TO BE AUCTIONED 8/12/11 AT GLEN INNES TODAYS ASKING PRICE IS $1,000,000.00. Ideally situated on 120 Ha 8 mins North West in the Wellingrove area from Glen Innes and just to 35 mins to Inverell and 60mins to Armidale. “Maleen Park” High performance basalt offers a private rural lifestyle coupled with outstanding productivity.
Improvements
Homestead is a comfortable Hardi Plank 3 bedrooms with sunroom or office, kitchen has island bench, electric oven and an electric wall heater. A central living room has slow combustion wood heater. A well constructed 10x15m galvanised iron shed with a concrete floor. An adjoining old cottage incorporating a sheep handling and shearing facility with a storage skillion. 5000 gal water tank adjoins this skillion.Machinary shed is in close proximity to the main storage shed.
Natural stands of white gum, yellow & brown box, apple gum and introduced trees and shrubs are dispersed across the property. The property is open further plantings of shade and shelter trees would enhance the park-like appearance of the property.
Fencing
Excellent fencing incorporating an efficient laneway system provides ease of management with livestock handling. A solid set of timber and steel cattle yards provide all weather access when loading &Handling stock.
Carrying Capacity
Carrying 100-120 cows and calves (sometimes with winter assist) or a cattle trading equivalent. Ideal growing or fattening block with performance
Water. Trough and dam & Bore water provide water security and adequate paddock subdivision provides for set stocking or rotational grazing.
30 year average rainfall of 855mm, 770mm already measured for end Oct ‘11.
Soil Description
“Maleen Park” is majority arable with a gentle western fall, to the rich Reddestone valley.
Pasture
Presently covered in a mat of white clover with pastures dominated by fescue, rye and cocksfoot grasses. Present owners have renovated a number of paddocks and running cattle only has developed a strong pasture base. Regular fertilizer applications have enabled opportunity baling of clover hay. Cash cropping or hay production could provide further diversification.