Commercialfarmer":3oodacou said:
Took a drive down highway 1 while on the west coast.
If you can't tell, those are herefords. Apparently they are paying there way on the high dollar real estate side.
Not necessarily. I don't know any of the details, but there is some sort of fairly substantial tax benefits in CA for agricultural land which is being "actively" farmed. In some of the wealthiest communities surrounding San Diego the land owners plant the entire property with oranges, except for the area immediately surrounding the house, to reap the benefits of the tax breaks. Often they just let the fruit drop off the trees and rot, since they don't need what little money a few acres will produce. If you're in cattle country why not do the same, and since you're wealthy enough not to care, why not put something with pretty colors and nice markings, even if they don't pay their own way? If it were me in that situation I'd have it stocked full of Longhorns, Watusi, Highlanders or something with a belt.
But agreed, it is nice country. You haven't lived until you've seen the Sequoia.