Cattle – Sheep – Farming

Area:
Approx 9,581ha?23,723 acres, 2 titles.

Location:
110km south of Cobar adjacent to Kidman Way Highway, 60km north of Mt Hope, 160km north of Hillston.

Country:
Slightly undulating red loam, semi-open box, rosewood an gilgi grazing country. Higher stony hill range to north western border. Highly fertile red loam farming country growing a large variety of natural clovers, crowfoot, copper burr and grass country.

Cultivation:
Approx 365ha?900ac seasonally farmed and in past years has cut hay and grain. A further cultivation permit for 482ha?all pulled, light regrowth ready for Grizzly.

Fencing & Water:
Mostly all steel, some Weston electric and hinge joint. 5 steel subdivisional grazing paddocks. Water?new bore hole approx. 300gpa, 90m, good stock water?not equipped.

Improvements:
Homestead is a comfortable older style, 4 bedrooms, 2-way bathroom , timber kitchen, walk-in pantry, open fire and large dining room. 3m gauzed in veranda on 3 sides. Weather board construction in fair condition. All securely fenced, 60,000L rainwater storage, Davey pressure pump. 8m x 7m garage and workshop. Workman’s quarters, 4 bedroom, kitchen, open fire, dining, separate double, shower and septic. Woolshed 3-stand shaft driven by electric motor, concrete flooring in wool room, timber and iron construction workable. Small steel sheep yards, 2 x 15,000L rainwater tanks. All new steel panel cattle yards, cattle master crush, steel loading ramp handling 200 head. 2 cooler yards, all hinge joint with concrete troughing. 6 dams.

Services & Rainfall:
Serviced by rural power, STD phone mobile car kit coverage, mail twice weekly, 1hr to Cobar, 1.5hr to Hillston, 20mins to Nymagee. Rainfall 350mm per annum.

Carrying Capacity:
Historically carried Merino mixed sheep numbers estimated at 3,000 to 4,000 currently running 200 breeding cows and followers. With further land development the property could easily run 300+ cows with rotational farming.

Inspections exclusively with David Russell.