We Celebrated at the 2015 Oregon State Fair Welcome to our third

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We Celebrated at the 2015 Oregon State Fair
elcome to our third printed newsletter. We hope you
enjoy reading about Oregon’s rich agricultural heritage.
Every farm and ranch has a unique history and special
family story. The CF&R program encourages agriculture
families to share these stories of century-long connections
to the land.
Eleven families from eight Oregon counties received their
Century status award this year. Five families from three
Oregon counties received their Sesquicentennial status for
150 years of continuous farming in Oregon. Since 1958,
the Oregon Century Farm and Ranch program has recognized 1,175 farms and ranches statewide with the Century
award, and 33 with the Sesquicentennial award. Here’s to
100 more years!
Every summer during the first Saturday of the Oregon
State Fair, the families are invited to a special ceremony and
reception honoring their award. This year’s awards celebration took place on August 29, 2015, with fifteen of the sixteen families in attendance. It was a very memorable event,
with nearly 200 people in attendance, which the families
will cherish for years to come. Read on to learn more about
the 2015 families.
A short grass roots video and pictures from the event by
Anne Marie Moss of Oregon Farm Bureau can be found at
the following links:
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n bit.ly/1HchOLM (pictures)
The PowerPoint of
the event can also be
found in the news
section of the OC&R
program website at
www.oregonfb.org/­
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Generations of the
John F. Adams family at
awards ceremony
Finegan Family of Taghon Farm
Chuck Hemphill Family at
awards ceremony of James
Monroe Hemphill Farm
AB Lieuallen Family of
AB Lieuallen Century
Ranches
Chuck Hemphill Family in front of
Original Homestead of James Monroe
Hemphill Farm
Our 2015 Century Farm & Ranch
OUR 2015 SESQUICENTENNIAL FAMILIES
Washington County-Mid Valley Farm
Benjamin Talbot Flint founded in
farm 1865 when he purchased the
land from the Humphrey donation
land claim. They registered the name
of the farm in the early 1900’s. The
early crops were beef, dairy, grain,
and hay. Most of the milk from the
dairy cows was sold to Dari-Gold.
They started raising hogs after the
dairy diminished as well as walnuts,
fruits, grapes, & vegetables. Today the farm’s walnut orchard still
produces nuts & chestnuts. A nephew named Jeff Boswell also
raised apple rootstock.
Applicant is Harlan & Beverly Flint
Coos County-George W. Smith Ranch
William DeLaFletcher Smith
founded the ranch in 1865 when
he purchased the first 95.39
acres by land grant. Additional
acreage was purchased by land
grant in 1884 as well. The early
crops were dairy, fish, corn, potatoes, timber, horses and donkeys.
An fruit orchards was swept
away in a flood in 1890. Around 1940 the ranch was transitioned
from dairy to a cow/calf operation. The breeds on the ranch
today are polled Herefords, Red Angus, & Santa Gertrudis.
Hay and haylage is produced each summer to feed the cow/calf
operation.
Applicant is George W. & Alicia L. Smith
Umatilla County-James Monroe Hemphill Farm
James & Elizabeth Hemphill
founded the farm in 1865
after buying squatters rights
of a quarter section. The deed
was recorded in 1865, and
later took a pre-emption on
the 120 acres that became the
nucleus of the farm. The early
crops were wheat, sheep, dairy. The dairy was added after WWII
and ended about 1955 when they converted to a cow/calf operation. Today the farm continues the cow/calf operation and raises
dry land wheat, clover, alfalfa, & irrigated pasture.
Umatilla County-AB Lieuallen Century Ranches
Josiah Lieuallen founded
the ranch in 1864 after
making claim on original
96.7 acres in 1864. He and
his family had travelled
Oregon by ox team in 1863.
The early crops were wheat,
peas, & cattle. In 1903 an
additional 108 acres adjoined the original land was added. Today
the ranch raises wheat, alfalfa hay, & cattle.
The applicant is A. Brooks Lieuallen
Umatilla County-John F. Adams Farming Enterprise
John F. Adams founded the
farm in 1865 when he homesteaded in the area that is now
known as Adams, OR. He
purchased 3 pieces of property
in the area. These areas served
as winter, spring, summer pastures, and it also raised wheat and
cattle in it’s early years. Today the ranch raises wheat and peas.
The applicant is John W. Adams
OUR 2015 CENTENNIAL FAMILIES
Klamath County-Cheyne Farm
Alexander B. Cheyne founded the farm
in the late fall of 1909 when he purchased 80 acres. He worked by clearing
the land to make the farm productive in
the spring of 1910. The early crops were
wheat, rye for hay to feed livestock, oats,
& barley. Over the years, clover, alfalfa,
and potatoes were also raised. The farm currently raises a herd of
registered Angus cattle, pasture, wheat, oats, barley, & alfalfa.
The applicant is Brent A. Cheyne
Linn County-Charles Ludwig Falk Farm
Charles L. Falk founded the farm in 1903 when he purchased
160 acres. The early crops were livestock and grain crops. Charles
was injured in 1925 in a railroad crossing accident on Hwy 99E
while driving his team of horses. The farm currently raises grass
seed and supports beef cattle and sheep production.
The applicants are Aart & Sheri Falk
Applicant is Charles W. & Richard C. Hemphill
““The four of us, the remaining grandchildren of Franklin
& Nellie McCready have wonderful memories of our
grandparents and of the ranch and take personal pride in it.”
—Greg Harris, McCready Ranch
Linn County-Louis R. & Anna Falk Farm
Louis R. Falk Sr. founded the farm in 1907 when he bought
160 acres. He and his wife Anna had 9 children. The early crops
on the farm were grain & dairy cattle. They grew lots of corn,
h and Sesquicentennial Families
plowed with horses, and had all the farm
animals of that time period. The Falk family is known for their ability to grow crops
and livestock. The farm currently raises
grass seed.
The applicants are Janna Falk Moore & Aart Falk.
Marion County-Hynes Farm
Edward O. Hynes founded the farm
in 1889 when he purchased it from
the Klosner family. At that time the
land was 1 acre of tillable land and the
rest timber ground. The early crops on
the farm were timber, grain, hay, Jersey
cattle, & hogs. Through the years it
also grew potatoes, strawberries, turkeys, corn, beans, Christmas
trees, & Suffolk sheep. The farm currently raises meat goats,
Scottish Highland cattle, grass seed, seed peas, & sugar beet seed.
The applicant is Evelyn Hynes widow of Tom Hynes
Washington County-Taghon Farm
Theophile Cappoen founded the
farm in 1915 when he purchased
the original farm, with 30 acres
being added in 1919. The early
crops were dairy cattle, cannery
crops, peas, pumpkins, seed crops,
wheat, barley, & oats. Many of the
acres of timber on the property was cleared by hand and horse
in early 1920’s. The milk from dairy cows was put into cans and
sold to what is now Darigold. The farm currently raises grass
seed, wheat, clover, sweet corn, green beans, & nursery stock.
The applicants are Joseph & Jennifer Finegan
Marion County-Fisher Patterson Farm
Theodore & Lucinda Fisher
founded the farm in 1915
when they purchased 80 acres.
The early crops were chickens,
sheep, cattle, hogs, & grain.
They sold the eggs to a local
grocer in Sublimity. In the
1950’s grass seed and self-propelled combines came into use on
the farm. A grass seed cleaner was also built. The farm currently
raises grass seed, hay, & grains.
The applicant is Evelyn Fisher/Katherine Patterson POA
Linn County-Christensen Farm
Ben Williams founded the farm in
1909 when he purchased 765 acres
near Rowland. The early crops
were grain, cattle, horses, chickens,
& turkeys. Mr. Williams had en
employee named Andy Christensen that helped him move to
the purchased land, and he married
Ben’s daughter Katharine. The farm currently raised grass seed.
Ben Christensen (son of Andy and Katharine) is now 101 years
old and has many fond memories of growing up and working on
the farm.
The applicant is Hubert & Carolyn Christensen
Klamath County-McCready Ranch
Franklin & Nellie McCready founded
the ranch in 1915 when they purchased
160 acres of land that is now known as
the Klamath Indian Allotment, Oregon
Dick Allotment. The early crops on the
ranch were beef cattle and grains. The
ranch acreage was added to over the
years. The ranch currently has a herd of registered Black Angus
cattle and sells breeding stock and grass fed beef.
The applicants are Greg Harris and Richard Bell
Sherman County-Padget/Martin Ranch
Jesse & Jennie Martin founded the
ranch in 1910 when they purchased the
original acreage. The early crops were
wheat and beef cattle. They added acreage to the ranch in 1942 and this piece
serves as the ranch headquarters today.
The ranch currently raises seed wheat as most of the cattle are
now gone except for a few feeder cattle. It is one of the largest
certified/registered seed wheat producers in Oregon.
The applicant is Deanna Padget
Polk County-Gentleacres
Thomas & Carrie Gentle founded
the farm in 1914 when they purchased the Parker farm. They had
been in the area since 1911 when they moved from Wisconsin.
They brought 14 Jersey dairy cows with them. The early crops
were dairy cattle, sheep, hogs, & chickens. They grew all the livestock feed as well. The farm currently raises sheep, laying hens,
& eggs, with some of the acreage in a lease agreement with grass
seed & cereal grain producers. The family has always maintained
the management decisions with lessees.
The applicants are Madeline J. Hall Fisher & Joseph Fisher
Union County-Bingaman Enterprises/McDonald
Peter and John Jr. McDonald founded
the farm in 1882 when they purchased
the original acreage. The early crops
were alfalfa, wheat, and horses. Peter’s
son George was one of the first farmers
in the Grande Rhonde Valley to raise
grass seed. He also installed a seed cleaning plant and added peas
and sheep to the farm. Over the years dryland grass, other seed
crops, sheep, and cattle dominated the production on the farm.
The farm currently raises mint cuttings that are used for plant
first generation. There is also a mint still and a machinery sales
and retail store (Pioneer West) operated by the farm.
The applicant is Gregory L. Bingaman
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Together, we can increase the public’s awareness of the role
family-owned farms and ranches play in the e­ conomic and social
vitality of Oregon. For more ­information, visit online at
www.oregonfb.org/centuryfarms or call 503-400-7884.
Oregon Century Farm and Ranch Program
1320 Capitol St. NE, Suite 200
Salem, OR 97301
Thank You Partners, Sponsors, Stewards & Friends
Thank you Oregon State Historic Preservation Office
for making this publication possible.
PARTNERS
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STEWARDS
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Linn County Farm Bureau • Tillamook County Farm Bureau
FRIENDS
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County Farm Bureaus: Umatilla-Morrow, Marion, Grant, Wasco,
Hood River, & Yamhill
Hazelnut Marketing Board
Kyle Jansson & Carol Harding
Judson Parsons
Roth’s Family Markets (Cupcakes for Reception)
Tillamook County Creamery Association (Milk for Reception)
Oregon Department of Agriculture (Media Relations