ranch vs shooting box

ranch

noun
  • A house or property on a plot of ranch land. 

  • A small farm that cultivates vegetables and/or livestock, especially one in the Southwestern United States. 

  • A large plot of land used for raising cattle, sheep or other livestock. 

  • Ranch dressing. 

verb
  • To operate a ranch; to engage in ranching. 

  • To work on a ranch. 

shooting box

noun
  • A small house in the country for use in the shooting season. 

  • A box in which shooting or hunting equipment is stored. 

How often have the words ranch and shooting box occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )