▁bank er , ▁and ▁benef actor ▁of ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Texas ▁at ▁Austin . ▁In ▁July ▁ 1 9 0 1 , ▁Little field ▁purchased ▁the ▁southern , ▁or ▁Y ellow ▁H ouses , ▁division ▁of ▁the ▁X IT ▁R anch , ▁forming ▁the ▁Y ellow ▁House ▁R anch . ▁At ▁that ▁time , ▁the ▁ran ch ▁covered ▁ ▁in ▁Lamb , ▁H ock ley , ▁Ba iley , ▁and ▁C och ran ▁Count ies . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 1 2 , ▁when ▁surve ys ▁showed ▁that ▁a ▁new ▁rail ▁line ▁from ▁Cole man , ▁Texas , ▁to ▁Tex ico , ▁New ▁Mexico , ▁would ▁pass ▁through ▁his ▁property , ▁Little field ▁formed ▁the ▁Little field ▁Land s ▁Company ▁to ▁sell ▁the ▁n ort he astern ▁corner ▁of ▁the ▁Y ellow ▁House ▁R anch , ▁a ▁total ▁of ▁, ▁to ▁sett lers ▁and ▁to ▁establish ▁the ▁town ▁of ▁Little field ▁in ▁Lamb ▁County . ▁Little field ▁became ▁a ▁stop ▁on ▁the ▁Pan handle ▁and ▁Santa ▁Fe ▁Railway ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 3 . ▁ ▁Geography ▁and ▁climate ▁Little field ▁is ▁located ▁at ▁ ▁( 3 3 . 9 1 7 3 1 4 8 , ▁- 1 0 2 . 3 2 4 9 0 2 2 ). ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Census ▁Bureau , ▁the ▁city ▁has ▁a ▁total ▁area ▁of ▁, ▁all ▁land . ▁ ▁Much ▁like ▁nearby ▁Lub bo ck , ▁Little field ▁has ▁a ▁m ild , ▁sem iar id ▁climate . ▁On ▁average