Clay County
Century Farms

The Century Farms Program recognizes and honors those individuals who have owned the farm land for 100 years or more.
The program began in 1976 as part of the Bicentennial Celebration.
There are 182 Century Farms in Clay County as March, 2019.

Name Last First City Origin Year Award Year
Adams Lori S. Spencer 1888 1992
Albers Benjamin and Carol Royal 1882 1984
Amundrud Dennis Somers & Patricia Everly 1892 1993
Anderson Deane G. Greenville 1886 1987
Bailey Ray V. Royal 1870 1976
Bailey Elsie Royal 1871 1976
Bailey Gayle L. Everly 1886 1988
Baish Janice and Karl Linn Grove 1882 1984
Barglof Parker Fred Greenville 1899 2004
Batcheler Loyd & Marjorie Dickens 1908 2008
Beving Merlin J. Everly 1893 1993
Beving Dick & Beverly Spencer 1908 2008
Beving Dick & Beverly Spencer 1902 2008
Bovey Edna M. Everly 1870 1976
Breidinger Orville & Dorothy Spencer 1895 1995
Burr Richard & Carol Sioux Rapids 1896 1996
Carlson Oscar V. & Marilyn L. (Jones) Linn Grove 1889 2010
Carpenter Warren Edward Dickens 1878 1978
Carpenter Alvin Linn Grove 1895 1998
Chamberlain Leland Spencer 1872 1976
Chatterton Gale Peterson 1895 1997
Chenhall Residuary Trust Glen J. & Barbara G. Spencer 1917 2017
Christensen Durward C. Royal 1899 2000
Christensen Harold Spencer 1882 1982
Clark Ruthann & Steven & Kevin Dickens 1889 1996
Clark Robert C. Peterson 1872 1977
Clark George Peterson 1877 1985
Conrad Lois M. Linn Grove 1880 1992
Cook James A. Webb 1882 1991
Culver Edith Dickens 1872 1976
Cummings Helen Hartley 1895 1995
Cushman Bernadine Milton Spencer 1889 1992
Dean Jerry R. & Rheta L. Peterson 1888 1989
Dolvin Joy V. Spencer 1860 1980
Durst Clifford J. & Ardell L. Spencer 1912 2013
Eldridge Trust Donald T Terril 1896 1997
Evans Gerald Dickens 1895 1995
Fell Viola M. Everly 1889 1992
Fell Lewis E. & Mary A. Everly 1888 1991
Forbes Rachel Sorenson Spencer 1901 2002
French Dale and Vera Peterson 1883 1984
Fuller Quintus Spencer 1886 2009
Gadsby Dwight Maxon Dickens 1886 1988
Galbraith Arlene Dickens 1910 2013
Geisinger Arch C.,David W.,Robert B.,Harold V. Sioux Rapids 1900 2000
Geisinger David W. Linn Grove 1914 2014
Gillette Doris M. Spencer 1894 2000
Gloyd Francis Wilson Spencer 1872 1977
Glunz Farm Trust Webb 1892 1993
Gooddale Deane A. Spencer 1885 1986
Gottschall Irene M. Sioux Rapids 1909 2010
Griffin Thomas & Arlene Everly 1892 1994
Griffin Terry & Brenda Spencer 1896 2004
Gustin Duane Dickens 1903 2003
Haaland Helen M. Royal 1881 1982
Haberman Roger Everly 1901 2010
Hagedorn Estate T.C. Royal 1875 1976
Hansen Ernest L Dickens 1911 2011
Hargrave William David & Diane K. Dickens 1910 2012
Hargrave William David & Diane K. Dickens 1890 2012
Hargrave, Jr. Charles O. Dickens 1877 1977
Hartmann James Everly 1888 1988
Hartmann Clifford H. Everly 1888 1988
Hegel Tom & Mary Jo Peterson 1911 2011
Heikens Bernard, Donald, and Dale Everly 1884 1984
Heikens Dr. George Spencer 1907 2009
Heuck John & Nancy Everly 1913 2013
Heywood Hortense B. Peterson 1858 1976
Holthues Ralph L. Linn Grove 1889 1991
Huberg Charles & Loueen Royal 1914 2014
Hyde C. Remington & Ethel Peterson 1899 2005
Jensen Farms, Inc. Everly 1901 2003
Jespersen V. LaVone Linn Grove 1897 1998
Jessen Kelly Joe Everly 1895 2004
Johnson Thomas H. and Barbara S. Royal 1885 2001
Johnson Dean L. & Lois A. Webb 1912 2012
Jones Wendell and Marilyn Linn Grove 1877 1981
Jones Carl O. & Lillian E. Linn Grove 1889 1991
Kaus David and Debbra Spencer 1900 2001
Kehoe Eugene T. Spencer 1893 1994
Kelley Kathryn E. Spencer 1917 2017
Ketelsen Theodore H. Everly 1903 2003
Ketelsen John Everly 1902 2005
Kilpatrick Kent and Lanette Spencer 1902 2002
King Larry Dickens 1909 2016
Kirchner John, Elmer & Jacob Peterson 1858 1976
Kirchner Farm Group Peterson 1876 1984
Koenck Arlene E. Spencer 1878 1987
Kramer Minnie and John Moneta 1890 1991
Kramer LaVonne Everly 1900 2001
Kruse Roger H. & Betty J. Peterson 1894 1995
LaBrant Robert L. Spencer 1883 1989
Lambros, Inc. Royal 1905 2005
Larsen Lois Rossiter Spencer 1912 2012
Larsen Oliver and Amy Linn Grove 1885 1985
Larson James A. Peterson 1892 1993
Lauck James L. Spencer 1894 1994
Lawrence Bettie Spencer 1893 1994
Loomis Winona R. Ayrshire 1915 2015
Loomis Winona Reed Webb 1905 2005
Lorenz James P. Spencer 1881 1982
Lowe E.R. Sioux Rapids 1880 1983
Lundbeck Henry Orlin & Mary Jane Royal 1887 1994
Lundberg Roger Peterson 1882 1990
Lyster Judy Jackson Dickens 1897 2012
Mammen Katherine A. Spencer 1913 2014
Marker Karl Francis Webb 1872 1977
McCrill LaVonne Spencer 1891 2006
McDaniel Trust Janice Sutherland 1901 2008
Meyer Verland & Arlene Everly 1890 1993
Mileham Dorothy Cross Webb 1903 2003
Milleman Helen Sarah Spencer 1880 1992
McCluney Samuel C. Dickens 1885 1985
Milton Duane & Arlene Spencer 1913 2014
Mori Vivian P. Everly 1885 1989
Mori Verlene M. Everly 1890 1997
Mortensen Mae Louise Spencer 1888 1988
Mortensen Mae Louise Dickens 1893 1993
Mortensen Ronald E. and Lois L. Spencer 1900 2000
Nelson Arlene Goyette Royal 1883 2005
Nelson Irven & Bernice Reng Sioux Rapids 1875 1976
Nelson E.A. Bill Ruthven 1887 2006
Nelson Gary & Hattie Lee Sioux Rapids 1884 1995
Nelson Edwin Ruthven 1890 2006
Noll W.F. Spencer 1883 1989
Nolting Lambert & Jeanne Milford 1900 2007
Olson Oscar E. Greenville 1898 2000
Olson Viola and Raymond Terril 1884 1984
Parsons Trust Elmer Webb 1888 2013
Petersen Lindell R. Spencer 1895 2002
Peterson (Jipson) Floyd & Lois Hartley 1869 1997
Powell Ruth A. Linn Grove 1886 1986
Pullen Bonnie M. Spencer 1913 2013
Reed, Jr. Mary Louise and Ivan D. Spencer 1900 2001
Reed, Jr. Mary Louise and Ivan D. Spencer 1901 2001
Rossiter Lon Spencer 1912 2012
Sampson Trust Russell Terril 1910 2013
Sanderson Leah F. Webb 1889 2011
Scharnberg Robert L. Everly 1888 1988
Scharnberg Eliza Everly 1902 2003
Scharnberg Robert & Mildred Everly 1893 1995
Schmid Erma A. Spencer 1892 1996
Schmidt Arvin & Muriel Hartley 1905 2005
Schomaker Barbara Greenville 1911 2011
Schroeder Ethel E. Spencer 1880 1999
Schroeder Trust Gertie Spencer 1901 2002
Schueneman Leo Spencer 1882 1983
Simington David C. Spencer 1870 1976
Sindt Arnold F. Everly 1901 2002
Smith Tim & Rita Webb 1901 2009
Smith Dorothy Ruthven 1897 1998
Sonius Jim & Cindy Spencer 1908 2008
Sorenson Joel & Ellen Dickens 1899 2003
Steffen Shirley Everly 1895 2004
Stevens, et al. Durward Storm Lake 1886 1986
Stoner Richard and Mavis Peterson 1881 1985
Stukey Walter Kenneth Spencer 1890 1990
Swan Robert C. Dickens 1917 2017
Swanson Robert A. Spencer 1885 1990
Swanson Marcia Zielstra Terril 1913 2013
Swanson Robert A. Spencer 1888 1990
Swart Catherine Irene Dickens 1879 1979
Taylor Roy E. Dickens 1882 1983
Thomsen Joyce Royal 1902 2011
Thomsen Bernard P. Spencer 1882 1984
Toland Dean Dickens 1900 2002
Toland Jim L. Ruthven 1894 1995
Underwood Murray and David Peterson 1876 1977
Vanderhoff Larry R. & Anna Ruthven 1910 2010
Varney Farm Co., LLC Terril 1889 2013
Vaubel John & Wendy Royal 1883 1993
Volmer Estate Arthur Spencer 1893 1994
Wade Lowell & Alyce Spencer 1899 2000
Walrath Warner C. and Julia M. Peterson 1884 1985
Warren Harry V. Peterson 1872 1976
Watts Lillian Heikens Spain Dickens 1879 1985
Weber Frances Spencer 1900 2010
Wetherell Mariana Peterson 1897 2005
Whitford Thelma Ruthven 1873 1976
Winn Leora Spencer 1903 2003
Worthen Leslie Greenville 1910 2010
Zieman Donald W. Peterson 1883 2004
For more information See: Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship