XIT OUTFIT 1905 - Branding calves

Photo by Erwin E. Smith

Erwin E. Smith Collection of the Library of Congress on Deposit at the Amon Carter Museum of American Art, Fort Worth, Texas

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Blue bird day

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'Good horses make short miles.'

- Chris LeDoux
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XIT cowboy riding a bucking bronco on the plains of the Texas panhandle.

📷 1904 by C.A. Kendrick

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“But that fence was different from anything in the country—it was put there to stay always.”

— The XIT Ranch of Texas and the Early Days of the Llano Estacado by J. Evetts Haley

📷 Beau Simmons

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The Panhandle
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First foal is due in just a few days!

This terrible storm in the Panhandle reminded us of last year’s harsh winter.

Stay tuned for foal #1 Fiddle & Steel x Whittle Tenina by Smart Whittle Play

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In the silent echoes of history, a stoic portrayal: a horse bearing the iconic XIT brand.

Established in 1885, this brand, echoes an enduring legacy rich in Texas history.

Picture captured by Beau Simmons

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This stunning red roan yearling stud colt by Stevie Rey Von x Tuff Julie has an incredible mind.

Keep an eye on this one!

Dam - Tuff Julie
Woody Be Tuff x Missys Powder by Powder River Playboy LTE $67k PE $30k

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XIT General Office • Channing, TX • 1963

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The Portal to Texas History • Carolyn Brown, Texas Historical Commission

A moment frozen in time, where the scent of leather and the echo of hooves linger in the air. 

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Who needs corrals?
This photograph shows what we believe to be XIT cowboys branding cattle on the open range in the Texas panhandle in
1904. It was captured by W.D. Harper who visited the ranch in 1904.
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entrepreneur and seasoned chef Abby Knowles.

Guests and locals invited to settle around the campfire, inquire with our House Guides to reserve your spot on Saturday, June 8.

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Initially, some houses were built on top of the state lines with one room being in Texas and another in New Mexico. Surely that was confusing for property taxes. 

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and while working there I roped a wildcat and I still have its hide.”

Roy J. Frye, Yellow Houses Division
— 6000 Miles of Fence

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The stone it was constructed with was repurposed at the corrals and adorns the 'stone house' that we live in today. The kids love exploring this old site that was built in 1896. 

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— 6000 Miles of Fence: Life on the XIT Ranch of Texas by Cordia Sloan Duke, Joe B. Frantz

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2024 Kit Kat Sugar Breeding Contracts are available from the Four Sixes by calling 806-596-4424 or online at foursixesranch.jotform.com/233316340630849

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The XIT Ranch of Texas is the epic account of a ranching operation about which many know a little but only a few very much. It is the one volume that, more than any other, portrays the early-day cattle business of the West.”

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Review from OU Press

Buckin Hoodie

XIT Ranch, The Panhandle 

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