4 Flakemore Road

Franklin TAS 7113

High in the hills above the Franklin township is this large farming property, which has belonged to a renowned orcharding family for many years, and it is now time for them to retire. This is the first time these 4 titles have ever been put to market. The family residence is a well presented home with a modern kitchen, formal lounge and dining as well as a second sitting area and breakfast dining area. The main bedroom is spacious with an ensuite and walk-in robe. The two remaining double bedrooms both have built in wardrobes and lovely garden outlooks. Original features in the home include ceiling roses, high ceilings and original sliding doors from its 1972 era. There is a garage attached to the home with internal access to the kitchen, a single carport and you can enter from the farm into an undercover area to remove boots and coats before entering the home. The gardens on this title are easy to maintain and there are fruit trees to enjoy your own fresh fruit including plums and apricots.

The balance 137 acres is broken up into three titles and consists of a highly productive 19 acres of apple orchard with four varieties being Gala, Fuji, Pink Lady and Envy and the balance being quality grazing land. The annual yield for the apples is averaged at around 860 bins of fruit with next season's crop on the trees. The orchard is irrigated from several dams on the property with above ground jet irrigators (100 litres per hour). The prime pastureland is currently running 150 head of cattle. All fencing is electrified and in excellent condition and there are cattle yards and a loading ramp with numerous access points to all titles. There is a multitude of outbuildings including storage sheds, a large packing shed with skillion roof, a cool store, a pickers hut, car ports and lean-tos. Included in this huge offering is around 500 silage bales, all plant, equipment, and machinery, including 2 tractors, sprayers, mowers, four wheelers, a Colorado flat tray ute, trailers, spreaders, rakes, forklift truck just to name a few however a full plant and equipment list is on file.
This is a once in a lifetime opportunity to acquire a highly profitable and viable farm with excellent figures and production history.