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["Lynda" <lurine AT softcom.net>]

No, they are the ideal for a given area, not a specific piece of property 
AND in many cases, ie. real estate ads, it is just pure wishful thinking or 
blantant b.s. dreamed up by a real estate agent!

Lynda
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bill Jones" <billj AT harborside.com>

> The carrying capacity given in real estate ads or soil survey tables
> would no doubt be the maximum that can be acheived under conditions of
> proper management.  Certainly this quantity has no minimum.
>
> I would estimate my maximum carrying capacity at around 1.5, or better,
> once the new pasture is planted.  So on 2.5 acres I can keep about 10
> sheep (6 sheep = 1 steer for this purpose).