CFR0437
View Application:
Original Owner:
Cooper, Robert
Year of Property Acquisition:
1869
Award Type:
Century Farm
Donation land claim:
No
Homestead:
Yes
Other:
No
County:
Wasco
Name of farm or ranch:
Cooper Family Orchards
Address physical location:
2 miles SE on the Dry Hollow Road
Original buildings still in use:
No
Building structures on property with date of construction:
The house, a barn and a storage building.
Crops or livestock historically raised on property:
First cattle, then horses (they ranged on the open country south of the homestead) and hay. Later they grew berries and tree fruits, sold locally.
Crops or livestock currently raised on property:
Mostly cherries, a few apricots and a few cattle utilizing land unfit for fruit.
National register property:
No
Contact first name:
David
Date of application:
1969-11-30 00:00:00
Date of award:
1970
Genealogical information included:
Yes
Application on file:
Yes
Application location:
Mss 1604
Applicants relationship to original owners:
grandson
Origin of original owners:
Scotland to Canada
Ethnic origin of original owners:
Scotch
How many generations still live on the farm or ranch:
3
Notes and comments property:
160 acres in original farm. 255 acres in present farm.
Original Acreage:
0.0acres
Current Acreage:
0.0
Acreage farmed or ranched today:
0