Century Farms of Calhoun County
1976 - 2022

The Iowa Century Farm Program began in 1976 awarding families who have owned their farms, of 40 acres or more, for at least 100 years. Certificates are presented each year at the Iowa State Fair by the Iowa Department of Agriculture and the Iowa Farm Bureau. Source - Iowa Century Farms

Name City Origin Year Award Year
Albrecht, Gene F. Rockwell City 1900 2003
Albright, Alan & Lisa Lytton 1908 2008
Arts, James Lanesboro 1904 2007
Ausberger, John & Carol Fonda 1890 2011
Ausborn, Gladys I. Lytton 1876 1988
Axman, Helen & Kenneth Pomeroy 1891 2019
Bahls, Emil A. Rockwell City 1874 1976
Bailey, Merle David Rockwell City 1885 1985
Ballstadt, Charles R. Manson 1876 1991
Ballstadt, Lucile L. Knierim 1895 1995
Barkmeier, Keith Lake City 1902 2008
Bartell's Trust, Luella F. Craig & George Manson 1883 1985
Bartels, Earl Lytton 1888 2005
Batz, Kirby Auburn 1866 2016
Batz, Verle Auburn 1888 1997
Baughman, Alan Manson 1892 1992
Becker, Lois & Lawrence Manson 1888 1988
Benckendorf Trust Lake City 1910 2010
Bergquist, Basil Rockwell City 1911 2011
Berner, Elmer & Melvin Rockwell City 1874 1976
Binkert, Clarence D. & Edna H. Lake City 1870 1976
Bird, Daniel T. and Janet Lee Somers 1903 2003
Black, Henrietta Farnhamville 1881 2002
Blanchfield, Glenn A. Lake City 1870 1976
Blanchfield, Roger L. Lake City 1864 2015
Blanchfield Estate, Marion Lake City 1868 1977
Blaskovich Trust, Gabriel Joseph & Margaret Faith Lohrville 1913 2017
Bolton, Michael and Elizabeth Lohrville 1883 1984
Boner, Pauline Lohrville 1918 2018
Borland, Juanita Somers 1913 2013
Brand, Mrs. Ora Somers 1881 1982
Brayton, Marvel Rockwell City 1874 2012
Brayton, Marvel Jean Rockwell City 1920 2020
Brothers, Beulah Irene Pomeroy 1890 1993
Brown, Dorothy June Lake City 1883 1983
Burley, Charles R. Lake City 1880 1980
Burmeister, Leonard Knierim 1889 1990
Buse, Joan R. Lake City 1910 2013
Buttolph, Harold A. Lohrville 1879 1979
Calmer, Alvena & Ralph Manson 1875 1976
Carlson Trust, Lyle & Mary Manson 1915 2020
Carlson Trust, Lyle & Mary Manson 1909 2020
Carlson Trust, Lyle & Mary Manson 1896 2020
Carlson Trust, Lyle & Mary Manson 1920 2020
Casserly, Patrick Auburn 1893 2011
Clancy, Ruth Pomeroy 1910 2019
Clark, Ronald D. & Irma Jean Lake City 1918 2019
Clow, E.T. & Harry L. Lake City 1869 1976
Coffin Trust, Phyllis J. Lohrville 1905 2010
Cole, Mary Jane Olney, Vivian G., and Robert E. Lohrville 1877 1979
Collins, John M. & Shirley A. Lohrville 1901 2013
Cook, LaVon H. Lohrville 1901 2001
Coon, Michael H. Lohrville 1913 2013
Corey, Clayton B. and Marilyn J. Lake City 1882 1982
Corey, Jerry, Carolyn and James Lytton 1883 1984
Cronin, Diane & Larry Lohrville 1901 2019
Dahlene, Marie C. Manson 1869 1976
Davy, Dorothy J. Fonda 1878 1995
Davy, Duane Somers 1901 2001
Dawson, Neil E. Manson 1873 1976
DeLong, Paul W. Lake City 1881 1983
Dorothy Martin, Life Estate in Somers 1899 1992
Doster, Craig and Allita Manson 1908 2010
Dougherty, James Lake City 1916 2016
Dougherty, James & Janet Lake City 1909 2009
Dougherty, James F. Auburn 1901 2003
Drommer, Bert Pomeroy 1882 1988
Dyer, Clifford & Deloris Rockwell City 1891 1992
Eichelberger, Gary & Linda Manson 1920 2021
Ellis, Joyce A. Eshbaugh Rockwell City 1879 1980
Ellis, Larry & Shirley Lake City 1906 2010
Elsen's Cedar Lawn Farms, LLC Manson 1904 2018
Engler, Evelyn Jolley 1889 1990
Erritt, Delsie L. Somers 1891 1995
Erritt, Margaret Brand Somers 1886 1992
Essing, Mark N. & Patricia J. Rockwell City 1874 2015
Essing, Ronald & Shirley Pomeroy 1918 2019
Fahan, Gary C. Yetter 1883 1986
Fahan, Minnie B.   1870 1979
Ferguson, Cecil Lohrville 1861 1976
Ferguson, Mildred Irene Lohrville 1888 1996
Fickbohm, Isabel Rockwell City 1873 1976
Freimuth, Ronald & Lois (Kuhrt) Pomeroy 1885 1996
Frohlich, Phyllis Ann Farnhamville 1914 2014
Gaskill, Norma Farnhamville 1882 1988
Gemberling et al., Laurene and Carl Lohrville 1903 2003
Gibbs, Marceil A. Manson 1866 1976
Gordon, John K. Lake City 1899 2011
Grant, L. Dean Rockwell City 1920 2020
Groot, Merlyn H. Manson 1893 1996
Gustofson, Carl Farnhamville 1888 1994
Haden, Melvin R. Lytton 1895 1999
Hamilton, Mary M. Lake City 1894 1995
Hansch, Lois Irene Rockwell City 1901 2002
Hardaway, Kathleen Lohrville 1908 2009
Harding, Wilbur & Gloria Rockwell City 1894 1994
Hardy, John J. Lohrville 1916 2021
Hatwich, Ruby Gleason Rockwell City 1881 1992
Heflin, Grace Glenndale Swink Fonda 1881 1989
Heide, Lene Pomeroy 1875 1976
Heideman, Vonne and Muriel Rockwell City 1901 2001
Heise, Denzil Manson 1877 1984
Helmbrecht, Walter Louis Jolley 1883 1985
Hendricks, Cleo Sandburg Lohrville 1885 1986
Henn, Ellen L. & George H. Manson 1875 1976
Hepp, Stella Hutchinson Lytton 1907 2008
Herrmann, Richard J. Manson 1916 2018
Heuser, Anna L. Manson 1871 1976
Hicks, Carole Seil Lohrville 1902 2002
Hicks, Robert D. and Sandra K. Farnhamville 1901 2022
Hicks Family Farm Farnhamville 1880 2022
Higgins, Richard Fonda 1893 2011
Hildreth, Otis G. Rockwell City 1900 2000
Hildreth (Trustees), G.J./Dorothy B. Rockwell City 1900 2000
Hildreth Estate, Lenore Lohrville 1903 2003
Hill, Doug & Pat Somers 1893 1994
Hoag, J. Milton and Norma K. Manson 1888 2003
Holtorf, Charles Pomeroy 1883 1983
Holtorf, Dean & Martha Pomeroy 1895 2019
Holtorf, Douglas R. & Donna M. Lohrville 1902 2007
Howrey, LeRoy & Gladys Rockwell City 1884 1994
Hutchinson, Verl Jolley 1888 1989
Hutton, Walter S. & John B. Yetter 1866 1976
Insko, Gaye E. Gingerich Manson 1893 1994
Jackson, Ronald L. & Mary E. Lytton 1893 1996
Johnson, Glen L. Lohrville 1883 1984
Johnson, Lila M./Robert F./Bonnie M./Richard Pomeroy 1898 2000
Johnson, Rhonda & W. LeRoy Lytton 1893 1996
Johnson, Wayne Jolley 1896 1996
Jones, Eldon & Connie Farnhamville 1896 1996
Kaufman, Donald R. Manson 1883 1985
Keary, Mary L. Lake City 1882 1983
Kerser, Donald W. Lytton 1889 1990
King, Aubrey E. Manson 1895 1996
Koeppen, Loretta M. Jolley 1908 2011
Koeppen, Neil A. Jolley 1894 1995
Kruckenberg, Ed Fonda 1883 1984
Lager, Kimberly & Kenneth Lytton 1901 2016
Lake, Mrs. Jacob (Esther) Fonda 1882 1982
Lang, John E. Rockwell City 1894 1994
Lange, Mabel E. and Ernest H. Fonda 1885 1985
Lee, Joanne D. Manson 1884 2002
Leege, Mrs. Hulda Fonda 1884 1986
Leith, Fern and Mike Manson 1883 1992
Leith Family Farm Manson 1871 2022
Lenz, John Jacob Manson 1882 1992
Lenz, Lawrence & Bruce Manson 1895 1995
Lietz, Wiona M. Yetter 1888 1989
Lightner Farms, Lohrville 1920 2020
Lightner Farms, Inc. Lohrville 1919 2019
Lightner Farms, Inc. Farnhamville 1907 2019
Lockner, Duane Lohrville 1890 2009
Lowry, Delbert, Clifford, & Freida Somers 1880 1981
Luebke, Linda Knierim 1906 2006
M.I.H. Farming, Huxley 1883 1995
Mack, George A. Jolley 1887 1988
Martin, Kim & Linda Somers 1915 2015
Maulsby, Ruhl & Mary Ellen Rockwell City 1888 1988
McCaulley, Albert B. & Eleanor Lake City 1875 1976
McDonald, Kathryne B. Lohrville 1875 1976
McLaughlin Family, Francis Fonda 1878 1979
McLaughlin, Jr., William Thompson Manson 1867 1976
McNeil, Marvel Lee Somers 1905 2012
Meier, Zane and Alta Manson 1891 1992
Meils, John & Virginia Manson 1886 1994
Melohn, Bertha Morwitzer Jolley 1881 1987
Metz, Susan Yetter 1899 2007
Meusburger, Thomas B. Rockwell City 1881 1994
Meyer, Beverly J. Pomeroy 1899 2000
Meyer, Melvin & Lois Lytton 1885 1996
Miller, A. Robert and Anna Rockwell City 1902 2002
Miller, Harold E. Manson 1895 1996
Miller, Kathleen Kaye Lytton 1881 1998
Miller, William Bruce Farnhamville 1902 2008
Moeller, Arthur W. Somers 1879 1980
Moeller, Doris M. Somers 1887 1989
Mohr, Thomas H. Pomeroy 1890 2010
Moore, Virginia L. Manson 1920 2021
Moore Family Farm, Greg and Trish Moore Rockwell City 1900 2000
Moran, Leonard Churdan 1867 1976
Morris, Dick Lohrville 1897 1998
Morrison, Bonnie Fonda 1876 1976
Moulton, Henry A. Pomeroy 1910 2010
Mull, Ruth Mull Zantzinger and Anthony Lake City 1856 1984
Munson, Russell & Lester Manson 1875 1976
Murphy, William J. (W & H Farm) Jolley 1881 1982
Nehman, Darvin & Carol Fonda 1900 2007
Nichols, Lester & Dorothy Lake City 1869 1976
Ninneman, Herman and Norma Fonda 1902 2002
O'Connor, Don & Aleta Lake City 1902 2007
O'Mara, James Lake City 1908 2008
Oberhelman, Richard Manson 1895 1996
Oberhelman, Steve Manson 1915 2018
Olson, Nancy Raye Drommer Pomeroy 1888 1990
Osborn, Helen Fouts Rockwell City 1894 1996
Owens, Mary Catherine Lake City 1911 2013
Owens, Mary Catherine Lake City 1906 2013
Owens, Mary Catherine Lake City 1911 2013
P.L. Dowling Heirs, Lohrville 1894 1994
Parker, Stanley & Esther Lohrville 1856 1989
Partnership, Cronin Farm Lohrville 1891 1992
Patterson, Gladys, M. Jolley 1887 1995
Pell, Harold Rockwell City 1909 2009
Pell, James L. Rockwell City 1882 1988
Peterson, Merle E. & Alice L. Manson 1875 1976
Pierce, Howard Galen Lake City 1874 1976
Powell-Hendricks, Linda J. Rockwell City 1903 2011
Powers, Ray E. Rockwell City 1878 1985
Prince, Norton Rockwell City 1903 2004
R.W. Tasler Estate, Churdan 1895 1995
Ramthun, Harry Fredrick Rockwell City 1874 1976
Ramthun, Ronald D. Manson 1912 2013
Rasmuson, Vivian I. Rockwell City 1880 2000
Rasty, Scott R. Lohrville 1881 1993
Reynolds, Helen Rieman Yetter 1879 1985
Richardson, Jo Ellen Rockwell City 1914 2014
Richardson Rev. Living Trust, Janice Rockwell City 1874 2017
Ridgely, Champe and Bryona Rockwell City 1901 2003
Rix, Clarence Fonda 1899 1999
Roper, John & Virginia Lohrville 1900 2009
Rutter, Mrs. Chester G. (Beatrice) Rockwell City 1881 1982
Saliger, Elaine Lohrville 1920 2020
Sandburg, Elizabeth A. Lohrville 1907 2007
Saucke, Lawrence Farnhamville 1886 1986
Schaefer, Hazel Ramthun Rockwell City 1874 1976
Scharn, Dale Leroy & JoAnne Marie Lytton 1911 2011
Schmitt, Kevin Lee Lytton 1878 2014
Schneider Cox, Judith Ann Farnhamville 1883 1984
Schroeder, Clarence Farnhamville 1888 1989
Schroeder, Clarence & Helen Lohrville 1894 1995
Schroeder, Leona M. Lohrville 1894 1995
Schultz Family Trust, LeRoy & Pauline Pomeroy 1912 2016
Schultz Family Trust, Pauline Pomeroy 1890 2016
Schuttler, Betty C. Manson 1883 1987
Sexton, Keith & Barb Rockwell City 1911 2011
Sexton, Robert A. Rockwell City 1908 2018
Smith, Geraldine Manson 1892 1992
Souder, Frank C. Rockwell City 1880 1986
Souder, Ralph Rockwell City 1880 1987
Souder, Randy Lake City 1902 2002
Souder, Walter T. and Ralph Davis Rockwell City 1891 1992
Souder, Walter Travis Rockwell City 1887 1988
Soy, Bertha P. Lohrville 1873 1993
Stauter, Loran T. & Sharon A. Fonda 1896 2017
Stauter, Thomas E. Fonda 1896 2017
Steinberg, Carl J. Manson 1900 2000
Steinberg, Edna Manson 1911 2011
Storm, George E. (Life Estate) Rockwell City 1873 1976
Stotts, Linda Sue (Acklin) Lake City 1916 2017
Stout, Lydia Lake City 1898 1998
Stuart, Wendel & Faye Pomeroy 1875 1976
Stumpf, Dale F. Rockwell City 1882 1982
Sundberg, Linda Sue Rockwell City 1898 1999
Taylor, Anna & Dalton Somers 1887 1989
Thael, Elizabeth Manson 1868 1976
Thatcher, William J. Somers 1905 2022
Thoel, Norman Manson 1862 2016
Thomas, Catherine Hock Manson 1893 1995
Thomas, Joan E. Rockwell City 1904 2007
Thompson, Frances R. Rockwell City 1882 1982
Toop Ltd., Auburn 1881 1984
Urelius, E. LaVern Farnhamville 1903 2008
VanPatten, Irene Farnhamville 1889 1989
Vogel, Lillie Farnhamville 1887 1988
Vosberg, Elmer & Larry Manson 1896 1996
Vosberg, Steven A. Manson 1902 2003
Walrod, Phyllis E. Somers 1891 1992
Walstrom, Eleanor Manson 1885 2016
Walstrom, Eleanor Manson 1868 2018
Walters, Earl J. Rockwell City 1880 1995
Walters, Orville Rockwell City 1883 1995
Welsh, J. Donald Manson 1868 1976
Wendt, Walter Rockwell City 1874 1976
Williams, Billy and Patricia Lake City 1894 1999
Wilson, Ella Marie Manson 1895 1996
Wilson, Jack, Floyd & Earlene Farnhamville 1892 1993
Wooters, David & Julie Farnhamville 1894 1995
Wuebker, Cheryl Lytton 1906 2006
Zehr Family Farm Manson 1908 2020