The Mallet Ranch, from its founding to the present, has followed the arc of most Texas ranches.
The story of the Mallet Ranch told within these pages illuminates and delves into this remarkable story of a family, their operation, and the land that made it all possible..
The two non-profit organizations founded by the DeVitt sisters have distributed More Than $200 million.
From that financial windfall sprung from the land, Christine and Helen generously reinvested back into the region.
The discovery in 1938 of oil on the ranch, and the subsequent drilling of More Than a thousand oil wells over the next few decades, transformed the Mallet from a struggling enterprise into one of the most profitable such entities in the nation.
When their father died, the two sisters fought to retain control of the Mallet for the family.
Although Christine and Helen were raised in Fort Worth, both from a young age learned the lesson that the West Texas land--and the Mallet Ranch--were part of their souls.
David DeVitt passed down his hardy, independent spirit to his two daughters.
DeVitt began his career as a reporter in Brooklyn, New York, before he decided to leave that path behind to try his luck on the wide-open ranges of West Texas.
DeVitt, like many before him, was not born to be a Texas cattleman.
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It is the story of a family both unique and conventional among Texas stock raisers.
But More Than Running Cattle is More Than just a Ranch tale.
Despite hardships that may have outnumbered successes, the Mallet, headquartered in Hockley County, Texas, perseveres to this day.
It has experienced booms and busts, and its owners have fretted over droughts and floods as well as fights in courtrooms.
The Mallet Ranch, from its founding to the present, has followed the arc of most Texas ranches
