CFR1144

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Original Owner: 
Schlechter, James
Year of Property Acquisition: 
1909
Award Type: 
Century Farm
Donation land claim: 
No
Homestead: 
No
Other: 
No
Legal description for the farm or ranch headquarters: 
T 6S, R 2W
County: 
Marion
Name of farm or ranch: 
Schlechter Farms, Inc.
Address physical location: 
10143 86th Ave. N.E., Salem. 2 miles north, then 2 miles east, then /5 miles south of Brooks
Distance from nearest town: 
2 miles
Nearest town name: 
Salem
Who farms or ranches today: 
Schlechter, James J.
Original buildings still in use: 
No
Building structures on property with date of construction: 
Barn behind house (c1909), originally used to store grain & loafing shed & milking station. Currently building has hydrocooling system, water tank, conveyors for sorting corn & other corn processing equipment.
Crops or livestock historically raised on property: 
Grain; Livestock
Crops or livestock currently raised on property: 
Beans; Broccoli; Celery; Corn; Nursery stock; Onions; Plums; Pumpkins; Squash; Strawberries
National register property: 
No
Contact first name: 
James J.
Date of application: 
2009-04-26 00:00:00
Date of award: 
2009
Please describe attachments: 
Application; Statement of affirmation; Family history narrative; Abstract of title; Deeds; Mortgage record; Warranty deeds; Copies of photographs
Genealogical information included: 
No
Application on file: 
Yes
Application location: 
MSS ORCFRP
Applicants relationship to original owners: 
Grandson of Joseph Schlechter, son of Martin Schlechter
Origin of original owners: 
Immigrated to US in 1905, moved to Oregon from Philadelphia, PA
Ethnic origin of original owners: 
Romania
How many generations still live on the farm or ranch: 
1
Original Acreage: 
48.0acres
Current Acreage: 
142.0
Acreage farmed or ranched today: 
44