R5,400,000 | 851Ha Farm For Sale in Graaff-Reinet Rural

ON OFFER:
On offer is one of the nicest and best maintained hidden farms I have seen in some time, in the rugged foothills of the Grootrivierberge, South Eastern Karoo. It is truly in the Karoo, offering one the best climates anywhere, most days are without wind and deliver sunny blue skies. It is said that this life surely adds years to one's health. It is also said that the climate here is also perhaps a factor that there is less vermin to deal with. At the same time it is not far to drive to Graaff-Reinet or the big city Port Elizabeth. It comes with the main home that will truly impress. Overall it is a combination hard to repeat hence farms of this quality, size and price are being snapped up.
Only your viewing will truly satisfy curiosity.

LOCATION:
It is located in the Janesville/Sundays River Valley between Janesville and (60 Km) west of Klipplaat. In essence, it is an hour plus (145 km), not far to drive to Graaff-Reinet and just over one and a half hours (180km) from the big city Port Elizabeth.

SIZE: 850,936 ha

UNIQUE VALUE:
- GAME: Currently this farm carries a variety of game;
- Thoroughly constructed dams;
- Well-constructed and maintained accommodation;
- Well-constructed and maintained infrastructure;
- Cost-saving solar power.


INCOME EARNING OPPORTUNITIES:
- Game farming and hunting;
- Small stock sheep and goat farming;
- Weekend getaway;
- Tourist accommodation;
- Eco-tourism;
- Mountainous 4x4 routes for the adventurous;
- Retreat.


ACCOMMODATION:
- The main accommodation is an erstwhile shed of 220 m2 that has been comfortably converted into a home more than ideal for good living as well as entertaining. Literally, every convenience one would find in a modern home is present. There are 5 large bedrooms with one owning an ensuite, a second full bathroom, an open plan kitchen, dining room, lounge, a bar and an indoor braai. A vintage Falkirk wood-burning stove adds to comfort during those cold wintery Karoo nights and imagine a glass of red wine. The shed has been appropriately tiled throughout in repurposed slate which originally served as the roof of the Dutch Reformed Church in a nearby town.

- The characterful wooden shed doors open onto an indigenous garden with a protected Lapa and fire-pit, where family and friends can relax in "geslig" environment sharing during those enchanting Karoo starry-nights.
- A short walk away is a wooden deck overlooking an earth dam that provides the ideal spot for early morning bird-watching, stargazing of the southern skies or even proposing.
- A well-constructed staff cottage 250 m away from the house is in the process of complete refurbishment.

CARRYING CAPACITY: 18 ha / Large Stock Unit - Govt. Assessment 2018

WATER SOURCE & IRRIGATION
- ANNUAL RAINFALL: 280 mm (predominantly in summer);
- 2 large dams;
- 10 smaller dams;
- 5 active boreholes fitted with windmills, 1 borehole with pumping up to 12 000 L/H;
- 0.5 ha camp in front of the house under irrigation;
- large rain harvest tanks.

FOOD SOURCE:
- 0.5 ha is currently irrigated for livestock food production;
- Another 6ha of land is also very suitable for cultivation;

POWER
- Solar;
- Generators = off-grid solar energy-driven, with a capable electric-start 13 kW Deutz back-up;

GAME:
The following was estimated as of 2020:

- Kalahari Springbok x 50,
- Blesbok x 5,
- Impala x15,
- Mountain Reedbuck x 10,
- Kudu x30,
- Burchell's Zebra x 6
- and other naturally occurring species like Duiker, Klipspringer and Steenbok.

LIVESTOCK: 40 sheep.

INFASTRUCTURE:
- Almost 65% of the property boundary consists of a high game fence.
- The remainder of the farm is fenced has 1.4-metre high jackal proof fencing;
- Rudimentary small-stock handling facilities have been erected near to the homestead;
- The farm is divided into 6 internal camps;
- All the fencing and gates etc. are in very good working condition.
- Extensive road building, road maintenance, and anti-erosion work have recently been completed.

OUTBUILDINGS:
Adjoining the house is:
- a toolshed/workshop;
- a single garage;
- a meat processing room;
- a modern walk-in cold-room;
- a room for the backup generator;
- A new solidly built and secure steel and concrete shed with adjoining undercover parking, is currently under construction.

MOVEABLE ASSETS: Farm tractor, trailer, implements, equipment, other tools etc.

TOPOGRAPHY & VEGETATION:
TOPOGRAPHY:
- The property is roughly in the shape of an upside-down five-sided pentagon.
- The lowest point on the farm is the north-eastern boundary corner, at an elevation of 632 m ASL.
- The northern east-west running boundary is just north of Pretorius Kop se Leegte.
- A dominant feature of the property is a koppie at 960 m ASL which lies just within the south-eastern boundary.
- The highest point on the farm is the south-western boundary corner, at an elevation of 1.197 m ASL.

VEGETATION:
In the valley floor Karoo vegetation dominated by dwarf and succulent Karoo shrubs, riverine thicket along with the watercourses, and other larger shrubs and trees with a good grass cover in season is found
The lower and north-facing slopes of the mountains contain a mixture of Valley Bushveld giving way to Fynbos vegetation higher up and on south-facing slopes.
Common grass species include:
- Spear Grass;
- Quick Grass,
- Carrot-seed Grass;
- Broad-bladed grasses along with the watercourses and under larger shrubs and trees;
- valuable red grass;
- and others;
Common smaller shrubs in the valley include:
- Anchor Karoo Bush;
- Kapokbos;
- Thorn Vygie;
- Koggelmandervoetkaroo;
Common trees include:
- Wolwedoring;
- Karoo Kuni Bush;
- Guarri;
- Spike Thorn;
- Jacket Plum;
- Karoo Num Num;
- Sweet Thorn;
In the mountains at higher elevations:
- Rare Eastern Cape Blue Cycad and Karoo Cycad;
- Coral Aloe;
- Bitter Aloe showing magnificent colour in season;
- a wide variety of small succulents of the Cotyledon and Crassula family;
- larger shrubs include Crossberry, Spekboom, and Wild Pomegranate.


PRICE:
- Livestock and immovable assets are separately available by negotiation.