Ranching
Ranching is an extensive way of raising livestock, primarily grazing cattle, sheep and horses, but also involves production of many other animals. The term ranch is used loosely as it is primarily up to the owner's discretion whether his/her locale is a farm or ranch, but it is commonly known as a very large tract of land that is often used in its native state. The historical and current practices of ranching and rangeland management among other things pertaining to ranching can be discussed in this category.
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Livestock ranching is the breeding, and raising of animals, these animals are usually used for meat purposes and raised in large...
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A lot of things. Mostly taking care of the property and horses. Basic jobs: -Feeding and watering -Mucking out -Turning...
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Anything from beef producers, backgrounders, stockmen, to feedlot owners.
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They had to possess extreme confidence and mastery skills, because it was not easy to be a cowboy. Cowboys in the 19th century,...
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Yellow fat is a sign that either the animal has been grass-fed, or the meat wasn't cured properly. But mostly it's because the...
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A maverick cow. Any unbranded animal is referred to as "slick". Maverick is a term mostly used on steers or bulls that have quit...
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20,000 plus acres - Barbara Moncrief
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There really is no best breed to raise. The best breed that you can raise depends on your location (which includes topography,...
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There are many good and bad causes that people see associated with cattle ranching. Here's a lost of both: Good: - Healthy...
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The introduction of the "Devil's wire" or barbed wire, as well as overgrazing of rangeland.
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In the American west.
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Shepherds blamed the cattle ranchers for overgrazing the land they need to graze their sheep on. The cattle ranchers blamed the...
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Something that many of the small farmers in the United States think is VERY scary! It will force them to spend thousands of...
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It is called a finca or cortijo.
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First cattle were brought into the Americas in the late 1400's by the Spanish. In the 1600's, European settlers brought more...
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They work with livestock that are raised on the ranch, among other chores that are needed to be done.
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A painted cattle guard.
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Pastoralist
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One thing you need to know about ranching is that cowboys played a big part in the ranching system.Another thing that is...
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Depends on the year like if it was dry it might not be good. But if there was no sickness or and the grass was good it might be a...
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Yes, it's still open and doing fine. Despite Imus' troubles in the last year, the ranch still thrives with donations, sales of...
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Since there are two types of "cattle farmers", and many different individual farmers/ranchers that run their farms/ranches the...
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A farm is where the land is cultivated to produce food. A ranch is normally reserved for the production of cattle or other...
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Willims ranch is the oldest working ranch in Texas.
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Barbed-wire. When farmers started putting up barbed-wire fences, cattle drives couldn't get to the feilds forthe cows to graze.
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They've gone to... Home, home on the range, Where the deer and the antelope play! Where the prairie winds blow, and the cattle...
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What do you mean "Big ranch?" Are you referring to ranches with a lot of land or a lot of livestock, or both? For all we know,...
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WELL IT IS LIKE A COUNTY STYLE. AND THEY DONT HAVE BANDS AROUND THE WINDOWS OR FANCY COLUMNS AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
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The last answer was for basic algebra. If you mean to solve this for a calculus class, this is how to do it. You need to optimize...
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For both: A drover, stockie, herdsman, herder.For sheep: shepherd, drover, sheep-herder, stockieFor cattle: cowboy, cowpuncher,...
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Yes. Intensive grazing makes better use of pastures since sections of a pasture are harvested at a time, giving the other...
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I believe you are referring to a replacement beef heifer used in a commercial cow-calf operation. The commercial heifer is often...
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It's said to be richer meat.
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If you are like most small business owners, you want to build business credit for your company and get small business loans when...
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Have a lot of cattle and no money. It depends on what kind of rancher you want be! Do you atually want to be a rancher? Or...
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The primary value of cattle to humans is that they consume grass (a resource that is not a human food), and convert it into...
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Why not? Raising cattle in that part of the country has been around for many many years, and is ideal country for raising...
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Because they thought it a waste of space for cattle to be grazing on land that had such good soil. Back then, good soil often and...
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Barbed wire fences. Farmers used barbed wire to keep animals out, but this made it more difficult for the cowboys to free-range...
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The vegetative growth is nearly killed off because it is eaten down to the soil. Which in turn could cause soil erosion.
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Corporate structure and frenzied investment/speculation, insufficent grass to support long drives, ranges were shrunk by...
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Black Bear Ranch founders were the Marleys: Elsa Marley and Richard Marley.
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they branded their cattle (they heated a metal rod with a specific symbol at the end and burned it into their skin).
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Heifers have smaller pelvic areas than mature cows do, so they need to be bred to a bull that has, genetically, low birth...
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A sheep station or a farmGenerally a ranch is referred to as a Station which run livestock, a farm is smaller in size and can be...
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In Australia, the term 'stockman/woman' is used rather than 'rancher'. Stockmen refers to a person who cares for livestock on a...
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It means keep peace at home. It means that it is the federal government's job to keep peace within our borders by using the...
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The cow's hair will change and its eating habits will change. Hair changes in thickness and texture when confronted with the...
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I live in Eugene, Oregon, and it's my understanding that Sam Elliot has a place near Elmira, Oregon. Elmira is west of Eugene, at...
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Prices range from 100.00 to ???. depents on how nice of a lady you pick (Old or Young, Good Looking or Ugly) Yes they have it all.
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The actor and his wife own a magnificent 17,000-acre working horse and livestock ranch in the Santa Fe mountains just east of Las...
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Farmers work in the dirt, whereas ranchers dress up all sexy and ride around on horses. actually farmers are men seeking women...
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Controlled grazing is allowing farm animals to graze a field for a brief period of time to protect the area from the damages of...
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Take care of the cattle, check fences, keep predators at bay, etc.
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Of course they can!! All it takes is a bit of training from an experienced cowboy or cowgirl to teach them to rope a cow. Roping...
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Few of them survived the branding. Another Answer: Only a few of them would've been tough or thick-skinned enough to have...
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This ranch is THE biggest ranch in America and is known for founding a few breeds of cattle that are used on other ranches and...
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Because there was such a high demand for meat and leather. And the cattle owners did not have to own but simply a few acres of...
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A little known fact about cows is that they emit gas - lots of it. Whether it comes out the front or the back, this is no...
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A rancher or herdsman.
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actually, his ranch is not in Waco, as previously posted. It is in a small community near Waco, Crawford. Former President George...
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Horsemanship, handling and working cattle, spotting cattle that are sick, ability to work in all conditions, from the cold and...
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They hired a bunch of cowboys to herd them to the train stock yards. From the stockyards the cattle were moved into cattle box...
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Brands are made up of only one to four symbols at the most. The way these symbols are interpreted are very similar to reading in...
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Perhaps a philanthropist...someone who has a lot of land/and or money and is willing to sell for a very low sum or even GIVE it...
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They can still be called a farm or ranch, depending where you are from. The term operation is more of a term directed to the...
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Try "Tractor Supply" or you can buy online. Check link.
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Increase in grain farming, more land being available for agricultural use, easier access to markets, etc.
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Big Ranches were created in part by European capitol who created them for prestige and for profit. Wyoming and Montana both...
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Mainly for working cattle or sheep or other large herbivores that are raised on a ranch.
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Possibly the Yellowstone Club in Big Sky Montana owned by Tim Bixseth at 213,895 acres although it is best known as a private...
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Don Johnson has a 20 acre ranch, in California... In Texas we call that our back yard. Seriously it would be a matter of opinion....
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King Ranch is 825,000 acres. king ranch in Texas is, or was 1.2 million acres, 1300 square miles.
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Express Ranches, owned by Robert A. Funk, is the largest cattle ranch in Oklahoma. Mr. Funk is ranked #55 of the top 100 private...
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King Ranch ; Texas over 800,000 Acres The largest "Ranch" in the world is actually in Australia. The Anna Creek ranch is 5.8...
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Open Range refers back to the time when ranchers did not fence their property. The cattle roamed free with only brands to...
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A swamper cleans the bunks in the bunkhouses
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Low rainfall and poor soil conditions are not good for farming. This area will support cattle if not over grazed.
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Because cattle can be grazed for 365 days a year, and most often feed doesn't have to be put up to sustain cattle through a cold...
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The building and expansion of the railway lines. Also, more and more people were coming west to California, Nevada, and New...
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In the US and Canada, as well as Australia and New Zealand, cattle ranching is a extensive grazing operation where cattle are set...
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Ranching is a more extensive way of raising cattle, which often involves horses, lots of cattle and over 1,000 acres of land....
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The variances between one area and another, even within the same county make this question too difficult to answer. You may have...
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square feet won't help here, really need to know the length of each property line. as an example: If your area was 80 x 140 &...
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Saves time, requires less people, lowers cost to consumers, increases the health of the animals.
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Patrick Swayze had two ranches: One in California and the Flying A Ranch near Las Vegas, New Mexico.
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Many cowboys and ranchers still do.
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This all depends on location, climate, moisture content, plant/soil fertility, health of the forage in the field prior to...
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Cowboys, drovers, cattlemen, cowhands, etc.
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1:It has no specific area, no specific population of livestock and no specific location. It is a ranch if that is what you call...
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