![]() ![]() I think the Kansas Livestock Association still awards $250,000.00 for any knowledge of thereof. Cattle rustling is still alive and well.The fancy ones you imagine, all “built-in one,” get muddy. That is, it has to be executed in 5 strokes. They use a flat bar brand for the XIT, still do.Beyond practicalities, the hide marking has historical significance as noted in Blake Allmendinger’s book, The Cowboy: Representations of Labor in an American Work Culture.It used to be that a brand was still required in the state of Kansas to sell cattle within a sale barn, and it still increases price of the animal. Unlike a Ranch name of which there can be many, only one XIT brand can be registered per state. I’m thinking, Tom, that you were maybe driving through Dalhart? I want to hear your L.A. I’m sure there’s some remnant of the original. in the area keep the XIT in their business name. ![]() I wonder if those Brits were annoyed with this investment? Nonetheless, the land deal left us with the beautiful pink granite Texas State Capitol in Austin.īut, every feedlot, feedstore, etc. It was only in operation as a working ranch for 27 years. ![]() The XIT Ranch began operations in 1885, but timing was bad. In 1882, the legislature made a deal with Charles and John Farwell of Chicago to come up with the money: $3,000,000.00, provided by a syndicate led by the Farwells of mostly British investors, in exchanage for the 3,000,000 acres in the Texas Panhandle. In 1879, the Texas legislature appropirated 3,000,000 acres of land to finance a new state capitol for Texas. It did cover land in ten counties in Texas.Ī brief history of the “other” XIT Ranch in Texas. The brand was to thwart cattle rustlers, but I have no history of the actual reading of the X I T. The XIT Ranch in Texas does NOT stand for this: This will be executed by another best, local, family business Luminous Neon of Hutchinson. I do hope for a nice big neon “Party Ranch” sign for the kids someday. They don’t have a sign, the relevent people find them. for over a hundred years, so this is deserved. They have been under family operation under the Adams Cattle Co. The XIT Ranch feels they are THE XIT RANCH, if not everywhere, than in Kansas. In desire to not impart any misleading information, I have to tell you that the XIT Ranch in southwest Kansas and the Oklahoma Panhandle is likely not the XIT that you passed on your drives. I don’t think I replied to your post, Tom. Keep up the great reporting.Ĭomment by Tom Rooker - 12:13 pm | Edit This in the winter, when there was no heat or humidity. I loved driving past the XIT on my way to LA. This is a picture of my father-law Raymond E. ![]()
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