'Avalon' is a pleasure to inspect being the previous home of the Merit Border Leicester Stud, the property is extremely well improved and highly productive. It is located with Mitchell Highway frontage offering excellent exposure for stud like activities. The home is situated 1km back from the highway in a quiet, private garden setting. Being 20km from Wellington and equal distance from the thriving regional centres of Orange and Dubbo, being some 80km away. It has a beautiful balance of rich highly productive soils ranging from darker creek loams (it has a double frontage to the Bakers Swamp Creek) to rich red basalt types with some darker chocolate pockets. It is 80% arable, the balances rise to a lightly timbered hill with surface rocks. The owners have done a great job on the water. Rarely do we see a property as well watered for both stock and domestic purposes. The equipped bore pumps to a 12,000 gallon tank and reticulates to some 7 troughs as well as providing an excellent source of domestic water to gardens, sheds, yards and home. An additional 56,000* litres of rainwater storage is collected from the home and sheds for use in the house. There are 6 dams, 5 of which have been de-silted in the current dry period. Most paddocks share 2 water sources available.
Operating improvements are sound and include steel cattle yards with crush and ramp. A set of steel sheep yards are adjacent to the single stand shearing infrastructure. The 18m x 12m all steel, 3 sided machinery shed has a sliding side access door in addition to gates along the front. The 11m x 9m hay shed is of timber and iron construction. A 20 tonne cone bottom silo on concrete pad completes the grain and fodder storage. The property has been irrigated in the past with 2" mains, risers and pipes included in the sale, as well as 19ML licence. The owner has utilised the infrastructure to finish summer fodder crops in the past.
Regular stocking of the property has been 200 stud ewes plus 100 flock rams + 60 replacement ewes. Certainly these numbers reflect the production capacity of this small holding. Annual average rainfall is approximately 25". Well fenced into 10 main paddocks.
The four bedroom homestead, with study, offers built-in robes with the main bedroom having an ensuite. A combination of brick, exposed timber and western red cedar highlights create a comfortable and charming atmosphere. The main living area has an open brick fireplace as well as a freestanding wood heater. The study opens off this room and has reverse cycle wall air conditioning. Adjacent to the main homestead is a powered workshop. Above the workshop is a 2 room guest accommodation with verandah which overlooks the garden. The gardens are established and lush and consist of a combination of native and deciduous trees plus orchard. The lawns are complemented by landscaped areas. Fronting the highway a main feature of the property is the locally well regarded self watering flats currently sown to an older lucerne stand (approximately 25 acres). This paddock has enabled the property to be self sufficient for hay. In recent times they have had trade lambs in addition to agistment stock on the property. 'Avalon' is a well improved and productive property. It has great exposure but also very private. The picturesque valley setting enhances its appeal. 'Avalon' is a working property and is ready for the new owner to take advantage of its natural production abilities.
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