
2012 Land Report 100: King Ranch Heirs
No. 7 King Ranch Heirs 911,215 acres King Ranch is a

No. 7 King Ranch Heirs 911,215 acres King Ranch is a

No. 44 Louis Bacon 218,331 acres (U.S.) up 2,620 acres 210,678

Fly into JFK, look toward the setting sun, and you see

The 124,000-acre Broken O Ranch, one of the most expansive and

No. 7 Brad Kelley 1,150,000 acres Much like John Malone’s Silver

Bubba. I am not aware of a more misleading nickname than

D.K. Boyd, pictured with mentor Ted Gray (left) and wife T.J.

No. 52 Tim Blixseth 189,000 acres Blixseth found success as an

No. 48 Eugene Gabrych 200,000 acres California businessman Eugene Gabrych, a

No. 53 Bidegain Family 180,000 acres The T4 Cattle Company in

No. 43 Roxana Hayne & Joan Kelleher 213,370 acres In the

No. 36 Mike Smith 248,500 acres Slowly but steadily, Mike Smith

No. 30 H.L. Kokernot Heirs 278,000 acres The Kokernots’ ties to

This Texan’s life is a testament to family, ranching, business, and

In a transaction destined to shake up the 2012 Land Report

After waging a prolonged battle with his neighbors over construction of