Work or Fun ..

Chow :
It looks like a lot of work, but it looks beautiful and peaceful. I think some work can be fun, especially if you get to enjoy a nice piece of land like that.

Chow : Definitely both - but you also don't have to mow pastures like a regular suburban lawn. And you can add trees (pecan?) to reduce the amount of maintenance, although trees have their own maintenance requirements. We keep about 5 acres open in our place in Buffalo, and the rest is forest, so we have a timber exemption on the land. A tractor makes quick work of mowing the "pasture" area a few times a year. Txbutterfly mentioned goats over cattle. Cows are work, horses are insane work. I have one friend that does nothing but take care of his horses. And they almost never ride them.

I think we can get a couple MILs to graze the pasture

buffaloglenn : I'm not doing horses if anything I'd rent the stables out but then that means there's people there all the time. I'm looking at tractors I'm not against it I just don't want to mow every weekend, I have some buddies that do that and it seems like that's all they do

buffaloglenn
What would you do with that? It's about 13 acres

Chow : Understood - but most guys that mow that often are trying to keep their pasture area looking like a city lawn. No need to do that; in fact it's better to let the grass grow a little, especially as dry as it gets in our area in the summer. I mow mine about four times a year, and it looks nice.

buffaloglenn : Yeah they're goin for manicured pastures they live in Waller hardly any trees it's like little house on the prairie out there

Chow : Mow the open area to keep it open (more valuable for resale), unless you want something like fruit or pecan trees. If you did want to plant some trees, you could do it in orderly fashion in an open area.

buffaloglenn : I'd plant a lemon tree but it'd be closer to the house. That's about it

Mowing close to the house keeps the snakes and rodents down to a minimum.

Chow : Nice place! We've been looking at land for years but haven't bit the bullet yet. We would put a granny pod on it for my mom along with something for my sister, maybe. DS would probably split it with us as he's been wanting land as well. I'd plant trees, not pine, have a garden, maybe some goats (away from the garden lol), a stocked pond to get DH out of the house, and maybe a she-shed depending on the size of the house. I want to have a tree farm or something to for the AG exemption, too. There is a place on the north side of Lufkin that is absolutely gorgeous with a huge house but you can barely see it due to the trees. It is priced in the millions and this girl has dreams, but not the expensive ones. lol

Sunnycl Chow :
Yes, but with honey............you can make wine....or I use it when making a batch of Meade!!

Chow :
That looks so beautiful. Problem is it is out in the middle of nowhere. But I promise I will visit at least once.

I think I would prefer have a fence around the back of house so I could mow the lawn in the nude if owned the property. Just a thought.

Chow :
It's beautiful, work, and relaxation. Work can be therapeutic. If I was thirty years younger it would be very interesting.