CFR0728
View Application:
Original Owner:
Myer, W. C.
Year of Property Acquisition:
1870
Award Type:
Century Farm
Donation land claim:
No
Homestead:
No
Other:
No
County:
Jackson
Who farms or ranches today:
Billings, John S.
Original buildings still in use:
No
Building structures on property with date of construction:
Barn with some additions. Original house used as a utility building now and another house next to it built c. 1887.
Crops or livestock historically raised on property:
Jersey cows (first Jersey family brought to Oregon), Percheron horses, Shetland ponies, some sheep, hogs, hay crops, grain, corn. In recent years the farm was run as a daiy, milking up to 45 Jersey cows. Dairy herds were sold from time to time.
Crops or livestock currently raised on property:
Hay crops, beef cattle.
National register property:
No
Contact first name:
John
Date of application:
1973-11-30 00:00:00
Date of award:
1974
Genealogical information included:
No
Application on file:
Yes
Application location:
Mss 1604
Applicants relationship to original owners:
great grandson
Origin of original owners:
Kansas City, Missouri
How many generations still live on the farm or ranch:
2
Notes and comments property:
Possibly several 1000 acres in original farm. 150 acres in present farm. Farm divided once.
Original Acreage:
0.0acres
Current Acreage:
0.0
Acreage farmed or ranched today:
0