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• 41. [Image] SFR0037

  	Application; Family history narrative; Map; Plat map; Copy of original century farm application; Deed records; Copy of a photograph.; 2016
  	Citation × Citation Citation Abstract Copy Title: SFR0037 Author: Oregon Century Farm & Ranch Program; Ewing, Thomas Esson; Ewing, Zan Esson Application; Family history narrative; Map; Plat map; Copy of original century farm application; Deed records; Copy of a photograph.; 2016 Title: SFR0037 Author: Oregon Century Farm & Ranch Program; Ewing, Thomas Esson; Ewing, Zan Esson Application; Family history narrative; Map; Plat map; Copy of original century farm application; Deed records; Copy of a photograph.; 2016 Close

• 42. [Image] SFR0034

  	Application; Family tree; Family history narrative; Plat maps; Deed records; Article; Copies of photographs.; 2016
  	Citation × Citation Citation Abstract Copy Title: SFR0034 Author: Oregon Century Farm & Ranch Program; Smith, Floyd F.; Smith, Betty Jo Application; Family tree; Family history narrative; Plat maps; Deed records; Article; Copies of photographs.; 2016 Title: SFR0034 Author: Oregon Century Farm & Ranch Program; Smith, Floyd F.; Smith, Betty Jo Application; Family tree; Family history narrative; Plat maps; Deed records; Article; Copies of photographs.; 2016 Close

• 43. [Image] 1993 Century Farm Awards Ceremony in Polk County

  	The ceremony took place at the Brunk Farm. The map on the farm building shows the Century Farms in Polk County.
  	Citation × Citation Citation Abstract Copy Title: 1993 Century Farm Awards Ceremony in Polk County Author: Oregon Century Farm & Ranch Program Year: 1993 The ceremony took place at the Brunk Farm. The map on the farm building shows the Century Farms in Polk County. Title: 1993 Century Farm Awards Ceremony in Polk County Author: Oregon Century Farm & Ranch Program Year: 1993 The ceremony took place at the Brunk Farm. The map on the farm building shows the Century Farms in Polk County. Close

• 44. [Image] CFR0070

  	Application; 1989 Century Farm award; Typewritten letter.; 1989
  	Citation × Citation Citation Abstract Copy Title: CFR0070 Author: Oregon Century Farm & Ranch Program; Rathbun, Betty J. (Medler) Application; 1989 Century Farm award; Typewritten letter.; 1989 Title: CFR0070 Author: Oregon Century Farm & Ranch Program; Rathbun, Betty J. (Medler) Application; 1989 Century Farm award; Typewritten letter.; 1989 Close

• 45. [Image] CFR0068

  	Application; 1990
  	Citation × Citation Citation Abstract Copy Title: CFR0068 Author: Oregon Century Farm & Ranch Program; Weaver, Judy Dixon Application; 1990 Title: CFR0068 Author: Oregon Century Farm & Ranch Program; Weaver, Judy Dixon Application; 1990 Close

• 46. [Article] Determinants of off-farm labor supply among farm households in the north Willamette Valley

  Financial stress in agriculture has been a concern over the past century. Agrarian values and "love of the land" seem to yield public conclusions for the support of the industry. Much of this support is in ...

  Citation × Citation Citation Abstract Copy Title: Determinants of off-farm labor supply among farm households in the north Willamette Valley Author: Doyle, Douglas J., 1963- Financial stress in agriculture has been a concern over the past century. Agrarian values and "love of the land" seem to yield public conclusions for the support of the industry. Much of this support is in the interest of preserving a viable food producing sector in an volatile world climate. High interest rates, declining land values and highly competitive export markets have spurred renewed concern for farm survival in the past ten years. One alternative to traditional price supports and tariffs for farm household support is off-farm income. This may take many forms including off-farm wages and salaries, rental income, interest and dividend income and, retirement or pension funds. Central to the analysis of nonfarm income generation is the allocation of time by farm households. For farmers who place a high value on the farm lifestyle, occupational choice is embedded in the time decision to such an extent that the resource allocations based on economic efficiency criteria may be altered. Tobit techniques offer a new approach to the analysis of farm household decisions on time allocation. The procedure allows the investigator to estimate and evaluate parameters that may affect the amount of off-farm work by farm household members. The Tobit analysis is designed for censored data sets. The data in this study were censored because there were missing observations on the quantity of off-farm work for those individuals who did not work off-farm in 1986. Results of Tobit analyses of off-farm work by farm operators and spouses in three Oregon counties indicated that high levels of gross farm income reduce the likelihood and extent of off-farm work. Middle-aged operators worked off-farm more while the presence of small children and elderly dependents in the farm household inhibited off-farm work. The allocation decisions of the spouse and the operator appeared to be independent; this supports a nonsimultaneous Tobit specification like the one used in this research. Title: Determinants of off-farm labor supply among farm households in the north Willamette Valley Author: Doyle, Douglas J., 1963- Financial stress in agriculture has been a concern over the past century. Agrarian values and "love of the land" seem to yield public conclusions for the support of the industry. Much of this support is in the interest of preserving a viable food producing sector in an volatile world climate. High interest rates, declining land values and highly competitive export markets have spurred renewed concern for farm survival in the past ten years. One alternative to traditional price supports and tariffs for farm household support is off-farm income. This may take many forms including off-farm wages and salaries, rental income, interest and dividend income and, retirement or pension funds. Central to the analysis of nonfarm income generation is the allocation of time by farm households. For farmers who place a high value on the farm lifestyle, occupational choice is embedded in the time decision to such an extent that the resource allocations based on economic efficiency criteria may be altered. Tobit techniques offer a new approach to the analysis of farm household decisions on time allocation. The procedure allows the investigator to estimate and evaluate parameters that may affect the amount of off-farm work by farm household members. The Tobit analysis is designed for censored data sets. The data in this study were censored because there were missing observations on the quantity of off-farm work for those individuals who did not work off-farm in 1986. Results of Tobit analyses of off-farm work by farm operators and spouses in three Oregon counties indicated that high levels of gross farm income reduce the likelihood and extent of off-farm work. Middle-aged operators worked off-farm more while the presence of small children and elderly dependents in the farm household inhibited off-farm work. The allocation decisions of the spouse and the operator appeared to be independent; this supports a nonsimultaneous Tobit specification like the one used in this research. Close

• 47. [Article] Oregon farm wives' off-farm employment and satisfaction with farming as a way of life

  Among the changes farm families have faced during the past two decades has been the dramatic increase in off-farm employment. Historically, women's involvement has been essential to the functioning of ...

  Citation × Citation Citation Abstract Copy Title: Oregon farm wives' off-farm employment and satisfaction with farming as a way of life Author: Hatch, Carol S. Among the changes farm families have faced during the past two decades has been the dramatic increase in off-farm employment. Historically, women's involvement has been essential to the functioning of the family farm, and as off-farm income has increased in importance, increasing numbers of farm women have joined the ranks of those employed in off farm jobs. Using phone survey data collected during the 1988-89 year, the objectives of this study were (1) to identify the variables which may predict farm wives' off-farm employment status, and the resulting direct and indirect effects of their employment status on their satisfaction with farming as a way of life, and (2) to assess the direction and strength of the relationships. Guided by the Deacon and Firebaugh (1988) family systems framework, path analysis was used to estimate the relationships among the variables. The path model was estimated and examined using LISREL 8 on the covariance matrix. A low chi-square and high goodness-of-fit index suggested that no significant difference existed between the observed covariance matrix and the model-implied matrix; however, many of the parameters in the model had low values. Because the model did not explain the ultimate variable, satisfaction with farming as a way of life, well, several explanations were explored. None of the model modifications estimated provided a better fit to the data, nor did they result in better path coefficients. However, splitting the sample into large and small farm subsamples answered some important questions. When small (net farm income of $10,000 or less) and large farm samples were examined, results revealed significant differences on a number of variables and correlations. An analysis of the path model for small farms produced poor R² values, but the R² for wife's off-farm employment level was slightly improved over the initial model with the full sample. The analysis of large farms indicated that the model provided better explanatory power with large farms than with either the small farm or full sample when focusing on the ultimate variable, satisfaction with farming as a way of life. Title: Oregon farm wives' off-farm employment and satisfaction with farming as a way of life Author: Hatch, Carol S. Among the changes farm families have faced during the past two decades has been the dramatic increase in off-farm employment. Historically, women's involvement has been essential to the functioning of the family farm, and as off-farm income has increased in importance, increasing numbers of farm women have joined the ranks of those employed in off farm jobs. Using phone survey data collected during the 1988-89 year, the objectives of this study were (1) to identify the variables which may predict farm wives' off-farm employment status, and the resulting direct and indirect effects of their employment status on their satisfaction with farming as a way of life, and (2) to assess the direction and strength of the relationships. Guided by the Deacon and Firebaugh (1988) family systems framework, path analysis was used to estimate the relationships among the variables. The path model was estimated and examined using LISREL 8 on the covariance matrix. A low chi-square and high goodness-of-fit index suggested that no significant difference existed between the observed covariance matrix and the model-implied matrix; however, many of the parameters in the model had low values. Because the model did not explain the ultimate variable, satisfaction with farming as a way of life, well, several explanations were explored. None of the model modifications estimated provided a better fit to the data, nor did they result in better path coefficients. However, splitting the sample into large and small farm subsamples answered some important questions. When small (net farm income of $10,000 or less) and large farm samples were examined, results revealed significant differences on a number of variables and correlations. An analysis of the path model for small farms produced poor R² values, but the R² for wife's off-farm employment level was slightly improved over the initial model with the full sample. The analysis of large farms indicated that the model provided better explanatory power with large farms than with either the small farm or full sample when focusing on the ultimate variable, satisfaction with farming as a way of life. Close

• 48. [Image] SFR0031

  	Application; Statement of affirmation; Farm history timeline; Family history narrative; Century farm letter; Email from Oregon Century Farm and Ranch Program; Copies of original homestead certificates; ...
  	Citation × Citation Citation Abstract Copy Title: SFR0031 Author: Oregon Century Farm & Ranch Program; Adams, John W. Application; Statement of affirmation; Farm history timeline; Family history narrative; Century farm letter; Email from Oregon Century Farm and Ranch Program; Copies of original homestead certificates; Excerpt from "History of Adams, Volume II"; Excerpt from "History of Pacific Northwest Oregon and Washington"; Copies of photographs; Letter; Satellite photographs of property.; 2015 Title: SFR0031 Author: Oregon Century Farm & Ranch Program; Adams, John W. Application; Statement of affirmation; Farm history timeline; Family history narrative; Century farm letter; Email from Oregon Century Farm and Ranch Program; Copies of original homestead certificates; Excerpt from "History of Adams, Volume II"; Excerpt from "History of Pacific Northwest Oregon and Washington"; Copies of photographs; Letter; Satellite photographs of property.; 2015 Close

• 49. [Image] CFR1220

  	Application; Statement of affirmation; Map of property; Family history narrative; Title documents; Copies of photographs; Newpaper article.; 2015
  	Citation × Citation Citation Abstract Copy Title: CFR1220 Author: Oregon Century Farm & Ranch Program; Christensen, Hubert Gene; Christensen, Carolyn Application; Statement of affirmation; Map of property; Family history narrative; Title documents; Copies of photographs; Newpaper article.; 2015 Title: CFR1220 Author: Oregon Century Farm & Ranch Program; Christensen, Hubert Gene; Christensen, Carolyn Application; Statement of affirmation; Map of property; Family history narrative; Title documents; Copies of photographs; Newpaper article.; 2015 Close

• 50. [Image] CFR1139

  	Application; Statement of affirmation; Family history narrative; Copies of photographs; Handwritten warranty deed; Deed records; Property sales contract; Map.; 2009
  	Citation × Citation Citation Abstract Copy Title: CFR1139 Author: Oregon Century Farm & Ranch Program; Greiner, James B. Application; Statement of affirmation; Family history narrative; Copies of photographs; Handwritten warranty deed; Deed records; Property sales contract; Map.; 2009 Title: CFR1139 Author: Oregon Century Farm & Ranch Program; Greiner, James B. Application; Statement of affirmation; Family history narrative; Copies of photographs; Handwritten warranty deed; Deed records; Property sales contract; Map.; 2009 Close