ANNAPOLIS. Md. In a first
of its kind ceremony in Maryland,
Governor William Donald Schaefer
honored 35 farm families from
across the state whose farms have
stayed in the same family for a cen
tury or more.
All of the families came to the
Governor’s Reception Room in the
State House in Annapolis where
CENTURY FARM FAMILIES 1994
ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY HARFORD COUNTY
John & Ruth Schillinger Mr. & Mrs. E. Hayes Gardiner,
BALTIMORE COUNTY Richard Gardiner & Thomas Gardiner
Benjamin Grafton Miller KENT COUNTY
Jordan B. Wheeler, Jr. & Marie F. Wheeler H. Julian & Maty E Hill
Mr. & Mrs. Robert Gill Howard PRINCE GEORGE’S COUNTY
CAROLINE COUNTY Charles A. & Mary K. Sasscer
Janet Banning Hubbard QUEEN ANNE’S COUNTY
Michael & Brenda Slant John A. Gardner, Jr. & Patricia G. Barden
CARROLL COUNTY Louise Sparks Walls Skinner
Velma W. Condon & Norman T. Condon, Jr. William & Betty Sylvester
Evelyn M. Nelson TALBOT COUNTY
R. Gary Roop Lesley Carol Ewing
Maty Clemson Wilson WASHINGTON COUNTY
CECIL COUNTY Brewer &Artz Families
Herbert F. & Clement Egncr Roy J.& Betty S. Byers
C. Clifford & Jacqueline Mae England Richard H. & Kathleen V. Newcomer
Earle 0. Gilbert, Jr. & Harriet F. Gilbert WICOMICO COUNTY
CHARLES COUNTY Katharine B. Allen
Mr. & Mr. Philip L. Griffith • Margaret M. Rider
DORCHESTER COUNTY
Harold & Peggy Eskridge
Mrs. George B.Nabb, Jr.
George M. Radcliffe
Dennis ATherese Reid
Rebecca Rhodes Saunders
Donald L & Charlotte F. Spedden
FREDERICK COUNTY
Richard & Elaine Ahalt Brandenburg
GARRETT COUNTY
Harry & Pauline Faucett '
John Paul Roth
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Governor Honors Md. Century Farm Families
Governor Schaefer presented them
with a special certificate from the
Maryland Department of Agricul
ture recognizing their longevity in
farming. In addition, each family
received a sign to put up at their
farm declaring their operation to be
a “Maryland Century Farm.”
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we are recognizing today have been
passed down from generation to
generation. This is a proud tradition
of hard work that is well worth cele
brating,’’ Schaefer said.
Governor Schaefer established
the Maryland Century Farm Program
to honor families whose farms have
been in the same family for more
than 100 consecutive years, contain
at least ten of the original acres and.
gross more than $2,300 annually
CALLICOON, N.Y. At
their annual conference in Calli
coon. New York, the 25,000-
member New York Farm Bureau
announced that John and Shelley
Reynolds are the recipients of the
Farm Bureau’s 1994 Young
Farmer Achievement Award.
Residents of Genesee County,
the Reynoldses own 675 acres and
rent an additional 200 acres of
land on which they grow alfalfa,
corn grain and silage, wheat and
grass hay. They have a 225-head
dairy operation and have been in
farming for many years. They
have three children, Tyler, 4;
MacKenzie, 2; and a half, and
Andrew, 6 mos.
During the presentation, outgo
ing New York Farm Bureau Presi
dent Charles Wille said, “This is
one of the most prestigious awards
our organization gives during the
course of the year. Shelley and
John represent the future of this
organization and agriculture in
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from the sale of farm products.
“I congratulate all of these fami
lies for their continuing efforts to
supply food and fiber to their fellow
citizens,” said Schaefer.
Maryland Secretary of Agricul
ture Lewis R. Riley presided over
the ceremony-that included farm
families from Anne Arundel, Balti
more, Caroline, Carroll, Cecil,
Dorchester, Frederick, Garrett, Har
ford, Kent, Montgomery, Prince
Bureau Announces
New York. Their dedication, com
mitment, and attitude reflect the
strong values that so many mem
bers of this organization share. On
behalf of New York Farm Bureau,
I extend my warmest congratula
tions.”
Over the course of the past sev
eral years, the Reynoldses have
made many improvements to the
farming business that was handed
down to them from John’s father.
They have built an animal barn,
installed an automatic take-off
milking system in their parlor, and
purchased a computer which has
been used to keep track of all of
their financial records.
John and Shelley have held
several leadership positions in
other organizations including 4-H,
the Dairy Herd Improvement
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George’s, Queen Anne’s, Washing
ton and Wicomico Counties.
“We are still accepting applica
tions. 1 urge all those who think they
may qualify as a Century Farm to do
so,” said Riley.
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from the Maryland Department of
Agriculture, 50 Harry S. Truman
Parkway, Annapolis, Md. 21401 or
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Association, and the Holstein
Association. In addition, John is a
member of the town planning
board, and Shelley is an elder in
her local church. Also, they have
received the DHIA Herd Improve
ment Award, the Silver Certificate
for high quality milk and the Super
Milk Award.
The Reynoldses have won a
486SX computer given on behalf
of New York Farm Family Insur
ance Agency Managers, $5OO
from Dodge, and an all expenses
paid trip to St. Louis in January of
1995, where they will be repre
senting New York Farm Bureau at
the National Young Farmer and
Rancher competition held at the
American Farm Bureau Confer
ence, in St. Louis.
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