History behind the Adolph Hild Farm in San Antonio, Texas explained.

The Adolph Hild Farm is one of the many historic farms of San Antonio, Texas which has been forgotten with time. This news article will explain what the Adolph Hild Farm was and the specific functions were of this farm.

Adolph Hild established a farm called the Adolph Hild Farm on 200 acres of land sometime during the early 20th century around 1901. Adolph Hild Farm is historic and dates to the early 20th century.

A well/cistern and a stock tank with an associated pump house were used to irrigate crops and provide water. The well/cistern was situated on the southwest side of a gently sloping upland terrace overlooking Rosillo Creek. (Ref: https://scholarworks.sfasu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1053&context=ita)

They subsisted by raising cotton as their money crop and dairy cattle for butter and other dairy products that were sold in town by family members. Hogs and chickens were also kept. Water was obtained from a cistern. Rosillo Creek and a spring-fed tank provided water for crops and cattle. These soils are often cultivated with grain sorghum and corn being the main crops. Small grains, cotton, other dry land crops, and native grasses or varieties of perennial grass are also grown given that the farm was located on top of Houston Black soil and clay.

Residents of German descent occupied the site from the early 20th century until 1987. Members of the Hild family were of German descent. The Adolph Hild Farm had been destroyed as a result of construction of the Trans America Truck Stop and Flying J Center at the intersection of Interstate Highway 10 and Foster Road back in 1987. (Ref: https://oaktrust.library.tamu.edu/bitstream/handle/1969.1/154661/162.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y)

The Adolph Hild Farm was located at I 10 and Foster Road, San Antonio, Texas, US 78244. Adolph Hild Farm is and was roughly 1,541 meters northeast of Martindale AASF.