ranching operation

collocation in English

meaningsofranchingandoperation

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ranching
noun[U]
uk
/ˈrɑːn.tʃɪŋ/us
/ˈræn.tʃɪŋ/
the activity of keeping animals on ...
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operation
noun
uk
/ˌɒp.ərˈeɪ.ʃən/us
/ˌɑː.pəˈreɪ.ʃən/
the fact of operating or ...
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It typifies an early 20th-centuryranchingoperation, that became a successful beef cattle and sheep operation.
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Some argued that it was impossible to maintain a successfulranchingoperationin the region with only 640 acres of land.
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There was also a significantranchingoperationknown as the 76 ranches.
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His family continued theranchingoperation, which still exists.
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By 1932, theranchingoperationwas enjoying moderate success.
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He is employed in the administration of his family's cattleranchingoperation.
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During the 1870s and 1880s the ranch was typical of many medium-sized ranching operations in cattle country.
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Farming and ranching operations occupy most of the economic activity in the region, with ranching dominating the drier western end.
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As the ranching operations grew and prospered, they began to raise hay in the lower, temperate valley to feed the cattle in the winter.
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As early as the 1860s, sheep and cattle ranching operations along with dairy farming became prominent enterprises in the local economy.
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Various cattle ranching operations surround the area.
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She managed the cattle ranching operations and branched out into guest ranching, letting rooms, and providing guests with horses to ride and guided trail tours for a fee.
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Ranching operations ceased in 1976.
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Limited settlement took place in the late 19th century in the form of small homesteads that took advantage of the open range to become ranching operations.
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