Just plain ol' "Ranch" will suit any sized ranch just fine.
Mainly for working cattle or sheep or other large herbivores that are raised on a ranch.
In Australia the term 'station' is used eg. a sheep station or a cattle station. The term is equivalent to 'ranch' which is used in other parts of the English speaking word. These stations can cover thousands of square kilometres.
Cattle and livestock graze on a ranch.
The brand that Will Rogers used on his cattle was a Dog Iron. Rogers is also known for his lasso use on the cattle at his ranch.
Abaction is the legal term for the carrying away of things, particularly animals, by human force. It is also a term used for the large-scale stealing of cattle.
Cattle were branded with a brand used only by that ranch.
The ranch didn't have to rely on springs and other natural sources to water their cattle with, they just used windmills as a source of energy to pump water to stock tanks for their cattle to drink from.
They used their knowledge of herding cattle and their horses to round them up from the home-base on the ranch, then moved them from the ranch to the place that they are going to sell them. Cattle drives always take more than one cowboy to complete. For instance, over a 500 head of cattle usually took about 10 horsemen to drive from point A to point B which often was 50 or 100 miles away.
Herd is a term generally used for large herbivores: cattle, horses, elephants, antelope, deer et cetera.
Because the rancher of King Ranch obviously wanted enough land to raise cattle and to experiment with a bunch of breeding programs to create some new and better breeds for the USA.
Yes, barbed wire is used in the JA ranch. Barbed wire is commonly used in ranching and farming to create boundaries and contain livestock. It helps to prevent animals from wandering off or entering restricted areas.
Driving cattle is herding cattle; folks also use the term "working" cattle or "running cattle through" in terms of processing cattle.