**Where did the term "Florida Cracker" come from?

My family ran cattle in Florida from 1820 till 2005. When I moved to Tennessee. If Florida was able to go back in time, when I was a child . I would move back asap. I miss the old Florida where there was lots of woods, not houses. I still run cattle here in Tennessee. Have lots of woods and no near neighbors. Proud to be a 6th generation Cracker. No matter where I live will always be a Cracker.

I dated a woman from central Florida years ago. She had horses, beef, goats and a 3 legged donkey. The name of her operation was Cracker Hammock Ranch. This Yankee from coastal Maine sure learned alot from this country girl. She gave me the book " A land Remembered "" and said there would be no more kisses , until I read that book !! I was a speed reader for sure. She was a good kisser. So yeah, I was motivated. I love ranch life. What a wonderful welcome to another of the aspects Florida has to offer.

I grew up in Arkansas, daddy was a farm mechanic. The farmer allowed us 1 acre for a garden and 5 acres for pasture. We raised our food (except coffee, sugar and flour) We slaughtered our cows, pigs and chickens. That is a reality check leaning nothing in life is free except sunshine and rain

My family is still involved in Cattle Ranching in South Okeechobee. Still have My Great Grandfather's Bull Penis Bull Whip over 100 Years old...still works.

This is a great series. I am a fifth generation Florida Native and did not know a lot of this in the video. Thank you.

That lady said it ALL. All there will be in Florida is people. No food being raised just people !!! WOW

I'm 33, grew up in Cape Coral & Fort Myers until I was 20. I love these old Florida Untold Stories docs so much. So nostalgic ❤️

I’ll keep it short… thank you for your time and speaking about this. My first hand experience as a meat cutter that’s been in the business for 45 years 34 of it spent with one supermarket I’ve noticed the decline in the product that comes in !especially from national beef packing where they’re just where they used to trim a lot of the fat off of like the boneless top chuck especially the top round super fatty ! Excel trimmed off the sides just like take it off the sirloin and where it falls it falls horrible. Besides small heard … fat cattle and packers selling fat !! Not like it was! I’ll show pictures if interested. Thanks again!

There is corporate farming and not many family farms survive that. Whimsical fun is the substitute. Lobbyist are not our friends. Vote

The development of the county I live is heartbreaking. The big cattle families sold out and now storage lots and dollar store are there now. Where there was once pastures its multi family units and pools. I didnt grow up in a farming family but I have a strong drive to move my family into that. Hopefully it happens so I can pass on that tradition.

Florida Born and Raised. Love my state. ❤️

My great grandfather was a cattle rancher in the Kissimmee\StCloud area, I am an 8th generation Floridian on one side, from the Raulerson family line.

My uncle rented a spot from 1000 acres in Lutz in the late 1960s to raise hogs.

Absolutely great doc. Valuable knowledge for the citizens of Florida. Incentives to develop the cattle industry in Florida, while preserving natural habitat.

Generations cracker, grew up around cattlemen and small rodeos.

Look at Babcock ranch , that is where we are going. It took them 10 years to get the permits they needed to destroy one of the original ranches of the day .

I am enjoying these videos. I am a descendant of Captain F.A. Hendry.

This is awesome. I live in Tallahassee been here since I was 5 from North Carolina never knew we have cowboy’s in Florida . I moved to Texas for 4 years to the outskirts of Houston and came back to Tampa then back home to Tallahassee with my first cowboy hat 😅.

My Family hunted wild cattle in a place called San Pedro Bay Florida,