Ranching is the raising of cattle or sheep on rangeland, although one might also speak of ranching with regard to less common livestock such as elk, bison or emu. The word applies in the western United States, in Canada, Latin America and South America. (Australian usage would refer to ranches as "stations"; New Zealanders use the term "runs".) Binomial name Bos taurus Linnaeus, 1758 Cattle (called cows in vernacular usage, kine [archaic], or ky as the Scots plural of coo) are domesticated ungulates, a member of the subfamily Bovinae of the family Bovidae. ... Species See text. ... Rangeland refers to a large, mostly unimproved section of land that is predominantly used for livestock grazing. ... Sheep are commonly bred as livestock. ... Binomial name Cervus elaphus Linnaeus, 1758 Subspecies Numerous - see text. ... Binomial name Bison bison Linnaeus, 1758 Subspecies B. b. ... Species Dromaius novaehollandiae Dromaius baudinianus(extinct) Dromaius ater(extinct) disambiguation page The Emu (pronounced , or (primarily American) ) (Dromaius novaehollandiae/Dromiceius novaehollandiae, Latin for fast-footed New Hollander. ... Latin America consists of the countries of South America and some of North America (including Central America and some the islands of the Caribbean) whose inhabitants mostly speak Romance languages, although Native American languages are also spoken. ... South America South America is a continent crossed by the equator, with most of its area in the Southern Hemisphere. ... Station is the term for a large Australian landholding used for livestock production. ... Look up run in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...

Historically, during a period on the Frontier in North America after the removal of the American bison and the Native Americans and before the coming of the homesteaders, ranching dominated economic activity. The public lands on the Great Plains consisted of "open range," where anyone could turn cattle loose for grazing. Barbed wire, invented in 1869, gradually made inroads in fencing off privately owned land, especially for homesteads. Ranching became limited to lands of little use for arable farming. The Frontier can refer to: The Frontier (Hong Kong), a political group in Hong Kong The Frontier (movie) The Frontier (American history), can be a reference to a place in a certain time in American history. ... World map showing North America A satellite composite image of North America. ... Binomial name Bison bison Linnaeus, 1758 Subspecies B. b. ... A Hupa man, 1923 The term indigenous peoples of the Americas encompasses the inhabitants of the Americas before the arrival of the European explorers in the 15th century, as well as many present-day ethnic groups who identify themselves with those historical peoples. ... A homestead is: A farm with the buildings around it, see homestead (buildings) Ones legal residence, see homestead (law) An area measure of 160 acres (650,000 m²), see homestead (area) and Homestead Act To homestead is to establish ownership of previously unowned property (usually but not exclusively land... In all modern states, some land is held by central or local governments. ... The Great Plains is the broad expanse of prairie which lies east of the Rocky Mountains in the United States of America and Canada, covering all or parts of the U.S. states of New Mexico, Texas, Oklahoma, Colorado, Kansas, Nebraska, Wyoming, Montana, South Dakota and North Dakota and the... Modern barbed wire Barbed wire is a type of fencing wire constructed with sharp edges or points arranged at intervals along the strand(s). ... 1869 (MDCCCLXIX) is a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Sunday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar. ... In geography, arable land is a form of agricultural land use, meaning land that can be (and is) used for growing crops. ...

Ranching forms part of the iconography of the Western in motion pictures. Iconography is the study and interpretation of images in art. ... Broncho Billy Anderson, from The Great Train Robbery The Western movie is one of the classic American film genres. ...

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Ranching companies

Cattle drive in Colorado, USA

• The Thomas Ranch- located in Cochise County, Tombstone, Bisbee, Arizona since 1902.
• 6666 Ranch - located in West Texas.
• King Ranch - one of the largest ranches in the world, located in south Texas.
• Vestey Group - major cattle ranching and interests in Argentina, Brazil and Venezuela.
• XIT Ranch - a large ranch in the western Texas Panhandle (no longer in existence).
• CS Cattle Company - a large family owned ranch in Northern New Mexico
• La Escalera Ranch - Ranked by Texas Monthly magazine as one of the largest ranches in Texas, estimated 300,000 acres located in Pecos County, Reeves County, Brewster and Baylor County; owned and operated by the Gerald Lyda family, headquartered in Fort Stockton, Texas. The Lyda family has been involved in other major ranching operations in Texas, Oklahoma and New Mexico, including the sprawling Ladder Ranch in southeastern New Mexico, now owned by media mogul Ted Turner.
• Double Check Ranch, Arizona Sun Natural Beef - located in Dudleyville, AZ.

The sprawling 300,000 acre La Escalera Ranch is located 20 miles south of Fort Stockton and is owned and operated by the Gerald Lyda family. The ranch extends over much of Pecos County and portions of Reeves, Brewster and Baylor Counties. Originally owned by California-based Elsinore Land & Cattle Company, the 100-year old ranch was acquired by Gerald Lyda of San Antonio, Texas and re-named La Escalera Ranch (Spanish for "The Ladder"). It is known for its reputation herd of crossbred Angus cattle and its abundant wildlife. Located near the entrance to the ranch is Sierra Madera Mountain, which scientists say was created when a huge meteorite struck the earth. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1738x2712, 1435 KB) Summary Source: http://library. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1738x2712, 1435 KB) Summary Source: http://library. ... The Thomas Ranch was founded in 1902, the same year that Bisbee, Arizona was founded. ... Cochise County is located in the southeastern corner of the state of Arizona. ... Tombstone most commonly means a headstone marking the grave of a deceased person. ... Bisbee may refer to: Bisbee, Arizona Bisbee, North Dakota This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Official language(s) None Capital Phoenix Largest city Phoenix Area  - Total  - Width  - Length  - % water  - Latitude  - Longitude Ranked 6th 295,254 km² 500 km 645 km 0. ... 1902 (MCMII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... West Texas is a region in Texas which has more in common geographically with the Southwestern United States than it does with East Texas and North Texas. ... King Ranch logo - the running W brand King Ranch, located in south Texas between Corpus Christi, Texas and Brownsville, Texas, is one of the worlds largest ranches (larger than Rhode Island). ... Official language(s) None. ... The Vestey Group (Vestey Group Ltd) (formerly Vestey Brothers) is a privately owned UK group of companies, comprised of an international food product business (that includes meats, dairy products, frozen vegetables,bakery products, food services and trading) and significant cattle ranching and sugar cane farming interests in Brazil and Venezuela. ... The XIT Ranch was a cattle ranch in the Panhandle of Texas which operated from 1885 to 1912. ... The Texas Panhandle is a region of the state of Texas consisting of the northernmost 26 counties in the state. ... Pecos County is a county located in the state of Texas. ... Reeves County is a county located in the state of Texas. ... Brewster is the name of some places in the United States: Brewster, Florida Brewster, Kansas Brewster, Massachusetts Brewster, New York Brewster, Ohio Brewster is also a common surname, and less common first name: Benjamin H. Brewster, American attorney, cabinet member David Brewster, Scottish scientist Harlan Carey Brewster, Canadian politician Kingman... Baylor County is a county located in the state of Texas. ... A couple of hippies playing cowboy in the desert. ... Dudleyville is a census-designated place located in Pinal County, Arizona. ...

Further reading

• Breaking Clean, Judy Blunt, Knopf, 2002, hardcover, ISBN 0375401318
• This Was Cattle Ranching: Yesterday and Today, Virginia Paul, Superior Publishing Company, Seattle, Washington, 1973
• Heart-Diamond Kathy L. Greenwood, University of North Texas Press, 1989, hardback, ISBN 0-929398-08-4
• Cattle Ranges of the Southwest, published 1898, hosted by the Portal to Texas History

External links

• The Handbook of Texas Online: Ranching