Agriculture took many forms in Douglas County. John Hammond took the office of county sheriff in 1947 and served in that position for 24 years.  He had many vocations other than law enforcement during his lifetime, some of which were raising  cattle and turkeys.  This picture of one of his turkey ranches is just north of Larkspur and is significant because of its proximity to  the settlement of Huntsville, Douglas County's first territorial post office and a stage stop for early travelers and freighters along East Plum Creek in 1860.  The turkey ranch site was  homesteaded by William Crull, the first postmaster of Huntsville.  Currently, an architectural study is being done on a log cabin located on this property and time dated to 1874.  The detail of the cabin is a wonderful example of methods of construction and uses of the time period. Douglas County will soon add  this property to their open space inventory allowing school children and the general public to enjoy this wonderful example of early life on the frontier.