Famed ranch ranges into new businesses

International Herald Tribune;  August 18, 2003 ;     700+ words ......the easiest time for cowboys on the King Ranch. On such days, the tools of modern...hardly recognize the enterprise. King Ranch Inc., the privately held company...from a Houston high-rise. And now, King Ranch is betting its future on areas that...

A fistful of dollars. (successful King Ranch of Texas)(includes a related...

U.S. News & World Report;  July 24, 1995 ;     700+ words ......and dirty and smelly, but it's what King Ranch cowboys have been doing for more...southern tip. Through the years, the King Ranch has fought for survival against Union...a lot of resources to manage. The King Ranch's current diversification efforts...

Texas-sized recession hurts ranch

Chicago Sun-Times;  December 26, 1987 ;     527 words ......forced drastic changes on the famed King Ranch, which has brought in outside managers...to work on the Rhode Island-sized King Ranch, until he was laid off May 5. "Under...District on the ranch. On Nov. 11, the King Ranch Inc. board of directors elected three...

Texas Supreme Court Ruling Adds Appeal to Legendary King Ranch...

Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News;  September 21, 2003 ;     648 words ......150th anniversary of the legendary King Ranch. In a couple of weeks there will...threatened property at the heart of the King Ranch empire. The Texas high court reversed...claim to more than 7,000 acres of King Ranch property. It is a convoluted case...

Historic Ranch Marks 150th Birthday

AP Online;  October 4, 2003 ;     375 words ......bull is shown for auction at the King Ranch in Kingsville, Texas, Saturday, Sept. 4, 2003. The King Ranch, considered the birthplace of American...auction since 1988. The 825,000-acre King Ranch, founded by steamboat operator Richard...

Window on the West at the King Ranch

The Washington Post;  June 21, 1992 ;     700+ words ......Old West, compliments of the famous King Ranch of Texas, one of the largest ranches...the American imagination, and the King Ranch gives travelers a chance to observe...of cowboy lore with a visit to the King Ranch Museum and to the King Ranch Saddle...

For generations of ranch workers, the land is their life.

Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service;  December 1, 2003 ;     700+ words ......grandfather and my father came to the King Ranch in 1909 from Mexico, Rudolfo says...are the northern divisions of the King Ranch, oldest and most famous of the great...Beginning in the early 1950s, the King Ranch expanded into several U.S. states...

Touch of Life: ; King Ranch in Texas possesses rich history

Charleston Gazette;  March 19, 2008 ;     500 words ......south to Kingsville and the huge King Ranch. I'm somewhat of a map freak and have been intrigued for years about the King Ranch and the enormous acreage it covers...border, Brownsville. I think the King Ranch will someday top 1 million acres...

Photos of life on the ranch help preserve a rugged culture that's fading...

Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service;  December 1, 2003 ;     700+ words ......adventure. As intimated by the subtitle, King Ranch: Images from the Past, Kleberg's...part of the celebration surrounding King Ranch's 150th anniversary. The pictures...learn to rope. As Janell discovered, King Ranch was a world unto itself. But it was...

Photos of life on the ranch help preserve a rugged culture that's fading...

The Dallas Morning News (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune News Service);  November 22, 2003 ;     700+ words ......adventure. As intimated by the subtitle, King Ranch: Images from the Past, Kleberg's...part of the celebration surrounding King Ranch's 150th anniversary. The pictures...learn to rope. As Janell discovered, King Ranch was a world unto itself. But it was...

Old-style auction celebrates 150th birthday of cattle ranch

Sunday Gazette-Mail;  October 5, 2003 ;     303 words ......auction since 1988. The 825,000-acre King Ranch, founded by steamboat operator Richard...Morocco, Spain and Venezuela. "The King Ranch epitomizes Texas from its inception...of mystique and myth things about King Ranch that help sell Texas worldwide. But...

Touch of Life: ; Texas ranch possesses rich history

Charleston Gazette;  March 26, 2008 ;     514 words ......south to Kingsville and the huge King Ranch. I'm somewhat of a map freak and have been intrigued for years about the King Ranch and the enormous acreage it covers...border, Brownsville. I think the King Ranch will someday top 1 million acres...

Scouting the King Ranch

Boys' Life;  June 1, 1998 ;     145 words ...The King Ranch has long been a major supporter of the...Hawkins, the animal physiologist at the King Ranch. His three sons-Nick, Jess and Josh-are all Eagle Scouts who have helped out on the ranch. The similarities go beyond outdoor activities...

King ranch management has an eye for quail.

M2 Presswire;  March 9, 2001 ;     700+ words ......March 2001-Texas A&M University: King ranch management has an eye for quail...When one thinks of the historic King Ranch, thousands of slick, red, Santa Gertrudis...managed for quail. Genho said the King Ranch is implementing a series of Merrill...

Cowboy Ranch Shifts to Citrus and Pecans

NPR Weekend Edition - Sunday;  October 21, 2007 ;     700+ words ......and 2005, you can look it up. It's King Ranch in South Texas - $8.3 million in...Group): So what we see here with King Ranch is a very strong draw on the federal...Environmental Working Group, points out that King Ranch is hardly a small family farm. Mr...