Title | View Application | Award Type | Original Owner | Name of farm or ranch | Year of Property Acquisition | Original Acreage | Current Acreage | Acreage farmed or ranched today | Donation land claim | Dlc num and registration location | Homestead | Homestead Information | Other | Please explain | Legal description for the farm or ranch headquarters | County | Address physical location | GPS location | Distance from nearest town | Nearest town name | Who farms or ranches today | Original buildings still in use | Building structures on property with date of construction | Crops or livestock historically raised on property | Crops or livestock currently raised on property | National register property | National register name | Notes and comments property | Date of application | Date of award | Please describe attachments | Genealogical information included | Application on file | Application location | Applicants relationship to original owners |
Origin of original owners![]() |
Ethnic origin of original owners | How many generations still live on the farm or ranch |
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CFR1167 | Download Application (PDF) | Century Farm | Werth, Frederick Johan August | 1909 | 630.00 | 100.00 | 90 | Yes | No | No |
T 6S, R 7W, S 8 |
Polk |
1/4 mile north on Hwy 22 of the intersection of Hwys 18/22 at Valley Junction. |
7 Miles | Willaminia | Werth, Dennis R.; Werth, Elmer M. | No | Cereal grains; Hay; Timber;... | Cereal grains; Grass seed;... | No | Monday, May 24, 2010 | 2010 |
Application; Statement of affirmation; Family history narrative; Land claim map; Topographic map of property; Warranty deed; Mortgage documents; Property boundary maps; List of photographs; Copies of photographs |
Yes | Yes | MSS ORCFRP | Grandson & Great-grandson | 2 | ||||||||||
CFR1253 | Century Ranch | James R. Watts | Watts Ranch | 1910 | 1,600.00 | 300.00 | 300 | No | No | No |
T37 R13 S14 & 23 |
Klamath |
62527 Hwy 140 E |
1 mile | Bly OR | Yes | Original home of 1910 still... | Meawdow Grass and Rye hay | Alfalfa, grass hay and Rye... | No | Tuesday, May 1, 2018 | 2018 |
Application materials, narrative, photos, map |
Yes | Yes | OSU | Grandson | 1 | ||||||||||
CFR0203 | Download Application (PDF) | Century Farm | Parrish, Gamaliel | 1847 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | Yes | Claim # 45, Notification # 2060 | No | No |
Sec 6 & 7 T 13 S R 3 W, W.M., containing643.28 acres. |
Linn | No | No |
85 acres of original DLC in present farm. |
Saturday, November 30, 1957 | 1958 |
Affidavit |
No | Yes | Mss 1604 | granddaughter | 0 | ||||||||||||||
CFR0345 | Download Application (PDF) | Century Farm | Minto, John | 1846 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | No | No | No | Marion | No | No | Saturday, November 30, 1957 | 1958 |
Handwritten letter; Typewritten letter. |
No | No | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||
CFR0481 | Download Application (PDF) | Century Farm | Brutscher, Mary Everest & Sebastian Brutscher | 1850 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | Yes | No | No | Yamhill |
1 mile E of Newberg on Portland Road |
Gumm, R. Kenneth | No | Fruit, nuts. | No |
40 acres in present farm. Founder had first post office in Newberg & named town after Neuberg, Germany. Chain of ownership: Sebastian Brutscher 1850 to 1895; Laura Brutscher Gumm (daughter) to 1958; R. Kenneth Gumm to date. |
Saturday, November 30, 1957 | 1958 |
Application; Affidavit. |
No | Yes | Mss 1604 | grandson | German | 0 | ||||||||||||
CFR0615 | Download Application (PDF) | Century Ranch | Vey, Antone and Mary | 1861 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | No | No | No | Umatilla | Schiller, Marilyn | No | Hay; Cattle; Sheep. | At time of application:... | No | Sunday, November 30, 1997 | 1998 |
Application; Statement form; Typewritten letter of approval. |
No | Yes | OHS Field Services Files | 0 | |||||||||||||||
CFR0032 | Download Application (PDF) | Century Farm | Starr, Susan A. , Wesley Starr | 1847 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | Yes | No | No | Benton | No | No |
See application for land details and complex family relationships. |
Saturday, November 30, 1957 | 1958 |
Affidavit |
Yes | Yes | Mss 1604 | great grandmother/ great great nephew | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
CFR0165 | Download Application (PDF) | Century Farm | Pitney, John P. & Elizabeth Pitney | 1855 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | No | No | Yes |
Pre-emption Claim, Notification # 6430 |
Sec 7 T 16 S R 4 W, W.M. |
Lane | Pitney, Clarence A.; Pitney, James B. | No | No |
171 acres in present farm. Chain of ownership: John & Elizabeth Pitney 1855 to 1873; William & Lucy J. Pitney to 1937; Clarence A. Pitney & James B. Pitney, each 1/2 interest, to date. |
Saturday, November 30, 1957 | 1958 |
Application; Letter of approval; 1960 state fair celebration registration form. |
No | Yes | Mss 1604 | grandson and great grandson | 3 | |||||||||||||
CFR0312 | Download Application (PDF) | Century Farm | Short, John W. | 1858 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | No | No | Yes |
Purchased from William Price for $1000. |
T 7 S, R 1 |
Marion |
10 miles E. of Salem |
Jones, Thomas; Meyer, Alice | No | None of the original... | Pasture, Timber, Brush | No |
Original proptery was 160 acres. Applicant owns 109 acres of which 59 acres is in cultivation. J. W. Short gave son-in-law T. A. Jones land in 1901. Son W. A. Jones received land in 1916, and in 1955 applicant Thomas Jones received land from estate. |
Saturday, November 30, 1957 | 1958 |
Application; Notarized statement. |
No | Yes | Mss 1604 | Great Grandchildren in law | 0 | ||||||||||
CFR0445 | Download Application (PDF) | Century Farm | Fanno, Augustus J. | 1847 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | Yes | Certification # 1287 | No | No | Washington | No | No | Saturday, November 30, 1957 | 1958 |
Newspaper articles |
No | No | 0 |