The Iowa Department of Agriculture and the Iowa Farm Bureau began this program in 1976. The program recognizes and honors those who have kept their farm – of at least 40 acres – in the same generational families for at least 100 years or more.

There is an application process which must be completed. Applications may be obtained from the Iowa Department of Agriculture.

Awards are presented in a special ceremony at the Iowa State Fair. The award of Century Farm is given in recognition to a family who has had the farm for 100 years. For those who have achieved 150 years of ownership, they receive an Heritage Farm Award.

For more information on Iowa Century Farms Award program see https://iowaagriculture.gov/century-and-heritage-farm-program

HONORING THOSE OF CEDAR COUNTY WITH THIS GREAT DISTINCTION 1976-2016

Transcribed by Lynn McCleary, submitted June 3, 2017

NAME	CITY	Origin Award	Application Yr
Achenbach, Pauline M.	Mechanicsville	1867	1976
Ackenback, Earl & Helen Stine	Lisbon	1839	1976
Agne, Carl R.	Tipton	1852	1976
Albaugh, Gorda Evelyn Safley	Stanwood	1841	1976
Alexander, Charles K.	Lisbon	1854	1976
Ayres, Vearl, Dwight & Mary Lois	Wilton	1854	1976
Ayres, Harry Fay (Executor)	Wilton	1871	1976
Ballenger, Darlene	Bennett	1896	2004
Ballou,Linda	Olin	1876	2004
Barglof, Patricia D. Rohlf	Bennett	1901	2001
Barnhart, Donald J. & Ardis	West Branch	1900	2000
Barnhart, Donald & Ardis	West Branch	1907	2009
Becker, Ralph E. & Sandra K.	Clarence	1889	1989
Behrens, Allen & Linda	Lowden	1904	2004
Bell, Charlsie M.	Clarence	1879	1990
Benischek, Richard (Mrs.)	Olin	1865	1976
Bentrott, Merle & Irma	Lowden	1885	1985
Bergmann, Lavern & Rosalyn	Clarence	1905	2005
Beuthien, Ken & Shelley	Wheatland	1909	2009
Bin Busters, Inc.	West Branch	1876	1993
Bishop, Marilyn Ann	Tipton	1894	1996
Bixler, Mourey	Clarence	1875	2016
Bixler, Merlyn K.	Clarence	1866	1976
Blanchard, Deanna & Jon	Bennett	1915	2015
Bliss, Ruth	Downey	1868	1992
Boettger, LeRoy, Esther & Renate	Lowden	1879	1980
Bohde, Rebecca	Tipton	1902	2002
Brennan, Robert James	Tipton	1906	2006
Brink, Eveadell	Clarence	1869	1976
Burnett, Steven & Edie	West Liberty	1915	2015
Butterbradt, Robert W.	Clarence	1873	1976
Butterbrodt, Inc. Harlan & Lucille	Tipton	1898	2001
Cary, James C. & Mardell M.	Tipton	1908	2015
Claney, Warren	Clarence	1865	1976
Clellan, Howard	Clarence	1884	1984
Conner, Keith	Mechanicsville	1853	1976
Conrad, Merlin	Bennett	1869	1983
Conrad, Walter & Alma	Clarence	1884	1991
Conrad, Raymond & Irene	Clarence	1884	1993
Conrad, Mrs. Myron	Lowden	1887	1993
Conrad, Kenneth W.	Tipton	1900	2000
Coppess, Harlen & Erhmal L.	Stanwood	1868	1976
Corporation, Lincolnway Farms	Lowden	1884	1990
Crew, Tim & Colleen	West Branch	1892	1993
Crist, Berniece D.	Stanwood	1911	2011
Cromer, Harold G. & Ella S.	Moscow	1870	1976
Dallas, Winifred	Mechanicsville	1849	1991
Davidson, Thomas W.	Stanwood	1900	2001
Davidson, Edwin B.	Stanwood	1865	1976
Davidson, Jean	Mechanicsville	1888	2003
Davidson, Jean	Mechanicsville	1895	2003
Davidson, Sr. Mr. & Mrs. William H.	Stanwood	1876	1976
Davis Stephen & Martha	West Branch	1875	1990
Decker, Edwin R. &  Irene	Clarence	1902	2002
Decker, Robert H.	Clarence	1853	1976
Deke, Minnie	Lowden	1869	1976
Deke, Marven & Louise	Lowden	1869	1995
Dircks, Dewey D. & Dorothy A.	Clarence	1892	1993
Dodds, James E. & Pamela A.	Tipton	1882	1987
Dorcas, Mary H.	Tipton	1853	1976
Dotson, Viola	Atalissa	1867	2008
EHM, Inc., Scott Geadelmann, Steven Geadelmann	Clarence	1894	2001
Eilers, Edna	Tipton	1865	1977
Elijah, William & Sharon	Clarence	1882	2006
Ellyson, Ronald M. & Catherine M.	West Branch	1876	1996
Emrich, Russell	Tipton	1840	1976
Farms, Inc. F.J.P.K. Rekemeyer	Bennett	1881	1985
Farrington, Myrtle	Olin	1861	1976
Fawcett, Alfred W.	West Branch	1867	1976
Fawcett, Malissa R.	West Branch	1852	1976
Fell, Raymond	Tipton	1895	1996
Ferguson, Everett & Gladys	Mechanicsville	1848	1976
Feuerbach, Duane & Ida Mae	Wilton	1871	1993
Fisher, Albert	Mechanicsville	1884	1985
Flockhart, Robert & Marie	Tipton	1896	1996
Freese, Donavon C. and Linda K.	Clarence	1901	2002
G.E.M. Real Estate Company		1873	1977
Gage, Karen & Larry	Bennett	1903	2013
Gardner, Edna	Mechanicsville	1854	1976
Gaul, Monte H.	Tipton	1902	2002
Geadelmann, Kim Merlin	Clarence	1916	2016
Giese, Ruth Ann	Wilton	1900	2001
Gilliland, Francis Soper	Mechanicsville	1836	1976
Glasgow, W. D.	Mechanicsville	1854	1976
Glick, Oscar	Tipton	1893	1993
Goldsmith, Jerry & Jean	Clarence	1883	1985
Grau, Diane	Tipton	1902	2008
Greig, Mary Kay	Clarence	1867	1976
Hancock, Beverly Ann Brink	Clarence	1879	1980
Hansen, Craig & Molly	Clarence	1892	2009
Hansen, Howard L.	Lowden	1895	1995
Hanson, Ileen Nebergall	Atalissa	1898	2016
Hart, Donald	Stanwood	1891	1994
Hartwig, Hazel	Bennett	1911	2013
Heimdal, Marilyn	Clarence	1908	2012
Helmold, Herman & Margaret	Clarence	1900	2007
Henderson, Lloyd I. & Ardith	West Branch	1853	1976
Henderson, Dorothy and Edna	Tipton	1875	1977
Henkel, Albert & Irma (Schulz)	New Liberty	1896	1996
Herr, Catharine King	Wilton	1874	1976
Herring, Dorothy	Mechanicsville	1868	2008
Herring, Michael & Brenda	Mechanicsville	1875	2007
Hinkhouse, Clifford	West Liberty	1885	1985
Hipple, Nancy	Tipton	1902	2006
Hoffner, George C.	Clarence	1891	1993
Horman, Earl A. & Lucille W.	Lowden	1865	1992
Howard, Keith C. & Vivian E.	West Branch	1852	1994
Hughes, Hazel Safley	Tipton	1837	1976
Hulse, Merlin D.	Clarence	1885	1986
Iney, Glenn S. & Mildred C.	West Liberty	1862	1976
Jack, Edward L.	Lisbon	1855	1976
Jackson, Buell & Helen	Mechanicsville	1904	2004
Jensen, Ron & Rhonda	West Liberty	1904	2004
Johnson, Mr. & Mrs. Forest W.	Mechanicsville	1882	1986
Johnson, Catherine Joan Michels	Tipton	1882	1995
Johnston, Dale H. & Jean E.	Lisbon	1860	1976
Kahl, Fred & Deloris	Lowden	1894	1994
Kaufmann, Walter T.	Wilton	1862	1988
Kaufmann, Freeman Harry	Wilton	1866	1988
Kaufmann, Togo O.	Wilton	1879	1988
Kennedy, Marcia C.	Atalissa	1906	2014
King, Ralph G. & Jeanette L.	Lowden	1850	1976
King, Ralph W.	Wilton	1874	1976
King, Family Trust	Mechanicsville	1899	2012
Klahn, Alden & Marilyn	Clarence	1905	2005
Klein, Melvin	Stanwood	1911	2011
Kleppe, Richard & Marcia	Clarence	1905	2008
Kline, J. Elmer & Louise M.	Atalissa	1853	1976
Koutny, Darwin & Karen	Lisbon	1911	2011
Krafock, Bricen & Arlene Rix	Lowden	1893	2002
Kreinbring, Richard & Kathy	Wheatland	1911	2014
Kroemer, Edwin & Veneta	Clarence	1878	1979
Kroemer, Leonard C. & Joanne L.	Lowden	1874	1976
Kroemer, Erhard & Alberta	Lowden	1872	1976
Kruckenberg, Dorothea & Virgil	Lowden	1901	2003
Kruckenberg, Robert J. & Merlon P.	Lowden	1868	1976
Kruckenberg, Richard	Lowden	1872	1976
Kruckenberg, Jerry & Shirley	Lowden	1909	2009
Krueger, Elmer	Lowden	1879	1992
Lafrenz, Walter & Nadine E.	Lowden	1888	1989
Lage, Kenneth L.	Wilton	1868	1976
Land Ltd. Jackson	Mechanicsville	1900	2001
Langley, Irwin E.	Wilton	1850	1976
Larkin, Evelyn B.	Tipton	1848	1976
Larson, Thomas N.	West Branch	1915	2015
Laubscher, Eloise & Marjorie	Tipton	1877	1980
Laubscher, Eloise & Marjorie	Tipton	1845	1980
Lehrman, Melvin & Martha	Mechanicsville	1896	1999
Lehrman, Frederick and Marjorie	Stanwood	1901	2001
Lenker, Howard J.	Wilton	1865	1976
Licht, Alvin W. & Catharine	Lowden	1911	2011
Lodge, Mary L.	West Branch	1853	1976
Lodge, Clarence E.	West Branch	1853	1987
Lynch, Hubert F.	West Branch	1883	1995
Martens, LeRoy & Alberta	Lowden	1889	1995
Martin, Eleanor E.	Bennett	1862	1996
Mason, Estate William J.	Lisbon	1853	1977
Mather,, Jr. Anders V.	West Liberty	1851	1976
Maurer, Mary Ann	Moscow	1883	1995
McNee, Mr. & Mrs. Roland	Mechanicsville	1841	1976
McNee, Mr. & Mrs. Roland	Mechanicsville	1873	1976
Meier, Donna	Lowden	1891	2007
Meier, Don & Marilyn	Lowden	1905	2005
Mente, James K. and Mary Ann	Tipton	1902	2002
Midwest, Cattle Inc.	Bennett	1905	2009
Miller, Clarence F.	Clarence	1889	1996
Millett, Raymond	West Branch	1900	2004
Millett, Raymond, Roscoe & Helen	West Branch	1871	1976
Mingst, Roland & Mildred	Clarence	1893	2008
Moffit, Charles W. & Bonnie	Stanwood	1900	2000
Moffit, John	Mechanicsville	1907	2007
Moore Family Trust, Kenneth Paul	West Branch	1902	2012
Murrison, Howard M. & Eva Lee	Tipton	1874	1976
Nash, Roscoe C.	Tipton	1872	1976
Nebergall, Glen E. & Susan J.	Tipton	1903	2003
Niermeyer, Henry & Marilyn	Lowden	1876	1976
Niermeyer, Robert Erwin	Clarence	1872	1976
Noring, Wayne J. & Craig C.	West Liberty	1865	1993
Noring, Wayne J.	West Liberty	1884	2015
Norton, Wilbert & Rachel	Tipton	1849	1988
Oldorf, Dennis	Stanwood	1895	2004
Overbaugh, Donald	Mechanicsville	1870	1981
Palmer, Ursula May	Tipton	1841	1976
Palmer, Richard B.	Tipton	1841	1988
Paydirt Inc.	Durant	1905	2006
Pearson, Purl K. & M. Inez	Mechanicsville	1867	1976
Pedersen, Glenn & Cora	West Branch	1882	1983
Pedersen, Randall G. & Kathleen L.	West Branch	1891	1992
Peterson, Erwin G.	Wilton	1874	1976
Platner, Andrew	Mechanicsville	1913	2014
Poduska, Edward F. & Louise	Mechanicsville	1853	1976
Pruess, Margaret	Clarence	1911	2011
Pruess, Marilyn	Clarence	1899	1999
Puffers, Inc.	Mechanicsville	1853	1976
Ralston, M. Adria	Mechanicsville	1871	1978
Reinking, Esther A. & Paula	Springfield	1866	1976
Reynolds, Helen & Roger	Wilton	1897	2011
Rigby, Charles Edward	Stanwood	1855	1976
Rixe, Warren Henry Dietrich	Bennett	1872	1976
Robinson, Wayne	Clarence	1854	1976
Robinson, Joan Louise	Mechanicsville	1904	2004
Rohwedder, Roger	Wheatland	1902	2011
Rorick, Wilbur	Bennett	1877	1996
Ross, James R. & Arlene	Mechanicsville	1839	1976
Russ, George	Wheatland	1909	2009
Ruther, William R.	Clarence	1900	2001
Safley, Mr. & Mrs. Archibold	Tipton	1843	1976
Sander, Donna	Lowden	1914	2015
Sander, Herbert Henry	Lowden	1871	1976
Sawyer, William Ruther & Mildred	Clarence	1871	1985
Sawyer, James C.	Clarence	1863	1992
Schiele Lance A. & Jeni L.	West Liberty	1899	2002
Schluter, Richard	Lowden	1893	2008
Schneider, Rodney & Sharon	Lowden	1881	1993
Schneider, Samuel E. & Mary F.	West Liberty	1903	2003
Schroeder, Lillian	Tipton	1899	2007
Schroeder, Doug & Glenda	Clarence	1903	2003
Scott, Mary Katherine Stanley	Tipton	1866	1976
Selfridge, James G.	Mechanicsville	1853	1990
Sessler, Robert & Eloise	Wilton	1907	2007
Shaull, Marie E.	Stanwood	1884	1998
Shrope, Forest & Lola M. (Johnson)	Mechanicsville	1863	1976
Shrope, William E.	Mechanicsville	1864	1976
Shuger, Leo H. & Betty J.	Wilton	1898	1998
Simmons, Helen	Moscow	1857	2009
Simpson, Howard E. & Robert B.	Stanwood	1880	1991
Sisler, Charles Alton	Stanwood	1855	1977
Smith, Estate Henry	Stanwood	1853	1976
Spear, Jack A. & Thomas O.	Tipton	1863	1976
Stoll, Hilbert	Wilton	1854	1980
Stolte, Lawrence & Virjean	Lowden	1881	2008
Stonerook, Franklin Port	Clarence	1886	1986
Stork, Howard A.	Lisbon	1872	1976
Stout, Ralph & Sarah	Tipton	1841	1976
Stuhr, Robert E.	Bennett	1870	1976
Sturtz, Bonnie Lee	Atalissa	1895	1997
Svoboda, Alberta Clifton	Mechanicsville	1841	1976
Swan, David & Mary	Tipton	1884	1984
Tauber, Frank & Lorraine (Hass)	Tipton	1904	2016
Taylor, Max E. & Lorraine	Mechanicsville	1875	1976
Tenley, Richard	Stanwood	1909	2009
Thede, LeRoy Louis & Lorna Helene	Wilton	1871	1976
Thien, Alberta	Tipton	1911	2011
Toerber, Revocable Trust Erwin D.	Stanwood	1916	2016
Townsend, Fred H.	Wilton	1850	1988
Vitense, James	Tipton	1903	2007
Von Behren, Ernest	Mechanicsville	1882	1983
Wagner, Fay E.	Tipton	1840	1976
Walker's Harmony Pt., Morris & Bernita Walker	Clarence	1895	1995
Walton, Albert V. & Carole J.	Moscow	1884	2002
Walton, Albert V. & Carole J.	Moscow	1902	2002
Walton Estate, James E. & Cloe	Wilton	1864	1976
Waters Family LTD	West Branch	1909	2009
Wehde, Harry & Dorothy	Tipton	1894	1998
Weih, Nelda	Bennett	1900	2006
Weih, Leo & Minnie	Wilton	1875	1976
Wemdt, Edwin	Lowden	1871	1976
Wendt, Steven J. & Rebecca M.	Clarence	1895	1995
Wenndt, Erwin	Lowden	1906	2008
Wenndt, Dennis Frederick	Lowden	1870	1995
White, Harold	West Branch	1852	1976
Whitlatch, Allen	Stanwood	1857	1979
Wiebel, Melvin F. & Margery E.	Lowden	1892	2003
Wiedenhoff, Marlene	Oxford Jct.	1908	2008
Wilkerson, Dean M. & Pamela R.	West Branch	1914	2014
Willer, Forrest E.	Tipton	1893	1993
Wingert, Ronald & Daisy	Tipton	1899	2008
Witmer, John J.	Moscow	1891	2007
Witmer, John J.	Moscow	1902	2007
Woods, William W. & Virginia P.	Mechanicsville	1856	1976
Wright, Mary P.	West Branch	1855	1977
Wright, Stanley M.	Bennett	1904	2011
Wright, Kenneth	Tipton	1875	1980