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==The JA Ranch today==
==The JA Ranch today==
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>
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>
On April 10, 2015, the West Texas Historical Association, at its 92nd annual meeting in Amarillo, presented a program at Amarillo College on the life of Cornelia Adair. The presentations include "Early Years and Marriages" by William Green of [[Canyon, Texas|Canyon]], and from three from West Texas A&M University in Canyon: Dollie Lookingbill, "Cornelia Out West: A Hunting Trip and the Formation of the JA Partnership"; Maureen Hubbart, "The Timothy Dwight Hobart Letters: Cornelia Adair's Management of the JA Ranch", and Allen Hunt, "Cornelia's Transatlantic Connections: The Later Years".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402103005/|title=The Life of Cornelia Adair|publisher=West Texas Historical Association|accessdate=March 21, 2015 2015}}</ref>
On April 10, 2015, the West Texas Historical Association, at its 92nd annual meeting in Amarillo, presented a program at Amarillo College on the life of Cornelia Adair. The presentations include "Early Years and Marriages" by William Green of [[Canyon, Texas|Canyon]], and from three from West Texas A&M University in Canyon: Dollie Lookingbill, "Cornelia Out West: A Hunting Trip and the Formation of the JA Partnership"; Maureen Hubbart, "The Timothy Dwight Hobart Letters: Cornelia Adair's Management of the JA Ranch", and Allen Hunt, "Cornelia's Transatlantic Connections: The Later Years".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402103005/|title=The Life of Cornelia Adair|publisher=West Texas Historical Association|accessdate=March 21, 2015 2015}}</ref>
==Further reading==
==Further reading==
* Cornelia Adair, My Diary: 30 August to 5 November 1874 ([[Austin]]: [[University of Texas]] Press, 1965).
* Cornelia Adair, ''My Diary: August 30 to November 5, 1874'' ([[Austin]]: [[University of Texas]] Press, 1965).
* Armstrong County Historical Association, A Collection of Memories: A History of Armstrong County, 1876–1965 (Hereford, Texas: Pion Publishers, 1965).
* Armstrong County Historical Association, A Collection of Memories: A History of Armstrong County, 1876–1965 (Hereford, Texas: Pion Publishers, 1965).
* Virginia Browder, Donley County: Land O' Promise ([[Wichita Falls]], Texas: Nortex, 1975).
* Virginia Browder, Donley County: Land O' Promise ([[Wichita Falls]], Texas: Nortex, 1975).