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Timothy Dwight Hobart had great difficulty with the British government and the State of Texas in disposing of Mrs. Adair's property. The governments demanded tax payments which could be raised only with the sale of parts of the ranch at a time when the market for beef prices was particularly poor. The British demands required Hobart to make several trips abroad to explain the situation to the government agents. Hobart said his greatest concern was in meeting the needs of Mrs. Adair's heirs. He also tried to honor her wishes that the ranch be sold in small parcels to settlers, a processed that dragged on for many years. He hoped petroleum would be found on Adair lands to ease in the financial consideration in the disposal of the property.<ref>Sheffy, "Timothy Hobart", pp. 221–221.</ref>​

Timothy Dwight Hobart had great difficulty with the British government and the State of Texas in disposing of Mrs. Adair's property. The governments demanded tax payments which could be raised only with the sale of parts of the ranch at a time when the market for beef prices was particularly poor. The British demands required Hobart to make several trips abroad to explain the situation to the government agents. Hobart said his greatest concern was in meeting the needs of Mrs. Adair's heirs. He also tried to honor her wishes that the ranch be sold in small parcels to settlers, a processed that dragged on for many years. He hoped petroleum would be found on Adair lands to ease in the financial consideration in the disposal of the property.<ref>Sheffy, "Timothy Hobart", pp. 221–221.</ref>​

In 1935, after Hobart's death, the management of the JA passed to Mrs. Adair's grandson, [[Montie Ritchie|Montgomery Harrison Wadsworth Ritchie]], son of Jack Rithie. He managed the ranch, along with another spread in Colorado, until his retirement in 1993. The ranch then passed to Montie Ritchie's daughter, Cornelia Wadsworth "Nina" Ritchie, later the first wife of Republican Texas State Senator Teel Bivins of Amarillo, from whom she was divorced. Andrew M. Bivins, the son of Teel and Nina Bivins, since joined the JA management team. Teel Bivins served prior to his death in 2006 as [[United States Ambassador]] to [[Sweden]] during the second administration of [[U.S. President]] [[George W. Bush]].<ref name=PPHM/>​

In 1935, after Hobart's death, the management of the JA passed to Mrs. Adair's grandson, [[Montie Ritchie|Montgomery Harrison Wadsworth Ritchie]], son of Jack Rithie. He managed the ranch, along with another spread in Colorado, until his retirement in 1993. The ranch then passed to Montie Ritchie's daughter, Cornelia Wadsworth "Nina" Ritchie, later the first wife of Republican Texas State Senator Teel Bivins of Amarillo, from whom she was divorced. Andrew M. Bivins, the son of Teel and Nina Bivins, since joined the JA management team. Teel Bivins served prior to his death in 2006 as U.S. Ambassador to [[Sweden]] during the second administration of [[U.S. President]] [[George W. Bush]].<ref name=PPHM/>​

An American Quarter Horse was named in 1940 in honour of Cornelia Adair.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.allbreedpedigree.com/cornelia+adair|title=Cornelia Adair Quarter Horse|publisher=allbreedpedigree|accessdate=April 8, 2008}}</ref>​

An American Quarter Horse was named in 1940 in honour of Cornelia Adair.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.allbreedpedigree.com/cornelia+adair|title=Cornelia Adair Quarter Horse|publisher=allbreedpedigree|accessdate=April 8, 2008}}</ref>​