130km NW St George, 150km S of Mitchell, less than 2hrs from Roma saleyards. Mains power, telephone, internet, mail twice weely.
RATES- Approx $1800/6 mths after discount. RENT – Approx $670/yr 2 lots total area 17,594h or 43,475 acres GHPL (owner states about 80 years to go on lease).
COUNRTY- Slightly undulating predominantly red country – ranging from deep loam with yellow jacket through to Wilga, Kurrajong, Box, Sandalwood, Beefwood to some higher mulga ridges. Buffel well established through treated country plus Neverfail, Mulga Mitchell, Longtail, Kangaroo & Bluegrass plus very useful soft, low self feeding Mulga.
Approx 32,000 acres pulled over a period of years with approx 6,000 acres raked and approx 1200 acres burnt. Generally timber treatment has been maintained in a 10 yr cycle but large areas have regularly been cutter barred to extend this cycle. These areas have been planted to a mix of silk sorghum, sugar drip sorghum with some areas left just for buffel to take over. In total about 2000 acres has been cutter barred with approx 1000-1200 acres planted to Silk & Sugar drip Sorghum.
Basically all country suitable for and available to be pulled has been (approx 70% ) with the remainder consisting of watercourses & dam catchments and mulga.
RAINFALL- 18″
WATER- private bore pumping from 160′ at 400gph to 3 troughs plus 16 well maintained dams upto 15,000 yards.
FENCING- Predominantly steel – in excellent condition with most boundry either replaced or upgraded. Internal all sound – fenced into 7 main paddocks & 8 holding squares (1500 acres or less). Approx 7000 acres fenced for goats.
IMPROVEMENTS- 3 bedroom timber homestead – 2 bedrooms with WIR & split system air cons. Separate laundry, meathouse, shower block. Dams with solar pump for house plus 8,500 gas rainwater.
Old high set 4 bedroom homestead . Good set steel cattle yards with head bail, Cyclone crush, loading ramp.3 stand electric shearing shed in fair condition. Good set goat yards consisting of 60 panels & wing to yard. 2 bay all steel machinery shed. 3 bay steel & timber shed with workshop attached. 3 bay closed garage with cement floor. 20′ Storage shipping container.
CARRYING CAPACITY- Owner has over the years consistently carried 400 breeders and 5,000 sheep, so he estimates Loch Lomond will carry 800-900 breeders.
COMMENTS- “Loch Lomand” has been held by the same family for almost 50years. Timber management, water, fencing and pasture improvements means the property offers a very useful balance of country for cattle, sheep or goats even in dry times. ” Loch Lomond” is considered good value at this price.
Priced at $53/acre = $2,304,175