Duly authorised by the Business Rescue Practitioners of Golden Rewards 2096 CC, we will sell by PUBLIC AUCTION WITH WEBCAST FACILITY

756HA FARM WITH ALMONDS, STONE FRUIT & ROLLING HILLS OUTSIDE CALITZDORP, KLEIN KAROO

Auction date: Friday, 27 September 2024 @ 12:00
Venue: Kruisrivier Gallery & Roger Young Studio, en-route to the farm on the Kruisrivier gravel road (S 33°26’29” E 21°53’03” 6620 Kruisrivier, South Africa)
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PROPERTY DESCRIPTION
Portion 51 of the farm Kruisrivier no 9, Division Calitzdorp
Measuring: 756,7490 ha

LOCATION
The property is situated on the north-western side of the R62 between Oudtshoorn and Calitzdorp, approximately 18km on the Kruisrivier gravel road towards Groenfontein/Calitzdorp.

IMPROVEMENTS
MAIN DWELLING
• 3 bedrooms
• lounge/sitting room
• kitchen
• 2 bathrooms
• large stoep area
• The building is dated, requires on going repairs and maintenance
SECOND DWELLING
• 1 bedroom
• 1 bathroom
2x FARM SHEDS
• used to store implements
WORKERS COTTAGES
• Approximately 13 units in fair to poor condition
MANAGER’S COTTAGE
DAIRY
• not in use – milking parlour with flat roof
OLD SCHOOL BUILDING
TOBACCO SHED
• Old timber shed under corrugated roof

COMPOSITION OF LAND
• APRICOTS 2.5HA (PALSTEINS) (10 and 30 year trees)
• PLUMS 1HA (10 year trees), ±1600 trees under drip irrigation, mounted on pole fence structure
• ALMONDS 25HA were planted (approx. 12 200 trees) during September 2022;
Varieties under drip irrigation:
• Ferragnes
• Nonpareils
• Price
The above are grafted onto GF 677 rootstocks (±7 months).
• 15HA of land is tined
• 6HA of land previously under irrigation in its original condition (probably planted with lucerne previously)
• 3HA cultivated land not under irrigation
• 8HA drylands
• Dams
• Veld/waste land

WATER SUPPLY
The main source of water is gravity fed from a stream/fountain in the Kleinrivier in the Swartberge via an asbestos pipeline. Water is shared between 3 farms; the property’s turn is 4,5 days out of every 18 days plus overflow not used by neighbouring farms.

Water is regulated by the Breede Gouritz Catchment Management Area and the property is annually entitled to (to be verified):
• extract 216 000 m³ from the Klein Rivier
• storage of 36 000 m³ in 4 earthen dams

ELECTRICITY
Eskom electricity

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