Hearst Ranch additional lands. The ranch's Circle C brand is the oldest registered brand in use in California. The Hearst ranch produces branded grass-fed beef for the retail markets, selling primarily to Whole Foods in Southern California. The ranch is managed by Stephen Thompson Hearst, the great-grandson of William Randolph Hearst. The ranch is permanently protected under a conservation agreement signed in 2005 by the Hearst Corporation, American Land Conservancy, California Rangeland Trust, and the State of California. Hearst Ranch The Hearst Ranch is composed of two cattle ranches in central California. The best known is the original Hearst Ranch, which surrounds
Cross Ranch State Park Cross Ranch State Park Cross Ranch State Park is a public recreation area covering on the west bank of the Missouri River in Oliver County, North Dakota. The state park is located south of Washburn and east of Center. It lies adjacent to the Cross Ranch Nature Preserve, which features a roaming herd of more than 200 adult bison. In the late 1800s, A.G. Gaines, a scout and land agent for the Burlington Northern Railroad, owned an 11,000-acre ranch where the park and preserve now stand. Although the subsequent owners, Bob and Gladys Levis, wished for the land to become