The Scully Family Farming the Prairie. 14, 1919, reports the protests of Scully tenants in Grundy County, Ill. against an increase in rent per acre, and is accompanied by a farm lease form used by Trapp in making farm leases for Thomas A. Scully. He also owns the NFL team the Jacksonville Jaguars. The ground is managed by Rob Woodrow of Farmland Solutions and Craig Thompson of First Mid Ag Services. Scully, who is well known for his eccentricities, has gone to some expense to publish his own admittedly unconventional idea, which he believes could make Springfield a draw for thousands of people each year who would ascend the tower seeking spiritual enlightenment. The Gates story brought to light what we were already seeing in the industry: Investors were recognizing farmland as a good long-term investment and new players were showing up at farm sales. Some were even shot and killed by Irish tenants. William Scully immigrated from Ireland twice, the first time with intentions of raising sheep like his family and his fellow Irish landowners had done for years - for centuries. Apr 2001 - Sep 20032 years 6 months. 324 Main Library | 1408 West Gregory Drive | Urbana IL 61801 | 217-333-1777 |. His son, Thomas, continued local individual, William Scully, was the focus of his November Scully began to drain undergoes a nearly $10 million makeover. WILLIAM SCULLY'S METHODS; How the Notorious Land Monopolist Treats His Tenants. PRIME: There are more professional farm managers on prime central Illinois ground than in the rest of the state, because there are more absentee landowners. As the debts piled up, the senior Scully was forced to take control of the operation. ''I`m a Gemini, with two faces,'' Michael said. Springfield and Central Illinois African American History Museum, Cover illustration courtesy of Robert Johnson. fertilizers, pesticides, livestock hormones-were either eliminated, administered in greatly reduced quantities, or replaced with organic matter. Born in London, raised in France, and schooled at Harvard, Scully spent most of his adult life here in Sangamon County -- not counting the months-long European vacations and the annual weeks-long fishing trips in South America, where he is right now. A clipping of Apr. The Scullys were a prosperous catholic family of middlemen and lawyers in Co. Tipperary, and Denys Scully was an active figure in catholic political life. William Charles Scully, age 50s, lives in Phoenix, AZ. His Carbondale-based firm also restored the Lincoln-Herndon Law Offices. FAQ | He bought large tracts of swampy ground in Logan County some for as little as 50 cents per acre. explored the vast farmland holdings of the Scully family Downtown Springfield is about to resurrect a piece of its history as Union Long warm days and cool summer nights with plenty of water from the river have helped it to rank among the most productive regions in the U.S., if not the world. ''The trusts were set up to provide longevity for the family name and so that family members, in spite of how they manage their own affairs, would have an income,'' said Jim Walden, who manages family business in Logan County. Most farmers prefer battered Ford Ranger and Chevy Blazer farm trucks to flashy limousines or Mercedes sedans, and they lead low-profile lives in rural Illinois communities. Registered in England and Wales. His current pet project is the development of worm humus as a commodity that can be mass marketed as an organic crop fertilizer. Scully and his brother, Peter, oversee nine family trusts totaling 44,000 acres, located mostly in Logan County. The fact that much of this land was concentrated in a block permitted the owner to drain the land independently of organized drainage districts. One may wonder how different things might have been if Scully's intention to become a resident farmer on his recently acquired land in Illinois in the early 1850s had been realized. He He learned this after investigating Gates purchase of the 100 Circles farm in eastern Washington by one of Gates holding companies. Historical Society dinner/lecture of 2011 was on November 4 at The ''They don`t sell anything if they can help it,'' one family associate said. View Full Article in Timesmachine , See the article in its original context from. William inherited land, but he set off in the mid-1800s to make his fortune in America. Two apertures are carved into the tower, reflecting shafts of sunlight onto the cup. 7. and 8. "The roof leaked, the floors buckled, and there was a layer of coal dust on everything.". In recent years, family members have tried to diversify, with results ranging from moderate success to dramatic failure. "We try to embark on only one crusade at a time here," Smith laughs. He devised what became known as the Scully lease which set rents at lower rates but bound tenants to follow set crop rotations and other advanced agricultural practices. Scully, William On these lands he has dabbled in everything from Lippizaner horses and beef and dairy cattle to aromatic and medicinal herbs. His grandfather William was an infamous Irish landowner vilified in both Ireland and America for his harsh treatment of tenants. He eventually owned a total of 211,000 acres in Illinois, Kansas, Missouri, and Nebraska, including 30,000 acres in Logan County, Ill. alone. He rounds out the list for individual owners of central Illinois prime farm ground with just over 7,100 acres. "I never made a profit," he says, "but, of course, I had extra money from my family, so here we are.". Michael Scully said that facing such responsibility has not been a great burden for him and his brother. Woodrow says he and Thompson often work together on projects and planning for the benefit of the family. In her passing, the family was left vulnerable to inheritance taxes, and the government did not miss the opportunity. The Ballycohey Outrage, as it came to be known, inspired new laws that gave greater protection to farm tenants in Ireland. TimesMachine is an exclusive benefit for home delivery and digital subscribers. Paul Beaver, in his treatise: William Scully and the Scully But when considering the future of his land, Scully has a bit more dirt to fret about than most farmers. Other International and Area Studies Commons, Home | the vast drainage system, enlarging and maintaining by adding grass Tried at Clonmel assizes in 1849 for shooting two sons of a tenant during an eviction, he was not convicted, but at the Kilkenny assizes in 1865, he was found guilty of assaulting Bridget Teahan, the wife of one of his tenants, sentenced to twelve months' imprisonment, and ordered to pay Teahan 80 in damages. ''astral radiations'' enter the animals through their horns and invest them with life force. Society dinner/lecture this summer. His efforts to enrich his Irish soils by turning most of the weary crop lands into pasture met with strong and violent resistance from the long-term farm tenants whom he tried to pry from his land. the vast drainage system, enlarging and maintaining by adding grass If you have ever seen a map of the productive soils of Illinois, you will notice that the prime soils generally make a triangle that runs from Champaign to Springfield to Peoria. Tied up in trusts, the Illinois ground has passed down to the families of two of his grandsons, Michael and Peter Scully. William Scully was an Irish aristocrat with land-owning family roots going back 500 years, and both he and his family members were known as heavy-handed landlords in Ireland. William Scully immigrated from Ireland twice, the first time with intentions of raising sheep like his family and his fellow Irish landowners had done for years - for centuries. Bill Gates. Asia Pacific Land, a leading independent real estate investor and asset manager in Asia, announced today that William Scully has joined the firm as Managing Director for U.S. Investments. Farmland Partners is a farmland real estate investment trust (REIT), which is sometimes described as a mutual fund that holds real estate. He learned this after investigating Gates purchase of the 100 Circles farm in eastern Washington by one of Gates holding companies. Scully hails from a colorful and controversial family. The project includes a dramatic reconstruction of Union Station's original 110-foot clock tower, crowned by a 40-foot flagpole, both of which were removed from the building in the 1940s. This collection contains nine letters in 1919 between Arthur C. Cole of the University of Illinois and Frederick Trapp of the firm of Trapp and Fox, agents for the Scully estate in Lincoln, Ill. 4 (1920), 220-21. Accredited & Certified Agricultural Consultants, Illinois Society of Farm Managers & Rural Appraisers. ''It is time for the young to learn how to fly and leave the nest,'' he said. Members of the society manage the production and marketing of nearly 10 percent of the corn and soybeans produced in Illinois. Phoenix, Arizona. View Full Article in Timesmachine , See the article in its original context from. bought much of his land from Civil War Veterans ("private sellers") He bought large tracts of swampy ground in Logan Countysome for as little as 50 cents per acre. Nestled next to the Columbia River Gorge, the farm was a sightto behold. Dick Durbin and Barack Obama, and Springfield's three legislators each were mailed a copy. Shahid Khan. My Account | 140-41. By William inherited land, but he set off in the mid-1800s to make his fortune in America. Copyright 1981 by the Center for Great Plains Studies, University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Based in South Bend, Ind., Ceres Partners comes in at No. His land in Nebraska, located in Nuckolls and Gage counties, became wheat and corn country, although Socolofsky fails to point this out. 6. Some were even shot and killed by Irish tenants. ''When it comes out of trusts because of deaths and so on, there will be taxes to pay, and some of the land will undoubtedly have to be sold.'' In a close second is the Scully Family ground, largely based in Logan County. "Without them," says local preservationist Dick Hart, "Springfield would have lost that train station.". farmers as a result. Once known as America's "most extensive landholder," he introduced the Scully land system, which included tenant farming and drain tiling fields. Send a letter to the editor and we'll publish your feedback in print! William Scully is well known. authority on Abraham Lincoln, but his knowledge of another Some were even shot and killed by Irish tenants. He was the Email questions to [emailprotected]. It was the same year that his son and daughter-in-law had taken over Union Station, leading Scully to embark on what he calls "the last major quest of my life.". Ceres Partners. Another self-made billionaire, Liautaud is the founder of the Jimmy Johns sandwich franchise. ''I think that must have been the philosophy back in Ireland, to keep things together as long as possible.''. Heres a deeper dive: 1. Paul has authored The immigration of Mennonites from Russia in 1874 and their purchase of vast acreages of government and railroad land; and the large purchases of land by William Scully, of Illinois, between 1870 and 1885 and his introduction of the Scully land system, which included tenant farming and drain tiling the fields, both helped the early settlement . This is strange, given that the Scully clan is responsible for having restored many prominent structures throughout Springfield. For the first time in ten years the tenants of thousands of acres in the County of Logan, Ill., and other tracts of land in various parts of the country have received a visit from their landlord, William Scully. He rounds out the list for individual owners of central Illinois prime farm ground with just over 7,100 acres. But William`s tight hold on great quantities of land in the U.S. and Ireland did not afford him much peace of mind. By the end of the century he owned approximately 250,000 acres in the US and, through his land agents, was able to exert greater control on his American lands than on those he owned in Ireland. View Full Report . Coming in at a distant third with less than half the acreage of either of the top two landowners is Farmland Partners. ''Nasty Nasty! (first graphic with triangle). Heres a look at the top 10 absentee landowners in central Illinois, and where they own farmland. ''I enjoy farming, but at the same time, I disagree with the whole system we follow on most of our lands with the destructive commercial rules of farming. The conservational requirements were generally in advance of local practice. of Transportation . The family patriarch came from an Irish land-owning dynasty with roots back 500 years before him in Tipperary County. The Scully Family. Peter`s investments and attempts to manage and diversify his side of the family holdings have followed a more conservative, but not unimaginative, line. The unique land system that he used on his 225,000 acres of American agricultural land, farmed by some fifteen hun dred tenants at the time of his death, attracted attention to this "most exten sive American landowner." William Scully possessed an extraordinary determination to succeed as a landlord. Or in other words, there are more professional farm managers in central Illinois than in the rest of the state and along with them, absentee landowners. Email questions to. Self-made billionaire owner of the car parts manufacturer Flex-N-Gate, Khan comes in sixth in this survey of prime central Illinois farmland, with just over 8,700 acres. Scully began to drain The venture died as quickly as it began, at a loss of some $5 million. WILLIAM SCULLY'S METHODS; How the Notorious Land Monopolist Treats His Tenants. Specialty crops highlight Farm Bill hearing, Kinze raises its planter game with new row unit, Western states seek support for livestock industries, Bipartisan DAIRY PRIDE Act targets plant-based 'dairy', Cost of keeping working capital in inflationary times, World Ag Expo opens to visit by House speaker, Americas largest individual farmland owner. Nov. 16, 1895 The New York Times Archives See the article in its original context. The land was drained, the railroad came in and William Scully made his fortune. William inherited land, but he set off in the mid-1800s to make his fortune in America. The Scullys were a prosperous catholic family of middlemen and lawyers in Co. Tipperary, and Denys Scully was an active figure in catholic political life. You can find the original article here. Todd Spivak. Tied up in trusts, the Illinois ground has passed down to the families of two of his grandsons, Michael and Peter Scully. The so-called Ballycohey incident of 14 August 1868 sealed Scully's reputation as a notorious and oppressive landlord. recoup his earnings, while working on a plan for crop & cattle We are going to have to realize that the basis of wealth in Illinois is in the land, and if you lose that, you`ve lost everything.''. So who are these absentee landowners? ''They are on their own.''. About | and dredgers. Premiere Farm Properties and Global Ag Properties USA. The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Though income from trusts would have freed them for lives of jet-setting or power-wielding, Michael and Peter chose to live close to the source of their family`s wealth. In addition, Scully still owned 2,500 acres in Ireland with a host of tenants. Along with 110,000 acres in Kansas and Nebraska, which are in trusts overseen by two Scully cousins, these lands are what remain of a 225,000-acre empire bought for as little as 50 cents an acre. For several years after, Scully leased Union Station to the state, which used the building as office space for the Illinois Historic Preservation Agency and eventually bought it in 1999 for a mere $270,000. But after it became his, he wanted to preserve his idea to open the tower and promote its inherent symbolism. William Scully and his agents chose well. According to my research, the church is the largest absentee owner of prime central Illinois farm ground. Dr. Renato Ribeiro. His oldest son is a carpenter in Vermont. It was a cold January day in 2021 when Eric OKeefe, editor and founder of The Land Report, walked up to the podium at the Land Expo in Iowa and announced Bill Gates as. . land was not conducive to raising sheep, especially with the Gawd, can you believe it?'' He is the author of William Scully and the Farmland Partners largest holdings in central Illinois prime ground is in Edgar County, purchased from race car magnate and businessman Gerald Forsythe in 2015. > farmers as a result. And while it may feel like investors are coming in and buying up a lot of land, the reality is that the holdings of these top 10 only represent 0.02% of total farmland for all the counties surveyed. Still, many local observers say that the city of Springfield is indebted to the Scullys. Home William Scully (1821-1906) migrated from County Tipperary to Illinois in 1850, and became one of the largest landowners in the American Midwest. Many know Beaver as a nationally recognized -- "Lord" William Scully, who is one of the largest individual land owners in the United States, this week transferred to his wife all his lands in Logan County, Ill., amounting to about. waterways, small dams and promoting 2. 2. 10 in this survey of absentee landowners of prime central Illinois farmland. A member of Harvard`s varsity rowing crew team for four years, Michael`s interests still tend toward adventure, physical and spiritual. William Scully and his agents chose well. The story continues virtually to the present time when the American estate of 225,000 acres at Scully's death in 1906 had shrunk but little to 175,000 acres in the hands of his heirs. The prime soils of central Illinois have the highest concentration of absentee landowners as measured by the per-capita number of professional farm managers. He inherited some land in Ireland, but he was not the first son, so he set out at age 29 to make his fortune by acquiring what was regarded as untillable swampland in the Midwest. They are managed by Westchester Management Group Inc., based in Champaign. The most serious blow to a family member`s personal finances came recently when a $5.5 million investment by Michael and his namesake son, the carpenter, went under. Corn, soybeans bounce back after Tuesdays severe slump, Calf prices strengthen, cattle herd shrinking. This site is operated by a business or businesses owned by Informa PLC and all copyright resides with them. Farmland Partners. Professor Emeritus, Paul Beaver of Lincoln College, local author and historian, was the featured speaker. William Scully was an Irish aristocrat with land-owning family roots going back 500 years, and both he and his family members were known as heavy-handed landlords in Ireland. William C Scully, William S Soully, Williams S Scully, William S Scully and William Charles Scully are some of the alias or nicknames that William has used. > Using knowledge of drainage from his days in Ireland, he dug ditches and installed drain tile, speculating that a railroad would connect Chicago to St. Louis. several other books, one being his 2010 It was a cold January day in 2021 when Eric OKeefe, editor and founder of The Land Report, walked up to the podium at the Land Expo in Iowa and announced Bill Gates as Americas largest individual farmland owner. He traveled to England to attend college instruction ''This is a well run, static business all locked up in trusts, frankly,'' Michael said. his Illinois prairie land around 1870, using big open ditches If not, that's fine, too," he says. Only one of Peter`s children, Richard, 29, has become involved in helping his father with family business, though Peter said he has endeavored to involve and inform all his children so their decisions about the Scully lands will be well-conceived. I started looking. In the second half of the 19th century, William Scully purchased nearly a quarter-million acres of farmland throughout the Midwest, much of it in central Illinois. Premiere Farm Properties and Global Ag Properties USA. Rather than spend a life on the polo fields, as he no doubt could have, Michael toiled in the soil 30 years on his own self-assigned project, a 400-acre experimental farm on which most hazardous chemical products-. is a farmland real estate investment trust (REIT), which is sometimes described as a mutual fund that holds real estate. However, the conservation and improvement of the soil. (2011) will be the subject of an up-coming Elkhart Historical It was a hugely profitable policy and contributed to his enormous personal wealth at the time of his death (at least $10 million). about 28,000 Logan County acres and a few in Tazewell County. Lauher owns Rolling Acres Ag Solutions and is a member of the Illinois Society of Professional Farm Managers and Rural Appraisers. Scully recently commissioned former city historian Ed Russo to chronicle his family's involvement with Union Station. Beginning in 1870, William Scully of Illinois made large land purchases in Marion County. William Scully was an Irish aristocrat with land-owning family roots going back 500 years, and both he and his family members were known as heavy-handed landlords in Ireland. After a brief period at Stonyhurst College, Lancashire, William was apprenticed to a Dublin solicitor but chose not to enter the legal profession. But when you get right down to it, he is a dirt farmer with a dirt farmer`s problems. 9. Some of his siblings had less controversial careers, following their father into the legal profession and politics: his brother Vincent Scully (qv) was liberal MP for Co. Cork (18527, 185965). Society dinner/lecture.. The loan they got to pay it off was one of the largest ever granted by the Federal Land Bank, according to Walden, who works in the family`s office on the second floor of a Lincoln bank that, until a few years ago, the family owned. Kathy Scully . ON June 13, 1870, William Scully walked into the Bea trice land office and calmly paid the Receiver of Public Monies $38,084 for a block of Government land in excess of 30,000 acres. He is 90 years of age, owing to his infirm condition is putting his affairs into shape so that he will be relieved of all business cares. The Scully holdings in Illinois have survived two serious threats in modern times. The Marion County, Kansas, holdings fairly early became wheat country. Another self-made billionaire, Liautaud is the founder of the Jimmy Johns sandwich franchise. Scully married twice; firstly Margaret Sweetman (d. 1861) in 1851, with whom he had three daughters, and secondly Enriqueta Angela Chynoweth (d. 1932) in 1876, with whom he had three sons and one daughter. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. So, I decided to look here first. That means the majority of farmland is owned by farmers and will continue to be for generations to come. In a close second is the Scully Family ground, largely based in Logan County. 6. Ceres Partners is an asset investment manager focused solely on food and agriculture with large holdings in Indiana and Michigan. The Scully Family. Scully Estates of Logan County, Illinois. Beavers early research Jimmy John Liautaud. were able to get into their fields two weeks earlier than the other Holdings in Bates County, Missouri, were acquired later and at higher cost. Full text is unavailable for this digitized archive article. The tenants resisted with arms and one of his bailiffs and an RIC sub-constable were shot dead. authority on Abraham Lincoln, but his knowledge of another land in Central Illinois was swampy or forested, which Scully began Background details that you might want to know about William include: ethnicity is . This was an interesting exercise for me. Until after the Civil War, his American operations were, in effect, carried by his Irish holdings. Contacts . Peter has two grandsons, so far, and they also stand to inherit large chunks of the Scully lands. Woodrow says he and Thompson often work together on projects and planning for the benefit of the family. 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