Which one of the following 4 places in Missouri have the most visitors annually?

St. Louis Arch

Bush Stadium

Bass Pro

St. Louis Zoo

yeah the guy they were interviewing said they may go 5-6 months and not see some of the cattle. He said their work is by horseback.

Outside of a high yield lot I can't see that one as right. King Ranch in Texas is huge. I looked it up and its over 825,000 acres. Florida just aint that big.

They were asking folks where the largest cattle ranch was and most folks did say Texas or Montana. Then they said that it was Florida!. Maybe they said 32,000 Cattle. No, the guy said 32,000 acres, I'm sure of it.

King is running 60,000 head of cattle. Do you happen to know the name of the ranch in Florida. I would like to look that one up. I think a reporter might have gotten his facts boogered up.

ok, here is what I came up with.

May 23, 2005
Discovering the Deseret Ranch

Many people may be surprised to learn that Central Florida is home to the largest working cattle ranch in the United States.

The myregion.org Naturally Central Florida Committee held their May 16 meeting at the Deseret Ranch, which occupies approximately 300,000 acres across portions of Brevard, Orange and Osceola Counties.

The Deseret Ranch is a vast environmental landscape that features pastures, citrus groves and natural wildlife habitats. It also includes 1,000 miles of canals, 250 miles of roads and 1,400 miles of fences.

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints purchased most of the ranch during the 1950’s. The ranch is part of the church’s agriculture investments and is a for-profit taxable operation. The word Deseret means honeybee and signifies industriousness and hard work. The ranch uses a “beehive” for a brand.

James Payne, a member of the myregion.org Board of Directors and the Property Manager for the ranch, led members of the committee on a bus tour of a small portion of the vast property. The headquarters for the ranch are located in the Southeast part of the land in Osceola County. It also includes a Visitor’s Center, complete with a large stuffed alligator and maps and pictures that showcase the history of the ranch.

More than 75 employees and their families live in houses across the ranch. Among the amenities of the property is a small swimming hole, which provides relaxation and heat relief for everyone in the community as well as campgrounds and rodeo arena.

There are currently 44,000 cows, including replacement heifers and purebred cows, on the ranch. They are broken into 14 cattle units and spread the 300,000 acres. A foreman and a couple cowboys operate each unit. The cattle are rotated from pasture to pasture to maintain grazing quality. Each cattle unit consists of several pastures with a variety of water and food options. Many pine, cypress and hardwood trees dot portions of the property and provide coverage for the cows on warm Florida days.

While cattle operations are the primary focus of the ranch, portions of the property are used in other ways. As part of a wildlife management plan, 45 hunt clubs lease portions of the ranch and harvest animals, thereby maintaining optimal habitat conditions and herd size. Timber is also harvested to allow for regeneration while maintaining wildlife habitat. Other site leases include TV and radio towers.

NCF Publication Nearing Completion

The myregion.org Naturally Central Florida committee has been working for several months on a publication that will showcase the need for land acquisition in the region. Seven environmentally sensitive areas have been targeted and will be featured in the publication. Keith Schue of The Nature Conservancy has been coordinating the publication, which will include articles about the significance of each of the seven areas, not just from an environmental angle, but also as they tie to economic and growth issues in the region. The publication is scheduled to be unveiled at the myregion.org Board of Director’s meeting on August 12.

Thats a healthy ranch and I am very surprised that its in Florida but not the biggest by cattle or size. I think there is one in Hawaii that is similar in size as well.

The one On the big island I THINK is 90k plus acres now. At one time I think they said it was over 200k

Welcome to cattle talk! Hey guys

I just never really thought of Florida as argricultural aside from oranges

I was looking up the ranches that I thought were big in Mt and they have all been broken up and sold. Turner is hurting that state.

Hey Jared. I just watched your Killa Z video. Now THAT'S a knife!

Well Folks, gonna head em up and move em out. Gotta get the puppy to the Vet's office, but we gotta stop by Pet co first and get her a harness instead of a collar.

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