"Lindley" is a medium, high quality grain and livestock production enterprise farmed under sustainable rotations with sound management practices. This property is well set up for 2016 and comes highly recommended.
- Turn-key operation ready to roll
- Medium sustainable farming unit with ample infrastructure
- Large renovated homestead
- Excellent mix of high quality, reliable soil types
- First class cropping and livestock country
- Excellent fertiliser and ameliorant history with solid nutrient base
- Large capacity for grain and fertiliser storage
- Sustainable rotation and management practices
- Excellent and abundant water supplies
'Lindley' is offered for sale by 'Private Treaty'
zoning:
The property is situated in the Jerramungup Shire and zoned rural.
rates & taxes:
The shire rates for 'Lindley' are approximately $6,000 annually.
location:
The property is located 47kms south of Jerramungup on the main South Coastal Highway, 130kms east of Albany city and 78kms from the pristine coastal town of Bremer Bay.
'Lindley' is strategically located on South Coast Highway which is the main arterial road from outlying farming areas and the port of Albany.
Jerramungup provides shopping, medical, hospital and excellent sporting facilities with pre-primary and primary schools at Gairdner & Jerramungup and numerous secondary schools at Albany.
The city of Albany is just over an hour's drive to the west and provides all shopping and services of a city.
The city of Albany is home to approximately 36,000 residents, who enjoy a superb natural environment with a high level of community services and infrastructure, including excellent health care, a new entertainment centre, a well-resourced library, tertiary education, expanding leisure and aquatic centre, well-maintained sports grounds and a host of opportunities for
healthy and rewarding lifestyles.
It is a city on the move with strong residential growth and a range of industrial development prospects in mining, energy, agriculture and retail development.
topagraphy:
The landscape of 'Lindley' is gently undulating with the majority of the property open plain country for easy planting and crop management.
soil types:
The soil types on the property' are considered some of the highest quality in the district, comprising mainly easy working gravel sands, loams, sand over clay and duplex soils.
original timber:
The property was cleared in the early to mid-1960s at which time the natural timber on the property was predominantly yate & mallee.
Some of these natural timber areas remain on the property for windbreaks and shelter belts.
land use:
The vendors describe the potential grazing - cropping area of the property to be approximately 970 Ha. The remaining area of land comprises of laneways, buildings surrounds and open space, shade, fence lines, dams and catchments and waterways.
The property is well suited to a production system incorporating cropping and or livestock.
cropping information:
'Lindley' over many years has predominantly operated as a cropping and grazing property with a sound rotation in place for many years. Annually the rotation has included wheat, barley, canola and lupins.
In 2015 the planting includes approximately 40 ha of lupins, 600 ha of barley and 180 ha of canola.
The property is ideally suited to the production of wheat, barley, oats, lupins, canola and other legume cultivars. Grain averages of 3tph for cereals and 1.5tph for canola.
livestock:
Merino sheep have occupied the property for many years with normal numbers around 900 with a peak stocking rate at 2,000 head.
The pastures on the property are excellent with a clover base across the majority of the property.
rainfall:
'Lindley' has enjoyed consistent rainfall records back for many years, the annual average rainfall is in the 450mm range with the majority falling in the winter months of April to October.
Fertiliser: (typical applications)
'Lindley' has a robust fertiliser history over many years, the cropping paddocks receive a robust compound application, with nitrogen and trace elements as required.
ameliorants:
The property receives annual applications of lime as determined by soil tests. 100% of the property has had lime applied with 10% receiving gypsum applications. Lime has been applied to the property from 2007 by the current owners at 300 to 400tpa.
fencing & subdivision:
The property is subdivided into 15 main paddocks along with 4 smaller holding paddocks.
The fencing is in the main griplock & gal on steel & timber posts all in excellent condition.
Most paddocks are serviced by a central laneway system that feeds back to the yards for easy of stock control and handling and also for easy grain movement at harvest.
water:
Water is supplied to the property via 9 earth dams, plus 9 troughs strategically located and nine water tanks for spraying and rainwater for the house stock and sheds.
The property is considered nearly drought proof for water with such an extensive array of dams and tanks.
Improvements -
residences:
The property comprises one large renovated homestead.
The main homestead on 'Lindley' is a 1960's built large fibro & iron construction and presents very well.
Features includes five bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, open plan kitchen/dining & lounge area, barbeque area enclosed, office, pantry, laundry, air conditioning and a three vehicle garage and provides excellent accommodation for managers or workers.
Large workshop, machinery, grain shed - in excellent condition - as new steel framed with corrugated iron roof and walls, with concrete floor in workshop area and power. Under construction in the newer shed area we have a large grain and fertilizer area.
Old war service shearing shed - four stand, steel wood framed, iron roof with wood floor.
Large workshop, machinery, grain shed - in excellent condition -
