Hearst Ranches takes up 150,000 acres in two properties on the border of San Luis Obispo County, and has raised cattle since 1865. Each cow there weighs about 1,200 pounds.

The book also offers readers a behind-the-curtain photographic glimpse of the beautiful 82,000-acre cattle ranch that surrounds the Castle and beyond. The ranch, still owned by the Hearst family ...

Since 1865 when his father, George Hearst, bought the property, the rolling hills above the Pacific Ocean have been prime cattle country. That tradition continues today, as Hearst Ranch Beef (HRB) is ...

One of those places happens to be Hearst Ranch, a 153,000-acre stretch of land in California formerly belonging to one William Randolph (and owned by the same company as this magazine).

Hearst Ranch cattle live a “very natural, almost wild existence,” Higgins said. With so much room to roam, it can take cowboys on horseback a week or longer to track down a specific herd.

Cattle and zebras are free to roam in one of the many pastures at the 82,000 acre Hearst Ranch in San Simeon, Calif., Monday July 22, 2014. Jason Henry/Special To The Chronicle ...

Hearst Corp. officials said they will continue negotiations to possibly sell the firm’s world-renowned seaside ranch, despite legislation signed by Gov. Gray Davis aimed at reducing the price ...

One of the first dates my husband and I went on was a tour of Hearst Castle and over the years I’ve revisited the magnificent estate on a handful of occasions. Each and every time I think ...

CAMBRIA, Calif. (AP) -- Three escaped Hearst Ranch zebras have been shot to death by California ranchers who say the exotic animals were threatening their horses and cattle.