Well reduced to Sell - 'CrandeenOne of the districts best properties and under quality management and producing high levels of productivity in all agricultural areas. Good grazing and cropping property with good facilities and located in a very reliable region of Western Australia. The property has the capacity of running ewes and cattle plus prime lambs, mixed crops, pasture hay production over the years with good results achieved in this area. Located in the Great Southern and on the City of Albany's door step. One of the best and attention and inspection a must here. Only a short drive to Nanarup Beach, Great Southern Grammar School and also the popular Two People Bay nature reserve.
Area: 244.27 hectares or 603.59 acres
Location: The property is situated approximately 26 kms East of Albany on Douglas Road and some 430 kms South East of Perth in the City of Albany.
Services: Albany City has excellent sporting facilities and numerous government facilities with a great number of private and Government school option now available. All major services in Albany with stock sale yards at Mt Barker and Katanning.
Zoning: Rural and in the City of Albany.
Description: Gentle undulating well drained country with majestic views over towards Manypeaks, Porongurup's and Coastal hills. Originally timbered with stunted jarrah and ti tree and redgum.
Soil Types: Good mixed soil types from, loams, gravel loams and ironstone over clays. Fertiliser excellent with good applications of lime and pastures fertiliser at good rates, all pastured country fertilised at 100 kgs of SCMZ in 2011 and cropping country at 60ks MAPS with applications of Nitrogen and other mixed fertiliser as per Tissue Testing results throughput the year. In 2010 lime applied over the whole property.
Water: The property is well watered from one key water hole equipped soak with 7 other dams to service the property, two water tanks service stock and or future domestic supplies, troughs in areas were required. The property is very well watered and potential to harvest more and also to irrigate some areas.
Fencing: The property is fenced into seven main paddocks and two smaller holding paddocks with steel and wood posts and electric, a mix of plain wire and prefabricated wire with some barb. Constant maintenace on all fencing as required with more new fencing to be completed in 2011. Central laneway system which leads from most paddocks to the shearing shed and yards.
Rainfall: Long term average at 700 plus mm at the property to the North. Chart available if required.
Livestock: Currently the property is running cattle and sheep with prime lambs. Numbers vary to seasonal conditions and requirements. Excellent stock property with high grazing capacity in a very reliable region of the Lower Great Southern.
Cropping: Currently under crop this year Triticale and Canola with excellent results achieved over many years, averages up to 5 tonnes on cereals and 2.8 for canola. Excellent hay production from the property also on pasture and cereal crops.
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Improvements: Older style five stand shearing shed in good with power, good under cover area and good timber and mesh sheep yards with excellent capacity, very adequate for the property.
Homestead: No homestead on the property but many special sites to construct your dream home.