Experience productive river-valley farming with extensive water rights and packing facilities, surrounded by fertile sandy-loam soils and established apple orchards — ideal for large scale crop and livestock operations.
1. PORTION 2 OF 1041 – TOEKOMST FARM
Extent: 231 ha
Price: R20,600,000
Agricultural Breakdown
Apple Orchard: 14 ha
Dry Land: 132.80 ha
Eragrostis: 18.5 ha
Lucerne: 5 ha
Grazing: 55.7 ha
Water Rights
143,600 m3 registered water rights (earth dam)
63,444 m3 annual storage rights
Key Asset Values
Apple Orchard Development: R14,000,000
Packing Machine: R1,500,000
Sheds: R6,500,000
Weighbridge: R1,000,000
Silo (1250t & 120t): R1,200,000
Cold Room: R275,000
Improvements
307 m2 Homestead
400 m2 Office + 2-bedroom flat
686 m2 Apple warehouse (includes 98 m2 cold room & workshop)
1080 m2 Grain silo (300-ton capacity)
1520 m2 Silo complex (1250t + 120t, augers & bucket elevator)
Bean cleaning plant with processing line
194 m2 Chemical room
800 m2 Sheep shed (convertible to broiler facility)
140 m2 Hydroponic system (used for feedlot)
Cattle & sheep handling facilities
Weighbridge
2. PORTION 17 OF 1903 – WILLIAM FARM
Extent: 205.76 ha
Price: R5,150,000
Land Use
Dry Land: 150.80 ha
Grazing: 50 ha
Waste Land: 4.96 ha
Improvements
Worker’s house
Borehole
3. PORTION 54 OF 1903 – ESIBISUS FARM
Extent: 571 ha
Price: R10,300,000
Land Use
Dry Land: 160 ha
Grazing: 411.96 ha
Improvements
Worker’s house
Cattle handling facilities
Borehole
4. PORTION 43 OF 1903 – WERDA FARM
Extent: 422 ha
Price: R51,500,000
Key Asset Values
Pivot Irrigation (159.6 ha): R10,140,000
New Shed (25m x 52m): R6,500,000
Sheep Feedlot: R1,500,000
Feed Production Shed: R950,000
Land Use
Dry Land: 22.7 ha
Grazing: 230 ha
Waste Land: 10.29 ha
Water Rights
711,750 m3 per annum (Elands River)
Certificate No: 20044989
Improvements
458 m2 Main homestead (with garages & workshop)
390 m2 Secondary house (4 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms – recently renovated)
180 m2 Flat
580 m2 Fodder shed
230 m2 Sheep feedlot (under roof)
100 m2 Workshop
102 m2 Chemical room
Office facilities
1200 m2 Potato pack shed (industrial grade)
Cattle feedlot (125m x 65m, 4 pens)
7 Centre pivots
5. PORTION 63 OF 1903 – ROOISLOOT FARM
Extent: 505.48 ha
Price: R10,300,000
Land Use
Dry Land: 105 ha
Grazing: 390 ha
Waste Land: 10.48 ha
Improvements
None
Development Opportunity
Adjacent to Portion 43
Potential to develop 140 ha irrigation land with additional water rights (if purchased jointly)
AGGREGATED FARM OVERVIEW
Land Composition
Total Arable Land: 730 ha
Dry Land: 571 ha
Irrigation Land: 159 ha
Grazing: 1,150 ha
Soil Profile
Sandy loam (Avalon, Westleigh, Glencoe)
Clay content: 12–15%
Depth: 600–800 mm
Rated Type A soils
Crop Production
Maize: 5–6 t/ha (dry land), 12–14 t/ha (irrigation)
Wheat: 2.5 t/ha (dry land), 6–7 t/ha (irrigation)
Potatoes, soybeans, oats
Farming Practices
Grid-sampled soils with lime application
Contouring and erosion control in place
APPLE PRODUCTION
14 ha orchard in full production (27 years established)
Cultivars: Royal Gala, Pink Lady, Top Red
1,600–1,700 trees/ha under shade nets
Fully equipped packing infrastructure included
WATER INFRASTRUCTURE
Annual rainfall: 700–800 mm
7 equipped boreholes
Multiple earth dams
Irrigation dam with:
63,444 m3 storage
143,600 m3 entitlement
Elands River irrigation rights: 711,750 m3
* Monthly costs are estimates and should be confirmed with the agent.
Listed for sale at R80,300,000
Kestell is a prime agricultural region in the Eastern Free State characterized by high-potential summer rainfall, fertile basaltic soils, and a robust mixed-farming economy suitable for both intensive crop production and high-quality livestock grazing.
* Distances and amenities are approximate.