How much acreage do you have?

We are in the same boat. The house we are fixing up to move into this spring is on 4 acres, which should do, but we own 10 acres about 50 miles south of here. Let us know when you figure out that house moving thing.

7.82 acres

We have 25 acres and two full-time jobs. It's about two acres woods/stream, 15 acres hayland, and 8 acres dedicated pasture. Here in south-central TN, 25 acres will self-sustainably support 10 cow/calf pairs in a cow-calf operation, or up to 50 goats at a time. I have run both cattle and goats over the years. Self-sustainably means nothing is brought in. All hay, water etc., come from onsite. I actually run a hay surplus, and sell my excess, even after having it harvested on shares.

It is possible to have too much land, if your acreage is all employed in farming operations and you also have off-farm work or other responsibilities. Livestock husbandry is more labor intensive than crops, and crops are more intensive than trees. Type of livestock also influences the amount of man-hours dedicated to the farm. Some stock requires more time than other stock. Stocking rate and facilities add into that. Nice facilities cut your labor, but add to costs.

Lastly, where you live determines the workload, as well. If I was not maintaining my farm at all times through livestock grazing, hay cutting, or brush mowing, it would grow up into 20-foot trees within a decade. This is the grass and tree growingest area I have ever seen! It will support one cow-calf pair per acre sustainably. The acreage down the road was open pasture 20 years ago (and I tried to buy it then!), but has not been maintained. It is now 30 to 40 foot trees. Having lived in the Midwest, I can tell you the plants don't overwhelm nearly as fast there as they do here in the South.

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We have 6 acres and it's plenty.

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I'm not sure. I think it's about 1 1/2 acre here.

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thought we had 28 acres +/ or - at our land
Checked my tax statement and added up the parcels and I own 32 acres. At least I am paying taxes on that many. I'd say 6 acres are pasture and the rest is woods. We have a cave on our property which is kind of cool. Not real big but big enough to house bats. The only thing we don't have is water. There's a nice3 spring about 15 feet off the propery line:>( Oh well we can always dig a pond.
As for the ? can you ever own too much? I don't think so...as long as you can pay the taxes the more the better.

The homestead is 65 acres, 43 on the mining claims (patented).

I've lived in N.C., S.C., Florida, N.Y., Colorado, California and Michigan and it's rude to ask that in every place I've lived. Tacky, really.

Just 5. That's enough for now.

we have just under two. Wish I had more. We also have a riverfront property for pleasure, about 4 acres, but part of it floods in the spring and is "dikey"
We do have blackberries, currants, apples and nectarines growing on the river place.

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Please know that it was not my intention to offend anyone or be tacky. My husband and I are searching for land and often have discussions about how much we really need and considering that we both have full time jobs and will be the only caretakers if there is such a thing as too much acreage. Land here an hour from Kansas City, MO is going for roughly $3,000 an acre.

Again, I apologize.

we currently have 3.8

but get all that you can/afford. my dad always says, get land...cause they ain't makin no more of it!

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We currently live on 1/6 of an acre, mostly pasture (okay, it's a lawn!). We have 7 acres, all woods, in upstate SC. We plan to get the homestead started there next year. I doubt we'll use all of it at our age, unless TSHTF, and we have to live off of it.

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doesn't seem rude to me to ask how much property folks on a homesteading forum have. In fact I think its a good question with some interesting answers.

2.07 acres, but I don't really use more than maybe 1/4 acre. I'm no farmer or rancher. I just wanted a rural property where I could build a cabin to live rent & mortgage free.

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I agree.

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6 acres, surrounded by the NC wildlife gamelands. More than I can tote.

96 acres and wanting more!

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I agree that it is not tacky at all to ask how much land others have. If someone doesn't want to answer it, that is their choice.

I agree that it is not tacky, if you think it is, don't read the thread.