In article >,
Ranee Mueller > wrote:


> > sounds like a plan! where I live in VA, I would have to have so many
> > acres per bull and per cow...im not sure the formula...but something
> > like, 1.5 acres per cow..?...
>
> It shouldn't have to do with what state you live in, but how much
> room the cow needs to graze. Dexters require 1/2 an acre a head. The
> Guernseys require more like the 1 1/2 you mention. We have about five
> acres we can use out here, good pasture too.


It does though. My SIL used to live in Kent, and they only allowed two
horses per acre.

As far as grazing goes, I understand that around here, it is up to five
acres per cow. We get very little rain, especially during the summer.

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Dan Abel

Petaluma, California, USA