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to move to a more productive landraising large numbers of cattle.
The large estate farms in Latin America were called haciendas. Some of there were cattle ranches and some were different types of plantations.
If we are talking the large cattle farms of mexico/ california. giving to familyies by the spanish crown they are called "Rancheros" or you could go with "The spanish land grant rancheros". It is where the word "Ranch" comes from. Rich with tradition it is were real cowboys come from and taken as a bit of a slight to be called a farm.
to move to a more productive landraising large numbers of cattle.
Large farms are commonly called plantations.
Raising large numbers of cattle
Raising large number of cattle
Raising large numbers of cattle
The large farms in the south were called plantations. Many had slaves working on them.
The raising of large herds of cattle developed in the Great Plains region because this land was near where the railroads were. The finishing of cattle developed in the north Central states because this was an area closer to where most of the people were living at the time.
Depends what's raised on that large farm. Not all large farms are called ranches, and not all ranches are farms. A large farm is often just called a large farm, a plantation (especially in the southern US), or a large farm. Also, large farms in Australia are called stations.
Large farms focused on raising a single animal were poised to all but replace diversified farms and ranches by the end of the twentieth century.