De Hoek Farm Middelburg - 815 hectares

SIZE 815,7356 hectares


Middelburg is a town in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa, in the Great Karoo. It lies in the Upper Karoo, 1,279 m above sea level, with a population of 19,000. It falls under the Inxuba Yethemba Local Municipality, in the Chris Hani District Municipality

De Hoek lies in the back drop of a basin, well sheltered from the cold winds with magnificent views of the Karoo. The farm is in the Sneeuberg Mountain range with a healthy climate and no parasites of any significance. It is ideal for cattle, sheep or goat farming. 25 kilometres East of Middelburg on the R398 road. Last farm on the road.

De Hoek has lots of water and 3, 5 hectares is irrigated from a borehole and a fountain.
This property is n pristine condition [Fencing, house, outbuildings, roads, water infrastructure]

De Hoek is off the grid with solar power and totally self-sufficient, running pumps, house hold and power utilities. WI-FI and cell reception good.

3,5 hectares permasets Irrigation. [2 ha lucern and 1,5 pastures] 7/1 grass divided into 3 camps

Topography and terrain

33% mountains veld
33% Voorskoot veld
34 % Plains

Very good mixed Karoo Veld

Vegetation

Mixed Karoo Grass Iron Stone Veld with Acacia Karoo Trees in certain areas with Ganna Karoo, Kogelmandervoet Karoo, Boontjie Karoo, Anker Karoo, and sweet climax grasses.

Altitude

1235 meters above sea level

Rainfall

500 mm per year

Carrying Capacity
14 hectares per Large Stock Unit on veldt
3,5 Large stock unit per hectare on irrigation

Camps - 13 X camps with water troughs and 3 x Land camps

Fencing - Internal Fencing 7 strains [ 5 camps with netting and the boundary fence netted.] netted.
The gates on the property are in good order.

Roads - The road network on the farm is good

Water Supply

- 4 x windmills
- 1 x solar submersible pumps 3 kw with 4 kva invertor 3 phase [20 x 280 watt panels]
- 1 x solar 1,1 kw submersible pump [5000 litres per hour]
- 4 x submersible pumps
- 1 x mono pump with electrical motor
- 2 x reservoirs
- 1 x jo jo tanks
- 6 x fountain eyes [3 sustainable]
- 2 x ground dams
- 2 x zinc dams
- Registered water from Weir 22 000 - 35 000 litres per hour
- Plus 8 000 litres from borehole
- 4 kw centrifugal with 4 kw inverter 24x 345 watt panels

Electricity - Home 4,5 kw inverter 5 kw batteries 15 x 270 watt panels - - 3,5 Lister generator

Game - Natural game kudu mountain reedbucks and springbuck

Infrastructure and improvements

- The property has one dwelling. Very good condition 4 bedrooms 2 bathrooms, lounge, dining room sun room, veranda
- Outside braai room
- Shed with lean too
- Old home for shed 150 sq. meters
- Small feed shed
- Engine room
- Old milking shed used as packing shed 20x 6 meters
- Steel shed 12x 8 meters
- Loading ramp for cattle and sheep.
- 1 x cattle handling facility race and neck clamp.
- 1 x Sheep handling facilities
- 2 x 2 room staff houses plus 1 room adjacent ablution facility with solar hot water.