
2017 Land Report 100: King Ranch Heirs
No. 9 King Ranch Heirs 911,215 acres On August 25, the

No. 9 King Ranch Heirs 911,215 acres On August 25, the

No. 25 Jeff Bezos 400,000 acres (up 110,000 acres) One of

Ted Turner | No. 3 2,000,000 ACRES In an event that

No. 8 Brad Kelley 1,000,000 acres (down 500,000 acres) The publicity-shy

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

No. 50 Langdale Family 200,000 acres While steadfastly planting more trees

A 2,000-acre California ranch that belonged to JOHN WAYNE lists in

After a three-generation run, the cattle kingdom that LATT MAXCY built

The Washington Post takes a critical look at the Land Report

No. 42 Lee Family 275,000 acres After World War I, a

BY ERIC O’KEEFE Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates paid $171 million

“To be honest, the tough conversations have made us better a

“Your land is connected to lots of other things, from communities

Text by Lesli Allison | Photography by Ilona McCarty “I look

Text by Lesli Allison | Photography by Sarah King, Heidi Crnkovic,