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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CFR1154 | Download Application (PDF) | Century Farm | Cruickshank, James; Cruickshank, Lizzie | Cruickshank Century Farm | 1908 | 242.00 | 575.00 | 500 | Yes | No | No |
T 4 S, R 4W, S 35 |
Yamhill |
11600 SE Airport Rd, McMinnville, OR 97128 |
6 Miles SE | McMinnville | Cruickshank, Gary; Cruickshank, Barbara; Cruickshank, Jeff; Cruickshank, Brian | No | Grain; Hay; Horses; Sheep | Clover; Grass seed; Hazelnuts... | No | Monday, November 30, 2009 | 2010 |
Application; Statement of affirmation; Family history narrative; Property records; Excerpt from "The Centennial History of Oregon"; Copy of aerial photograph; Pacific International Livestock Exposition documents; Certificate of Registry for sheep; Typewritten letter of application for employment; Newspaper articles; Copies of photographs; Genealogical narrative; Copies of birth records; Copies of passenger lists |
No | Yes | MSS ORCFRP | Grandson & wife | Scotland | 1 | ||||||||
CFR1122 | Download Application (PDF) | Century Farm | Schmidt, P. J.; Schmidt, Dorothea | Garland Nursery | 1903 | 98.00 | 22.00 | 0 | No | No | No |
T 11S, R 4W, S O8 |
Benton |
5470 NE Hwy 20 (half way between Albany and Corvallis). 5 miles from either town. |
N/A | 5 miles | Corvallis | Powell, Donald W.; Powell, Sandra; Powell, Lee; Powell, Brenda; Zinn, Erica Powell | No | Barn (built in 1925) was... | Filberts; Grain; Hay; Prunes... | Nursery plants; Nursery trees... | No | Wednesday, November 22, 2006 | 2007 |
Application; Statement of affirmation; Family history narrative; Tax lot map; Garland Nursery newspaper ads |
Yes | Yes | MSS ORCFRP | Great grandson | 3 | |||||||
CFR1224 | Download Application (PDF) | Century Farm | McDonald, Peter; McDonald, John, Jr. | Bingaman Enterprises | 1882 | 293.00 | 2,200.00 | 1700 | No | No | Yes |
Warranty deeds, Certificate of title, chain of titles |
T2 R38 S12 &13 |
Union |
64088 McDonald Lane La Grande OR 97850 |
45.3988872-117993937 | Near | La Grande, OR | Bingaman, Gregory L. | Yes | Peter build the first house... | Alfalfa; Grain; Grass seed;... | Alfalfa; Barley; Grass Seed;... | No | Monday, April 20, 2015 | 2015 |
Application; Statement of affirmation; Maps of property; Family chart; Family history narrative; Farm history narrative; Title documents; Timeline of property ownership; Deed records; Copies of photographs; Newspaper article |
Yes | Yes | MSS ORCFRP | Great Grandson | Illinois | Scotland | 2 | ||||
CFR0668 | Century Farm | Mark, Alexander K. | 1866 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | No | No | No |
T 4 R 1 E Sec 20 |
Clackamas | No | no | Dairy cattle, hay, grain. | Hay, grain. | No | Thursday, November 30, 1989 | 1990 |
Land deed |
No | Yes | Mss 1606 | granddaughter | Missouri | 1 | |||||||||||||
CFR0357 | Download Application (PDF) | Century Farm | Esson, Alexander & Christina Stevens | Maple Hill Farm | 1866 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | No | No | No | Marion | Ewing, Evanelle Esson; Renter. | No | No. Ida Esson Memorial... | beef cattle, pigs, corn, oats... | sheep, horses, strawberries,... | No |
In 1861 Alexander Esson purchased the first portion of this farm from Joseph & Virginia Cox. (This is different land) In 1866 he purchased additional land from Milton & Celia B. Young, which was a portion of the John C. Carey DLC. 320 acres in original and present farm. ***8/31/15 Update actual founding date is 1866, as the land purchased from Cox is different than the land from Milton Young (deed is being supplied for records which is the origination of the farm), the property purchased in 1861 was sold prior to purchase of this farm in 1866. |
Monday, November 30, 1964 | 1965 |
Application; Certification of ownership; Email correspondence; Handwritten notes; Deed. |
Yes | Yes | Mss 1605 | granddaughter | Scotland via New York | 2 | ||||||||||
CFR0019 | Download Application (PDF) | Century Farm | Peninger, John and Mary Elizabeth | 1853 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | No | No | No | Jackson |
Farm located at: 6646 Blackwell Rd, Central Point, OR |
No | Barn, outbuildings, homes (... | Grain. | Grass seed, cattle | No | Thursday, November 30, 1989 | 1990 |
Deeds; Family history; Application; Correspondence. |
Yes | Yes | Mss 1604 | great great grand son | Virginia | 1 | ||||||||||||
CFR0152 | Download Application (PDF) | Century Farm | Adkins, Edward S. | 1851 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | Yes | Claim # 1570 | No | No |
Sec 26 T 16 S R 5 W, W.M. |
Lane | Adkins, Jason A. (Mrs.) | No | No |
Farm is 154.47 acres of original DLC. Chain of ownership: Edward S. Adkins 1851-1888; Helen Adkins (wife) to 1894. Jason A. Adkins 1894; Josephine S. Adkins (wife of Jason A.) to date. |
Saturday, November 30, 1957 | 1958 |
Application; Handwritten note; Typewritten letter. |
No | Yes | Mss 1604 | Daughter-in-law | 0 | |||||||||||||
CFR0300 | Download Application (PDF) | Century Farm | Miller, Isaac | 1848 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | Yes | No | No |
T 9 Range 2 and 3 West |
Marion |
property is bisected by Sidney Irrigation Canal |
Hamby, Mack; Hamby, Estella | No | At time of application:... | No |
Isaac Miller gave land to his sons samuel and Charles. The part owned by Charles was passed to his daughter, Louisa Miller, Lydia Hoyt, and Emma Lillard. Applicant is the daughter of Emma Lillard. |
Saturday, November 30, 1957 | 1958 |
Application; Notarized statement; Newspaper articles. |
No | Yes | Mss 1604 | great granddaughter | Indiana | 3 | |||||||||||
CFR0830 | Download Application (PDF) | Century Farm | Fishback, John L. | 1890 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | No | No | No |
See attached deeds. |
Polk |
3 miles W of Monmouth |
Fishback, Lois M. | No | no | Berries, grain, cows. | Cherries, pasture for horses. | No | Sunday, May 30, 1993 | 1993 |
Application; Statement form; Deeds; Farm history; Phone message memo. |
No | Yes | Mss 1604 | wife of grandson, V.Elton Fishback | Virginia | 1 | ||||||||||
CFR0959 | Download Application (PDF) | Century Farm | Youngberg, Nels B. and Hannah | Youngberg Century Farm | 1889 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | No | No | No | Yamhill |
2 1/2 miles SE of Carlton. |
Payne, Mark | No | no | unknown | Wheat, red clover, barley. | No | Tuesday, November 30, 1993 | 1994 |
Application; Book excerpt on family history; Deeds; Map; Typewritten letter. |
Yes | Yes | Mss 1604 | great grandson (Mark Payne) | Sweden | 1 |