What is the difference between a Farm and a Ranch?
• A tract of land cultivated for the purpose of agricultural production. • A tract of land devoted to the raising and breeding of domestic animals. • An area of water devoted to the raising, breeding, or production of a specific aquatic animal: a trout farm; an oyster farm. • An area of land devoted to the storage of a commodity or the emplacement of a group of devices: a tank farm; an antenna farm. Ranches: • An extensive farm, especially in the western United States, on which large herds of cattle, sheep, or horses are raised. • A large farm on which a particular crop or kind of animal is raised: a mink ranch. • A house in which the owner of an extensive farm lives. The word “Ranch” has different connotations to different people, be it mountain landscapes with sparkling streams, rolling land with tall grass and grazing horses, cowboys rounding up a herd of cattle or a secluded fishing paradise. We share some of these interpretations and offer some of our own below of various types of
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