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  M Diamond Ranch . : . News
Visitors to working cattle ranches are often surprised at how many of the old ways survive, partly because they are tried and true, and partly because cowboys usually take great pride in their work and in tradition.
Ranches in the west, including the M Diamond, were homesteaded in parcels of 160 or so acres because Thomas Jefferson concluded that was the ideal size for a farm.
Cattle grazing on these lands is managed cooperatively between the rancher and a representative of the agency, with the rancher responsible for the maintenance of fences and waters and the welfare of the rangeland as well as his livestock.
www.mdiamondranch.com /article01.html   (912 words)

  
 The Ecology and Economics of Florida's Ranches   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Cattle ranches contain much of Florida's remaining native habitat, particularly in south Florida.
On a statewide scale, the maintenance of native habitats on cattle ranches and other agricultural lands make possible the movement of wildlife and the interchange of genetic material between different areas and breeding populations, which is vital to the long-term survival of wildlife populations in Florida.
Ranches are generally small in north Florida, with smaller herds.
edis.ifas.ufl.edu /UW202   (2338 words)

  
 Elk management strategies and profitability of beef cattle ranches by Wendy L. F. Torstenson, Michael W. Tess, and ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Ranches were simulated as currently managed with elk present and with 10, 20, 30, and 100% of the elk removed.
Cattle herd size, gross margin, and available forage significantly (P < 0.05) increased when all elk were removed; however, the magnitude of these effects differed among ranches.
Removal of all elk permitted cattle herd size to increase from 7 to 32% across ranches.
uvalde.tamu.edu /jrm/mar02/torstenson.htm   (347 words)

  
 Cowboy -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
In Australia, which has a large ranch ((A facility equipped with special equipment and personnel for a particular purpose) station) culture, cowboys are known as (additional info and facts about jackaroo) jackaroos and cowgirls as (additional info and facts about jillaroo) jillaroos.
On the ranch, the cowboy is responsible for feeding the livestock, branding or marking cattle and horses, and tending to their injuries or other needs.
If working on the ranch, where they perform most of the same chores as cowboys (and are seldom referred to as cowgirls), they generally dress to suit the situation.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/c/co/cowboy.htm   (2882 words)

  
 Home on the Ranches.org
These cattle companies are committed to improving the land, maintaining a diversity of wildlife and flora, while producing a quality beef product and profitability for the owners.
Yearlings in the Gaut Pasture of the Exell Ranch.
Principals in these ranches are also affiliated with McLean Feedyard, a progressive feedyard, owned by ranchers and located south of McLean, Texas, in Donley County.
www.ranches.org   (270 words)

  
 Grand Teton NP: A Place Called Jackson Hole (Chapter 10)
The collapse of open-range cattle grazing pointed out the fundamental inefficiency of the system; free-ranging cattle were easy prey for rustlers and predators such as wolves, while overgrazing proved wasteful and depleted the overall quality of rangelands.
Small ranches developed in the valley during the 1890s; the cattle herds were typically small, limited by the amount of winter feed cultivated.
Cattle populations remained relatively stable in Teton County, because even though there were fewer ranchers, they owned larger cattle herds to survive lean years and prosper in good years.
www.cr.nps.gov /history/online_books/grte2/hrs10.htm   (4818 words)

  
 Cattle Ranches For Sale
The ranch is conservation protected to preserve the integrity of the ranch, ecology, habitat and aesthetic values of the property.
The Fortune Ranch is a study in topographical diversity, from lush irrigated hay meadows and riparian land to high mountain pastures and alpine forests.
The 14,035 deeded acres of the Fortune Ranch is comprised of eight individual parcels, three of which are connected by State lease land, or BLM and National Forest land.
www.ranchland.com /sitepages/pid58.php   (1060 words)

  
 Arizona Rangelands: Questions and Answers about Ranching in Arizona
Range livestock production, ranching, is a long established land use in Arizona and remains viable despite major changes in the industry and the urbanization of the state.
Other ranches may have the flexibility to buy stocker cattle (weaned calves) to graze during good forage years while some ranches, particularly in the central and western deserts, are exclusively stocker operations.
The value of the ranch is directly tied to the ability to use the forage on the grazing allotment.
ag.arizona.edu /agnic/az/azranching.html   (464 words)

  
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Cattle stocking density did not influence the concentration or load of any nutrient in surface runoff during the first four years of the experiment.
Our results indicate that adjustments in cattle stocking density are not likely to have a significant effect on nutrient loads in surface runoff from cattle pastures in the short term, but that pasture type has a large effect on phosphorus loads.
Efforts to attenuate phosphorus runoff from cattle ranches should probably focus on those areas of the landscape with higher phosphorus accumulation in soils and with other characteristics, such as rapid drainage, that may contribute to increased nutrient runoff.
conference.ifas.ufl.edu /jc/papers/geer/1oralgr/BohlenPJ.doc   (871 words)

  
 Caminos Ganadera
The cattle ranching industry especially if practiced in the Argentinean style (grass feeding only with minimal grain supplement for very sort periods of time to finish the product) can eventually generate a steady source of income and significant capitalization.
Based on their soil quality the ranches are divided as five for agriculture and nine for cattle ranching.
These five ranches are all located in central Santa Fe, close to the limit with the province of Cordoba and near to the cities of Suardi, San Guillermo, Villa Trinidad and Ceres, in Santa Fe.
www.redtail.net /owc/cg/camgan.html   (1777 words)

  
 ranch on Encyclopedia.com
The cattle ranch was introduced from Latin America to Texas and the plains of the W United States and Canada.
Cattle and sheep are often shipped from ranches to feed lots in the corn belt for fattening.
Le ranch de Michael Jackson, 'Neverland', à Santa Barbara Le chanteur Michael Jackson va louer son ranch "Neverland", perq.
www.encyclopedia.com /html/r1/ranch.asp   (834 words)

  
 Ranches For Sale - Search by Price, Acres, County, State and Type
f you are thinking of selling your current farm or ranch, or have the intention of finding one, consider working with one of our western ranch brokers capable of all phases surrounding the sales of farms and ranches.
We also know that if you do it right, western ranch sales is hard work.
If there are ranches for sale, land or farms for sale, our ranch real estate brokers will find it.
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 Homesteads
You can almost hear the thundering of the cattle as they are being herded through town, or the sound of gunfire from the six-shooters of the cowboys just in from a cattle drive, out for a night on the town.
Wild cattle were thick in the Texas brush and after the Civil War it became common practice to round them up and herd them north and east to market.
By 1884, the enthusiasm for a national cattle trail had grown and by the end of that year a specially appointed committee proposed a national trail of not more than six miles wide, but an actual route was not proposed until 1885.
www.usgennet.org /usa/co/county/prowers/hist/ranches.html   (1081 words)

  
 Cattle Ranches, Colorado, U.S.A. - Jus4fun in Colorado
Focus Ranch is a real working cattle ranch that invites guests to share in the day-to-day operation of the ranch.
We ride six days a week with our cattle, moving them through pastures on the ranch and pastures in the forest …25 moves in about 120 days.
Kids love it the ranch because they are free to explore in a safe environment and get personal with the barn animals.
www.jus4funusa.com /col/cattleranches.html   (277 words)

  
 Cattle Ranches Texas at Farmandranchland.Net   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
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www.farmandranchland.net /cattle_ranches_texas.html   (506 words)

  
 Nevada Ranches for Sale at Elko-Real-Estate.Com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
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Ranch Equipment includes assorted equipment on behalf of haying, assorted tractors, trucks in addition to vehicles, assorted portable squeeze chutes.
www.elko-real-estate.com /nevada_ranches_for_sale.html   (703 words)

  
 Greenwich Creek Ranch - ranches, cattle drives, hunting, bed and breakfast, horses, cowboys, city slickers, outdoors, ...
We are moving cattle periodically throughout the summer to different grazing locations within the National Forest.
As these cattle drives are real and meaningful moves, our guests are limited to a maximum of six during any single drive.
The Ranch is approximately a one-hour drive from both Bryce Canyon and Capital Reef National Parks.
www.infowest.com /business/g/greenwich   (397 words)

  
 Cattle Ranches British Columbia Dude Ranch Canada Chilcotin
The Lodge and Cattle Ranch is a great place to visit, in every season you can search for pure nature and Canadian wilderness, an incredible view of forests, water and mountains.
The Cattle Ranch owns three large ranges, the spring, summer and winter range.
For over 20 years we have been breeding our own horses, most of them are Quarter Horses, the perfect ranch horse because of their endurance and “Cow Sense”.
www.bcreservation.com /ranch_info1.html   (485 words)

  
 Cattle Drives & Working Cattle Ranches by Gordon's Guide   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Steeped in the western tradition of the cowboy, each ranch property is unique with its own distinct character, from working cattle ranches, to resort properties.
In addition to cattle drives and working cattle ranches, we also have a listing of related western horseback riding vacations such as dude ranches & guest ranch vacations, wagon trains and horse pack trips.
Moving the cattle across the wide-open terrain from one scenic mountain range to another (the ranch rotates pastures four times each year) will take you back in time to the days of the cowboys of the true old west.
cattle-drives.gordonsguide.com /regions.cfm   (428 words)

  
 Texas Cattle Ranches
Texas cattle ranches derive their name from tejas, an Indian word that means friendly.
From rich central prairies and cattle empires, to beaches and mile-high mountains.
Railroads were given large chunks of Texas lands to build rails across the state serving Texas cattle ranches.
www.black-angus-beef-cattle.com /texas-cattle-ranches.htm   (150 words)

  
 Wyoming Ranches at California-Duderanch.Com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
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The ranch boasts a particular renovated bunkhouse in addition to to-deceases-on behalf of Western barbecue.The fully-equipped kitchen has a particular dishwasher, coffee maker, microwave, dishes, in addition to pots in addition to pans.
www.california-duderanch.com /wyoming_ranches.html   (697 words)

  
 Ranch Brokers - Ranches in Colorado, Wyoming, Idaho, Montana and New Mexico   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Ranch Broker, Chip Lenihan of Telluride Real Estate Corporation offers working cattle ranches and fly fishing and hunting ranches in Colorado, Wyoming, Idaho, Montana and New Mexico.
As a young Broker and assistant to Chip Lenihan, Emily is learning and experiencing ranch, commercial and residential sales first hand and prides herself on completing several of her own real estate transactions early into her career.
Lenihan Land, Cattle, and Trout, LLC was established in response to the need for protection and restoration of privately-owned wildlife and trout habitats as changes in ownership take place.
www.westernranchsearch.com   (440 words)

  
 Shaw Cattle Company - Caldwell, Idaho - Black Angus, Red Angus, Polled and Horned Herefords!   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Located 35 miles west of Boise in the southwest corner of Idaho, Shaw Cattle Company headquarters are home to horned and polled Herefords and Black and Red Angus.
This Ranch consists of river bottom pasture ground with plenty of irrigation water and a long growing season.
The cowherd is wintered and calved at the headquarters location and then a majority of them are taken to high country pastures in Cascade, Idaho (on right) for the summer months.
www.shawcattle.com   (155 words)

  
 Montana Dude Ranch Association - Montana Dude Ranch Association, Montana DRA, MTDRA, mtdra.com, Montana, montana dude ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
A guest ranch vacation at any of our member ranches is a “must do” experience for individuals, couples, or families.
Each ranch property is unique with its own distinct character, from working cattle ranches, to resort properties.
If you have any questions, click on the ranch's picture to be taken to their current website for detailed information.
www.montanadra.com   (292 words)

  
 McGarry Ranches
Most of the week is spent scattering cattle on the range, doctoring cattle, packing in salt to pastures in the Rocky Mountains, trailing cattle to new pastures and gathering strays, in some of the most scenic mountain country in Idaho.
Most of the week is spent scattering cattle on the range, doctoring cattle, packing salt for cattle, trailing (driving) cattle to a new pasture on the mountains, and gathering up stray cattle in some of the most scenic mountain country to be found.
You will be matched with one or two horses to be used by you for the duration of your stay at the ranches.
www.ranchweb.com /mcgarry   (537 words)

  
 Cowboys.com: Guest Ranches - The Original Western Web Site
Lazy K Bar Ranch You'll enjoy scenic mountain and desert trails, weekly picnic rides into the Saguaro National Park, as well as sunrise and moonlight rides at the Lazy K. The Lazy K, well known for its friendly staff, has been serving its own special brand of western hospitality since 1936.
Lakeview Ranch Away from the crowded tourist centers of Banff and Jasper, you find that Alberta is also the home of cowboy life, wild rodeos, country music and the romance of the west!
Soldier Meadows Guest Ranch We are a working/guest ranch in northern Nevada that offers cattle drives, history tours, range riding in wild mustang country, hunting packages, horse clinics, and bed and breakfast.
www.cowboys.com /ranches.htm   (1136 words)

  
 Canadian Guest Ranches by Guestranch.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
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Our Guest Ranch is situated high on a shelf overlooking a green valley, creek and the cattle ranch.
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www.guestranch.com /canadian_guest_ranches_h.html   (541 words)

  
 Cattle Ranch, Cattle Ranches, and Working Cattle Ranches for Sale   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
When inquiring about a cattle ranch for sale or working cattle ranches for sale, it's rare to experience any problems requesting cattle ranch information using this form.
If you experience any difficulties requesting information about a cattle ranch for sale or a working cattle ranch for sale, simply email any cattle ranch for sale request to: Lee@crosstimbersland.com.
*We provide precise information concerning our cattle ranch and working cattle ranches for sale and pledge to respond ASAP with accurate information pertaining to questions regarding cattle ranches for sale.
www.crosstimbersland.com /request_lee.htm   (161 words)

  
 Hebbard and Webb - Arizona Cattle Ranches for sale
Arizona cattle ranches are diverse in elevation, climate and land patterns across the state.
Almost all Arizona ranches have some deeded land but the carrying capacity is usually in the form of grazing leases from state or federal agencies.
Typically, the deeded land in the ranch is where the headquarters is located and has the majority of the value in an Arizona Ranch.
www.hebbardandwebb.com /ranches.html   (344 words)

  
 Abilene Reporter News: Business
The number of cattle ranches in Texas has declined from roughly 165,000 in 1997 to about 150,000 five years later, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture's 2002 Ag Census.
In 2002 there were 9,864 cattle ranches in the 23-county Big Country area, down from 12,648 ranches in 1997.
The Watterson Ranch in the Hill Country town of Bastrop is a working Texas cattle ranch diversifying into nature tourism by offering trail rides, western events, camping and horse training.
www.reporternews.com /abil/nw_business/article/0,1874,ABIL_7948_4107049,00.html   (1523 words)

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