1943, and they finished it. A second, smaller, house was built next door in 



1944, and was occupied variously by the Truttmans, dairy foremen, and the 

 Stanley Truttman family until 1988. The bunk house, probably the original 

 Baldwin dwelling built about 1858, was occupied by milkers. The Truttmans 

 moved two buildings on the ranch, the calf barn and a shed (both since 

 removed). They put a large sliding door on the east side of the hay barn to 

 improve access, and removed a wooden floor installed by the Stewarts in 1927. 



The Truttman family built a new "deer camp" of their own on Olema 

 Creek, near the original 1850s residence of Stephen Barnaby. Barbecues and 

 campouts for families and local organizations echoed the festive gatherings that 

 had occurred in "Baldwin's grove" a hundred years earlier. The Truttmans 

 improved the deer camp to include a fully equipped kitchen and bar, as well as 

 a fireplace and volleyball court. The remains of the deer camp were destroyed 

 by the Park Service in early 1991. 



Armin Truttman was active in local, statewide and national dairy and 

 livestock organizations, often traveling to Sacramento and Washington, D. C. to 

 lobby for the dairyman's interests. He was a founder of the California 

 Dairymen's Association and the American Dairy Association, as well as being 

 actively involved in local organizations and charities. His activities kept him 

 and his dairy operation in the limelight for much of the 1950s and 1960s. 



Armin and Frank Truttman invested about $70,000 on improvements on 

 the Grade A dairy in the mid-1960s, replacing the original wooden stanchions 

 with metal and improving the flow of stock through the barn during milking. 

 The Truttmans installed milk transport lines and an automated grain delivery 

 system for feeding while milking. The tall grain silo next to the hay barn was 

 removed, and a grain shed built and pavement poured in the dairy yard. This 

 could be called the heyday of the 20th century dairy operations at the ranch. 

 The Truttman dairy ceased operation in 1974, shortly after the ranch was 

 purchased by the National Park Service; until 1990 the Truttmans raised 

 Hereford beef cattle. 



Valenti J. Bloom sold part of the ranch to Greenbrae developer Neils 

 Schultz in 1959, and the remainder to Schultz in 1966. Bloom died in 1969. 

 Under the corporate names Schultz Investment Company and Nicasio Ranch 

 Company, Schultz planned a large housing development of one house to the 

 acre. The dairy and grazing continued to be leased by the Truttmans during 

 this time. A house and a horse barn was built by the Schultz family a mile 



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