13724 Mitchell - St George Road

This blue ribbon backgrounding property is centrally located 70kms to St George, 134 kms to Roma and 137 kms to Mitchell. It is also only 8kms to Begonia school, has bitumen road frontage, internet, mobile phone coverage and mail twice weekly. The country consist of approx 60% self mulching black soils with balance 40% to lighter red loams. The grasses are predominantly buffel and mitchell albeit there is some areas planted to improved pastures of bambatsi, butterfly pea and desmanthus. Timbers are largely brigalow and belah, with a mix of myall, box, wilga, sandalwood and coolibah. There is a small area of mulga on it's western boundary. Property has also had approx 2,430 Ha (6,000 acres) either currently or previously to cultivation. Property has previously grown oats or improved pastures and is now being prepared for approx 200 ha of oats. PMAV is 99% white and locked in. Property is primarily watered by one artesian bore (720 metres deep) pumping to five tanks and 50 troughs throughout the property. There is a further 16 dams ranging from 5,000m3 - 15,000 m3 complimenting this bore. Property is divided into 18 paddocks all connected with a well designed laneway systems to either set of yards for ease of handling. Boundary fence is 100% exclusion fence all undertaken in 2017/18. Balance of internal fencing consists largely of four barb steel posts with either steel or timber post end assemblies. Infrastructure is considered excellent and reflects the quality of offering. A large five bedroom family homestead is the property show piece all set amongst established gardens. It has a large 42m x 18m machinery shed with 10kw solar system fitted, two sets of steel cattle yards handling approx 700 head and 300 head respectively, a renovated two bedroom cottage and on-farm airstrip. Carrying Capacity is approx 2,500 AE. This property has been developed over time and and is now considered a blue ribbon backgrounding property for any large scale cattle operation. Vendors are retiring and this property is a must-see to fully understand the capabilities of this property has to offer