 2,5 tons/ha on wheat which are above average.
These arable lands have been grid-sampled and lime has been applied as per recommendation. The dry lands are generally well maintained with contouring, directional tilling and watershed, which appear adequate against soil erosion.
These arable lands have been grid-sampled and lime has been applied as per recommendation.

IRRIGATION LAND: 159 ha
Maize, wheat and potatoes are planted under center pivot irrigation.
Long term yields of around 12-14 tons of maize/ha under irrigation and 6-7 tons of wheat/ha.
Center pivots are included in the selling price

GRAZING ON ALL PORTIONS: 1150 ha
This area is known for its fairly undulating landscape, but with large plateau areas with large marsh land sections that provide above average carrying capacity.
The grazing is well managed and the coverage is good with very little erosion visible, despite the high rainfall in the area.
The carrying capacity is as 3-4 ha/LSU on natural grazing.
The area is of a mixed veld type comprising predominantly of sour veld grassland with a very high mix of sweeter grasses, such as "Red grass" and "Eragrostis cultivars.

APPLES
14 ha Apple orchard in full production, established on the farm over the past 27 years.
Cultivars: Royal Gala, Pink Lady, Top Red.
All trees are planted under shaded nets at a density of 1600 -1700 trees per hectare.
Some of the shaded nets are due to be replaced.
Good packing facilities on the farm.
All machinery, equipment and implements used in the cultivation and packing of apples are included in the sale.

WATER
Summer rainfall area with an annual rainfall of 700mm - 800mm per annum.
7 Equipped boreholes
Several earth dams
One large earth dam is registered for irrigation purposes and serves as source of irrigation to the apple orchard. 63 444 m Storing rights and 143 600 m water entitlement for irrigation.
711 750 m Irrigation rights for the Elands River.

MOVABLE ASSETS
562 Cattle, 700 sheep, implements and equipment can be included in the sale at market-related prices.

The seller is VAT registered, and if applicable VAT will be added to the selling price.