Property Details
166Ha Citrus Farm close to Bela Bela
Infrastructure and Equipment on farm:
2 Houses, various outbuildings.
House 1)
Office, kitchen, lounge/dining room. 3 Bedrooms, separate shower, enclosed veranda.
Built in braai, alarm system. 1 Bedroom granny flat attached to the main house with bathroom and kitchen.
Enclosed carport 3x Parking. VOIP telephone system with internet connection and Wifi.
Back up generator system.
House 2)
Sitruskloof Adventure cottage (advertised @ sleeping Out) kitchen, dining room, lounge, TV room, 3 bedrooms (Main bedroom with toilet and shower), 2 bathrooms, separate shower, porch with braai, alarm system and carport with 5 x parkings.
This house is currently equipped to sleep 13 people.
Three Mercedes trucks, wagons, tractors, spraying equipment, diesel tanks, other farm equipment etcetera.
Vehcles:
1 x Mercedes Benz 1113 Truck (1979 model)
1 x Mercedes Benz 2624 Truck (1981 model)
1 x Mercedes Benz 1413 Truck (1989 model)
1 x Toyota Hi-Lux 2.5 D4D Bakkie (2009 model)
1 x Ford 5000 Tractor
1 x Massey Ferguson 135 Tractor
1 x Massey Ferguson 3845 Tractor (1997 model)
Trailers & Wagons:
1 x Red Harvest wagon (with bin)
1 x Flat bed harvest wagon
3 x Frame bed harvest wagons
4 x 3 and half ton capacity loose fruit harvest bins (to use with harvest wagons)
Farm Implements:
2 x Slashers
1 x Hammer mill (not in use sure of the condition)
1 x One - Blade ripper
1 x Multi - Blade Crust Breaker
1 x Three - Blade plough
1 x Multi disc plough
1 x Road Scraper
Spraying Equipment:
1 x Superbird 3000 litre Spray
1 x Technoma 600 litre Fruit - fly Spray
6 x 15 litre backpack Sprays
1 x 10 litre Stem treatment applicator
1 1000 litre Portable tank
Office Equipment:
1 x A Computer with screen & keyboards
1 x Printer
2 x Office desks & 1 Chair
1 x Filing cabinet
1 x Cordless IP telephone
Miscellaneous:
1 x Compressor (Tank & Pipe only) NO GUAGES
1 x Wood Work Bench
1 x Four ton hoist
5 x Irrigation pumps& motors
5 x Borehole pumps
1 x Grading tables with up lifter & motors
3 x Pallet jacks
1 x Built in Generator
2 x Diesel tanks with filler hose and spout
Wooden fruit cases (capacity 370kg oranges)
Water & Irrigation:
The 200 000 cubic liter dam, inspected and approved by engineers, is irrigated to irrigate.
Irrigation is directly pumped to the trees and also pumped into 2 x irrigation dams for some orchards.
Trees are irrigated though a dripper system once a week.
There is ablution at the dam with a shower and toilet for camping purposes. Fish species was also introduced to the dam; Carp, Tilapia, Catfish and Bass.
There is also a rich bird life population at the dam.
Trees:
+-43 Ha orange trees
+-22 000 trees.
Different varieties such as;
Delta Valencia - 10 000 trees
Valencia Late - 600 trees
Navel Palmer - 1025 tress
Navel Newhall - 770 trees
Bhainina - +-5000 trees
Planting Width:
Old trees - 5m x 5m
Younger trees - 4m x 6m
Market & Selling of oranges:
Oranges are currently sold to local markets, such as Johannesburg, Springs and Pretoria.
Low grade oranges are sold to Magalies Citrus.
Potential for export as owner has shares in the Potgiertersrus Sitrus (Edms). Beperk (also for sale).
Fencing:
Electric fencing around the orchards, rest of the farm is game fenced.
Game:
Some game species have been introduced on the farm to utilize mountainous areas. Kudu, Blue Wilde Beest, Impala, Zebra, Common, Duiker, Klipspringer, Warthog and a large population of Bushbuck.
General:
Due to the different varieties of trees, oranges are delivered to the market throughout most of the year. The farm is situated +-15km tar road from Bela Bela on the ALMA road with +-2km of dirt road.