John and Eleanor eventually decided that they wanted land of their own and purchased their own property near the small town of La Veta, Colorado on February 7, 1913.  The coal mining strikes in southern Colorado began in September of that same year.  Though it was a dangerous time in southern Colorado, the family managed to establish their dairy farm.  There, John and Eleanor raised a family of six girls and one boy.  Around 1940, John and Eleanor turned the farm over to their son, Clifford.  Clifford continued dairy farming until 1975 when he retired.  He typically maintained a herd of about 30 dairy cows, selling the dairy to Sinton’s Dairy in Colorado Springs.  Today the ranch is owned and operated by Clifford’s son, Jack Coe.  Though Jack is 89 years old he still works on the ranch raising beef and hay with the help of his son and grandchildren.