BARTHLE BROTHERS RANCH, LLC
DADE CITY, FLORIDA

The History of Barthle Brothers Ranch When Ponce de Leon discovered Florida in 1513 it was mostly wide green spaces. When he returned in 1521 he brought cattle and horses making Florida the oldest cattle producing state in the nation. By 1880, about the time J.A. Barthle moved to San Antonio as a child, Pasco County was home to an estimated 25,000 head of cattle. Joseph A. Barthle’s father, Charles, was an early settler of San Antonio. This colony was established in the 1880’s. Joseph A. grew up to be a businessman whose ventures included a sawmill, grocery store, road construction co., citrus, and a cattle herd grazing on Florida open range. In the 1930’s, sensing the end of open grazing with coming passage of fence laws, J. A. Barthle began purchasing land. This was mostly native pasture, cypress stands, oak scrubs, pines and palmettos with lots of ponds and lakes. By then Joseph W. and Albert A. were coming home from the services and JA Barthle and Sons was in the ranching business. Originally about 20,000 acres was purchased and some sold soon to finance barns and a bulldozer for clearing land. From the beginning much of the land was left natural with improved pasture scattered around the property for more intensive grazing. In 1970 and 71 JA and Albert passed away and property had to be sold to pay inheritance taxes. The remaining 16,000 was split between Joseph W. and Albert’s families. The 28 members (children, spouses, and grandchildren of Joseph W.) own and operate Barthle Brothers Ranch today. Barthle Brothers Ranch is really a diversified Agricultural operation in . Situated in Central Florida, Barthle Brothers Ranch is located in Pasco County, Florida; west of Dade City, Florida; San Antonio, Florida; and south of Brooksville, Florida. While a primary focus on the ranch is producing crossbred calves for sale at weaning we also offer guided American Brahman Cattle, F1 Cattle, Cross Bred Cattle and American Quarter Horses have been part of the Barthle Brother Ranch heritage in Florida for years. The Barthle Family has been raising Registered Gray Brahman Cattle, F1 Cattle, Cross Bred Cattle and American Quarter Horses in Central Florida since the days of the open range in the early 1900’s. While the land the ranch is located on provides a home for both cattle and horses, it is also used for hunting leases, seed harvesting, pine trees and hay. The land for the location today was purchased in the 1930’. At Barthle Brothers Ranch we know that in our Florida subtropical environment the most important part of our crossbred program is the Brahman breed influence because of their adaptability to the Florida subtropical environment. Every third generation the crossbreeding system rotates back to Brahman sired females. Our American Quarter Horses go back to the AQHA breeds foundation bloodlines. We have mixed AQHA Foundation bloodlines with some of the most current and popular AQHA genetics to produce outstanding performance Quarter Horses. We strive to produce horses that are athletic, well shaped, gentle and have a lot of cow sense. Our Quarter Horses have been used for generations working cattle. We are proud to have been producing American Quarter Horses for over 50 years and are proud members of the AQHA. At Barthle Brothers Ranch we are proud that we have top horses in a number of disciplines, such a variety of rodeo events, including Barrel Racing, Steer Wrestling, Calf Roping, Team Roping, Pole Bending, Goat Tying and more. Our horses can be found being used in Working Cowhorse, Reining, Cutting and Team Penning Events. We have even produced English Performance horses and our horses have gone on to be successful in the Hunter & Jumper arena as well as performed well in Dressage. Barthle Brothers Ranch is a diversified Agricultural operation in Central Florida. Situated in Central Florida, north of Tampa, Barthle Brothers Ranch is located in Pasco County, Florida; north and west of Dade City, Florida and San Antonio, Florida; and south of Brooksville, Florida. While a primary focus on the ranch is producing crossbred calves for sale at weaning we also offer guided Quail and Turkey Hunts at the ranch. We believed Central Florida was in need of a high quality, Quail and Turkey Hunting facility with exceptional habitat for quail and wild turkey. We knew there were areas of our ranch that would be perfect for this endeavor and have been pleased with the results and the success of this program.