8 Bedroom farm for sale in De Rust, Oudtshoorn

Karoo Farm 2128 ha - Klaarstroom

This neat, orderly and well-maintained farm is situated close to Klaarstroom and a mere 27km from De Rust.
Mixed farming consisting out of sheep, goats, onion seed production as well as lusern are currently the main focus on this farm.
The main historic Cape Dutch style house has immaculate views of the farm that includes the historic Wiltblitz cellar that was established in the 1820’s. The cellar is licensed and the farm grows their own Colombar grapes to produce their Witblitz.

The Farm consists out of the following:
• Main Historic Cape Dutch Style house (Built in 1821 – 360m2)
• 5 Bedrooms/ 2 Bathrooms/Spacious Lounge/Dining Room/Country Style Kitchen
• Family Room with build in braai/Swimming pool with outside braai
• 2 x Self-catering Cottages – 120m2

The Outbuildings consist of:
• Slaughter Room - Including cold room facilities/Double covered Garage
• Witblitz Cellar - Licenced that includes a spacious store room
• Store rooms/Workshops with Chemical room
• Sheds – To store implements/Shed with blowers to dry Onion seeds
• 3 x Workers houses

Arable land & Irrigation:
• 37Ha under permanent irrigation
• 30Ha are gravity irrigated from a gravel dam
• 7Ha are irrigated with an electric pump system.
• A vineyard of .27Ha Columbar grapes are used to produce Witblits from a licensed Cellar (272m2 )
established since 1820’s.an old original Coper kettle is used. This is registered at SARS.
All these production areas are fenced with 2.4m jackal proof fencing to keep Kudu out.
The fences on the mountain side is electric.

Water Rights:
• The property has water rights to store 86 000 m3 and use 105 000 m3 per annual year. 2 x Irrigation
storage dams, gravity fed from river systems and mountain captured area. (Registered).
• The annual rainfall is about 270mm.

Natural Veld:
• 2087 Ha of natural grazing veld are divided into 7 camps, each with its own drinking water supply.
• Solar equipped storage tanks are used and there are 2 work stations to work with the livestock.
• Gravel dams are used to collect and store drinking water for the animals.
• The carrying capacity is about 4Ha/Small stock unit(KVE). These camps are jackal proof fenced (1.2m)

Kudu and small game are on the property as well as springbuck.

The property has 2 ESKOM power supply’s. 100KVA and 25KVA
The advertised price is excluding Vat, equipment as well as livestock. The owner is Vat registered and the property can be sold as a running concern. The equipment and livestock can be negotiated with the owner.