R 22 000 000 | Farm for Sale in Bedford Rural

General Farm Information
Location: 60km from Bedford and Tarkastad, 230km from Port Elizabeth.
Size: 2146 Ha
Main Homestead:
The main homestead (350m²) lies on the western edge of the property.
It is a well-kept 3-bedroom, 2 bathroom home with a lounge, dining room, family room, kitchen, pantry and laundry. There is 2 outside garages and 3 storerooms providing plenty of storage space, all secured within the garden perimeter.
A second homestead (400m²), located +- 250m from the main homestead, has been unoccupied for some time. Built in 1951, in a Dutch colonial style, it has a solid structure, but needs to be renovated. It has great views of the farm and mountains on either side of the Baviaans river valley.
Water:
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400 -600mm annual rainfall
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1 river and 5 dams.
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2 concrete reservoirs and 15 Jojo tanks.
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5 strong fountains, with everything supplying 25 grazing camps.
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1 borehole with solar
Outbuildings:
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2 single car garages and 3 attached store rooms, 80m².
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A second single garage at the original homestead.
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Shearing shed, covered kraals, work shop and tool room, 350m².
Farm infrastructure:
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2 cattle and 3 small stock handling facilities.
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Loading ramp
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7.5 Ha of lambing camps with cove and drag line irrigation.
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5 staff houses.

Topography and Vegetation
15% Rolling Amatole Montane grassland, which is high carrying Rooigras (Themeda Thriandra) dominated sourveld. Excellent summer grazing, but exposed in winter. The estimated carrying capacity is 3.9Ha/LSU.
About 45% of the farm consists of flatter valley floor. Here the vegetation could best be described as False Karoo Thornveld. This vegetation consists of sweetveld grasses and acacia lined gullies.
The remaining +- 30% consists of mountain slopes and can be described as Karoo Escarpment Grassland. Here the valleys are bushed. And the sweet grass covered hill sides are studded with Acacia karoo thorn trees, and Sweet Resin Bush (Euryops multifidus) predominantly.
For both the hill sides and valley floor, the carrying capacity is estimated to be at 10Ha per LSU, giving the property an SCC of 262 LSU.