Bullala/Kinnaird is a quality mixed farming property. It has arguably some of the best cropping soils of the Crooble region having produced award winning cotton, sorghum and wheat crops. The balance is suitable for cattle and sheep breeding with water and fencing a feature.
Situation:
25km northwest of Warialda and 30km east of Crooble down the Oregon Road.
Area:
Bullala 556.2ha (1,373.8ac)
Kinnaird 523.3ha (1,292.5ac)
Total: 1,079.5 (2,666.3ac)
Country:
Mainly gently undulating with predominately chocolate basalt soils with some areas of red loam and timbered sandy areas. Timber is mainly Belah, Wilga, Boonery, Greybox, Broadleaf Ironbark, Kurrajong and Pine.
Water:
One bore which supplies 1×110,000L ,1×75,000L and 3x 22,500L tanks and then to 20 troughs,with every paddock including cropped areas having access to a trough. Also 7 dams as well as 2x 22,500L rainwater tanks. There has been 12km of poly pipe laid in the last 12 years.
Rainfall: 650mm (26 in) annual average.
Fencing:
Boundary consists of hingejoint, rabbit netting,Weston fence (Kangaroo fence ) with some barb and plain. Subdivision fences are similar with 14 km of Weston fence having been installed in the last 6 years.
Improvements:
3 bedroom home,office/bedroom,2 living areas, 2 bathrooms as well as 2 reverse cycle A/c. House extension completed 8 years ago.
Workshop/Carport -3 car bay, all steel with concrete floor, power and lockable section. (13 x 9m)
Grain shed/workshop power, concrete floor and water ,300t capacity (10 x 15m).
Other Improvements:
Hayshed (20 x 9m)
Woolshed 2 stand with 1 equipped (9 x 15m)
Cattle yards all steel with Carinya crush and watered.
Sheep yards 5 years old
Silos – 2 x 132t aerated & sealed Sherwell silos; 3 x 73t aerated Sherwell silos.
Solar 10kw free standing solar system
Carrying Capacity:
600 ewes or equivalent carrying capacity in cattle
Cropping:
At present 500 ha of which 310 ha bread wheat, 110 ha Faba Beans, 70 ha seed oats, 20 ha grazing oats.