The XIT Ranch was a cattle ranch in the Texas Panhandle which operated from 1885 to 1912. Comprising over 3,000,000 acres (12,000 km 2) of land, it ran for 200 miles (300 km) along the border with New Mexico, varying in width from 20 to 30 miles (30 to 50 km).

Dedicated to land stewardship and production of the highest quality cattle and ranch horses. Once considered the largest cattle ranch in the world, the cattle division remains a vital component of XIT ranch operations.

Aug 28, 2022 · The XIT Ranch in the 1880’s was the largest ranch in the world under fence, and it all laid in the Texas Panhandle. Its three million acres sprawled from the old Yellowhouse headquarters near what is now Lubbock, Texas, northward to the Oklahoma Panhandle, in an irregular strip that was roughly about thirty miles wide.

In 1885, the Farwell brothers from Chicago founded the XIT Ranch of Texas. The XIT’s ranchlands in Texas have an interesting origin story — the State of Texas was land rich but cash poor and was in dire need of a new Capitol Building after a terrible fire in 1881.

On July 1, 1885, the first XIT cattle arrived in the Panhandle. Starting with 2,500 longhorns, the ranch at its pinnacle, was home to 150,000 head of cattle, used 1,000 horses, and employed 150...

Jul 3, 2018 · The old ranch area is proving itself a region particularly adapted to the raising of chickens and turkeys. And now, in the opening months of 1927, there is not one of the Ten Counties in Texas, but with dreams of becoming the oil center of the Panhandle field.

Jul 15, 2020 · Explore the fascinating history of the XIT Ranch, its role in financing the Texas Capitol, and its evolution into one of the largest cattle ranches in the United States.

Apr 15, 2022 · Come closing, the XIT Ranch will return to Texas after a 60-year hiatus. How proud would Danny be? The Rita Blanca will serve as the XIT’s cow-calf division – around 500 head, depending on conditions.

Sep 29, 2016 · The XIT was once one of the largest ranches in Texas, comprising 3 million acres along the Texas-New Mexico border in the Panhandle area of the state. In 1879, the State of Texas was looking for funds with which to build the Capitol building.

The XIT Ranch was a real ranch in a real part of Texas with real cowboys managing it. It all began when the Capitol building in Austin, Texas burned to the ground. At the time, just following the costly Civil War, Texas found itself cash poor but land rich.