If your dream is to live in the country off the grid and build up a herd of cattle, this 280 ha farm in the Shaw Park area will work for you.
This easy to manage cattle farm with 12 camps and a good cattle kraal system has a carrying capacity of 4 ha to 1 large Stock Unit (LSU) and can carry 70 LSU in total. With little or no frost, the grazing can be utilised throughout the year. The average rainfall for the area is 720 mm per annum.
The farm is complemented with a 4 bedroomed, 2 bathroomed house with an open plan kitchen, lounge and dining room. The kitchen has a pantry and scullery with a laundry room outside. A lovely verandah overlooks the dam and the garden.
There is a large farm shed (24 x 12 m) which is used for farm implements and storage, as well as a number of small chicken runs for growing out broilers.
A 15 panel, 15 kW solar system with backup Lithium batteries ensures that you can operate off the grid. There is a back-up generator for emergencies. Eskom is available on the farm but is presently switched off.
A very big farm dam (178,400 m3 and stocked with Black bass and Mozambique thilapia) and borehole supply ample water for the farm’s requirements. There is presently 0.6 ha under cultivation to vegetables and this could be expanded further should you be interested in growing sweet peppers on contract.
The naturally occurring game on the farm are oribi, reedbuck and duiker with the odd bushbuck, warthog and bushpig.
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