TDA Honors Historic Farms, Ranches

In a celebration of agriculture and family heritage, Agriculture Commissioner Todd Staples honored 82 farms and ranches spanning 61 Texas counties at the 39th Annual Family Land Heritage (FLH) ceremony in early November. The ceremony, conducted in the House Chamber at the Texas State Capitol, recognizes Texas families who have kept their farms and ranches in continuous agricultural production for 100 years or more.

To date, the Texas Department of Agriculture has recognized more than 4,800 properties in 237 counties across Texas. Agriculture is one of Texas’ leading economic drivers, contributing some $100 billion to the state’s economy.

Cherokee County
Stephens Family Farm
Founded in: 1847

Hood County
Massey Home Site
Founded in: 1860

Jim Wells County
El Paisano Ranch
Founded in: 1835

Titus County
Christopher Williams Homestead, 5B Ranch
Founded in: 1860

Anderson County
John Williams Farm
Founded in: 1899

Austin County
4-Q-Farm
Founded in: 1871

Austin County
Belunek Farm
Founded in: 1896

Austin County
Ueckert Family Farm
Founded in: 1914

Baylor County
The Hewitt Place
Founded in: 1914

Bell County
Gerstenberg Farm
Founded in: 1913

Brazos County
Richard Bienski Family Ranch
Founded in: 1909

Brown County
Byler Angus Farm
Founded in: 1909

Burleson County
G4 Ranch
Founded in: 1907

Burleson County
Maresh Farm
Founded in: 1907

Camp County
Marshall/McSpadden/Bradshaw Farm
Founded in: 1913

Cherokee County
Holcomb Farm
Founded in: 1897

Cherokee County
John Moseley Long Farm
Founded in: 1913

Childress County
James R. Perkins Farm and Ranch
Founded in: 1907

Coke County
Washam Paint Creek Farm and Ranch
Founded in: 1913

Colorado County
Circle W Ranch Bernardo
Founded in: 1879

Colorado County
Circle W Ranch Frelsburg
Founded in: 1909

Cooke County
Vogel Farm
Founded in: 1913

Cooke County
Vogel Farm
Founded in: 1913

Dallas County
Trees-Waddle Farm
Founded in: 1892

Delta County
Klondike Farm, a Division of Shady H Ranch
Founded in: 1881

Erath County
Anderson Ranch “The Ford Place”
Founded in: 1911

Erath County
Diamond B Farms
Founded in: 1889

Falls County
Alford McDonald Johnson Farm
Founded in: 1914

Fayette County
Buscha Farm
Founded in: 1906

Fayette County
Sula’s Farm and Ranch
Founded in: 1913

Fayette County
William Bauer Homestead
Founded in: 1914

Floyd County
Flying T Farms
Founded in: 1906

Floyd County
Holt Family Farm
Founded in: 1914

Garza County
Maxey Farm
Founded in: 1914

Gillespie County
Kusenberger Farm and Ranch
Founded in: 1913

Gonzales County
Frank Roy and Annie Kuntschik Benes Family Farm
Founded in: 1914

Guadalupe County
Dietert Farm
Founded in: 1902

Hale County
Sageser Family Farm
Founded in: 1892

Haskell County
Grandma’s Farm
Founded in: 1900

Haskell County
Home Place Farm
Founded in: 1900

Howard County
H.H. Wilkinson’s Cross F Ranch
Founded in: 1913

Jack County
Prunty Ranch
Founded in: 1908

Jones County
Crow Ranch
Founded in: 1900

Karnes County
Flat Top Three Ranch
Founded in: 1914

Kent County
Goodall Farm
Founded in: 1913

Kinney County
Toft Ranch
Founded in: 1914

Knox County
Morris-Townsend
Founded in: 1906

Lavaca County
Kallus/Pesek Farm
Founded in: 1895

Lee County
Louis T. and Thelma Schatte Family Farm
Founded in: 1910

Leon County
The Kings Highway Ranch “The Farm”
Founded in: 1913

Live Oak County
Salt Creek Ranch
Founded in: 1914

Madison County
Strawther Family Farm
Founded in: 1910

Mason County
Kettner Ranch
Founded in: 1871

Mason County
Kruse Ranch
Founded in: 1899

Mason County
Lindsay Ranch
Founded in: 1871

Montague County
Fite Homestead
Founded in: 1914

Morris County
Pollan Ranch
Founded in: 1912

Parker County
Walker Farms
Founded in: 1913

Randall County
Kuhlman & Sons Farm & Ranch
Founded in: 1914

Smith County
Will Reeves Farm
Founded in: 1913

Stonewall County
The Vahlenkamp Farm
Founded in: 1904

Stonewall County
Collom Farm and Ranch
Founded in: 1913

Stonewall County
Modene Sandlin Hawkins Family Ranch
Founded in: 1906

Stonewall County
S.R. Hawkins Ranch
Founded in: 1907

Stonewall County
Sedberry Ranch
Founded in: 1906

Throckmorton County
Davis Ranch: Hog Creek
Founded in: 1901

Travis County
Heine Farms Ranch
Founded in: 1893

Trinity County
Bar E Farm
Founded in: 1908

Uvalde County
Balzen Farm
Founded in: 1906

Uvalde County
McNair Ranch
Founded in: 1905

Val Verde County
Davis Ranch
Founded in: 1905

Victoria County
The A-E Ranch
Founded in: 1902

Washington County
Mazurkiewicz Farm
Founded in: 1913

Washington County
The Lorenz Mazurkiewicz Homestead
Founded in: 1913

Webb County
Santo Niño Ranch
Founded in: 1905
Webb County
Summers El Ranchito LTD
Founded in: 1898

Wilson County
Rotter Farm
Founded in: 1911

Wise County
10-7 Ranch
Founded in: 1913