Description:
BETHULIE: LIVESTOCK AND GAME FARM WITH ABUNDANCE OF WATER
Only one and half hours’ drive from Bloemfontein and highly accessible lies this 1196-hectare pristine privately owned livestock and game farm, a mere 30 km on a good gravel road from the N1. This is the Southern Free state. A land of endless space, fresh air to clean your lungs, profound silence and fiery sunsets that resemble celestial furnaces. This unique vastness, clear blue skies and unpolluted fresh air are assets that cannot be bought. This is a fully operational livestock and game farm enterprise. At present the farm is farmed with Dohne Merino`s, Beefmaster cattle and various game species. The farm is divided into 7 large inner camps and adequate drinking water is obtained via solar pumps and windmills spread over the total acreage of the farm. The topography is characterised by dolerite ridges, secluded valleys, and vast open plains. The carrying capacity is 1:6 LSU (Large Stock Units). Operating as a livestock farm whereas a section is converted into a fully operational game reserve situated within a 2.4-metre-high perimeter fence. The mixed vegetation is dominated by Karoo shrubs and grasses providing quality natural grazing for the existing game: 10 Eland; 24 Black Wildebeest; 19 Sable; 25 Blesbokke; 27 Ostriches, 12 Bontebokke; 14 Red Hartebeest; 6 Black Springbok; Steenbokke; Klipspringers as well as numerous roaming Springbok. All the game is tame and can be viewed at relatively proximity. The game population is prudently controlled and monitored to protect the vegetation and prevent overgrazing. The average rainfall is approximately 600 mm per annum. The minimum temperature is low in winter (-8o C) and can sometimes register highs of 40o C during summer. In a wet year, one of the unique features of the farm is that it boasts three artesian boreholes known as a flowing borehole from where groundwater is discharged because the piezometric level is at an elevation higher than the borehole collar. About 8-hectares are arable land which can be extended if needed. There is one borehole supplying 30,000 litre per hour water through solar panels to a concrete dam. A high-pressure pump connected to the dam is used to supply water to draglines. Accommodation consists of a five-bedroom Karoo farmhouse with 3 bathrooms. Other facilities include two lounges, dining room, kitchen, indoor braai and a stoep overlooking one of the fenced in areas where the game come quite close to the main house. Various outbuildings include a large carport, a double garage, 2 labourer cottages with solar geysers, large shed, including slaughtering and cooling facilities makes this a truly “walk in” farming enterprise. Three-phase electricity is provided by Eskom. For sale at R15,000,000.00 (excluding VAT) including all game.
Features
Zoning: Agricultural
Exterior
Security: Yes
Sizes
Floor Size: 600 m²
Land Size: 1,196 ha
Archie Norval
+27729673268
+27218870468
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<p>BETHULIE: LIVESTOCK AND GAME FARM WITH ABUNDANCE OF WATER</p><p>Only one and half hours’ drive from Bloemfontein and highly accessible lies this 1196-hectare pristine privately owned livestock and game farm, a mere 30 km on a good gravel road from the N1. This is the Southern Free state. A land of endless space, fresh air to clean your lungs, profound silence and fiery sunsets that resemble celestial furnaces. This unique vastness, clear blue skies and unpolluted fresh air are assets that cannot be bought. This is a fully operational livestock and game farm enterprise. At present the farm is farmed with Dohne Merino`s, Beefmaster cattle and various game species. The farm is divided into 7 large inner camps and adequate drinking water is obtained via solar pumps and windmills spread over the total acreage of the farm. The topography is characterised by dolerite ridges, secluded valleys, and vast open plains. The carrying capacity is 1:6 LSU (Large Stock Units). Operating as a livestock farm whereas a section is converted into a fully operational game reserve situated within a 2.4-metre-high perimeter fence. The mixed vegetation is dominated by Karoo shrubs and grasses providing quality natural grazing for the existing game: 10 Eland; 24 Black Wildebeest; 19 Sable; 25 Blesbokke; 27 Ostriches, 12 Bontebokke; 14 Red Hartebeest; 6 Black Springbok; Steenbokke; Klipspringers as well as numerous roaming Springbok. All the game is tame and can be viewed at relatively proximity. The game population is prudently controlled and monitored to protect the vegetation and prevent overgrazing. The average rainfall is approximately 600 mm per annum. The minimum temperature is low in winter (-8o C) and can sometimes register highs of 40o C during summer. In a wet year, one of the unique features of the farm is that it boasts three artesian boreholes known as a flowing borehole from where groundwater is discharged because the piezometric level is at an elevation higher than the borehole collar. About 8-hectares are arable land which can be extended if needed. There is one borehole supplying 30,000 litre per hour water through solar panels to a concrete dam. A high-pressure pump connected to the dam is used to supply water to draglines. Accommodation consists of a five-bedroom Karoo farmhouse with 3 bathrooms. Other facilities include two lounges, dining room, kitchen, indoor braai and a stoep overlooking one of the fenced in areas where the game come quite close to the main house. Various outbuildings include a large carport, a double garage, 2 labourer cottages with solar geysers, large shed, including slaughtering and cooling facilities makes this a truly “walk in” farming enterprise. Three-phase electricity is provided by Eskom. For sale at R15,000,000.00 (excluding VAT) including all game.</p><p><strong>Features</strong></p><p><strong>Zoning</strong>: Agricultural</p><p><strong>Exterior</strong></p><p>Security: Yes</p><p><strong>Sizes</strong></p><p>Floor Size: 600 m²</p><p>Land Size: 1,196 ha</p><p>Archie Norval</p><p>+27729673268</p><p>+27218870468</p><p>Click <a href="https://www.agrisell.co.za/results/agricultural/for-sale/bethulie/bethulie-rural/farm/465/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">HERE</a> to view property. </p>
