Colin McMillan & Benjamin Rummerfield, Roswell NM, Tulsa OK, 55,000 acres, 24. This program is designed to give you the ability to buy insurance protection for losses of forage produced for grazing or harvested for hay, which result in increased costs for feed, destocking, depopulating, or other actions. ACRES Charitable Solicitation Disclosures At that time, The Bloom Land and Cattle Company acquired the Diamond A Ranch in Chaves County, New Mexico and the Circle Diamond Ranch in Lincoln County, N.M., combining the two ranches into a large cattle and sheep ranching outfit called the Diamond A Cattle Company. The 81,000-acre San Cristobal is the flagship of the 1.2-million-acre accumulation of ranches across New Mexico owned by the Singleton Trust. Michael Mechenbier, Albuquerque NM, 135,000 acres, 9. They said the proposed outpost on Diamond A land made the most strategic sense in battling Mexican cartel traffickers who routinely travel through nearby mountains with carpet stuck to the bottoms of their shoes to hide their tracks. We counted only deeded acreage and not land leased from governmental agencies or other private landowners. An article published nationally in 1885, ``Land Stealing in New Mexico,'' caused a sensation. Even then, it can take dozens of acres to support one cow-calf unit. He now owns upwards of 1.2 million acres of New Mexico, at least 50,000 acres more than Turner. Historically, houses in New Mexico were furnished with a combination of locally made furniture, often in the Hispanic tradition, decorative arts from Europe and Asia and, after the establishment of railroads to the eastern United States, furniture manufactured there. Thatcher of Pueblo, CO, as a subsidiary operation to the Bloom Land and Cattle Company. A portion of the ranch less than one acre in size, including two contributing buildings dating from the late 1880s or early 1890s, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988. The owners home is a new, 3-bedroom, 2-bath manufactured home, with a 30 ft. x 12 ft. wrap-around porch providing nice views of the sunrise each morning. But while Diamond A won praises from environmentalists, area ranchers complained that Hadley bought up smaller ranchs to increase his holdings, and also would put up fences on public land, regardless of complaints, preventing movement of cattle. Ghost Ranch is a 21,000-acre education center and retreat not far from the village of Abiqui in Rio Arriba County, New Mexico. In 1993, the Hadley family bought what was then called the Gray Ranch. Mike Fitzgerald, Mosquero NM, 40,000 acres, 36. The Diamond A Cattle Company was a nationally-known ranching outfit based in New Mexico and Colorado between 1885 and 1939. The largest, most historic ranches in the Southwest. Architect Peter Pennoyer added extensions to this historic ranch house and adobe buildings to create a cohesive compound of a series of courtyards. Diamond A Cattle Company | Seligman AZ He has since relocated to the Los Angeles area. Limited duplication of CSWR material allowed for research purposes. Seligman, Ariz. Most documents pertain to the period after 1940 during which time Leon E. Williams owned Diamond A ranches in Wagon Mound, New Mexico and Eagle Butte, South Dakota. Running anywhere from 1,300 to 16,000 head of cattle on land that maintains the borders of its 1832 land grant by the Republic of Mexico, the Brophys are recognized for their commitment to the land and were the recipients of the 2008 Environmental Stewardship Award. An unexpected oasis of poplar trees and orchards in the foothills of the Capitan Mountains, Diamond A Ranch is a 120,000 acre-property in central New Mexico. Other parcels were sold to parties in Roswell, New Mexico. David Salman family, Mora NM, 40,000 acres, 33. Lamy, N.M. 1,579.94 The Diamond A Ranch lies in a unique area of the country called the Sky Islands. Senator and a county on the Arizona border is named for him--partly due to his uncanny ability to defend old land claims, often in exchange for a piece of the action. The collection includes vouchers, correspondence, tax returns, warranty deeds, and general papers pertaining to the Williams' Diamond A Cattle Company business. It is knowledge passed down from the preceding generations, for many of the ranching families of the Southwest have as much history as the cattle, and their operations can be traced back many decades. They said the proposed outpost on Diamond A land made the most strategic sense in battling Mexican cartel traffickers who routinely travel through nearby mountains with carpet stuck to the bottoms of their shoes to hide their tracks. Youve already signed up with this email address. Daily Press Staff Zane and Tanya Kiehne own ranches that span seven counties in New Mexico and seven counties in Texas and consists mostly of mountainous terrain that is home to a variety of wildlife. At that time, The Bloom Land and Cattle Company . The bunkhouse is also built of stone; both have pitched metal roofs.[2]. Later acquisitions included ranches on the Rio Hondo, in the Pecos, and at Wagon Mound, N.M. Ted Turner is not the biggest. But since territorial days, New Mexico tax policy has been heavily skewed in favor of big landowners. For months prior to the U.S. Border Patrols decision, ranchers had held meetings in nearby Lordsburg, N.M., signed petitions and wrote letters demanding that the border patrol build the outpost on federal land closer to the border. $1,500,000.00. The daily operations of the Diamond A properties were managed by former Arizona Ranger and U.S. Army Captain, Burton C. Mossman of Roswell, N.M. After 1939, the Diamond A Cattle Company holdings were broken up into smaller parcels and sold. He is a veteran journalist for national publications, most recently as a Worth magazine contributing editor. With my background in digital marketing and rodeo, this was a natural fit for me to join the team. Thatcher of Pueblo, CO, as a subsidiary operation to the Bloom Land and Cattle Company. Still, the decision only hardened the belief among some ranchers that Hadleys influence outweighed their concerns. Ponds on the ranch are ready to be stocked with fish for the owners enjoyment. One of three ranches making up the 134,000-acre Campwood Cattle Company, founded in the early 1970s by W.A. That's the big news from a pioneering Crosswinds project focusing on this question: Crosswinds set out to identify the state's 40 largest private individual or family landowners by acreage and provide some sense of their histories. this region. The owner reports both water quantity and quality is good. In 1894 The Santa Fe New Mexican reported he owned about 2 million acres and was part-owner or lawyer for owners of another 4 million acres. This month Barrett rejoins Forbes magazine as an associate editor. If you're looking for a write-up, please shoot me an email at krysta@clngo.com. Consisting of 725,000 acres spanning 75 miles from north to south. The livestock pens are good quality steel pipe and guardrail construction and contain 4 pens, an alley way, load out ramp, and a concrete slab working area. If you don't consider Coronado as our first tourist, ranching is New Mexico's only 450-year-old industry. At that time, The Bloom Land and Cattle Company . Prescott, Ariz. Bogle family, Dexter NM, 100,000 acres, 11. That's why, for example, the many branches of the Perez families of Torrance and Guadalupe Counties aren't here. I am passionate about preserving the western way of life and working with different brands and rodeos to make that happen. In 1870, however, Dameron sold it, along with his herd, to the brothers Jim C. and William R. Curtis in Jack County. Though it has its challenges in todays world, the wagon is used as a cost-effective way to work certain parts of the ranch for several days at a time. West of the Rio Grande all the way to the Arizona state line, the overwhelming bulk of the acreage is held by government, much of it connected to the huge Indian reservations. Thomas Jaynes decoration adds another layer of texture and historical vernacular to the interiors. Electricity is available at multiple locations throughout the ranch. In addition to restoring the Jacobean library, PPA added a new connecting bar with studded leather panels and rebuilt the pool pavilion in the Greek Revival style. By thirty If the buyer is interested, the owner will consider also selling the John Deere tractor, shredder, riding mower and 3 utility vehicles on the ranch. | This landscape is home to the ridge-nosed rattlesnake, Baird's sparrow, white-sided jackrabbit and pronghorn. The dining room is meant to recall elements of the Greek Revival period when the main house was originally built. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. Bidegain family, Tucumcari NM, 180,000 acres, 6. As the founder of Cable News Network and now vice chairman of Time Warner, Ted Turner is famous, even legendary. CLN: The Diamond A is one, if not the only outfit to still run wagons, why is that still important to yall? Leon E. Williams, New York businessman, acquired the Wagon Mound and South Dakota ranches. The ranch runs an Angus genetic-based cow herd. As the founder of Cable News Network and now vice chairman of Time Warner, Ted Turner is famous, even legendary. The Diamond A ranch is the largest cattle ranch in AZ. The RO lies northwest of Prescott, consisting of 257,000 acres, acquired in 1936 by the Greene Cattle Company. [1][2], The ranch headquarters is an L-shaped building constructed of 2 feet (0.61m) thick walls. Mitchell family, Albert NM, 55,000 acres, 23. An early-19th-century American tester bed in the attic bedroom is dressed with green linen bed hangings lined with stripes. Much of Turner's land is used as grazing land for over 50,000 head of buffalo - the largest private herd of bison in the world. We are pleased to have obtained an exclusive listing on the Diamond A Ranch. A portion of the ranch less than one acre in size, including two contributing buildings dating from the late 1880s or early 1890s, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988. Their expertly trained professionals will walk you through a range of options using risk-assessment tools that will take the pressure off when there is a drought in your area. | That's the big news from a pioneering Crosswinds project focusing on this question: Who owns New Mexico? . The Hadley family, heirs of the Anheuser-Busch beer company fortune, own 260,000 acres, including the massive Diamond A Ranch, which makes up a substantial part of New Mexico's southwestern tip. The owner is reporting good populations of bobwhite quail. And this is where 25 of our 40 listees have holdings. By contrast, east of the Rio Grande and north of Interstate 40, only a small portion is owned by government. The entrance arch that identifies access to the Diamond A Ranch is based on local vernacular of simple steel gates and cattle guards at the entrance to ranch properties. All six, students at the University of New Mexico, worked as editors or reporters on the, , the student newspaper. This room is the center of the house, serving as both a luxurious oasis amidst the arid ranch lands, a space of great comfort as well as organizational anchor to the adjoining rooms. The ranch is nicely improved with a new owners home, fencing, cattle guards and dirt tanks. I think (Diamond A Ranch) would rather ask for forgiveness rather than ask for permission, said Judy Keeler, a neighboring rancher who runs an 8,000-acre ranch. Daily Press Staff provide an honest assessment and discourage you from purchasing unnecessary coverage. This spacious home is light and bright, with great views of the ranch countryside. Other useful sources included the Center for Southwest Research at the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque, and the New Mexico State Library and the State Corporation Commission, both in Santa Fe. The Diamond A still continues with the theme of a spring/fall works wagon. The property also contains over 200 acres of land that was previously farm ground that has since been planted to improved grasses to enhance grazing capacity. With 640 acres to a square mile, our minimum is about 55 square miles -- roughly a square 7 1/2 miles along each side. Just as they did in the 1800s, Babbitt cowboys still follow the wagon and sleep in bedrolls, managing8,000 head of Hereford grazing on 700,000 acres of private, federal, and state lands. 2 million acres. With the purchase of Cholla Livestock by Rick and Sarah Kieckhefer, the merger of the Diamond A Ranch with the Kieckhefers K4 Ranches has created the largest cattle ranching operation in the Southwest. Caprock, N.M. Less than half is in private hands anyway. The majority of perimeter fencing is considered good to excellent, with approximately 3 miles of new fence on the ranch. Box 1371 . The Ranch lies at 5100' elevation, just west of the Continental Divide in southwest New Mexico. Global sites represent either regional branches of The Nature Conservancy or local affiliates of The Nature Conservancy that are separate entities. John Yates family, Mayhill NM, elsewhere, 100,000 acres, 12. (Ted) Turner, Roswell GA, 1,150,000 acres, 3. The Santa Fe New Mexican Other parcels were sold to parties in Roswell, New Mexico. Baeza family, Chihuahua, Chihuahua Mexico, 55,000 acres, 22. Area fire chiefs met with contractors Tuesday afternoon behind By JUNO OGLE For more than a decade Singleton has been quietly buying far smaller ranches between Santa Fe and Roswell--but a whole lot of them. Set on 120,000 acres in the arid lands of northeastern New Mexico, Diamond A Ranch is a working sheep ranch with a long history and a series of owners who each added to its expansive plan. Priority natural communities include black grama grasslands, Madrean oak woodlands and Fremont cottonwood riparian forests. The ranchs original adobe structures were built in the 1860s along a stagecoach stop, with a central section designed in the territorial style added in the 1940s. All home furnishings are included in this offering, including living room and bedroom furniture, and all televisions and appliances. The home sits at ground level, with concrete and sidewalk landscaping, a bricked retaining wall, sprinkler system in the yard, and a curbed and graveled driveway leading up to the home. 36 to 40. Now called the Diamond A Ranch and operated by Seth Hadley, a descendant of Anheuser-Busch founder Adolphus Busch, the large holding that straddles the New Mexico-Arizona border has been called one of the Last Great Places by environmentalists for its focus on saving wildlife. Diamond A Ranch Seligman, Ariz. Horton, one of the country's largest home-building companies founded by Donald Horton, outbid Los Angeles Dodgers owner Bobby Patton for the 292,779-acre Great Western Ranch in New Mexico, pictured, closing in July for more than the asking price of $59 million. The Diamond A Ranch is a 500-square-mile gem nestled in the boot heel of New Mexico. The Diamond A currently runs a remuda of 75 working saddle horses, 30 broodmares, 3 stallions, and 35 young geldings and fillies. Claims are paid. Title VI Notice of Nondiscrimination Leon E. Williams, New York businessman, acquired the Wagon Mound and South Dakota ranches. 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Central Elementary School wont get a gymnasium after all, as remaining funds from the bond By JO LUTZ Now called the Diamond A Ranch and operated by Seth Hadley, a descendant of Anheuser-Busch founder Adolphus Busch, the large holding that straddles the New Mexico-Arizona border has been called one of the "Last Great Places' by environmentalists for its focus on saving wildlife. The horses and cowboys of the Diamond A are part of an old cowboy tradition that continues to live on throughout the southwest and with a strong dedication to people, cattle, and horses the Diamond A strives to continue as a leader in the industry. User is responsible for compliance with all copyright, privacy, and libel laws. It's not surprising that only two persons on this listWilliam D. Sanders and John Yatesmade the. U.S. National Register of Historic Places, "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Diamond A Ranch", property in New Mexico on the National Register of Historic Places, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Diamond_A_Ranch_(Roswell,_New_Mexico)&oldid=1009889267, This page was last edited on 2 March 2021, at 20:10. Explore our work in The company was created in 1885 by Frank G. Bloom of Trinidad, Colorado, and M.D. It is one of a number of ranches under the ownership of Silver Spur Ranches, a 1-million-acre aggregate of cattle and horse operations. Nos. The Diamond A Ranch offers some of the best hunting in the Texas Panhandle with both whitetail and mule deer found on the ranch. Formerly known as the Boquillas, or the 3V, the 770,000-acre Diamond A is considered the largest ranch in Arizona. The bloodlines of the ranch are mostly from cow and ranch horse stock and include Tanquery Gin, Doc OLena, Colonel Freckles, Peppy San Badger, Bueno Chex, Driftwood, Zan Parr Bar, PlayGun, Easy Jet, and Doc Tom Tucker. Learn more about me at krystapaffrath.com. He proposes to construct a parking lot at the boundary to allow public access into the forest. Water, although used sparingly in this dry landscape, has a pervasive dramatic impact throughout the design. As the nation's fifth-largest state, New Mexico contains 121,335 square miles, or 77.7 million acres. Ted Turner: 2 million acres in New Mexico, South Dakota, Nebraska, and Georgia. In this one, the contemporary and Old West are celebrated with horse paintings by Joe Andoe displayed alongside antique saddles, reins, and riding gear atop an Italian cassone trunk. But you have to give New Mexico ranch operators considerable credit for perseverance. By 1977, much of the Diamond A land in New Mexico was owned by Robert O. 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