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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The prosperity of the Lone Star State has been |
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greatly influenced by family farming and ranching, and the Compton |
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Farm Partnership was officially recognized as heir to this proud |
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tradition with the acceptance of the Compton Farm in Childress |
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County into the state's Family Land Heritage Program in 2018; and |
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WHEREAS, Sponsored by the Texas Department of Agriculture, |
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the Family Land Heritage Program honors farms and ranches that have |
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been in continuous operation by the same family for a century or |
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more; and |
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WHEREAS, In 1905, William Iley Compton, a native of Arkansas, |
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arrived in Childress County, and in December 1917, he purchased 160 |
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acres, where he and his wife, Myrtle, raised dairy cattle and grew |
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cotton, milo, and wheat; after Mr. Compton's death in 1935, the |
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title of the property passed to Mrs. Compton, and one of the |
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couple's sons, Iley, took over the operation of the farm; and |
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WHEREAS, Iley Compton acquired an additional 100 acres |
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adjacent to the original farm in 1938, and four years later, he |
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bought part of the original property from his mother, purchasing |
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the remainder in 1976; he and his wife, Ethel, raised six children |
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on the farm; after Iley Compton's death in 1996, his surviving |
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children, Peggy, Jean, Mike, Jerry, and Tony, formed the Compton |
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Farm Partnership to carry on the family's agricultural legacy; |
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Peggy Compton Williams passed away in 2013, and her siblings have |
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since maintained the partnership with the participation of her |
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eldest son, Joe Williams Jr.; the property continues to operate as a |
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cotton farm today; and |
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WHEREAS, For 100 years, the Compton Farm has played an |
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important role in Childress County and helped preserve the rich |
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agricultural tradition of Texas, and it is indeed fitting that the |
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members of the Compton Farm Partnership be recognized for their |
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outstanding stewardship; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate the Compton Farm on its induction |
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into the Texas Department of Agriculture Family Land Heritage |
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Program and extend to all those associated with the farm sincere |
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best wishes for the future; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for the Compton Farm Partnership as an expression of high |
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regard by the Texas House of Representatives. |
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Springer |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 236 was adopted by the House on March |
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6, 2019, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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