Located 40km SW of Ayr, 7km from Clare and 3km apart, these 2 farms offer the astute farmer high quality infrastructure and machinery, efficient farm layout, consistent dark clay soil, ample channel water allocation and labour efficiency operating with 1 man. The farms are operated together and are offered together including the cane crop and machinery or separately. There are cheaper farms about but few as good value.
441 Mitchell Road- 143.3ha (354 acres) total area on 1 freehold title of which 136.05ha are cultivated. The self-mulching Barratta clay soil combined with 1043ML of gravity fed channel allocation have historically produced an average of between 12,000t and 13,000t of sugar cane. The farm is fully recycled to a 12ML pit 1.25km long equipped with an 8in China pump and diesel motor pumping back to any part of the farm. The farm is flood irrigated with drill lengths generally 1.2km.
Infrastructure includes 15m x 10m four bay colour bond shed with concrete floor and 3-phase power, adjoining 4 bedroom residence with separate kitchen and lounge and 500mm poly pipe from the channel outlet decreasing in size to the poly outlets with no cup changing required- reducing labour. The cane siding is approximately 700m away.
A comfortable 3 bedroom brick home is on a 3280sqm separate title adjoining the farm at 342 Mulgrave Road. The open plan design has an office, sewing room, entertaining area, front and rear verandas, 5kw solar system and 16m x 8m four bay lockable colour bond shed. This can be purchased with either farm for $320,000.
342 Mulgrave Road- 125.1ha (309 acres) total area on 1 freehold title of which 121.01ha are cultivated. The self-mulching Barratta clay soil combined with 1003ML of channel allocation have historically produced an average of approximately 10,000t of sugar cane. The farm is fully recycled to an 8ML pit equipped with an electric pump pumping back to any part of the farm. The farm is flood irrigated with drill lengths running from 1.3km.
Infrastructure includes a 30m x 12m x 5m high 5 bay steel machinery shed with 3-phase power, two electric channel pumps supplying 8ML/day, submersible bore with a 3ML allocation reticulating with the channel supply, underground poly pipe to poly outlets with no cup changing. A large cane siding is opposite the farm.
Apart from sugar cane other rotational crops are successfully grown including mung beans and corn on both farms. The properties are in an 875mm average annual rainfall area. There is an extensive list of well-maintained machinery used for both farms. If the farms are sold separately then the bulk of the machinery will be retained to operate the remaining farm.
Price: 441 Mitchell Road- $2.68M
342 Mulgrave Road- $2.35M