Description

Stunning Karoo farm in excellent condition. A varied landscape of undulating hills, open flats and protruding lines of rocky koppies, set a timeless backdrop, to a well developed and productive Karoo sheep farm. 

 

Four generations of scientific management has left the veld in prime condition, with the farm supporting four different veld types and a high diversity of plant species.

 

 

 

Stock and Game

 

Current Stock:          1820 Marino Sheep

                                    6 Red Angus x Hereford

 

Estimated Game:       Kudu 130

                                    Grey Duiker 40

                                    Steenbok 60

                                    Springbuck 25

                                    Vervet Monkeys

                                    Porcupine etc.

 

The farm high propensity for game and would make an excellent game or hunting property. Parasite and disease levels are low, with minimal stock losses and nominal dipping and dose costs.

 

Vegetation

 The veldt at present is well preserved and is in top condition. The land ranges from sweet thorn riverbeds, broken thorn veldt, to Karoo flats and apron veldt into wooded mountain slopes.  The farm lies in an east - west-running valley and has both north and south facing slopes.  The different aspects of the farm lead to a good distribution of grazing types and provide excellent summer and winter grazing. Dr Acocks identified 220 different species of bush on Rietfontein in one visit to the property.

 

The farm has vast open flats that roll into sloping hills with valleys that are well sheltered from the elements and provide good cover for resident animals and livestock.  These slopes have good ground cover of palatable plant species, shrubs, trees and climax grasses.   Thorn trees grow along all the dry riverbeds and drainage gullies providing good browse and shading good grass grazing.

 

Basic Information

 

Location:                   Graaf Reinet – 135 km

                                    Willowmore – 80 km

                                    PE and George – 265 km

Size:                           6821 Ha

Titles:                       Two equal titles of 3410,5 Ha

Water:                        20 Boreholes (in use)

                                    26 windmills (working)

                                    42 reservoirs

                                    70 Water troughs

                                    Numerous earth dams

                                    250mm \ annum

Roads:                   Good network excellent condition.

Camps:                       108

Stock Pens:                16

Stock Sheds:              2

Sheering Shed:        360m² well laid out.

Other Sheds:             3 (Feed, Equipment etc.)

Labor Acc.:                4 Houses (3 x 55m² and 1 x 35m²)

Homestead:               Four Bedroomed (260m²) with swimming pool.

Power:                        No eskom – generator

Carrying Cap:         1LSU \ 18 Ha

                                    1SSU \  3 Ha

Price:                R2 500 \ Ha + vat

 

 

 

 

Contact: Andrew Warren

082 398 0285 

Andrew@warrenprops.com