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A Ranch is an area of land, including buildings and structures, given primarily to the grazing of livestock on Rangeland . Ranches may be of nearly any size and if the ranch includes arable or irrigated land, the ranch may also engage in raising crops, especially hay and feed grains. Some ranches also cater to tourists (see Dude Ranch ). RANCH EXAMPLES Two of the largest ranches in the world are:
RANCHES OUTSIDE USA In Argentina ranches are known as estancias and are extensive. In Australia ranches are known as 'stations' usually in the context of what stock they carry - usually as Cattle Station or Sheep Station . They exist mainly on Rangeland s and were in most cases administered as Pastoral Lease s by state governments. SEE ALSO EXTERNAL LINKS |