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Olivedale, Buffeljagsrivier district was mainly livestock based including cattle and fat tailed sheep, which were later cross bred with Spanish Marinos to produce wool for export. As early as 1803 the Buffeljagsriver area was known for the pure bred horses. Landdrost Faure owned a pure bred horse farm, named Rotterdam.
Like many other farms it was probably first used as a cattle-post, but by 1754 when the adjacent farm Dasboschrivier was granted, the northern boundary of Dasboschrivier was defined as "the farm of Type of site: Farm Complex. An exceptionally fine Cape Dutch House, built in 1790, and the old watermill building adjacent to it. Worcester
Development of agricultural output of South Africa in 2015 US$ since 1961 A windpump on a farm in South Africa.. Agriculture in South Africa contributes around 5% of formal employment, relatively low compared to other parts of Africa and the number is still decreasing, [1] as well as providing work for casual laborers and contributing around 2.6 percent of GDP for the nation. [2]
[3] It is well known for its surrounding wine farms. In 1683 the Dutch East India Company and established a cattle stock-farm at Klapmuts. Finding Khoisan to trade with proved a difficult task so the VOC employed a chieftain named Klaas (Rank Capt) to find Khoisan and negotiate trade deals on behalf of the Company.
Vleesbaai and its surrounding region proved to be good agricultural land for livestock, and as result it saw an increase of nomadic farmers from the Cape region creating farm settlements in the area during the greater part of the nineteenth century.
The village originates from a cattle farm established in 1810, which was then bought by Moravian missionaries in 1889. [2] An annual festival is hosted by Goedverwacht Development Forum called the Snoek en Patat Fees. Thousands of festival goers flock to Goedverwacht during the first week of the June school holidays in the Western Cape Province.
Type of site: Farm Previous use: farm residence. Current use: farm residence. Springfield is one of the earliest farms in the Bredasdorp area and demonstrates a series of ownership by some of the influential personalities of the day. The complex of buildings forms a cohesive and unique group that has remained unspoilt Bredasdorp
Run or station is the term used in New Zealand for large sheep or cattle properties. Akitio; Brancepeth Station; Castle Hill; Double Hill Station, located on the Rakaia River; Erewhon Station, named after a fictitious place (based on Mesopotamia Station) in Samuel Butler's book "Erewhon" Flock Hill; Glenaray Station; Maraekakaho; Marainanga ...