Farm or Ranch??

[MarkV]

"Ranch" comes from a Spanish word, so I'd guess what to call it is related to where your land is, more than what you do on it.

I agree and feel like it is more a regional thing. The South West tends to lean towards having ranches and the Illinois corn belt where I was raised only had farms. Even if they raised cattle.

As a bit of a follow up question, what do you call an acreage without crops or critters?

MarkV

 

[Duffster]

As a bit of a follow up question, what do you call a acreage without crops or critters?

MarkV

The woodlot.

 

[Heavy Metal Doctor]

As a bit of a follow up question, what do you call an acreage without crops or critters?

MarkV

Dunno???? Vacation rental???...or in my budget, the State Park:laughing:

 

[CompactTractorFan]

if your predominant activity is aimed at raising stuff with feet, then it's a ranch.... you know, cattle, sheep, goats, horses, deer, etc. In this pursuit, you can have tractors and even raise crops aimed at feeding your animals...oats, hay, feed, etc.

A farm is where your predominant activity is to raise crops for sale, typically row crops...corn, milo, cotton, peanuts, etc. You may have animals which clean up the fields or maintain waterways, but are not your primary income focus.

Good explanation...:thumbsup:

 

[grsthegreat]

it does get confusing. i worked on a ranch in montana that called a 40,000 acre section of pasture a "horse field"......so go figure.

by the way..i wante to call my place "Buttcrack ranch" but the wife put the kabash on that

 

[jimmyj]

by the way..i wante to call my place "Buttcrack ranch" but the wife put the kabash on that

Geez, I can't see why.........:laughing:

 

[jayste]

it does get confusing. i worked on a ranch in montana that called a 40,000 acre section of pasture a "horse field"......so go figure.

I once had the opportunity to hunt Javelina on the King Ranch in south Texas. After getting the pre-hunt instructions from our outfitter he assigned us to different "pastures" to hunt. 6 of us were assigned to hunt "_______ pasture" (I've forgotten the name). I got to wondering just how much the six of us had to hunt and if we'd be "bumping" into one another while out on our pursuit of these little stinking pigs. At the end of the his long list of "do's and don't's" I had to ask the question......"how big a pasture is the "________ pasture" ? His response........"twenty-four thousand acres!" I think they named that place correctly! The King Ranch! Of course the "King" came from the fellow's name who created it.

Our place is only 40 acres and we have a variety of horses, dogs and cats and are currently "cowless" and we affectionately call it the "Last Dollar Ranch"!

I do know of a fairly popular horse trainer who named his place "Almosta Ranch"!:thumbsup:

 

[Larry Caldwell]

What he said, but you for got one..We also have a few "NUT" farms too

Ohmigawd, you just planted an irresistable urge to plant a few acres of filberts, just so I can have a nut farm!

 

[DAY]

My circa 1780 PA Dutch farmhouse contains large chestnut posts and beams, and walnut flooring. Does that mean I live in a "nut house"?

 

[beppington]

Ohmigawd, you just planted an irresistable urge to plant a few acres of filberts, just so I can have a nut farm!

You could get a hyena* & have yourself a funny farm :confused3:

* The laughing variety, of course

 

[BandRRanch]

grsthegreat:
Maybe you should raise a lot of cats and see what the wife thinks of your idea for names of the ranch then.

 

[Western]

grsthegreat:
Maybe you should raise a lot of cats and see what the wife thinks of your idea for names of the ranch then.

I think that "ranch" name is already taken by a place outside Las Vegas??.. OOOOps my bad , it is the "Bunny Ranch":laughing:

 

[orezok]

When I was young and foolish and lived in Texas (..and you can interpret that any way you want) the rural roads in east Texas were FM and a number i.e. FM123. The roads in west Texas were RM and a number. That stood for Farm to Market and Ranch to Market.

I don't know if they are still that way, but I guess it does depend upon where you are.

Here's Wikipedia's take on it. Farm-to-market road - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

[Heavy Metal Doctor]

I don't know if they are still that way, but I guess it does depend upon where you are.

Kinda off topic, but we visited Bandera in the Hill Country west of San Antonio (is that considered West Texas??) a few years back and my memory is that everything was "FM" roads......one of the best places I ever had the peasure of driving around....

 

[JakeBrake]

I once had the opportunity to hunt Javelina on the King Ranch in south Texas. After getting the pre-hunt instructions from our outfitter he assigned us to different "pastures" to hunt. 6 of us were assigned to hunt "_______ pasture" (I've forgotten the name). I got to wondering just how much the six of us had to hunt and if we'd be "bumping" into one another while out on our pursuit of these little stinking pigs. At the end of the his long list of "do's and don't's" I had to ask the question......"how big a pasture is the "________ pasture" ? His response........"twenty-four thousand acres!" I think they named that place correctly! The King Ranch! Of course the "King" came from the fellow's name who created it.

Our place is only 40 acres and we have a variety of horses, dogs and cats and are currently "cowless" and we affectionately call it the "Last Dollar Ranch"!

I do know of a fairly popular horse trainer who named his place "Almosta Ranch"!:thumbsup:

We stopped at a Texas highway rest area last week. The display there said the King Ranch has 600 oil wells.

 

[Western]

We stopped at a Texas highway rest area last week. The display there said the King Ranch has 600 oil wells.

And those are probably at the front gate!!!


Never seen a "RM" road. FM's as long as I can remember, even in the old movies sometimes you can see an FM road in the background.

 

[houstonscott]

If you raise beef cattle you have a ranch. If you raise anything else including dairy cows you have a farm.

HS

 

[buckeyefarmer]

Howdy neighbor, Us northern MD mason dixon guys must think alike.

http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/rural-living/172517-farm-ranch.html

here are the results from when I asked. :laughing:

 

[Heavy Metal Doctor]

Howdy neighbor, Us northern MD mason dixon guys must think alike.

http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/rural-living/172517-farm-ranch.html

here are the results from when I asked. :laughing:

Howdy!

Now that's funny! :laughing: Glad to see I'm not the only one in this area who thinks like I do about our local "ranchers":laughing:

 

[tcreeley]

In New England- no matter what you raise- it is a farm - unless it's horses then if it is for training or public use- it is a stable.
Raise beefers, herefords, angus etc- you got a beef farm. Pigs- pig farm, Dairy/cows - dairy farm, goats/sheep - sheep farm/goat farm. Once in a while someone calls their horse farm a "ranch" (lazy circle ranch on a few acres) and that always brings a laugh. But the best one I saw was in the western southern edge of Ohio - "Oleo Acres - The Cheapest Spread Around"!