Situation: 40km Toowoomba, 18km Cambooya.
Facilities: 3 road frontage, 5 day mail, Primary and Secondary School bus available.
Area and Tenure: 1,297.4 Acres – 525.09 HA in 8 freehold lots.
Country: An extremely well balanced property. The topography of the country runs from an elevated plateau, which caters for one of the 2 homes (the second home, cottages, sheds and some silos are located at the Northern end of the property) The Southern end of the property has 2 machinery sheds, grain dryer, silos, cattle yards and pens. Grazing country consists of approx. 120 acres of very productive and fattening basalt country.
Cultivation: 1,172 acres of highly regarded soft self-mulching soils ranging from heavy black to dark brown, renowned for growing various summer and winter crops. Summer crop area: 652 acres. Owners have fertilised this area and it is now ready to plant on the next rain.
Water: 3 Equipped stock and domestic bores and 1 unequipped bore. Northern Bore: electric submersible, 80′ deep cased to 52′ SWL 44′ pumping approx. 400 GPH, supplies homes and garden. Middle Bore: equipped via windmill 55`deep,SWL 39`water is pumped to a 10,000-gallon concrete tank and trough. Southern bore: equipped via a windmill approx. 180′ deep, supplies water to a 10,000-gallon tank and a 5,000-gallon tank which supplies the home and 4 pens. Unequipped bore approx. 40′ deep.
Fencing: The boundary is well fenced with split post and 4 barb. Waterway is fenced which has areas that require attention.
Yards: 2 sets of cattle yards. Main set are predominately portable panel and steel yards consists of 3 pens, race, crush and loading ramp. A laneway provides access to 4 watered pens. 2nd set positioned adjacent to the waterway and windmill. Built by Thompson Longhorn, portable panel construction features 2 pens, pound and race.
Homestead: Longfield has 2 homes either end of the property along with 2 workers cottages/storage buildings. Southern home: Lowset 4 bedroom, one bathroom timber home which has a well-appointed kitchen with a gas stove, wood fireplace and combustion stove, family eating and lounge room. Northern home: Lowset 3 bedroom, 1 bathroom timber home, open plan living area fitted with reverse cycle A/C along with the main bedroom. Kitchen fitted with a combustion and electric stove. Original home: lowset timber 2 bedroom home. Quarters are used as storage.
Improvements: Southern block: enclosed 60′ x 50′ machinery shed, single and 3 phase power and lights. 3 sided, 3 bay 56′ x 36′ machinery shed. Enclosed raised floor. Northern block: Enclosed 80′ x 40′ machinery shed, single and 3 phase power with lights. 3 sided 46 x 40′ machinery shed; floor is 1/2 concrete.
Grain Storage: approx. 790 tonnes in various silos either end of the property. Grain dryer, 14 tonne capacity, GT diesel fired PTO driven, positioned undercover and adjacent to the silos at the Southern end of the Property.
Remarks: After 106 years of family ownership, the time has arrived to retire. The sale of Longfield presents an excellent opportunity to purchase a blue chip property in the highly regarded Felton Valley 40km from Toowoomba. Wherever your cropping interests lie, Longfield is a must have.