Largest Cattle Ranch: America's Heartland Series

Spend a day with Beto Maldonado and you'll feel like you're back in the Old West, to the days when Texas cattle barons owned land as far as the eye could see. Visit tinyurl.com/66ajc2 to watch the entire episode 104.

[@sheengohn822]

I'm proud to say that I work for Hartley Feeders in the Texas Panhandle, and that I'm a native Texan. I have so much respect for the Cowboys and their knowledge and decision making in this noble and beautiful profession. ....God bless!

[@marypatten9655]

Good for this ranch. Thank God. We still have some real ranches in America owned by Americans. Praise God.

[@alanstrong55]

I gotta visit that ranch. Mr. King would not mind.

[@krn2683]

They also developed their own breed of cattle the Santa Gertrudis.

[@warrior8783]

I attended school in Kingsville and one thing they tell you and is well known is that Captain King (as he is known) didn’t know anything about neither cattle nor ranching and the vaqueros/kiñenos thought him everything they knew. Also, ranches in Mexico used to be run in a similar manner, by families and workers that lived and worked there and Mexican ranch owners referred to them as “Peones”.

[@suzieparis6821]

Thank you..gives me hope..I moved from indiana to Montana 3 yrs ago...no cowboys in Bozeman....movin outwards to find em

really??? You moved to Montana to see cowboys? Montana has been filling up with "outsiders" and those who have lived there for generations are being forced out. thx for nothing suzie.

[@davidwilliams-xt7pe]

It's the size of a holding paddock in Australia.

[@andiperez0223]

I’m only watching this for school

[@Kumowashere]

fr lmao. Now this is all in my recommended.

[@kindrashahi14]

no not alone different person on acc

[@linosegurajr6012]

My grandfather was born and raised on the King Ranch Luciano Lopez was born in 1916 Louiss okay he also had two brothers José Lopez and Luis Lopez Luis Lopez made the first corrals at King Ranch

[@tonymaya6763]

te felizito hermano que bonito seria work for big ranch like that i would love to.

[@robertcalamusso4218]

I’m impressed by teachers. Social workers. Cops. And the UPS man. They help us all everyday and nobody sings their praises.

[@sarahkendrick2602]

This helps me with school

[@rolbloxwithemily2370]

Same

[@tomgreene8480]

Holy Cow!

[@jimmychanbers2424]

The XIT was the biggest Ranch.

[@deancounts5620]

Sorry no idea you were talking head not acres, does that include all the cattle Simplots ZX finishes in their feedlot I wonder

[@deancounts5620]

Joshua I was unfamiliar with Deseret Ranches in Florida so I looked it up, 290,000 acres, that is not even close to the Simplot families ZX Ranch in Oregon at approximately 1,300,000 total acres.

TS Ranch in Nevada is also over a million acres

[@aaroncobos2083]

cattle ranch.not just a regular ranch

[@marthazapata5621]

Excellent story! A great book to read is Anglos and Mexicans in the making of Texas, 1836-1986. By David Montejano 🤗

[@BrandonPerez-ob7hs]

It wasn’t the anglos, it was the Mexicans for a very long time and the Anglo’s didn’t do anything they just wanted to take credit, just bunch of cowboy wannabes

[@hosiehosie9855]

thats small compared to Anne Station in Australia which is about 7 times bigger at 5.6 million plus acres or over 8800 square miles . which is a part of a larger station of 27 million acres or 42000 square miles

[@fliparachi3647]

Bigger in space yes, head of cattle no.

[@xcapitalmoney4089]

Daang is that true ?

[@hosiehosie9855]

@@xcapitalmoney4089 yes

[@stevemelancon6207]

Yeh, but it's Australia, the bottom (ass#!%*) of the earth. We're talking about Texas here. Please remove your hat.

[@dannywilsher4165]

@@stevemelancon6207 LOL!!! Right On!!!

[@liveoak144]

some Hispanics did hold onto the land grants that they received from Spain. But, they got it on paper or formally entered into the records in some manner. even publishing it in the newspaper was a form of documentation.

[@lazaroloya60]

Justice

[@liveoak144]

@@lazaroloya60 wow, forgot I wrote a comment a year ago over here. hi. unfortunately, I don't think the state of Texas officially recognizes those land grant holders' right to not pay property taxes anymore, though. there were some Anglo-Saxon settlers who also got their land from land grants when Texas was a territory of Mexico. Everyone is expected to pay property taxes these days, but I know there have been legal battles here and there. I have always wondered if their deeds say "owner" or "tenant." You take care.

[@deanfirnatine7814]

King Ranch has not been the biggest ranch in the US for many years, I believe the biggest cattle ranch now is ZX Ranch in Oregon over a million acres owned by JR Simplot the "potato king" or rather his family now that he has passed.

[@tonyhanson1710]

Yea but nobody likes the communist state of Oregon.

[@TightwadTodd]

Somebody knows which way is up..

[@moidunnykoruvalappil9200]

58,819

[@ergametv8778]

My family is part of the king ranch .... My family are davlia Rodriguez flores saenz and Garcia family those are part of kingville and i feel like i am at home in kingville

[@elboymusica]

What was that impoverished town? Cruillas, Tamaulipas and surrounding areas. Burgos, Mendez and San Fernando. They bought cattle from all around the area, and employed many. Es un orgullo tener gente de nuestro pueblo haciendo historia en este rancho. Saludos!

[@tonymaya6763]

👌

[@edmonddelagarza4029]

That's rt my brother. My great grandfather had a cattle ranch In Cruillas Tamualipas. Nothing impoverished about that..lol

[@joshuasagers]

no doubt simplot's is huge, but as far as cattle ranches go they only have 30,000 head, and deseret manages 44,000.

[@tractors44]

Interesting history of the area and the family and workers.

[@elcomandante9299]

Question is,,, how'd the King family acquire soo much land?

[@Chiefab22]

El Comandante bought it cheap in the 1800's and the Business grew

[@jeremygonzalez8382]

Hispanic locals say much of the land was stolen. Are there records? Conveniently not. Many Tejanos lost there land and were murdered... wouldn't surprise me.

[@marcomartinez8621]

The king family stole most of the land they own from alot of families including my family. My great uncle was fighting the kings I'm court and did win some of the land back but not all of it. My great uncle was also the lawyer to LBJ the ex president. My family just started to receive the mineral rights and land back I believe it's by Roma we got the land back. Bit to sum it all up they stole most of it

[@kingchris9167]

Texas has real cheap land in the 1800s because there is not much mineral resources other than oil, which at the time hasn’t been discovered.

[@Junior-es7mu]

Once texas became independent the Mexican ranch owners were taxed bad to the point they couldn't pay, so they took their lands away from them, and all because they didn't speak English

[@larrymick2445]

Quite a while ago, I watched a tour of a HUGE cattle ranch in mid-eastern Tex, (I thought it WAS the King ranch). The ranch was kinda rough-round shaped and really big on a Texas map. The cowboys ,workers, and their families lived on the ranch, with their own schools, churches and pretty near everything! Most of them were Mexicans who had lived there for generations. Does anyone know what ranch this might be? I'd like to see it again! btw I don't have any kind of illusive dreams and I don't DO drugs! ............Unless....I dunno, maybe it wasn't Tex. or something and I've got that wrong!

[@liveoak144]

half a dozen and another. probably most of the ranches in Texas are run like that. the kids may be home schooled, but most probably get bused into the town for school these days. But, the workers and owners and everyone just live on the same ranch and run it together like a family would. most workers eat breakfast and sometimes all meals with the family that owns it. many do have their own small chapel. many have their own gas storage and gas up at home. most ranches in texas are self-sufficient from mostly to all the way. any of them could be totally insular and produce everything if need be.

[@dukeskylar]

Just be careful when you drive in kingsville. When you hit a cattle youll be paying a fortune.

[@zeusmacafee5097]

Dang Paul Ryan u aged backwards!

[@muralimalyala9749]

Cowboys

[@dwightcurrie8316]

A Real Latino named "Beto"...Who knew???

[@Dennodq]

Fuck you

[@LegalShield3000]

Sure beats a fake latino named Francis.

[@tigreuniversidad1]

Beto it’s a short name for ROBERTO, RIGOBERTO, ALBERTO,ADALBERTO.

[@deancounts5620]

I believe King Ranch has not been the biggest for several years, they split some of it up, I think the potato king, Mr JR Simplot's ranch in Oregon, the ZX at 1.3 million plus acres is biggest now I believe.

TS Ranch in Nevada is also over a million acres. Simplot also has ranches in Nevada.

[@brucejohnwayne7783]

JFK

[@colbythurston960]

Too bad that place just sold

[@timmorey9844]

The Ranch has not been sold, it has been expanded.

[@hectorcruz5282]

What are you talking about,it didn’t get sold

[@joshuasagers]

deseret ranches is the biggest.

[@Chiefab22]

Not True

[@thehemiolds455]

The "KING RANCH" is a true American flag and land mark in america

[@chrismcdonald6554]

And on Fords top of the line trucks!! For a ranch to get that bid is awesome!! Wonder how much Ford pays them to use there name!?!?

[@victorzamudiosr1271]

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[@ericl5564]

That isn't the biggest ranch in the USA.

[@kingchris9167]

Eric Larson Yes it is

[@AlexA-yj9ft]

Umm yes it is

[@FigureZ]

Who's watching this during corona virus quarantine??? (Don't Lie)

[@zoemarshall9770]

me ozzie this is mj

[@laurendaggs]

I am

[@FigureZ]

what up MJ!??

[@xxtoxicallstarxx4518]

Dukes of hazard narrator?

[@sgtgewartsmith7992]

have a look up at the size of cattle stations ( u.s. called ranches )how about 9.4 thousand square miles. and a lot more. google Australian largest cattle stations.

[@larrymick2445]

Who Cares!...............Australia...phewp!..........It's...U.S.A.!!!

[@lastdogstanding7723]

I'm researching Richard king so this really helped thanks:):):):):):):):):):):):):):):) :o :]]

[@andiperez0223]

last dog standing I’m am doing that too😮cool

[@andiperez0223]

ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ ABC’S

[@garybaughman8279]

Then you got wt waggoner just sold to billionaire ass. Goodbye tradition. 6666 ranch mom and daughter left goodbye ranch soon this decade . See a pattern. Less and less family more and more self righteousness and greed spells less ranches. My rant .

[@tulsatombob2769]

Gary Baughman : Bucky Wharton married into the Waggoner family decades ago and like most greedy interlopers, they got greedy and forced the sale of my family's ranch. BTW, my G Grandfather, John Waggoner was Dan Waggoner's brother. Now it's owned by a No Good Yankee Carpet Bagger. Go Figure......

[@SkyhanViper]

825.000 Acre thats alot land. U can declare a country in europe with that much land . 57km x 57 km Do they pay taxtes for owning land ? i dont think so.. imagine u have to pay a single dollar annual taxt for an acre :))

[@gretchens4828]

Gokhan they pay taxes on the land.

[@Chiefab22]

Gokhan Property Tax depends on the State$€£¥

[@Rc4x4trucks]

lol thats nothing compared to australia

[@Chiefab22]

Rc4x4trucks Why you say that??

[@Rc4x4trucks]

the area of that place is small compared to Australian cattle stations

[@Chiefab22]

How you know?

[@Rc4x4trucks]

because i live in australia. google worlds largest cattle station

[@Rc4x4trucks]

anna creek station in australia is 7 times larger then americans

[@_danna_5701]

I’m a kid ok- and this is boring af- I’m just doing this because I have a school project-