LOCATION
‘Doudy’s Run is located 9.5 Kilometres South West of Port Lincoln. Only minutes from the City itself, it is ideally situated close handy although extremely private and hidden away.
Silos are located at Port Lincoln which has deep port facilities. Port Lincoln is a regional city of approximately 16000 residents and has all services and shopping including three secondary schools and five primary schools. As the regional centre all the major banks are represented and government offices.
Port Lincoln is 640 kms from Adelaide by road but 45 minutes by air. There are numerous air connections daily.
TOPOGRAPHY, LAND and WATER
The property is slightly undulating to rising ground. It is drained by an existing creek.
The soils are red / brown loams with some buckshot gravel. There are limestone ridges and the ‘The Cobbler’ being limestone grazing. There is ample shelter in all paddocks which add to the appeal.
All paddocks are watered by 6 bores. There is 4 mills, plus one solar equipped bore and one mains power equipped bore. All bores are connected to concrete tanks, poly tanks and one turkey’s nest. The water is of excellent quality and all bores are shallow.
Annual rainfall is 600 -650 mm average per year.
The property has a great body of natural grasses and has been over sown over a number of years with a large range of sub clover, medic and other clovers. Currie cocksfoot has also been sown down. Soils are acid to neutral.
FARMING
‘Doudy’s Run’ has been run mainly as a livestock enterprise for the last number of years. Prior to that it had cereal crops as well as fodder crops. Approximately 1000 hectares is arable but there are further development opportunities.
LIVESTOCK
Currently running Dorper ewes and lambs. Approximately 3000 ewes over the whole property. It has previously run Beef Cattle & Water Buffalo. There is a good set of sheep yards and loading ramp at the crutching shed.
With the introduced medic clovers and grasses it is a highly productive property with a good fertiliser history.
With a reliable 600 mm plus rainfall and well watered by the 6 bores, this a remarkably safe property.
FENCING
Well fenced into 22 main paddocks with ring lock and plain wire. There are laneways through the middle of the property for ease of management.
IMPROVEMENTS
Improvements include a workshop, squatter’s quarters, crutching shed, steel sheep yards with loading ramp and cattle yards.
Watered by 6 Bores, 4 mills, 1 mains power equipped and 1 Solar equipped bore. All paddocks are watered.
SUMMARY
‘Doudy’s Run’ is a substantial farming & grazing property located on the Lower Eyre Peninsula and only minutes from the regional city of Port Lincoln.
It is a property that has been well maintained and has been in the same family for a number of years.
The vendors will freehold the property if sold prior to settlement.
A unique opportunity to purchase a large farming property in a sound rainfall district as a farming business or investment proposition.
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