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"California in 1846" map shows geographic distribution of Spanish and Mexican land grants Mexican land grants of Tehama County, California (Bureau of Land Management map, 1997) These California land grants were made by Spanish (1784–1821) and Mexican (1822–1846) authorities of Las Californias and Alta California to private individuals ...
It is the largest contiguous piece of private property in the state. Tejon Ranch’s agricultural operation primarily grows almonds, pistachios, and wine grapes, along with some alfalfa and the occasional row crop. Cattle leases cover about 250,000 acres (1,012 km 2), and depending on the season, up to 12,000 head of cattle graze on the ranch.
Between 1847 and 1849, California was run by the U.S. military. A constitutional convention met in Monterey in September 1849, and set up a state government. It operated for 10 months before California was admitted to the Union as the 31st State by the United States Congress, as part of the Compromise of 1850, enacted on September 9, 1850.
Pages in category "Ranchos of California" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 470 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
3.3.2 California. 3.3.3 Colorado. 3.3.4 Florida. ... This is a list of ranches and sheep and cattle stations, organized by continent. Most of these are notable either ...
Harris Ranch, or the Harris Cattle Ranch, feedlot is California's largest beef producer, producing 150 million pounds (68 kt) of beef per year in 2010. [1] It is located alongside Interstate 5 at its intersection with State Route 198 east of Coalinga, in the San Joaquin Valley of central California. The ranch is owned by Harris Farms. [2]
Diseños are hand-drawn maps submitted to the U.S. government indicating the extent of a land grant as understood by the grantees. [9] Diseños and expedientes (written descriptions of the grants) were used during the U.S. land-patent process that began when Mexican Alta California became the U.S. state of California in 1850. [9]
Pages in category "Ranches in California" The following 42 pages are in this category, out of 42 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. * Ranchos of ...