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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CFR0376 | Download Application (PDF) | Century Farm | Bell, George Cyrus & Mary Ann DeLong Bell | 1852 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | Yes | No | No | Polk |
Midway between Oak Grove and Bethel |
No | No |
320 acres in original farm. 158 acres in present farm. At time of application, the farm was in probate and the heirs intended to sell the farm to settle the estate of Julia (Bell) Jones. |
Saturday, November 30, 1957 | 1958 |
Affidavit; Newspaper article. |
No | Yes | Mss 1604 | granddaughter | Ohio | 0 | ||||||||||||||
CFR0747 | Download Application (PDF) | Century Farm | Ferguson, John B. | 1875 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | No | No | No |
S 1/2 of Sec 36 T 15 S R 6 W, W.M., containing 320 acres. |
Lane | McFadden, Burke Lane, Jr. | No | no | Cows, grain. | Cows, oats, tree farm. | No |
320 acres in original farm. 142 acres in present farm. Farm divided twice. |
Sunday, November 30, 1975 | 1976 |
Application; Certification of ownership. |
Yes | Yes | Mss 1604 | great grandson | Ohio | 2 | ||||||||||
CFR0754 | Download Application (PDF) | Century Farm | Grimes, Beal R. | 1866 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | No | No | No | Linn |
5 miles East of Harrisburg, Oregon. |
Grimes, Edgar B. | No | no | Beef cattle, hay, wheat, oats. | Dairy, hay, grass seeds. | No |
640 acres in original farm. 80 acres in present farm. Farm divided 3 times. |
Friday, November 30, 1973 | 1974 |
Application; Certification of ownership; Newspaper article. |
No | Yes | Mss 1604 | great grandson | Ohio | 1 | ||||||||||
CFR1307 | Century Farm | Luther John Chapin & Nellie Eliza Muscott Chapin | Chapin Ag Lands | 1924 | 99.00 | 1,500.00 | 1500 | No | No | Yes |
Warranty Deed |
T6S R3W S10,14,15 |
Marion |
591 Salmon St. N Salem OR 97303 |
45 03'04.93"N 123 01'52.40''W | 2 miles | Keizer OR | Ron & Shelley Chapin | Yes | Original farm house (late... | 15 Jersey Cow Dairy, chickens... | The farm produces hazelnuts,... | No | Wednesday, March 6, 2024 | 2024 |
Flash drive with photos, |
Yes | Yes | OSU | Grandson | Ohio | 2 | ||||||
CFR0755 | Download Application (PDF) | Century Farm | Cox, Lewis | 1848 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | No | No | No | Linn |
8 miles NE of Albany |
Cox, Orie H. (Mr. and Mrs.) | No | One | Cattle, sheep, grain. | Hay, grain, cattle. | No |
200 acres in original farm. 85 acres in present farm. Farm was divided 3 times. |
Sunday, November 30, 1975 | 1976 |
Application; Certification of ownership. |
No | Yes | Mss 1604 | grandson | Ohio | 1 | ||||||||||
CFR0756 | Download Application (PDF) | Century Farm | Foster, Robert | Dean Foster Farms Inc | 1853 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | No | No | No | Linn | Foster, E. Merlin | No | no | Livestock, rye grass, hay,... | No |
320 acres in original farm. 100 acres in present farm. Farm divided 4 or 5 times. |
Sunday, November 30, 1975 | 1976 |
Application; Certification of ownership;Property tax statement. |
No | Yes | Mss 1604 | great grandson | Ohio | 2 | |||||||||||
CFR0696 | Download Application (PDF) | Century Farm | Gurney, Robert M. and Elizabeth | 1853 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | No | No | No | Douglas | Lawrence, Stuart; Lawrence, Margaret | No | Building erected in 1872 and... | Cattle, oxen, wheat, oats,... | Oats, cattle. | No |
320 acres in original farm. 148 acres in present farm. |
Sunday, November 30, 1975 | 1976 |
Application; Certification of ownership; Family history. |
Yes | Yes | Mss 1604 | great great granddaughter. | Ohio | Robert was French/English; Elizabeth was Irish | 2 | ||||||||||
CFR0533 | Download Application (PDF) | Century Farm | Stout, Jonathan | 1864 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | No | No | No |
Sec 29 & 30 T 3 S R 4 W, W.M. |
Yamhill |
Approximately 5 miles North of McMinnville, Oregon on Co. Rd 223. |
Burdett, M. Alice; Renter | No | no | Wheat, oats, horses, cattle,... | Hay, grain. | No |
320 acres in original farm. 79.93 acres in present farm. |
Thursday, November 30, 1972 | 1973 |
Application; Certification of ownership; Deed.; Typewritten letter; Newspaper article. |
No | Yes | Mss 1604 | granddaughter | Ohio | 0 | |||||||||
CFR0698 | Download Application (PDF) | Century Farm | Weaver, Adam | 1873 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | No | No | No | Douglas |
3 miles E of Canyonville |
Weaver, Ralph F. | No | House (?). Chicken house.... | Cattle, hogs, hay, grain. | Sheep, chickens, hay, fruit. | Yes |
440 acres in original farm. 15 acres in present farm. Farm was never divided. |
Sunday, November 30, 1975 | 1976 |
Application; Certification of ownership. |
No | Yes | Mss 1604 | son | Ohio | 1 | ||||||||||
CFR0828 | Download Application (PDF) | Century Farm | Gregg, Noah F. | 1884 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | No | No | No | Polk |
8540 DeJong Rd. Amity, OR |
Scharf, John; Scharf, Jay | No | None of the original... | Grains, Hay | Wheat, Oats, Clover, Alfalfa | No |
The property has been divided twice. |
Friday, November 30, 1984 | 1985 |
Application; Certification of ownership; Typewritten letters; Newspaper Articles. |
No | Yes | OHS Field Services Files | granddaughter | Ohio | 2 |