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A century farm sign for Williamson Farm in Oregon, United States. A Century Farm or Centennial Farm is a farm or ranch in the United States or Canada that has been officially recognized by a regional program documenting the farm has been continuously owned by a single family for 100 years or more.
In 2018, Johnson County launched the Land Access Program at the Historic Poor Farm. [7] This program "provides 3-year land use agreements to area farmers with different farming experiences and scales. The use agreements include land, irrigation water, and storage.
The farm at this location has been in the Alleman family since the 1880s making this a true century farm. Its significance is attributed to its being the first stop of a 1955 tour made by Vladimir Matskevich, a representative of Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev, and 11 leading Soviet agricultural scientists and managers.
With white settlers lured by the prospects of available land to farm, Iowa grew another 251% in the following decade and another 77% by 1870, when the state first topped 1 million people.
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Beginning in the mid-19th century county homes were established across the state to take care of less fortunate residents. The care then extended to the end of the 20th century. The Hardin County Home operated at this location from 1877 to 1996. The historic district encompasses the buildings, farm fields, and cemetery associated with the home.
Pages in category "Farms on the National Register of Historic Places in Iowa" The following 55 pages are in this category, out of 55 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Feb. 2—People who want to apply to have their sesquicentennial and century farm recognized have until March 7 to submit an application. Minnesota Farm Bureau's Sesquicentennial Farm program will ...