5000 ac, secure water, very well serviced, well appointed, quality mixed farming country, providing production options from grass, grain assist, crop fatten, or cash cropping.
Split approximately 65/35% grass and cultivation. Well established stands of Buffel, are carried on the friable limestone derived soils and native grasses including Queensland Blue Grass populate much of the Mountain Coolabah ridges and creek flats. Approximately 1000 acres is established to Bisset Creeping Blue Grass and tropical legumes of Burgundy Bean/Butterfly Pea.
Property is currently operated as a mixed forage/cash cropping operation. The services of a contract farmer are employed to fulfill the farming duties on behalf of the absentee owner.
As of January 2015 1100 ac of Sugargraze Forage is being grazed by 700 steers. In the summer of 2013-14 600 ac lab lab and Sugergraze mix and 350.ac return sorghum in soft doe stage was used to carry 650 #2 steers through to Export Ox specs, plus and additional 450 Cows and Calves. This country is now fallow. Wheat and chickpea was grown in 2012 and this country rotated to Forage oats in 2013. This country is now planted ti the Sugargraze Forge..
Securely watered by: 3 bores, including Solar Bore 1200 gal/hr regulated to 400glns pumping to 10000 gln of storage tanks located high on the Southern Boundary reticulate with gravity pressure to water points through 63 mm poly pipe.
A 40 mega litre lift licence from Capella Creek services a 50,000 m3 ring tank with nine metre depth. This valuable storage enables larger numbers to be carried than otherwise possible. An additional bore located below the homestead provides water for the house and 4 troughs located close to the yards. All these sources are interconnected . A new bore has been sunk in October 2014, it is yet to be connected. In summary there is more than enough water to compliment the livestock production capacity of the property and genuinely secure the property.
Two very comfortable and spacious dwellings exist on Merrilands. The main -4 bedroom Homestead is centrally located above Capella Creek. Set in spacious open garden area with magnificent views of the Peak Downs to the east. An A frame sub Homestead of rust timber is set on above the banks of Eastern Capella Creek. Both dwellings have all weather gravel access roads. An unoccupied workers quarters of 5 X 10 Mtrs is also centrally located.
Seven paddocks with servicing holding paddocks and lanes are supported by 400 head capacity wooden and steel cattle yard that has a fully functional plunge dip.
Homestead machinery shed is 26 X 18 Metres. A wonderful bulk grain shed with access to a bitumen road measures 24 X 12 X 2.5 Metres.
25 Km from Capella on Bitumen Road. Serviced by Rural power, STD phone, twice weekly mail, school bus to Capella. Capella has many quality modern sporting and cultural facilities.
Property Features
Land Description: L 145 TT268 : GHPL. 12/2268:Par Khosh Bulduk. 2000 ha.
Sloping to creek flats, along Main Capella Creek and Eastern Branch Capella Creek.
Freeholding cost is approx $146,000
Soil Description: Mountian Coolibah Basalts, Soft Scrub chocolate red earths and friable clays with sandstone flecks offering good water holding capacity
Pasture: Queensland Blue Grass, Buffel Grass in Channels, Black spear native sorghum, and Peak Downs legumes.
Improved shotgun mixes including Butterfly Pea, BurgundyBean and Creeping Blue Grass. Sweetstandover forages and Lab Lab bean have been extensively used in recent years with great success topping off large numbers of grown steers, and trading cows with calves.
Fencing: Seven paddocks with supporting holding paddocks and lanes. Predominately 3 and 4 barb, steel post, wooden running strainers, steel end assemblies
Water: Securely watered by: 3 bores, including Solar Bore 1200 gal/hr regulated to 400glns pumping to 10000 gln tanks reticulated to water points through 63 mm poly pipe. A 40 mega litre lift licence from Capella Creek services a large ring tank with a 9 metre depth. There is more that enough water to compliment the production capacity of the property.
Annual Rainfall: 700mm
Carrying Capacity: 600-800 head supplemented by forage crop grazing and residues from 1450 acres of cash crop.
Additional Improvements: Very comfortable housing-4 Bedroom Homestead and 3 bedroom A frame sub homestead, mens quarters. 400 head capacity wooden and steel cattle yard that has a fully functional plunge dip. Homestead machinery shed is 26 X 18 Metres. A wonderful bulk grain shed with access to a bitumen road measures 24 X 12 X 2.5 Metres.
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