For #2:

Brand New Start (http://gestaltrose.livejournal.com/34373.html) and Find His Way Back (http://gestaltrose.livejournal.com/45791.html) by gestaltrose: "Jared Padalecki is one messed up kid, after his parent die he his tossed from Foster home to Foster home slowly losing everyone he loves. He's given one last chance with the Ackles. Can he come to peace with his past? Will he admit that he's attracted to Jensen? AU story of a hurt boy who's trying to find some peace and maybe, if he's lucky, love." (heed the warnings on this one)

All the Way Home (http://archiveofourown.org/works/215789)by peggy_lane: "When his life went to hell, Jensen left Dallas and moved to the small family ranch to start over. It's a lonely, solitary existence until he hires Jared to help out around the place. Jared's a temptation that's hard to resist and Jensen finds himself beginning to live again. But ranching isn't his calling, and Jared's running from some demons of his own; he's not the type to stick around. They're temporary, and Jensen thinks he's fine with that, but letting go has never been so hard to do."

The Shortest Distance (http://archiveofourown.org/works/3261524/chapters/7112558) by compo67: "The year is 1935 and the Great Plains are hurting. Beaten down, dirt and dust-laden, the people of these Plains live in a constant haze. Jared is twenty years old and struggling to keep his adoptive family alive and cared for. When his husband Cole died, much of the faith in this land died with him, though they have stayed because this is their land. They stay because they belong here. Cole’s cousin arrives in from Montana two years too late, seeking to uproot his kin and change their lives. With nature against man and man against nature, no one remains the same." (LOVED this one)

Finding My Way Home Started with Finding You (http://ladyrhyanne.livejournal.com/13130.html) by ladyrhyanne: "Scott McCoy is searching for who he is, literally. Seven months ago he woke up from a coma with no memory as to who he is or how he ended up in the hospital in the first place. Not entirely content at the ranch he has taken refuge at but not exactly ready to face an unknown past he`s convinced himself to stay until he has more money saved up. That is until the sleepwalking and the dreams start then he knows he has to start searching for the life he`s forgotten."

Happy Plastic People (http://www.sinful-desire.org/archive/viewstory.php?sid=4447) by anyothergirl415: "In the wake of his family’s hatred, Jared is left to deal with the pieces of himself. Being friends with a perfect Christian boy like Jensen is downright terrifying but Jared can’t seem to stay away."

That Padalecki Kid (http://maddys-slash.livejournal.com/85770.html) by apostrophee: "Jared’s got a secret." (this one's kinda dark)

and in case you're also interested in ranch-setting Wincest fics:

The Consequences of Falling (http://archiveofourown.org/works/1142844/chapters/2312717) by colette_capricious: "Sometimes when you evaluate the same old actions through new eyes, certain truths become self-evident. Or we see what we expect to see."