Area farms honored by the state for surpassing 100-year mark

The Arkansas Agriculture Department will honor 54 family farms around the state that will reach the Century Farm milestone this year. There are three separate ceremonies this month in Clarksville, Little Rock and Newport to commemorate the accomplishments.

Among those farms tagged for the 100-year honor there are two located in Northwest Arkansas, two others located in neighboring Sebastian County with three eligible farms in Madison County. Each of the farms have been owned and operated by the same family for 100 years in 2014.

• The Wallis Family Farm in Benton County

• Carruth Farms of Sebastian County

• Fulgham Farm of Sebastian County

• Sugar Hill Ranch Farm of Washington County

• Fritts Watermill Farm of Madison County

• Fred A. Smith Farm of Madison County

• Spurlock Family Farm of Madison County

• Spriggs Farm of Boone County

• Possum Hollow Family Farm (PHFF) of Clark County

• Pippin Farm of Franklin County

• John K. Carter Farm of Johnson County

• Meek Farm of Johnson County
• Foster Farm of Yell County

To qualify for this Century Farm designation the family must have owned the same land — at least 10 acres of the original land acquisition. The farm also must make a financial contribution to the overall family income.The farm families listed above will be honored with a sign and a certificate at a ceremony Tuesday (Nov. 18) at the Rogers Conference Center at University of the Ozarks in Clarksville.

Farms being honored at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 19 at the Arkansas Poultry Federation in Little Rock include:

• Bennett Farm of Arkansas County
• Frank Wolfe Farm  of Arkansas County
• Henderson Farm of Arkansas County
• Noble Family  Farm of Arkansas County
• Epstein Land Company of Chicot County
• Mary Martin Farm of Craighead County
• Jones Farm of Desha County
• McNew Charter Farm of Faulkner County
• E. T. Walton Farm of Lee County
• Chris Hallum Farm of Lonoke County
• Morris Farm of Lonoke  County
• Frances Walls Farm of Lonoke County
• Cox Homestead of Nevada County
• Fred Alston Farm of Polk County
• Robert Alston Farm of Polk County*
• Chudy Farm of Prairie County
• Greenwalt Company Farm of Prairie County
• St. Joseph Orphanage Farm of Pulaski County
• Breckenridge Farm of White County
• Heritage Ranch of White County


The 17 family farms being honored at 1 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 20 at the Jackson County Courthouse in Newport include:

• Travillian Farm of Clay County
• Osborn Family Farm of Craighead County
• Boeckmann Farm of Cross County
• Charles F. & Mary F. Hamrick Farm of Cross County
• Willett Farm of Fulton County*
• Cox Farm of Independence County
• Bowen Farm of Jackson County
• Coe Clover Farm of Jackson County
• Coe Farm of Jackson County
• Cox Farm of Independence County
• Hare Family Farm of Jackson County
• Charlie  Jones Farm of Lawrence County
• Dead Timberlake – Price Farm of Poinsett County
• Ellis Bell Farm of St. Francis County
• Jerald Burns Family of St. Francis County
• Larry Bennett Farm of White County
• The H. M Hamilton Family Farm of White County