7228ha small stock farm in Pearston

Excellent Pearston / Graaff Reinet Sheep, Goat and Game Farm with 40 ha Irrigation.

Here is a prime opportunity to get your hands on a Karoo sheep farm which can carry up to 2500 small stock units. The property is made up of 2 separate farms which make up one unbroken unit:

OPGEDROOGDEFONTEIN - KLIPFONTEIN

Properties will be offered jointly and separately.


LOCATION The western boundary is 54 km south-east of Graaff Reinet and the eastern boundary is a several kilometres west of Pearston.

SIZE 7228 ha Opgedroogde Fontein: 3800 ha & Klipfontein: 3428 ha). Carrying capacity +- 18-20 ha/LSU.

RAINFALL + - 300 mm per annum

TOPOGRAPHY Extensive Karoo plains with small hills in the north-west and ridges on the southwestern border. In the west, both the Plat River (+ -4 km) and the Kry River (+ - 3 km) pass through the farm from north to south. In the east there is a kuil that runs from east to west.

VEGETATION Mostly anchor Karoo-bush and other palatable dwarf Karoo shrubs including doringlose-vygie, bokrambos, rooilootganna and some sweet grasses. In addition to the above, there are also noors, kersbos, kapokbos and asparagus "wag-n-bietjie" on the harder eastern parts of the farm. Larger shrubs like gwarrie, pendoring, granaat, num-num etc. interspersed with shepherd's trees and grass are more evident on the ridges and there are acacia karoo and ganna along the river courses. While there are signs of historical overgrazing, the veld is in a fairly good condition.

The property has sufficient buildings and the infrastructure as well as water network and fences on the farms are in top condition.

1. Opgedroogde Fontein
- 18 camps
- 23 water troughs
- 5 cement reservoirs with PVC liners and shade net
- Use to have 20 ha Irrigation that can easily be brought back into production
- ground dam fed from 3 boreholes, 25,000 l/h, 25,000 l/h & 10,000 l/h
- 5 boreholes, 4 with solar pumps (3 included sale), 1 with windmill
- 2 staff cottages
- shearing shed
- 1 dip tank
- 3 sets of kraals
- jackal-proof fenced
- 50 springbok, steenbok, Waterbuck, Mountain reedbuck, Fallow deer & kudu

2. Klipfontein
- 24 camps
- 33 water troughs
- 2 windmills & 3 solar pumps
- 6 cement reservoirs, 5 with PVC liners & shade net
- 1 x 4 tower centre-pivot (half circle) plus minus 16 ha
- 1 x 3 tower centre-pivot- plus minus 15 ha
- 1 x 2 tower centre-pivot- plus minus 9 ha
- ground dam with PVC liner fed by 3 boreholes, 45,000 l/h, 25,000 l/h & 20,000 l/h
- 4 sets of kraals
- 1 dip tank
- farm is completely game fenced, CAE certificate 2017
- 1,111 ha section has a 2.4 m high outer fence, with 1.8m inner fences and 900 mm Bonnox at the bottom designed as sable antelope camps. These are 8 camps in a wagon wheel design.
- Kudu, Eland, Gemsbok, Fallow deer, Impala, Blesbok, Springbok (all 4 colour variants), Blue wildebeest, Red Hartebeest.

Included in sale for Klipfontein:
- 3 x solar pumps
- Massey Ferguson Tractor
- Baboon cage
- Ripper
- Scrape
- Water car
- Rake
- Mover 5t driepunt
- Tiller


Included in the sale of entire property:

50 merino ewes and 50 lambs