Benloch located in the Big Springs district, is accessed from O'Briens Creek road approximately 30km south of regional city Wagga Wagga.
The land area is 320.16 hectares or 791 acres in the Wagga city council area.
Benloch is well watered with 12 dams that hold well, the largest supplies water to a tank that supplies garden and troughs in paddocks around the infrastructure. The home is on rainwater which is collected from the woolshed and a tank at the house. District average rainfall 650mm.
The holding is timbered with kurrajong, red & grey box, stringy bark, ironbark, cypress & black pine. Soils are red and grey loams on a granite base and the property is rated 82% arable. There are several well established clumps of timber that provide good stock shelter.
The vendors have been running a grazing operation of 1,000 merino ewes, with 300 ewe replacements, 20 x 20 cows and calves and opportunity lamb trading. In anticipation of a sale the lambs and calves have been sold and the majority of low micron merino ewes re-located as they are due to lamb shortly.
Approximately 150 acres was sown to rye and clover and 50 acres arrow leaf clover with 100kg DAP in 2017. This May the vendors have sown approximately 150 acres of grazing oats with 100kg MAP so the feed is on its way. The oats paddocks have been limed at 1t/acre.
The parcel is fenced to 12 main paddocks with smaller holding paddocks around the infrastructure.
Farming infrastructure includes a raised 2 stand wool shed with sheltered sheep yards, timber cattle yards, a 5 bay machinery shed, 3 bay machinery shed with workshop area and power. For grain and fodder there are 3 self-emptying silos with 155t storage capacity and a 5 bay hayshed.
The residence has 3 bedrooms, 1 bathroom, electric cooking, NBN connection, slow combustion heating, evaporative cooling and is set in an established garden with mature trees and lots of roses. Adjacent to the home is a single vehicle garage.
Benloch offers the market 791 acres of well-watered productive grazing 30km south of regional city Wagga Wagga. Our vendors are genuine and welcome your inspection.
Sold immediately after Auction
Contact
Sally Douglas - 0428 826 645
Matthew Pitzen - 0428 362 030
Property ID: #LWG2526
