Topography and Vegetation:
Flat landscape located in the Kalahari Sands Plateau (Agro-Ecological Zone Kal3-2).
Average growing period: 91-120 days with low nutrient sandy soils.
Soil types:
40% Haplic Arenosols: Low nutrient sandy soils.
30% Ferralic Arenosols: Sandy, slightly acidic, poor nutrient retention.
10% Petric Calcisols: Sandy/loamy with high lime concentrations in subsoil.
10% Haplic Solonetz and 10% Gleyic Solonetz: Sodic soils with poor drainage.
Agricultural Potential:
Ranked as second tier, suitable for short-maturing crops and large stock grazing.
Marginal growing conditions for drought-resistant crops due to low soil fertility and moisture retention.
Rainfall: 300-350mm annually.
Medium groundwater potential.
Carrying Capacity:
Official
capacity: 10 hectares per large stock unit.
Current land use: Game farm and lodge (idle during inspection).
Farm Buildings:
Farm Side:
Main House: Single-storey (168 m²) with 3 bedrooms, kitchen, lounge, dining room, and enclosed veranda (fair condition).
Outbuilding: Two bedrooms, bathroom, and three garages (120 m², fair condition).
Guest Room: Single unit (28 m², fair condition).
Ablution Block: 16.81 m² with bathrooms (fair condition).
Engine Room: 16.81 m², requiring significant repairs (poor condition).
Lodge Area:
Administration Block (360.37 m²): Reception, office, storeroom, bar, lounge, dining room, kitchen, and ablution facilities.
Guest Rooms (Blocks A & B): Ten rooms per block (230.87 m² and 223.10 m² respectively), all air-conditioned with ensuite bathrooms.
Manager’s House (Block C, 126.42 m²): En-suite bedroom, guest toilet, lounge, and storeroom.
Additional features: Swimming pool (currently unused), relaxation shade, and a diesel-powered generator.
Water and Infrastructure:
Water Points:
Homestead: Functional borehole, solar panels, water tanks, kraals with livestock infrastructure.
Lodge: Functional borehole, water tank.
Other points: Functional boreholes, some windmills non-functional.
Garden: 10 ha with drip irrigation for crops (butternuts, watermelons).
Fencing:
Boundary: Game-proof with 16-strand wires.
Internal: Stock-proof, dividing the farm into two camps.
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