12.1 ha Farm in Adendorp

A 12 hectare smallholding only 15 minutes from town and beyond the bustle of suburbia with a rural setting that offers an opportunity for small-scale agriculture or an intensive livestock or poultry farming enterprise. The property is located away from the main thoroughfares, it is completely enclosed by a high game fence and has 5 ha of old lands with deep alluvial soil ideal for cultivation.

LOCATION: 10 km from Graaff Reinet

SIZE: 12.1102 ha

ANNUAL RAINFALL: 335 mm

TOPOGRAPHY: Almost completely flat land situated at an elevation of 700 m ASL.

WATER SUPPLY: There are 4 operable boreholes, two of which are fitted with solar pumps and a third is fitted with a 1.1 kW 220 v submersible pump and is currently utillised for domestic water supply. The remaining reserve borehole is currently not utillised. The strongest borehole is under solar power and produces 3,000 lt per hour. Both the house and the shed have ample Jojo tanks for the supply of both rainwater and borehole water.

SOIL: There is deep alluvial soil in the north and in the south of the property ideal for crop or vegetable cultivation. Centrally there is an area of shallower soil.

IRRIGATION: The 5 ha of old lands are not currently irrigated except for a small patch being developed for household vegetable production. In previous years the 5 ha was flood irrigated and the potential exists to redevelop a portion of this utilising borehole water.

HOMESTEAD: The house is a modern face-brick bungalow style cottage of 100 m in size and consists of one bedroom, bathroom, and an open-plan kitchen, lounge and dining room with an internal braai. The bungalow is tiled throughout and the bedroom and kitchen have ample built-in cupboards. Gas is utilised for both hot water and stove.

OUTBUILDINGS: A very neat and modern 80 m2 brick and corrugated iron workshop or shed with an adjoining steel and corrugated iron 60 m2 4 vehicle park and carport is situated 125 m away from the bungalow. The shed also has a toilet facility.

INFRASTRUCTURE: The property is entirely enclosed by a high game fence, has a number of stock-handling facilities which are currently utilised for ostriches and horses.

POWER SUPPLY: Currently utilising municipal electricity from neighbouring property.