This farm is just out of town on the banks of a massive lagoon with some great house sites available. Plenty of water, loam river bank soils and all this including machinery for just $5100/acre!

Area: 59.76ha (147 acres) of which 53.37ha (131 acres) are cultivated on one freehold title.

Location: Just 7km from Ayr and 90km South of Townsville.

Services: Three phase power, cane siding on the property and a Primary School just 2km to Jarvisfield. Ayr has a population of over 8,000 with a vibrant business centre, large supermarkets and many specialty stores.

Improvements: There are no structural improvements.

Soil: Generally loam to sandy loam soils that are well drained and suit most crops especially vegetables, horticulture and pastures.

Water: All supply is unmetred and monitored by the Burdekin Water Board and comes from the lagoon or underground. A 6in centrifical pump provides water from the lagoon and a 6in turbine pump supplies underground from the centre of the farm with both pumps having 3-phase motors. The water is charged at $56/cultivated hectare/year to grow cane and $102/year to grow any other crop.

Crop and Machinery: Machinery included is an International 766 tractor, International 786 tractor, MF tractor, rollers, bag lifter, disc harrows, cultivator with fert box, 4 row plough, rake, rotary hoe, back blade, spring tyne bar, slasher, multiweeder, 5 tyne ripper, weeder and spray tank.

The farm normally cuts around 4000t of sugar cane each year. Production figures are available and the 2010 cane crop is not included.

Price: $750,000

Contact:
Jack Slaney: 0427 877 522
Raine and Horne Ayr
Office: 07 4783 7522
Email: ayr@rhq.com.au