In 1885 Amado Agurries obtained 40 acres in Huerfano County near Gardner that had been subdivided from an earlier 80 acre land grant. In 1949 additional acres were added that provided access to the Huerfano River. The land passed to Alfonso and Carolina (Trujillo) Sais, son Olegario and was later purchased by great-great grand daughter of Amado, Plegrina Trijullo Kelly. Crops have varied but maih crops have been grass alfalfa hay, and hay, and the land has also served for pasturing cattle.

Through the Homestead Act, William Anderson settled land in Otero County. A warranty deed was filed on December 27, 1905 for 160 acres with Christopher and Thomas Hanagan as grantees. The deed was amended in 1907 to adjust water rights from the Lake Canal. Christopher had moved his family from Enfield Illinois to the farm north of Swink and began to raise hay, corn, and those delicious Otero County melons. The land passed from the Hanagan brothers to William and Charles Hanagan and then to current owners Gary and Margaret.

Through the Pueblo land office of the United States, Leandro and Junita Duran received a homestead patent under the McKinley administration on August 9, 1897 for 160 acres in Las Animas County near Gulnare. The land was later passed on to son Flavia. Alfalfa was planted and continues to be the major crop today. A brand, the F quarter circle D, is registered to the ranch that has a stunning view of the Spanish Peaks that has been enjoyed by family and visitors alike. Today the ranch is owned by granddaughter Viola Duran Meyers and her nephews Jaydee and Aaron Duran.

In 1885 Samuel Chapman, at the age of 15, left Ames Iowa to settle in Colorado and by 1895 had acquired acreage in El Paso County near Calhan through the Homestead Act. The major crop was Pinto beans though much of the land was kept in pasture. In addition to ranching, Sam also hauled supplies to Cripple Creek and helped build the Pikes Peak Cog Railroad. He served as an El Paso County Commissioner and served in the State Legislature in 1923 and 1925 as an anti-Klan candidate.

One year after their wedding, T.A. and Wauneita Barth settled on a 160 acre homestead in Prowers County near Holly after moving from Pana, Illinois. Together they raised four sons and three daughters. To make ends meet, T.A. held an outside job while Wauneta stayed home alone and raised the family. Water had to be carried a quarter mile every day by hand while many times during the 1930's school was closed because of dust storms. Crops have included wheat and milo in addition to raising cattle on the land. T.A's son Robert now operates the farm with the help of his three sons.

In 1905, W.A. Drake received ownership of approximately 270 acres in Larimer County near Fort Collins. Drake was a member of the State House of Representatives and was one of the largest sheep feeders in the northern part of the state. Drake road in Fort Collins was named after him. The district #35 school was located on one corner of the property and three generations of the family attended school there. Crops grown on the irrigated land have included sugar beets, hay, corn, wheat, brew barley (for Coors), pinto beans, and recently sod. The land has passed down to C.A.

In 1899, Frank Austin, took a homestead in Sedgwick County that was later proved-up on December 17. 1906. Frank used one of the first gasoline tractors in the area to break up the sod on his and neighboring farms. Life on the high plains was difficult but the Austins persevered as they faced a black rust infection of crops in 1923 and a hog cholera epidemic in 1929. When grain was plentiful Frank would round up thrashing crews and travel the area heading, stacking and thrashing grain for neighbors.

By 1902 Carl Victor Lindholm had resided in Colorado for a few years, registered a stock brand, the V-J, and had recently purchased 160 acres northeast of Eads, land that had originally been a homestead. In 1909 Hanna Kelly joined Carl as his wife and they had two sons, Carl John and Victor Kelly. In 1936, V. Kelly married Eunice Hollister and moved into the 1929 farmhouse and later bought a part of the farm for themselves. Crops have included grain sorghum and forge sorghum in addition to raising cattle. V.

In 1904 JJ and Christine Thomsen settled on 120 acres in Larimer County northwest of what was then the small farming town of Loveland. Three generations would work the land. Crops and livestock have included hay, barley, beef cattle, milk cows, sheep, and in the late 1930s even silver fox. In 1904 John and Jeri Whiteside purchased the property from cousin Paul Thomsen and continue the stewardship of the land, the 1920 farmhouse, 1925 silo, and 1940 milk house and two historic irrigation ditches.

Brothers George and Peter Getz purchased 2,889 acres in 1905 from the Travelers Insurance Company and ran the farm as a partnership until 1914 when it was split in half. During the course of 100 years the ranch has raised cows, sheep, horses along with crops of alfalfa, grass, hay, sugar beets, and wheat using a combination of center-pivot from wells and flood irrigation from the Monte Vista Canal and the Rio Grande Piedra Ditch. Brothers Glen and Allen oversee the complex today which includes the 1914 and 1938 farm houses and a 1916 barn.