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104 The LandReport | W I N T E R 2 0 1 5 LANDREPORT.COM George Thomas and William David Reynolds registered the Long X brand, and the two began running their herds as far west as the Davis Mountains and as far north as Wyoming, Utah, Montana, Nebraska, the Dakotas, and Canada. Thanks to their suc- cess, they were able to establish a base of operations on ranches in Haskell, Shack- elford, and Throckmorton Counties. In 1884, they incorporated at the First National Bank in Albany. In 1895, they acquired 232,000 acres in Jeff Davis County on which they es- tablished the Long X Ranch. The brothers' heirs own ranches in Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, Montana, and North Dakota. Paul Fireman 247,000 acres The former chairman of Reebok owns Winecup-Gamble Ranch, one of the largest deeded ranches in Nevada. Fireman also built Liberty National Golf Course in Jersey City. D.K. Boyd 244,332 acres This rancher, oilman, and West Texas native's holdings include the 137,372-acre Frying Pan around Corpus Christi, including Alta Vista Ranch, which has steadfastly maintained the vaquero tradition of horsemanship. Killam Family 255,000 acres Nearly half the family's holdings consist of Duval County Ranch near the South Texas town of Freer, a once-distressed ecosystem that David Killam has worked tirelessly to restore. Abundant wildlife includes white- tailed deer, wild hogs, and javelina. True Family 255,000 acres Seven ranches plus a pair of farms in Eastern Wyoming form True Ranches, which was founded in the mid-1950s. In addition to oil, the family focuses on cattle, particularly Angus, Black Baldy, Charolais, and Hereford. Reynolds Family 250,000 acres In the years following the Civil War, the Reynoldses began ranching along the Clear Fork of the Brazos River near the frontier outpost of Fort Griffin, Texas. Brothers Llano Partners 265,000 acres With vast ranching, farming, and cattle operations throughout Texas and New Mexico, Hughes Abell remains the sole proprietor of an eponymous livestock operation while also offering leadership on the executive committee of the Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association as well as the National Cattlemen's Beef Promotion and Research Board. Lyda Family 260,035 acres La Escalera Ranch, which comprises the Lyda Family holdings, consists of the Fort Stockton Division (229,635 acres near Fort Stockton) and the Seymour Division (30,400 acres northwest of Fort Worth). Through free- range grazing, both divisions produce reputa- tion Angus, which perennially prove in high demand by breeders and feedlot operators. Jones Family 255,000 acres Scions of William Whitby "Big Daddy" Jones maintain a network of ranches concentrated The Land Report 100 TREY LYDA/WWW.LYDA.TV No. 33 Justin Granberg, a third-generation member of the Lyda family, on La Escalera Ranch – Fort Stockton Division. 32 | 33 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 37 | 38 | 39 |