Empire Ranch Foundation

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  • History Overview
    https://www.empireranchfoundation.org/empire-ranch-history/overview/

    …. The Ranch House became an extended complex with more than 22-rooms and a number of outbuildings and structures were added. Their original flat earthern roofs were later replaced with wooden gable roofs. Click here to learn more about the Empire Ranch buildings and structures. In 1896, in order to turn his attention more fully to growing corporate holdings in California. Walter Vail moved his family to Los Angeles and established his corporate he…

  • The Trip from Los Angeles to Tucson (July 5-13, 1876)
    https://www.empireranchfoundation.org/empire-ranch-history/chronology/the-trip-from-los-angeles-to-tucson-july-5-13-1876/

    …in this place, as there are no accommodations here. Hislop slept in an old school house with a young fellow I met in Tucson and I slept under a tree. The country around here is much better than I expected to find it they have plenty of water for irrigation and the crops look very well and there seems to be a good excitement about the mines which seem to be paying well. I see by the paper that Fish has advertised everything for sale in Tucson and a…

  • Boice Family Ranching History, 1859-1928
    https://www.empireranchfoundation.org/empire-ranch-history/chronology/boice-family-ranching-history-1859-1928/

    …Arizona – 1925 Dr. E.B. Stanley, University of Arizona animal husbandry section, described a study conducted on the UA experimental farm in Mesa using cattle purchased from Boice, Gates and Johnson. “The cattle were being used in a fattening experiment over a period of 120 days …. Observations were made as to the relative economy of fattening young and mature cattle while comparisons were made of the fattening qualities with young steers versus y…

  • Anamax Ownership, 1975-1988
    https://www.empireranchfoundation.org/empire-ranch-history/chronology/anamax-ownership-1975-1988/

    …le – 1975 “The entire breeding herd of the Empire Ranch has been sold at auction in Tucson scattering forever some of the finest Hereford bloodlines in the Southwest Brought to Arizona in 1912 from the sprawling XIT Ranch in Texas the herd has been the pride of the Boice family in Sonoita for generations. The herd belonged to the family of Robert G. Boice of Globe and to the estate of his late brother Frank. In a matter of a few hours the 890 anim…

  • Gift Shop
    https://www.empireranchfoundation.org/gift-shop/

    …seniors – and everyone else in between! Your purchase helps preserve and protect the Empire Ranch!…

  • Volunteer Days
    https://www.empireranchfoundation.org/2024/01/volunteer-days/

    …Dedicated volunteers have been key to preserving the historic Empire Ranch House and Headquarters. Please join us on Saturday, August 3, 2024. To volunteer, please submit a Volunteer Opportunities Form, and we will contact you with more details!…