XIT Mess Wagon, Texas, 1902. The XIT Ranch was a cattle ranch in the Texas Panhandle which operated from 1885 to 1912. Comprising over 3,000,000 acres of land, it ran for two hundred miles along the border with New Mexico, across ten counties. In remembrance of the massive ranch, the City of Dalhart, Texas hosts the XIT Museum and the annual XIT Rodeo and Reunion each August. Vintage image restored by Kathy Alexander.