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Grahamstown 374ha Dairy Farm
Eastern Cape, Cacadu, Grahamstown This 374ha farm, suitable for large stock farming, runs a 350-cow milking operation and the current farmer has a contract through Samelko to produce as much milk as possible to Parmalat SA.

The farm runs a 350-cow size milking operation which includes the Total Mixed Ration feeding of half of the producing cows. The other half can run on the pastures on the property.
The farm has 40 well-fenced camps with laid on water to 38 camps. 3 boreholes each supplie 5 reservoirs on the property which, in turn, supply the water troughs in the camps.

The main house is 303sqm. It is easily accessible from the N10, within walking distance of the dairy, workshop and calf house. The house consists of 6 bedrooms, large farm-style kitchen, pantry, 2 bathrooms, spacious sitting room with wooden fireplace and a large dining room. There is a tank for fresh rain water. The recreation area has a small splash pool, a zinc patio (colourfully decorated) and a solid car port for 4 (four) vehicles.

The outside building consists of 5 rooms and an attic and there is a recently fenced fowl run.

There is 1 Eskom point at the main shed area and one point at the irrigation dam and pumps 25KVA.

The Milking Parlour is 204sqm. Alfa Laval 16-point swing over (about to be upgraded to 17 points). 2 large feed silo tanks which auger feed into the parlour (about to be upgraded to auto individual feeders per cow). 2 large compressors for cooling. One 65 KVA tractor driven generator.

Other buildings include large hay storage shed with storage space for farm equipment; large shed with closed workshop area and open areas for farm equipment; old milking shed, used for cattle feed storage; 6 deep underground silos for silage; 1 large zinc hay or equipment shed; 1 cattle spray race with electric motor and pump; 1 slurry pump and slurry pit.
There are seven cement and brick staff houses.

There are 8 game reserves within a 60 km radius of the property.

Size of land: 374ha
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