Atchison County Missouri Century Farms – 2008
The Atchison County Extension Council is pleased to honor two Missouri Century Farms this year. In alphabetical order they are: Phyllis H. Million, Rock Port and Robert D. Mitchell of Northfield MN, holding property in Tarkio.
Each individual receives a certificate and each farm receives a large sign to place at the farm site. You will see quite a number of the Missouri Century Farm signs in Atchison County.
Long-term owners of Missouri farms are proud of the accomplishments of their families. This became evident during the Centennial Farm Program held in Missouri during the American Revolution Bicentennial Year of 1976. That year 2,850 Missouri farm owners were recognized as owning a “Centennial Farm.”
Interest in the program continued and in 1986, the Missouri Century Farm program was implemented. That year, 1,080 more farms were recognized. As a result of continuing interest, the University of Missouri College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources and University of Missouri Extension planned annual updates. Since 1987 there have been an additional 2725 farms recognized. Last year there were 255 farms recognized.
The College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources and University of Missouri Extension at jointly sponsor the program.
If you are interested in having your farm designated as a Missouri Century Farm, contact the Atchison County Extension Center in the spring of 2009 for new application forms. Guidelines used in selection include: same family must have owned the farm for 100 years or more as of Dec, 31 of current year; the family shall consist of direct descendants [if in corporation or partnership, one of principal stockholders must be a direct descendant]; and the farm shall consist of no less than 40 acres of the original land and shall make a financial contribution to an overall farm income.
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