SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 602
	WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to 
recognize the Talferd and Ella Collins Farm, which has been 
honored by the Family Land Heritage Program for 100 years of 
continuous agricultural production by the same family; and
	WHEREAS, The Talferd and Ella Collins Farm was established 
by Donnie and Dee Gabriel Collins in 1891, when they purchased 
330 acres in Travis County that were originally part of the 
Santiago Del Valle grant from Mexico; the farm is located five 
miles southeast of Austin on the Dee Gabriel Collins Road; and
	WHEREAS, Donnie and Dee added 87 acres to their property 
and raised cattle, horses, cotton, corn, hay, chickens, and 
turkeys; the family donated land for a church and a schoolhouse 
and hired a teacher and a preacher; and
	WHEREAS, Donnie and Dee had a large family of 18 children 
and managed the farm until 1934, when Walter Collins, one of 
their children, took over the bulk of the farmwork; he and his 
wife, Cecicia, added an additional 100 acres to the farm and 
modernized it with an electric pump for the well and new 
buildings; and
	WHEREAS, In 1942, Ella and Talferd Gabriel Collins, 
grandson of the founder, took over the management of the farm; 
Talferd lived on the farm his entire life and served with
Travis County law enforcement for 24 years; Ella ran the farm
on a day-to-day basis, and following Talferd's death in 1997,
she has continued to operate the farm with her children; and

	WHEREAS, The members of the Collins family have put their 
farm to effective and productive use for a century; each 
generation of the Collins family has been taught to respect, 
love, and treasure the land and their heritage, and they expect 
the farm to remain in the family for generations to come; now, 
therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas,
78th Legislature, hereby recognize the Talferd and Ella Collins 
Farm as a treasure of Travis County and the State of Texas; and, 
be it further
	RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared
for the Collins family as an expression of esteem from the
Texas Senate.
                                                                      Barrientos




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    President of the Senate
 
    I hereby certify that the 
above Resolution was adopted by 
the Senate on April 10, 2003.



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    Secretary of the Senate



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     Member, Texas Senate