The 6666 Ranch (a.k.a. Four Sixes Ranch ) is a historic farm in King County, Texas and Carson County and Hutchinson County, Texas.
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Location
The main part of this farm is located near the town of Guthrie in King County, Texas. It covers 350,000 hectares of land. The main ranch house is from US Highway 82. The Dixon Creek section covers 108,000 acres of land in Carson and Hutchinson districts. The Dixon Creek runs through this farm section near Panhandle, Texas.
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History
This farm was founded by Captain Samuel Burk Burnett in 1900 after he bought land from Louisville Land and Cattle Company. Legend has it that he won the farm from a card game, where he scored four points six. However, Burnett and his descendants have denied this folklore story. Instead, the name comes from the first herd raised on a farm, labeled '6666.'
Burnett raised the race of Herefords and Durham pure race cows, who won national prizes at livestock shows across the United States. He also raised a pony quarter of pure race. In 1918, 2,000 head of cattle were killed by a blizzard. However, three years later, in 1921, oil was found on farms, turning it into a very profitable company.
After Burnett's death in 1920, the farm was inherited by his grandson, Anne Valliant Burnett Tandy. He bought Gray Badger II and Hollywood Gold, two show horses that live on the farm. In 1936, there were 20,000 Hereford cows at the farm. In the 1960s and 1970s, barns on farms were used in advertising for Marlboro, a cigarette brand. In addition, in 1975, the movie scenes of Mackintosh and T.J. was filmed on the farm.
In 1980, the farm was forwarded to Burnett's great-grandson, Anne Windfohr Marion, and his grandson, Wendi Grimes. Marion ran the farm with her fourth husband, John L. Marion. They have cultivated Brangus cows with Herefords to produce Black Baldie, a cow that is resistant to cedar flies. In addition, a hundred hens have been raised on the farm every year.
The ranch has been painted by Tom Ryan and Mondel Rogers. A barn from a farm has been moved to the National Heritage Heritage Center in Lubbock, Texas.
References
External links
- Official website
Source of the article : Wikipedia
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