Do you own a ranch?

[MThuntr]

Is this a big enough ranch? Probably

 

[hank4elk]

The state says it is. Even tho the area was laid out in townships.
1/4 of the original homestead.
The elk don't think it is. But they like it here. The cattle don't.

I knew a successful chicken rancher. 10 acres.

 

[Southern Elk]

Is this a big enough ranch? Probably

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Nah, my kids would go through that in a week.

 

[noharleyyet]

Nah, my kids would go through that in a week.

Ya'll must eat a lot of Pizza.

 

[EYJONAS!]

Did she mention if she was looking for a cowboy to come work for her?

 

[Southern Elk]

Ya'll must eat a lot of Pizza.

My boy puts it on everything and my daughter eats a lot of salads. Crazy how much they go through.

 

[Southern Elk]

Did she mention if she was looking for a cowboy to come work for her?

I could give her your number. She’s from San Francisco, so likely another 49ers fan.

 

[EYJONAS!]

I could give her your number. She’s from San Francisco, so likely another 49ers fan.

Game on.....

 

[MarvB]

I “lived” on 120 acres, but this is the only “ranch” I’ve ever owned.

 

[duckhunt]

DON'T Corner cross on public.

 

[duckhunt]

I’m not sure acreage matters as much as if it’s a actual, functional working ranch. Meaning it’s a way of life for the people living on it. Not a hobby or 2 horses a city slicker got scammed into buying.

Grass quality makes pinning an acre amount to it difficult. One area a family could make a living running cattle on 500 acres, another area may take 15,000. A large tract of land doesn’t make it a ranch anymore than raising a calf and chickens in the suburbs makes that a ranch.

My family had a ranch in southwest southDakota. They always said 1 cow for 10 acres. They had 10,000 acres which is about 1000 cows.

 

[Irrelevant]

or at least enough to occupy all your time while going broke.

well hot damn, apparently 3 acres qualifies!

 

[Stocker]

So for instance in parts of western slope CO I know this happens a lot... 1 ranching per say 10 "ranches". 1 family is leasing the 9 other properties to have enough land to raise enough cows to make it work. The other 9 have other sources of income... construction, restaurants etc. and then supplement it with leasing fees.

Properties are like 200-600acres?

All ranches, none ranches?

So IMO, which doesn’t count for much and I’m not a real big stickler on “terms” or words. For me the people leasing the others property would be considered the “ranch” the rest would just be property. This is coming from the western slope…………..of the Missouri River. I really don’t care how folks refer to their properties, but when someone comes here and has a 3 acre “farm” they get made fun of same as the 10 acre “ranches” out there.

It’s like me going to Silicon Valley and proclaiming I’m a tech wizard because I finally got a file attached to an email I sent after the 1018th time. They probably don’t get upset, but I’m gonna get laughed at.

 

[duckhunt]

My SIL (from Wyoming) years ago was comparing my parents 80 acres Michigan farm to ranches out west saying "ours wouldn't be considered a ranch". Her dad informed her that our little farm was running 40 head of momma angus and depending on which part of Wyoming, it might take 4000 acres to compare to what we were doing on 80. She got real quiet, real quick.
People can't wait to tell you how little they know.

 

[duckhunt]

My SIL (from Wyoming) years ago was comparing my parents 80 acres Michigan farm to ranches out west saying "ours wouldn't be considered a ranch". Her dad informed her that our little farm was running 40 head of momma angus and depending on which part of Wyoming, it might take 4000 acres to compare to what we were doing on 80. She got real quiet, real quick.
People can't wait to tell you how little they know.

It depends on the grass and feed they have. Read my post about my families ranch out west.

 

[Duck-Slayer]

It all depends on where you live in the country……
Matt

 

[mtmuley]

From irrigated to on the trailer. Ranch. All 5 acres of it. mtmuley

 

[WildWill]

Mind if I have our landmen quote you on that ?

No problem may advise them to wear their hard hat while quoting me.

 

[Big Fin]

Damn, Mrs. Fin got out of the "ranching' business today. She sold her "ranch" (that grew nothing but peas) in Phillips County, Montana today .


............ All 20 acres of it.

 

[Elkoholic]

Ranch vs farm, to me it's like referencing a 5x5 or 10pt somewhere around that imaginary line called the Mississippi. I don't know one farmer or landowner in Ohio that uses the term ranch, even the ones I know that own > 4,000acres. Of course I'm talking Ohio here though, I can't wait to leave.
Farm = Ag and Ranch = livestock makes sense to me though.