Cattle graze at the Hearst Ranch near the California coast. SAN SIMEON, Calif. — When George Hearst — William Randolph Hearst’s father — purchased a ranch in 1865 it was beautiful, rugged ...

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 ...

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.

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).

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 ...

“Hearst Ranch: Family, Land and Legacy”Abrams, $50You can see it perched high on a hill, palm trees swaying over its red-tiled roof. Hearst Castle has been a favorite tourist spot since ...

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 ...

“Hearst Ranch: Family, Land and Legacy” Abrams, $50 You can see it perched high on a hill, palm trees swaying over its red-tiled roof. Hearst Castle has been a favorite tourist spot since ...