SFR0031

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Original Owner: 
Adams, John Franklin
Year of Property Acquisition: 
1865
Award Type: 
Sesquicentennial Farm
Donation land claim: 
No
Homestead: 
Yes
Homestead Information: 
Homestead Land Patent 1877; 1892
Other: 
Yes
Please explain: 
No real proof of 1865 date, but trust Century Status, and supporting documents
County: 
Umatilla
Name of farm or ranch: 
John F. Adams Farming Enterprise
Address physical location: 
Adams, OR
Distance from nearest town: 
1 mile
Nearest town name: 
Adams, OR
Who farms or ranches today: 
Adams, John W.
Original buildings still in use: 
Yes
Building structures on property with date of construction: 
First house in 1865, no longer in use. John F. built three different residences, also built barns, outbuildings, and shops. The original homestead has been demolished
Crops or livestock historically raised on property: 
Wheat; Cattle; Sheep
Crops or livestock currently raised on property: 
Peas; Wheat
National register property: 
No
Contact first name: 
John H.
Date of application: 
2015-04-28 00:00:00
Date of award: 
2015
Please describe attachments: 
Application; Statement of affirmation; Farm history timeline; Family history narrative; Century farm letter; Email from Oregon Century Farm and Ranch Program; Copies of original homestead certificates; Excerpt from "History of Adams, Volume II"; Excerpt from "History of Pacific Northwest Oregon and Washington"; Copies of photographs; Letter; Satellite photographs of property
Genealogical information included: 
Yes
Application on file: 
Yes
Application location: 
MSS ORCFRP
Applicants relationship to original owners: 
great grandson
Origin of original owners: 
Maine
How many generations still live on the farm or ranch: 
2
Original Acreage: 
3,200.0acres
Current Acreage: 
4,000.0
Acreage farmed or ranched today: 
4000