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Adair died in 1885, after only his third visit to the JA. Cornelia, widowed for the second time after eighteen years of marriage, continued the partnership but sometimes questioned Goodnight’s judgment.<ref name=PPHM/> For the rest of her life, Cornelia took an intense personal interest in the growth and operation of the ranch though she was often in England or Ireland.  She insisted on a remuda<ref>[http://www.ranches.org/ja_remuda.htm JA Remuda<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> of all bay horse, and imported purebred Hereford cattle from England.<ref name=JA/> In 1887, Goodnight withdrew from the arrangement and limited his ranching activities. Falling beef prices, the arrival of farmers to the canyon, the decline of the open range, and the arrival of the Fort Worth and Denver Railway were obstacles to continued large-scale ranching. In the dissolution, Goodnight acquired the 140,000-acre Quitaque Ranch in Briscoe County with 20,000 head of cattle and remained manager of the JA for another year.<ref name=hbook/>​

Adair died in 1885, after only his third visit to the JA. Cornelia, widowed for the second time after eighteen years of marriage, continued the partnership but sometimes questioned Goodnight’s judgment.<ref name=PPHM/> For the rest of her life, Cornelia took an intense personal interest in the growth and operation of the ranch though she was often in England or Ireland.  She insisted on a remuda<ref>[http://www.ranches.org/ja_remuda.htm JA Remuda<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> of all bay horse, and imported purebred Hereford cattle from England.<ref name=JA/> In 1887, Goodnight withdrew from the arrangement and limited his ranching activities. Falling beef prices, the arrival of farmers to the canyon, the decline of the open range, and the arrival of the Fort Worth and Denver Railway were obstacles to continued large-scale ranching. In the dissolution, Goodnight acquired the 140,000-acre Quitaque Ranch in Briscoe County with 20,000 head of cattle and remained manager of the JA for another year.<ref name=hbook/>​

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==Later ranch managers==​

==Later ranch managers==

In 1888, Cornelia Adair named John Edward Farrington as manager though Goodnight had specifically trained Henry Webster Taylor for the position.. Jack Ritchie, Mrs. Adair's son by her first marriage, served briefly as foreman of the JA’s steer division in Tule Canyon before he returned to New York City to handle the purchase of JA horses for the police department.<ref name=PPHM/>​

In 1888, Cornelia Adair named John Edward Farrington as manager though Goodnight had specifically trained Henry Webster Taylor for the position.. Jack Ritchie, Mrs. Adair's son by her first marriage, served briefly as foreman of the JA’s steer division in Tule Canyon before he returned to New York City to handle the purchase of JA horses for the police department.<ref name=PPHM/>​

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As the railroads brought more settlers, the JA began leasing and selling excess pasture. In 1891, the "Heckman school," named for homesteader John Heckman on whose camp the school was erected) opened near JA headquarters. It was for the education of the children of ranch employees and neighboring settlers. Over the years the ranch was gradually reduced in size as longtime employees began their own operations on former JA lands. In 1917, Edward D. Harrell purchased the acreage where the Old Home Ranch was located.<ref name=hbook/>​

As the railroads brought more settlers, the JA began leasing and selling excess pasture. In 1891, the "Heckman school," named for homesteader John Heckman on whose camp the school was erected) opened near JA headquarters. It was for the education of the children of ranch employees and neighboring settlers. Over the years the ranch was gradually reduced in size as longtime employees began their own operations on former JA lands. In 1917, Edward D. Harrell purchased the acreage where the Old Home Ranch was located.<ref name=hbook/>​

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==U.S. Senator James Wadsworth==

==U.S. Senator James Wadsworth==

After Walsh resigned as manager in 1910, John S. Summerfield served for a year in that capacity. His successor was James Wolcott Wadsworth, Jr., a nephew of Cornelia Adair. Cornelia came across Wadsworth in England and offered him the vacant position. He was the manager until 1915, when he was elected as a [[Republican Party|Republican]] to the [[United States Senate]] from his home state of New York. He was also a former Speaker of the New York Assembly and a future member of the [[United States House of Representatives]], serving in the House after his Senate tenure. Though Texas at the time was historically [[Democratic Party|Democrat]], many of the Adairs were Republicans or Republican sympathizers.<ref name=PPHM/>​

After Walsh resigned as manager in 1910, John S. Summerfield served for a year in that capacity. His successor was James Wolcott Wadsworth, Jr., a nephew of Cornelia Adair. Cornelia came across Wadsworth in England and offered him the vacant position. He was the manager until 1915, when he was elected as a [[Republican Party|Republican]] to the [[United States Senate]] from his home state of New York. He was also a former Speaker of the New York Assembly and a future member of the [[United States House of Representatives]], serving in the House after his Senate tenure. Though Texas at the time was historically [[Democratic Party|Democrat]], many of the Adairs were Republicans or Republican sympathizers.<ref name=PPHM/>​