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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CFR0797 | Download Application (PDF) | Century Farm | Gerig, Peter | 1892 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | No | No | No | Marion |
6 miles E of Salem |
Gerig, Raymond | No | House | Potatoes, hay, grain, horses... | Hay, grain, fruit, cattle. | No |
20 acres in the property purchased in 1892. |
Monday, November 30, 1992 | 1993 |
Application; Handwritten note; Deed. |
No | Yes | Mss 1604 | grandson | Kansas | 1 | ||||||||||
CFR1189 | Download Application (PDF) | Century Ranch | Wheeler, Milton; Wheeler, Joseph | Wheeler Ranch | 1903 | 120.00 | 1,400.00 | 1400 | No | No | No |
T 2N, R 40E, S 23, 14, 13 |
Union |
69610 Wheeler Lane, Egan, OR 97827 |
12 | Elgin | Gerber, Ron; Gerber, Carrie Wheeler | Yes | Barn | Hay; Dairy cattle; Chickens | Grain; Hay; Beef cattle;... | No | Friday, June 1, 2012 | 2012 |
Application; Statement of affirmation; Hand written family narrative; Deed; Copies of photographs |
Yes | Yes | MSS ORCFRP | Carrie is Great Granddaugher | Missouri | 2 | |||||||
SFR0053 | Sesquicentennial Ranch | Albert Wright | Midway Ranches | 1873 | 120.00 | 6,000.00 | 6000 | No | No | Yes |
Deed record |
T3S and 4S R25E S36 |
Morrow |
57560 Wright Drive Heppner OR 97836 |
45.15' 26"N 119 degrees 39' 40" W | 12 miles | Heppner | Gerald and Dianna Wright Hoeft | Yes | 1873 home is now the Family... | Hay sheep, horses | Alfalfa hay, pasture, cattle... | No | Friday, March 3, 2023 | 2023 |
Flash Drive with photos, maps, narrative applications. Succession tree lineage |
Yes | Yes | OSU | Great Great Granddaughter | Indiana | not given | 1 | |||||
CFR0299 | Download Application (PDF) | Century Farm | Geer, R. C. and Mary C. | 1848 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | Yes | Sections 21, 22, 27 and 28 of T 7S R1W | No | No | Marion |
12 miles east of Salem, Oregon and the court house |
Geer, A. A. | No | UPDATE: farmhouse built in... | Yes |
R. C. and Mary C. Geer gave property to son L.B. Geer, who passed it to their son A. A. Geer (applicant). Original DLC held 640 acres. |
Saturday, November 30, 1957 | 1958 |
Application; Notarized statement; 1959 and 1960 state fair celebration registration forms; Newspaper article. |
No | Yes | Mss 1604 | grandson | 0 | ||||||||||||
CFR0977 | Download Application (PDF) | Century Farm | Gates, John Wesley and Minnie M. | 1897 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | No | No | Yes |
Purchased from a cooperation |
1 N 3 W sections 25, 26 |
Washington |
32670 NW Hornecker Rd. |
Gates, Spencer C. | No | A grainary still stands. It... | Wheat, Hay, Oats, Barley,... | Grass seed, Hay, Wood lot | No | Tuesday, November 30, 1999 | 2000 |
Application; Statement of affirmation; Deed. |
Yes | Yes | OHS Field Services Files | great grandson | Burt County, Nebraska | 2 | |||||||||
CFR0938 | Download Application (PDF) | Century Farm | Connell II, Joseph and Mildred Wood Connell | 1886 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | No | No | No | Washington |
2 miles E of North Plains on West Union Road. |
Gates, J. Wesley; Gates, Constance; Gates, Spencer Connell | No | 1 wall of the original house... | goats, pigs, sheep, chickens... | Wheat, oats, red clover,... | No | Thursday, November 30, 1989 | 1990 |
Application; Statement form. |
No | Yes | Mss 1604 | Canada | 1 | ||||||||||||
CFR1207 | Download Application (PDF) | Century Ranch | Couch, John; Couch, Carrie | Gastin Ranch | 1907 | 640.00 | 640.00 | 640 | No | No | Yes |
Patent records of sale |
T1N R43E S11, 12, 13, 14 |
Wallowa |
78078 Leap Lane Wallowa OR 97885 |
10 miles | Lostine, OR | Gastin, Ted L.; Gastin, Marilyn | Yes | When Couch family obtained... | Oats; Rye; Wheat; Chickens;... | Conservation; Cattle | No | Thursday, May 1, 2014 | 2014 |
Application; Statement of affirmation; Map of property; Photograph; Deed records; Copies of photographs |
No | No | MSS ORCFRP | |||||||||
CFR1246 | Download Application (PDF) | Century Farm | Riley Margason | Bar M Ranch | 1891 | 163.00 | 30.00 | 25 | No | No | No |
T13S R3W S6 |
Linn |
30490 Driver Rd. Shedd OR 97377 |
1 mile | Shedd | Gary Margason | No | Original house torn down in... | wheat, oats, barley, hairy... | chickens, clover, grass seed... | No | Tuesday, April 25, 2017 | 2017 |
Binder of application materials, deeds etc.. |
Yes | Yes | OSU | Great Grandson | Indiana | 1 | |||||||
CFR0389 | Download Application (PDF) | Century Farm | Gardner, Samuel J. | 1844 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | No | No | No | Polk |
7 miles SW of Dallas in the Bridgeport community |
Gardner, Wiley; Gardner, Kenneth | No | No |
322 acres in original and present farm. Chain of ownership: Samuel Gardner to Chester C. Gardner (his son) to Wiley Gardner (grandson) and Kenneth Gardner (greatgrandson). |
Saturday, November 30, 1957 | 1958 |
Application; Affidavit. |
No | Yes | Mss 1604 | grandson & great grandson | 0 | ||||||||||||||
SFR0035 | Download Application (PDF) | Sesquicentennial Farm | Fryer, Alexander | Gordon Zimmerman Farm | 1863 | 500.00 | 83.00 | 83 | No | Yes | W.D Clark Homestead | No | Yamhill |
15000 Hwy 47 Yamhill, OR 97148 |
1.5 | Yamhill, OR | Gabler, Mark | No | See Gordon's book;... | Wheat; Barley; Oats | Grass seed | No |
Gordon Zimmerman holds a life estate interest in the property, has never farmed himself; leased to M. Gabler in 2000 when Gordon Dromgoole's (nephew) health declined and he could not longer farm it. Gordon D. holds the beneficiary interest in the property and will receive it when Gordon Zimmerman passes. Gordon Z. passed away in fall 2016. Gordon D. plans to farm and develop parts of the property for hazelnut production. |
Thursday, February 18, 2016 | 2016 |
Application; Will; Deed records; Death certificate; Plat map; A song of Yamhill by Gordon N. Zimmerman; Copies of photographs |
Yes | Yes | MSS ORCFRP | Gordon Z: G. Grandson of Founder; Gordon D. Great Great Grandson | 2 |