Do you own a ranch?

[Werty]

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.

 

[Irrelevant]

People can't wait to tell you how little they know.

I've always loved that line.

 

[Irrelevant]

Ok now I wanna know... what's everyone's min acreage for a ranch.

Because it's no fun to be nuanced...

1. You can't have a ranch in tree country.
2. 640

 

[S-3 Ranch]

Ok now I wanna know... what's everyone's min acreage for a ranch.

Round here it’s 400-500 acer

my aunt moved to new Mexico and said she bought a ranch , I asked when I could come hunt and she said “ the HOA didn’t allow it “
she bought 30 acere , that isn’t a ranch except in California, Montana, Idaho, Washington, Austin Texas area ( where californium is moving to)

 

[Ben Lamb]

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?

Dork.

 

[noharleyyet]

Because it's no fun to be nuanced...

1. You can't have a ranch in tree country.
2. 640 sections

..and a hat

 

[S-3 Ranch]

..and a hat

Most are “ big hat and no cattle “

 

[Dsnow9]

Wait… this isn’t a ranch?

 

[noharleyyet]

Most are “ big hat and no cattle “

Yessir, fraid so...most of the real ones are long gone.

 

[Irrelevant]

..and a hat

edit: I can't do math, hold on.

25 countries don't qualify for Ranchood.

 

[noharleyyet]

well per your revision, 136 countries don't qualify for Ranchhood.

Send em a 10x Silverbelly.

 

[Southern Elk]

Ok now I wanna know... what's everyone's min acreage for a ranch.

I agree with what others have said. To me it’s more about the numbers of animals that the land will support. This is totally subjective, but in my mind it’s not a ranch unless you can run 100 head of cattle. Even then, it’s a small ranch. Where I live in SW MT that could take 3-4 sections. Back in Mississippi, we didn’t call them ranches, but a couple hundred acres could support just as many cows.

 

[D_Walt]

Ok now I wanna know... what's everyone's min acreage for a ranch.

Enough to make a living off of livestock - or at least enough to occupy all your time while going broke.

 

[WildWill]

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?

I would say none of the 9 have ranch's. A "ranch" or "farm" to me has less to do with size and more to do with making a living off your land. Ranch's get the majority of their income from livestock farms from agriculture. Anyone else just owns property and read to many Louis LAmour books.

 

[Deleted member 28227]

I would say none of the 9 have ranch's. A "ranch" or "farm" to me has less to do with size and more to do with making a living off your land. Ranch's get the majority of their income from livestock farms from agriculture. Anyone else just owns property and read to many Louis LAmour books.

Mind if I have our landmen quote you on that ?

 

[Southern Elk]

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Wait… this isn’t a ranch?

Sorry. Didn’t mean to hurt your feelings.

 

[Dsnow9]

Sorry. Didn’t mean to hurt your feelings.

No harm done, it was in jest. My FIL calls his property a farm… 100+ acres, mostly river bottom, very little farmable acres, and no water rights. Not a farm…

 

[mtmuley]

I agree with what others have said. To me it’s more about the numbers of animals that the land will support. This is totally subjective, but in my mind it’s not a ranch unless you can run 100 head of cattle. Even then, it’s a small ranch. Where I live in SW MT that could take 3-4 sections. Back in Mississippi, we didn’t call them ranches, but a couple hundred acres could support just as many cows.

You can't have a ranch in Mississippi. I don't care how many acres it is. mtmuley

 

[S-3 Ranch]

Enough to make a living off of livestock - or at least enough to occupy all your time while going broke.

Farming & Ranching worst business ever “ buying everything retail and selling wholesale “
them .com billionair ranchers in Idaho and Montana ain’t going broke and will keep buying

 

[Southern Elk]

You can't have a ranch in Mississippi. I don't care how many acres it is. mtmuley

That’s why I said we didn’t call them ranches. We called them farms.