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