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Press, Volume CXIV, Issue 33443, 26 January 1974, Page 44

Auctions SOUTH OTAGO LAND AUCTION MIXED FARM PROPERTY CLYDEVALE 348 HECTARES (859 ACRES FREEHOLD) FRIDAY, MARCH 1, 1974 2 P.M. AT THE OFFICES OF THE AUCTIONEERS, WATER STREET, DUNEDIN MESSRS WRIGHTSON NMA, LTD, have received instructions from MR NORMAN E. McKAY to offer for sale at the above time and place this most favoured property.

SITUATION: One mile from Clydevale 'Post Office, 16 miles to Balclutha township by sealed road. School bus at gate. Excellent access by road which surrounds over half the property. LAND: Easy contour, three-quarters near flat with balance gently sloping, partly broken with shallow gullies. It comprises moderately deep soils with high fertility. Adequate water supply from rural scheme and springs. COVER: 60 acres chou moellier, 16 acres oats, 20 acres young grass. The balance of the property in older pasture ranging from one-year to 20-year-old. All in good heart. 4000 to 5000 bales hay cut anually.

SUBDIVISION: Adequately subdivided into 27 paddocks by good standard type fences consisting of wooden and concrete posts. Approximately half mile of live hedge on road frontage. BUILDINGS: Older type four beedroom wooden homestead and garage, three bedroom wooden cottage, two bedroom cottage, galvanised iron three-stand wool shed, 66 x 30 galvanised iron combined truck shed, workshop and manure stand, grain silo, two 70 x 16 implement sheds, killing shed, sheep and cattle yards.

STOCK WINTERED: 2700 M.A. ewes, 650 ewe hoggets, 200 rams and wethers, 50 two-year-old cattle.

AUCTIONEERS’ NOTE: Prior to possession the vendor will harvest the white crop and retain for his own use. If unable to harvest crop before possession date the crop will remain as part of the land. The purchaser shall have the option to take over all the stock on the property at possession date at valuation. The property has been in the McKay family since 1917. The land is capable of intensive cropping with good yields and has been conservatively farmed over the years. PLEASE NOTE: The land is surveyed into two separate blocks of 440 acres 1 rood 0 poles, and 419 acres 1 rood 27 poles and separate titles can be obtained for each block without further survey required.

It is an excellent property, highly regarded by many as one of the best in the district. POSSESSION DATE: April 5, 1974. For further particulars and arrangements to inspect strictly only with the Auctioneers, WRIGHTSON NMA, LTD, Clydevale, Dunedin or Balclutha. CONDITIONS OF SALE: Solicitors for the Vendor, MacKenzie, Sinclair and Horder, Balclutha. 3993 ~ ISBBB DESIRABLY SITUATED 250 acres (101.21 hectares) Freehold MIXED FARMING PROPERTY Being 3 miles from Timaru city on the main highway COMPRISING easy rolling downs that lies particularly well. This farm is in great heart after being carefully farmed over the years. The property is well fenced and is subdivided into 17 paddocks by good post and wire fences with the Downlands Water Supply reticulated throughout. Buildings comprise a modernised 3 bedroom and sunroom wooden home, a 3 bedroom cottage (rented at $l5 per week), 3 bay implement shed, granary, haybarn and 2-stand woolshed (150 woollies). All the buildings are well maintained and in good order. At present the property is carrying 800 ewes and 100 acres of crops are being grown with excellent yields. Our vendor is a genuine seller and we thoroughly recommend inspection of this excellent property. For further particulars contact the sole agent: WRIGHTSON N.M.A., LTD, Timaru. Phone 6179 After hours 3667, A. J. Cuthbertson 89-367 W. J. Cooney Immediate Reaction! Try a “Press” Classified Advt for prompt and positive results. Phone 68-939 (10 direct lines).