Facility Design and Equipment

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Facility Design and Equipment

• Section 4

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Choosing an Acreage

• There are many factors to consider.
• Location
• Climate
• Water
• Topography
• Soil
• Other natural Amenities
• Utilities and Services

• Zoning and other Legalities
• Road and Access
• Pollution
• Number of Acres
• Pests
• The Future
• Price

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Choosing an Acreage

• Location
• Live on the land or commute?
• Determine a reasonable distance you are willing
  to commute.
• Climate
• Do you want the four seasons?
• Consider
• Temperature
• Precipitation
• Wind
• Humidity
• Length of growing season
• Length of riding season

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Choosing an Acreage

• Water
• Availability and quality are utmost important
• City vs well
• Are there any legal restrictions that prevent
  drilling.
• Depth of ground water table

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Choosing an Acreage

• Topography
• Note the way the slopes face
• Identify any natural or manmade structures that
  might block the elements
• A slope of 2 to 6 is ideal
• 2 to 6 feet rise or fall per 100 ft
• Soil
• Topsoil profile
• Types
• Sandy loam is ideal
• Sandy
• Clay
• Gravely

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Choosing an Acreage

• Natural Amenities
• Stand of trees
• Mountains
• Streams
• Bluffs
• Ponds
• Utilities and Service
• Undeveloped vs Developed land
• Electricity
• Telephone
• Municipal water or well
• Natural gas lines
• Sewage
• Landfills

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Choosing an Acreage

• Zoning and Other Legalities
• Various city, county, and state regulations may
  dictate what you can do.
• Restrictions
• Building locations
• Number of livestock
• Sanitation requirements
• Stallion management

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Choosing an Acreage

• Roads and Access
• Make sure access is not land locked
• Property has all-weather access
• Sizable for trailering and trucking supplies and
  livestock
• Determine easements
• Shared
• Legal right-of-ways
• Pollution
• Factories
• Sawmills
• Power plants
• Landfills
• Etc.

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Choosing an Acreage

• Number of Acres
• Buy more than you can need if possible
• Remember the acreage loss due to buildings
• Have room to expand
• Know the carrying capacity the land
• Pests
• Geographical areas have specific pests
• Flies, ticks, other bugs, poisonous snakes, or
  scorpions.

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Choosing an Acreage

• The Future
• Survey surrounding properties for opportunities
• Purchase land to provide a buffer
• Price
• Dont forget the factors which influence the
  price
• Compare prices of similar land
• Calculate costs
• Financing
• Utilities
• Essential improvements
• Yearly taxes