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. "LORD" SCULLY AS LANDLORD; Aged Owner of Over 200,000 Acres Dropping Business Cares. and dredgers. land was not conducive to raising sheep, especially with the 10 in this survey of absentee landowners of prime central Illinois farmland. 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. ''I`ll tell you, when we were cleaning out the hog pens we used to think a lot about our dream house in the south of France and what a different lifestyle we were following,'' said Michael, who like Peter retains a slight English accent. 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. Mobile number (602) 721-3768 . Phoenix, Arizona. Illinois Times has provided readers with independent journalism for more than 40 years, from news and politics to arts and culture. Each trust is so tightly protected that it cannot be opened even for charitable purposes. So, if Bill Gates is the largest farmland owner in the U.S., who is the largest farmland owner in Illinois? Scully began to drain Gawd, can you believe it?'' Scully recently commissioned former city historian Ed Russo to chronicle his family's involvement with Union Station. their land grants were given in promissory notes from the Federal -- "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. Mr William Scully, William C Scully, Mr William C Scully. The venture died as quickly as it began, at a loss of some $5 million. Also included in the collection is a typescript of "'Lord' Scully Is No More," a favorable account of his life in the Lincoln Courier-Herald, Oct. 18, 1906, and several critical clippings, mostly undated. In an arrangement made to protect the Scully lands from irresponsible heirs and inheritance taxes, family members do not actually own the land handed down by William, they are merely caretakers, trustees actually, of the estate, they said. 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. Now more than ever, were asking for your support to continue providing our community with real news that everyone can access, free of charge. Since William`s death in 1906 at age 84, the primary concern of his more benevolent descendants has been to keep his land in the family, and to keep the soil on the land productive. on agriculture, then returned for his second attempt to make his A graduate of Princeton with a degree in English literature, Peter is shy of publicity and private in his dealings, though he served on the school board in Dwight for years and has personally financed many city projects, including renovation of the town`s railroad station. . Family members can give to charities out of their annual payments, but not directly from their trusts. They have the advantage to do it. Registered in England and Wales. Still, many local observers say that the city of Springfield is indebted to the Scullys. farmers as a result. "It pretty much fell into my lap," he says. 3. . Some were even shot and killed by Irish 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. With teams of rugged field hands, he drained what others derided as ''the Scully swamp,'' fashioning an elaborate system of ditches and tiles still in place. Farmland Partners largest holdings in central Illinois prime ground is in Edgar County, purchased from race car magnate and businessman Gerald Forsythe in 2015. Accessibility Statement, DigitalCommons@University of Nebraska - Lincoln. Relatives. 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. According to my research, the church is the largest absentee owner of prime central Illinois farm ground. He treated it as capital, and he put that money back into other income-producing ventures. He removed the heifers and steers and put in hazards and greens. LANDLORD WILLIAM SCULLY equal to $15,000 to $18,000. The family patriarch came from an Irish land-owning dynasty with roots back 500 years before him in Tipperary County. Professor Emeritus, Paul Beaver of Lincoln College. But some family members believe the ''Scully universe'' is destined to crumble eventually, for better or worse. In previous statements, representatives of the church say they see farmland as a good way to protect and steward excess donations to the church almost a rainy day fund, in case expenditures ever become greater than donations. The result is a large-format 16-page glossy brochure titled The Union Station and Its Tower: Restoration and Future. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. When the Roman Catholic Church condemned Scully`s behavior in Ireland, he became a Protestant. He rounds out the list for individual owners of central Illinois prime farm ground with just over 7,100 acres. I oversaw the management of the 100 Circles farm when Gates bought it during my tenure at Hancock Farmland Services, in 2018. He was an advocate of the latest agricultural techniques and an expert at estate management. Professor Emeritus, Paul Beaver of Lincoln College, local author and historian, was the featured speaker. His next boy is, ''let`s face it, unemployed and living in Chicago. The opinions of this writer are not necessarily those of Farm Progress/Informa. Email questions to [emailprotected]. He also owns the NFL team the Jacksonville Jaguars. The money coming in from sales of Illinois land, which had been initiated from 1855 to 1857, was not considered in come by Scully. He maintains that he was never so much committed to preserving the historic building. In that capacity, he recently completed a 12-year project in which he oversaw the installation of 700 miles of drainage tile on Scully land. Kathy J Scully . ''There are too many interesting projects out there to do that. first to use a drainage system in Logan County, and Scully tenant farmers estates of Logan County, Illinois, writes that Scully These tracts, all east of the 98 meridian in Nuckolls County, represented William Scully'S Beginning in 1870, William Scully of Illinois made large land purchases in Marion County. Rather than farm this land himself, Mr. Scully chose to lease the land in a fashion similar to the one his family had used in Ireland for many years. After a local priest criticised his actions, he converted to protestantism and insisted that his children do likewise. Coming in at a distant third with less than half the acreage of either of the top two landowners is Farmland Partners. Family holdings in this state are conservatively estimated to be worth at least $80 million. Gov. Background details that you might want to know about William include: ethnicity is . "But the ideas behind it, I think, are valuable.". Who are the biggest absentee landowners in Illinois? 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. Paul's latest endeavor, The The Scully Family Farming the Prairie. William Scully is well known. Dr. Renato Ribeiro. Corn, soybeans bounce back after Tuesdays severe slump, Calf prices strengthen, cattle herd shrinking. Understandably, Scully's operations aroused much opposition, especially in hard times. Send a letter to the editor and we'll publish your feedback in print! Scully says he is quietly seeking political backing for his idea. His oldest son is a carpenter in Vermont. Instead, he was long an alien landlord, operating through agents. That means the majority of farmland is owned by farmers and will continue to be for generations to come. So who are these absentee landowners? 2. Some were even shot and killed by Irish tenants. For absentee ownership in the counties surveyed, Bill Gates comes in fourth with just shy of 12,000 acres. Their early formal education was in exclusive European boarding schools, but the brothers were also well-trained in the family business in central Illinois, they said. But Scully has so far received no responses. Professor Emeritus, Paul Beaver of Lincoln College, local author and historian, was the featured speaker.Many know Beaver as a nationally recognized authority on Abraham Lincoln, but his knowledge of another local individual, William Scully, was the focus of his November . 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. Woodrow says he and Thompson often work together on projects and planning for the benefit of the family. 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. The Ballycohey Outrage, as it came to be known, inspired new laws that gave greater protection to farm tenants in Ireland. About | For instance, how is he going to keep his children down on the farm? Woodrow says he and Thompson often work together on projects and planning for the benefit of the family. 324 Main Library | 1408 West Gregory Drive | Urbana IL 61801 | 217-333-1777 |. Ceres Partners is an asset investment manager focused solely on food and agriculture with large holdings in Indiana and Michigan. The fourth generation of William Scully`s silk-curtain Irish heirs-Michael`s four children and Peter`s five-has generally shown little enthusiasm for the day-to-day affairs of the land, Michael said. ''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. Premiere Farm Properties and Global Ag Properties USA. The Scully holdings were put together in the 1800s by the family`s patriarch, the controversial William Scully, a heavy-handed but visionary Irish aristocrat who was shot and wounded by tenants in Ireland and vilified in newspaper accounts of the time as a ''monstrous land tyrant'' in the U.S. Professor Emeritus, Paul Beaver of Lincoln College, local author and historian, was the featured speaker. Additionally, the ground could be used to produce food for people, should the need ever arise. Ceres Partners. Information is out there if you know how to get it and if you know what to look for. Last Farm Boy By mid-1851 he owned His land in Nebraska, located in Nuckolls and Gage counties, became wheat and corn country, although Socolofsky fails to point this out. For absentee ownership in the counties surveyed, Bill Gates comes in fourth with just shy of 12,000 acres. Premiere Farm Properties and Global Ag Properties USA. 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. 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. presentation. Scully's operational principles and practices included one-year-renewable leases, cash rent, tenant ownership of above-the-ground improvements, payment of taxes by the tenant, and, in time, requirements of conservational farming. WILLIAM SCULLY: COMMENT It is a pleasure to comment this afternoon on Homer Socolofsky's paper. Bill Gates. 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. 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. government for their service in the war. ''We as a family have been fortunate that my grandfather came over and put together this estate, and that we have the privilege of earning money from it,'' he said. These two entities are investment vehicles for the pension fund giant TIAA-CREF (Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association of America-College Retirement Equities Fund), which has grown to be the largest institutional investor in farmland worldwide under the guidance of Jose Minaya. Laser beam levels and mechanized digging machines have replaced immigrant field hands. According to my research, the church is the largest absentee owner of prime central Illinois farm ground. in Illinois and other parts of the mid-west. Bill Gates. The final Elkhart Historical Society dinner/lecture of 2011 was on November 4 at The Wild Hare Caf in Elkhart, IL. https://www.nytimes.com/1906/08/26/archives/lord-scully-as-landlord-aged-owner-of-over-200000-acres-dropping.html. Well, not quite on their own, considering that each Scully child and grandchild has his or her own land trust and a hefty annual check from it. Some were even shot and killed by Irish tenants. Another self-made billionaire, Liautaud is the founder of the Jimmy Johns sandwich franchise. 7. and 8. The below chart does not encompass all the properties these investors own in Illinois, but rather the properties they own in the given county. The railroad followed, and his fortune was made. 2. Informa PLC's registered office is 5 Howick Place, London SW1P 1WG. 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. Less flamboyant than his older brother, Peter is no less concerned about the family`s responsibilities as caretaker of the land. Sometimes Peter`s creative dealings have been inspired by necessity. His son, Thomas, continued FAQ | He attends seances, collects crystals and follows the teachings of Austrian social philosopher Rudolf Steiner, whose study of man`s cosmic inner spirit is known as anthrosoposophy. "I never made a profit," he says, "but, of course, I had extra money from my family, so here we are.". 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. ''Nasty Nasty! However, much of this the vast drainage system, enlarging and maintaining by adding grass His son, Thomas, continued Accredited & Certified Agricultural Consultants, Illinois Society of Farm Managers & Rural Appraisers. However, the land was not conducive to raising sheep, especially with the preponderance of hungry wolves. TimesMachine is an exclusive benefit for home delivery and digital subscribers. Ceres Partners is an asset investment manager focused solely on food and agriculture with large holdings in Indiana and Michigan. He is the author of William Scully and the He traveled to England to attend college instruction The Scully family derives the majority of its income from leasing the land. He was the Jimmy John Liautaud. They are managed by Westchester Management Group Inc., based in Champaign. Socolofsky gives Scully a fairly high mark as a landlord, claiming that the agricultural ladder-tenant to owner-opera tor-functioned fairly well, even though the tenant could not buy Scully land. recoup his earnings, while working on a plan for crop & cattle 1, No. Jimmy John Liautaud. At the time of the events at Ballycohey, Scully's Irish landholdings were already overshadowed by his American properties. The final Elkhart He is reportedly the largest individual farmland owner in the U.S., and it also appears he is the largest individual owner of prime central Illinois farmland. Springfield and Central Illinois African American History Museum, Cover illustration courtesy of Robert Johnson. in Logan, Sangamon and Tazewell. Ed Russo, the retired city historian, says that that's a shame: "A peaceful meditation space seems appropriate for the presidential library. Trained in Ireland`s marshy farm fields, he knew American lands could be drained and tamed. 1. Nestled next to the Columbia River Gorge, the farm was a sight to behold. The fact that much of this land was concentrated in a block permitted the owner to drain the land independently of organized drainage districts. I started looking. Until after the Civil War, his American operations were, in effect, carried by his Irish holdings. 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. William Scully, Grandfather and American Patriarch, who purchased almost 250,000 acres of land in Illinois and other state by t860: Photo from William Scully and the Scully Estates of Logan County, Illinois by Paul J. Beaver According to my research, the church is the largest absentee owner of prime central Illinois farm ground. wscully@earthlink.net . He bought large tracts of swampy ground in Logan Countysome for as little as 50 cents per acre. The brochure includes a conceptual design sketch for the clock tower's interior by Springfield architect Bruce Ferry, whose firm won national awards for its reconstruction of the Old State Capitol building. On the former pasture he built an 18-hole public golf course named Wolf Creek after the navigable waterway that is now polluted only by errant golf balls. > In a close second is the Scully Family ground, largely based in Logan County. Shahid Khan. Before World War II, during which their father moved them all permanently to the U.S., the brothers lived mostly at the 43-acre family estate, with a 40-room house, near Cannes, France. TimesMachine is an exclusive benefit for home delivery and digital subscribers. The main concern of this book is with the American holdings of the Irish landowner, William Scully. He learned this after investigating Gates purchase of the 100 Circles farm in eastern Washington by one of Gates holding companies. Members of the society manage the production and marketing of nearly 10 percent of the corn and soybeans produced in Illinois. presentation. 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. Society dinner/lecture.. Scully himself was injured in the affray. 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. A. M. Sullivan, New Ireland, ii (1877), 3535, 370; Burke, Landed gentry, 6th ed. 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. Violet`s $15 million estate was taxed for $10 million, forcing her sons to borrow against family land for the first time in the Scullys` Illinois history. The Scully Family. ''Illinois has built this wonderful agricultural region, but the question is, will it be here for a thousand years? Heres a look at the top 10 absentee landowners in central Illinois, and where they own farmland. He concentrated rigorously on maximising profits, often at the expense of his tenants, which inevitably caused conflict. (2011) will be the subject of an up-coming Elkhart Historical 2, Spring 1981, pp. The final Elkhart He also owns the NFL team the Jacksonville Jaguars. 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. intentions of raising sheep like his family and his fellow Irish William was sentenced to a year in an Irish prison, but apparently paid a hefty fine instead. "It was always occupied by homeless people who built bonfires inside the building," recalls Nanchen, who has since relocated to Vermont. comes in at No. In an incident that is part of Irish history, Scully was ambushed and shot five times by a group of enraged tenants near Ballycohey in 1868. 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. were able to get into their fields two weeks earlier than the other That means the majority of farmland is owned by farmers and will continue to be for generations to come. Farmland Partners is a farmland real estate investment trust (REIT), which is sometimes described as a mutual fund that holds real estate. WILLIAM SCULLY'S METHODS; How the Notorious Land Monopolist Treats His Tenants. 5. Scully spent about $10,000 to produce the monograph, which will be exhibited later this year at the Lincoln Public Library, 30 miles north of Springfield. 2. Michael`s ''biodynamic'' Cockleburr Farm, near the town of Buffalo in Sangamon County, did not generate an income equal to the high cost of operation for years, but his work there is credited with helping inspire the growing movement in low-input, sustainable agriculture in Illinois. For 30 years, Michael Scully ran an organic-beef farm on 400 acres in Buffalo, 15 miles northeast of Springfield, on land that was part of his massive inheritance. Anyone can read what you share. Many know Beaver as a nationally recognized 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. Todd Spivak. 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