A brilliant valley of heavy red fattening country
Raine and Horne Rural Wellington will offer by auction for the first time in 28 years the well-known property “Hereford Park” on Friday 27 March 2015 at 2pm, at Binnaway Bowling Club.
“Hereford Park” consists of a highly fertile parcel of red basalt country, just 17kms from Binnaway, 40kms from Coolah and approximately 130kms to Dubbo sale yards. The holding itself is a gently undulating valley being 464.4ha or 1147.5ac of freehold country, subdivided into 12 paddocks. 344ha or 850ac is considered highly arable and the remainder is open grazing, 101.2ha or 250ac is sown to lucerne and 65ha or 160ac of oats will be sown after the next rain. Water is a feature with a bore approximately 154m deep with water at 100m, it is equipped with a submersible pump that has been tested at 900 gallons per hour, pumping to 2 tanks and reticulating to troughs in 10 paddocks plus 6 dams.
“Hereford Park” has been carrying 500 to 550 1st cross ewes plus progeny, 80 Angus cows and calves and usually 100ha is sown to oats each year. Livestock sold from the property have always been at the top of the market when sold at Dubbo saleyards.
A beautifully presented brick veneer homestead of 37 squares overlooks the valley with spacious verandahs running the length of the house on the south and north sides, the established gardens have an automatic watering system. The house has a large open plan entertaining area with kitchen, wood heater and reverse cycle air-conditioning. There are 4 bedrooms, an office, 3 bathrooms and laundry, a 2.8kw solar system supplies electricity to the grid at the rate of 60 cents per kwh.
The original 3 bedroom weatherboard house is close by and is now principally used for storage. Two machinery sheds are well located, the original timber shed is 64′ x 27′, the newer steel shed adjoins and is 44′ x 36′. A two stand electric shearing shed connects to steel sheep yards and an excellent set of steel cattle yards contains a crush and loading ramp, 3 self-emptying silos and a hay shed are also part of the property.
“Hereford Park” is a great example of a very well managed property in the safe Binnaway area of Central NSW. The owners have lived on and worked the holding for 28 years and now wish to retire. Purchasers looking for an excellent parcel of red basalt country with outstanding carrying capacity figures should look no further.