6025 Yetman Road, Inverell NSW 2360

"Arakoola Springs" 6025 Yetman Road, Wallangra 2360

Gentle undulation mixed farming grazing property approx 1600ha (4000 Acres). An excellent balance of cultivation soil types creates opportunities to grow cereal grain crops, winter fodder production, to fatten stock or pasture development.

AWARD WINNER: The barley crop on 'Arakoola Springs' was judged as one of the highest yielding crops in the district & achieved overall 2nd place in 2015 Crop Competition.

AREA: Approx 1621Ha (4003 Acres)

SERVICES: Single phase power, landline including satellite, school bus at front door to both Ashford & Inverell, Countrylink from Inverell to Sydney, mail 3 times per week, sale yards at Inverell.

INVERELL SHIRE COUNCIL RATES: $6500.00 p.a.

COUNTRY: Gently undulating country giving rise to variety of basalt soils, black chocolate & red & loamy granite soils.

TIMBER: The treed areas on 'Arakoola Springs' offer perfect location for lambing & calving & shearing shelter sections.

ARABLE AREA: Approx 1400 Acres, some 1700 Acres has been cultivated.

WATER: A natural wide waterway transverses the property that carries an all-year-round body of feed. Cucumber Creek flows through the property. There are 24 dams, a bore & 2 wells.
Windmill over well in Western boundary paddock supplies 3 tanks & 1 trough. Well in creek with windmill supplies tank & trough near creek.

4 year old bore in creek 10m deep, Genquip generator (manual start) pumps to tank on hill near residence that supplies water to residence sheds, yards, shearing shed, then pumps to tank at front of property to troughs.

Water in all paddocks, most of dams desilted & enlarged troughs in most paddocks or infrastructure in place to install troughs.

RAINFALL: Approx 28 inches annually.

FENCING: Well-maintained boundary fence. 25 paddocks.

GRAZING: The 2 large grazing paddocks on Western boundary are serviced by well & dam & 80 Acres of cultivation suitable for oat production as a lock-up-and-forget winter paddock. Soft natural grasses.

MACHINERY SHED: 13 x 25m machinery shed including workshop

SHEARING SHED: 3 stand shearing shed with raised board plus grain storage area.

CATTLE YARDS: Steel & timber cattle yards.

SHEEP YARDS: Portable steel sheep yards.

CARRYING CAPACITY: 400 to 500 Breeders depending on management.

IMPROVEMENTS: Comfortable 4 Bedroom Federation-style homestead surrounded by well-planned, easy-to-maintain grounds.

SNAPSHOT OF LOCAL AGRICULTURAL INDUSTRY:
Saleyards at Inverell are the 6th largest selling centre in the state. Weekly fat cattle and sheep sales, monthly store cattle sales.

Major export abattoir at Inverell is supported by 20,000hd backgrounding partners, 20,000hd feedlot & one of the largest International beef trading companies.