Cheriton is an extremely well developed mixed farming property. With well cleared buffel and blue grass paddocks, it is well balanced with quality cultivation country to give you the diversity of cropping, fattening, backgrounding or breeding. The new steel cattle yards are a graziers dream and the completion of the piped water scheme really puts the icing on this top quality property. Don’t wait until it is a sellers market – inspect today.
SITUATED: 50km north west of Talwood, 70km north east of Thallon. 90km to St George and 150km to Goondiwindi. Approximately 15km all weather gravel road to the Barwon Highway.
AREA and TENURE: Approximately 6020.25 Hectares (14876.34 Acres) Freehold.
Lot 53 BLM145
Waggamba Shire Council Rates: $4640.00 per year $3923.88 per year discount amount.
SERVICES: Mail service twice weekly
Rural Power, TV Reception, Broadband internet.
Primary schools at Talwood and Thallon, 40km to the school bus to Talwood.
Bulk grain depots at Talwood and Thallon.
Livestock selling centres at Roma, Dalby and Goondiwindi.
RAINFALL: Annual average 500mm (20 inches).
COUNTRY: Gently undulating soft red loams running to heavier Yarran Belah soils.
Well grassed with good body of buffel, bluegrass and good herbage in season. A further 2000 acres recently seeded to silk and buffel
Approx 4000 acres has been farmed over the last 4 years. Currently 1800 acres ready for winter crop. Approximately 12,000 acres can be cultivated.
Well cleared with the exception of shade lines and cattle camps. Approx 2500 acres double pulled in 2008.
Original timber Wilga, Box, Yarran, Kurrajong. etc
with approximately 800 acres of standing timber, which provides shade lines for stock, which also includes 550 acres of coloured vegetation on map.
WATER: Gabsi bore piping scheme providing piped water to tanks and troughs in 15 paddocks. Also backed up by 18 dams ranging up to 15000 yards.
FENCING: Subdivided into 17 main paddocks.
Fencing in good condition with large percentage of boundary fencing near new hinge joint. Internal fencing comprises a mixture of new 4-5 barb, 5 plain 1 barb, and hinge joint.
Fencing is in good order.
IMPROVEMENTS: Highset 5 bedroom homestead with office, built-ins in three bedrooms, main bedroom with walk in wardrobe and ensuite. Large verandah, lounge with split system air conditioning and wood heating, eat in kitchen, separate living and dining areas. Cold room and meat house and enclosed room under the house with built-ins and bunk beds. Set in a fenced yard with established lawns.
Recently renovated 3 bedroom home with built-ins in all bedrooms, sleep out and office. Large front verandah, modern open plan kitchen, reverse cycle air conditioner, separate lounge and dining room. Set in a fully fenced yard in established lawns.
Lowset 5 bedroom home with built-ins in all bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, large living area, evaporative air conditioning, main lounge opening on to verandah. Double lock up garage with cement floor and freezer coldroom. Skillion with cement floor and power connected.
Water is provided to all toilets and gardens from 15000 yard dam with pressure pump.
All houses are supplied with rain water with 48000 gallons of rain water storage.
4 stand steel and timber woolshed. Steel sheep yards.
60ft x 40ft steel machinery shed with 2 bays cemented.
4 car garage with high hay shed adjoining.
5 room shearer’s quarters.
All sheds are equipped with power.
1 x 110 tonne silo
5 x 32 tonne silos
2 x 10 tonne silos
Brand new large steel cattle yards primarily of cattle rail construction. 6 way draft at drafting pound controlled from the exterior, 3 way draft at the crush. 3 troughs watering 6 yards, huge under cover area covering bugle race and crush with power and lighting connected. Will work 1000 head.
CARRYNG CAPACITY: Estimated to carry approx 1000 breeders or equivalent backgrounding cattle in normal seasons. Currently running 300 breeders and 1000 weaners aiming direct to feedlot.