Find Cracker Cattle

Herds of Florida Cracker Cattle owned by the State of Florida are located at the Department of Agriculture Grounds in Tallahassee, at the Lake Kissimmee State Park east of Lake Wales, on Payne's Prairie State Park just south of Gainesville, in the Withlacoochee State Forest south of Brooksville and also at the Dudley Historical Farm between Gainesville and Newberry.

Private Herds of Florida Cracker Cattle

Privately owned herds of Florida Cracker Cattle exist throughout the state of Florida from as far south as Okeechobee to near Pensacola in the panhandle. The following is a list of owners of substantial numbers of Florida Cracker cattle, their location and the origin and approximate numbers of Cracker cattle that they own. Herds are listed alphabetically by last name of the owner.

Herd Owner
Link to pictures if available.		 Location
 		 Description
 
Sarah and Clark Bailey Jacksonville, Florida About 30 head of primarily Payne's Prairie and Withlacoochee State Forest Origin.
Elwyn and Pat Bass Okeechobee, Florida About 50 head of Cracker cattle, primarily of Durrance origin. Elwyn is a grandson of James Durrance.
CeCe Clarke Florahome, Florida About 30 head of Cracker cattle, including some Barnes-influenced cattle, as well as cattle of Paynes Prairie and other bloodlines. Some of the cattle are "guineas", that is, miniature Cracker cattle.
Crescent J Ranch Kenansville, Florida The largest herd of privately owned Cracker cattle at well over 100 head. These cattle may be seen as a part of Forever Florida through its Eco-Tourism programs.
Jack Gillen Micanopy, Florida Over 40 head of cattle of Paynes Prairie origin.
Fred Grady Herd Arcadia, Florida About 25 cows descending from Barnes and other north Florida herds.
John Lipe Arcadia and near Perry, Florida Over 50 head of Cracker cattle of Paynes Prairie, Withlacoochee State Forest, Barnes, and other origins.
Tim Olson Alachua, Florida About 30 head of Cracker cattle of Paynes Prairie and other origins including several guineas.
Glynne Owen Myakka City, Florida About 50 head of Cracker cattle, primarily of Paynes Prairie and Withlacoochee State Forest origin.
Dave Randall Greenville, Florida About 30 head of Cracker cattle, primarily of Lake Kissimmee State Park and Paynes Prairie origin.
Allen Roberts St. Augustine, Florida About 40 head of Cracker cattle of primarily Barnes origin.
Jake Summers Wilma, Florida
(Apalachicola National Forest)		 About 60 head of Ezell origin (Mr. Summers is continuing the efforts of Raymond Hamlin of Wilma, FL in the preservation of this line of Florida Cracker Cattle).
Iris Wall Indiantown, Florida About 30 head of Ezell and State of Florida breeding.

Page last updated November 26, 2008.