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CAPELLA, QLD
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2000.0 Hectares
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"Comiskeys- Merrilands" CAPELLA, QLDProperty ID: 2520
Mixed Farm:Abundant water, Quality, location, production
5000 ac, abundant secure water, very well serviced, well appointed, quality mixed farming country, providing production options from grain assist, crop fatten, cash cropping.
Split approximately 50/50 grass and cultivation. A wonderful body of Buffel, and native grasses including Queensland Blue Grass populate much of the Mountain Coolabah ridges.
Forage Sorghum and Grain sorgum have been planted in the last weeks of February and early March. Fallow has been kept for Wheat and Chickpea plantings.
Securely watered by: 3 bores, including Solar Bore 1200 gal/hr regulated to 400glns pumping to 10000 gln tanks reticulated to water points through 63 mm poly pipe. A 40 mega litre lift licence from Capella Creek services a very large ring tank with nine metre depth. There is more that enough water to compliment the production capacity of the property.
Very comfortable housing-4 bedroom Homestead and 3 bedroom A frame sub Homestead, plus men’s quarters.
Seven paddocks with servicing holding paddocks and lanes are supported by 400 head capacity wooden and steel cattle yard that has a fully functional plunge dip.
Homestead machinery shed is 26 X 18 Metres. A wonderful bulk grain shed with access to a bitumen road measures 24 X 12 X 2.5 Metres.
25 Km from Capella on Bitumen Road. Serviced by Rural power, STD phone, twice weekly mail, school bus to Capella. Capella has many quality modern sporting and cultural facilities.
Property is currently operated as a mixed forage/cash cropping operation. The services of a contract farmer are employed to fulfill the farming duties ensuring efficiencies are meet on behalf of the absentee owner.
Property FeaturesLand Description: Sloping to creek flats, with 2 dominate creek systems.
Soil Description: Mountian Coolabah Basalts, Soft Scrub chocalate red earths, offer good water holding capacity
Pasture: Queensland Blue Grass, Buffel in Channels, native sorghum, and Peak Downs legumes
Fencing: Seven paddocks with supporting holding paddocks and lanes. Predominately 3 and 4 barb, steel post, wooden running strainers, steel end asemblies
Water: Securely watered by: 3 bores, including Solar Bore 1200 gal/hr regulated to 400glns pumping to 10000 gln tanks reticulated to water points through 63 mm poly pipe. A 40 mega litre lift licence from Capella Creek services a large ring tank with a 9 metre depth. There is more that enough water to compliment the production capacity of the property.
Annual Rainfall: 700
Carrying Capacity: 500-600 head supplemented by forage crop grazing and residues from 1450 acres of cash crop .
Additional Improvements: Very comfortable housing-4 Bedroom Homestead and 3 bedroom A frame sub homestead, men’s quarters.
400 head capacity wooden and steel cattle yard that has a fully functional plunge dip.
Homestead machinery shed is 26 X 18 Metres. A wonderful bulk grain shed with access to a bitumen road measures 24 X 12 X 2.5 Metres.
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