This farm includes the 2009 cane crop, plant and machinery and two houses on their own titles. Excellent production figures and good farm layout have made this suitable to any crop suited to the warm climate and 1000mm annual rainfall. Located close to Home Hill and with the local residential market booming one or both of these homes could be sold.
Location:
3.4km West of Home Hill, 17km South of Ayr and 100km South of Townsville.
Area:
48.17ha or 119ac of which 45.15ha are cultivated.
Tenure: Freehold. Burdekin Shire rates are $5049.79/year.
Services:
Weekly garbage collection, 3-pase power, bitumen road frontage, rail siding for the collection of cane adjoining the farm and a school bus run to primary and secondary schools in Home Hill. Home Hill has a population of approximately 2500 with 2 primary schools, a high school, TAFE, hospital, ambulance, aged care facility, 6 churches, 2 banks, 2 supermarkets, Inkerman sugar mill, race course, caravan parks and swimming pool. Townsville has a population of over 180 000 with a domestic and international airport and large university as well as all the other facilities of a growing modern city.
Country:
The majority of the farm has well drained, dark river loam soils with some heavier dark clays. The farm is divided into only 5 blocks which are all completely laser leveled and flood irrigated with the drill lengths ranging from 300m to 870m. This allows easy management and reduces labour. The soils here will suit a variety of crops apart from sugar cane.
Water:
The are 3 bores – a 6 inch 25hp turbine, 4×5 inch 25hp column pump and a 10 inch 40hp turbine which delivers 74,000ga/hr. All of these are on 3-phase power and deliver excellent quality water. The 15 inch underground concrete pipe is all in good condition and delivers to 12 inch fluming. South Burdekin Water Board charges are approximately $50/cultivated hectare/year for an unlimited supply when growing cane. The board also has a replenishment pit 200m from the farm which is a system used to replenish the underground aquifer with water from the Burdekin River, this guarantees good quality water.
Improvements:
There are 2 homes on 2 separate titles allowing one or both to be sold soon after purchase. One is a 3 bedroom highest timber home that has vinyl cladding over weatherboard. The home is all in good condition and is currently rented at $90/week. It is screened, has ceiling fans throughout, on concrete stumps and has the laundry and garage downstairs. The house supply comes from a bore equipped with a submersible pump. The other is a 4 bedroom timber home on 1m steel stumps. It has an adjoining carport and entertaining area, ceiling fans and air conditioned throughout, 4 inch hardwood floors, 9 ft ceilings and t&g internal walls.
There are two sheds – one is a large machinery and workshop and the other is a smaller machinery or garage.
Crop & Machinery:
The cane yields over the last 5 years range from 130t/ha to 146t/ha with the 2007 cane crop included in the sale. Production figures are as follows: 2002- 5146t from 35.43ha with a CCS of 15.6; 2003- 5203t from 35.65ha with a CCS of 15.6; 2004- 5060t from 35.78ha with a CCS of 15.3; 2005- 5055t from 36.65ha with a CCS of 15.0; 2006- 4373t from 35.17ha with a CCS of 15.1; 2007- 5003t from 35.52ha with a CCS of 14.61.
Price: $1,250,000
Contact: Jack Slaney Office 0747837522, Mobile 0427877522, Email ayr@rhq.com.au