5 614 ha Farm in Merweville

Halfway between Prins Albert and Merweville, this 5,614-ha idyllic farm is located only 7 km from a tarred road.

At present it is a productive sheep farm, which can be transformed into a sought-after game farm.

The topography is rugged with deep plunging valleys, rounded, yet undulating hills, with 3 dry tree-lined rivers including the Dwyka River.

The infrastructure consists of good perimeter fencing, of which approximately 40% is 1.2 metre stock-proof, and 60% is jackal-proof 2.4 metre electrified game fence. There are 7 inner camps and 2 smaller camps close to the house. The house is not in a good condition, but the labourer house and stables are in a better state of repair. A shed with concrete floor is used for storage as well as for the processing of hunted game.

Water is obtained from a perennial spring close to the house. Eleven of the 12 boreholes are fitted with windmills supplying stock drinking water to 9 dams and 3 water tanks. These facilities secure water supply to the respective camps. Approximately 5 hectares is good clay loam soil and these are watered by flood irrigation.

An interesting feature of this farm is the Chrysanthemoides monilifera or Bietou, an evergreen flowering shrub with glossy round leaves, well-known as an arid plant offering highly nutritive value. The hills are covered with these plants, as well as gannas, both of which secure an additional source of nutrition for livestock or game. The diverse vegetation includes bushes, shrubs and also large patches of grass, Acacia thorn trees and dense riverine ticket.

Due to the dry climate, the area is well-known as a disease-free area for the breeding of game.

Rare game species such as Buffalo, Giraffe, Kudu, Zebra, Eland, Springbuck, Grey Rhebuck, Klipspringer, Cape Grysbok, Steenbok and Common Duiker roamed this area in the past.

This farm offers the topography and vegetation to start a lucrative game breeding programme, if one so wished.

For sale as a going concern at R11,2 million, at 0% VAT.