Century Farm or Home Program
Applications are now available for the 2025 Century and Sesquicentennial Farm or Home Award, a prestigious award given to families who have dedicated their lives to Wisconsin farming for 100 or 150 years. The Century Farm or Home Program began in 1948 in conjunction with the State of Wisconsin’s Centennial Celebration and is a program of the Wisconsin State Fair. Application deadline is March 1, 2025.
Honorees will receive complimentary State Fair admission tickets, an invitation to the awards breakfast, a commemorative photo, certificate, and outdoor display sign.
Eligible farm and home owners in the Town of Farmington are encouraged to apply! If you need assistance with the application process, email us at farmingtonhistory017@gmail.com.
Congratulations to Farmington's 2023 Inductees!
Century Farm
Henry "Butch" & Susan Schacht
2334 County Highway H
Listing of all Farmington Century Farms & Homes
Century Farms & Homes (PDF)Apply for the Program
Application Deadline: March 1, 2025
Applications for the Century and Sesquicentennial Farm or Home Award are available now and must be postmarked by the application deadline of March 1, 2025. Only one certificate may be issued per property.
To qualify for the award, the farm or home, in whole or in part, must have been in continuous family ownership in the State of Wisconsin for the past 100 or 150 years. Title of century property must reside in a blood relative of the original owner or a legally-adopted child of a descendant.
For assistance with ownership information, check with the Washington County Register of Deeds. Ownership information is also found in a property 'abstract' if you have one.
Continuous residence in the State or on the property is not required, but the title to the property must be continuous.
Completed applications must be mailed to: Century Farm Program, Attn: Jill Albanese, Wisconsin State Fair, 640 S. 84th St. West Allis, WI 53214.
All property owners will be honored at a special Century and Sesquicentennial Farm or Home Award Program held on Tuesday, August 5, 2025, in conjunction with the 2025 Wisconsin State Fair at Wisconsin State Fair Park in West Allis.
We can assist!
If you are unable to download or print the application forms, we can provide forms and also assist with the application process. If you need help, call us at (262) 689-9056 or email farmingtonhistory017@gmail.com.
Need Application Help?
Farmington Historical Society can provide forms and assist with the application process. If you need help, call us at (262) 689-9056 or email farmingtonhistory017@gmail.com.
Mail Application
Mail applications to:
- Jill Albanese
- Century Farm Program
- Wisconsin State Fair
- 640 S. 84th St.
- West Allis, WI 53214
Applications must be received no later than March 1, 2025.
Questions?
If you have any questions about the Century Farm or Home Program, call Jill Albanese at (414) 777-0580 or email jill.albanese@wistatefair.com
Farmington's 2023 Century Farm Inductees
Schacht Family Honored for 100 Years of Farming
Congratulations to Henry ("Butch") & Susan Schacht who were honored at the 2023 Wisconsin State Fair for their Century Farm.
This prestigious award is given to families who have dedicated their lives to Wisconsin farming for 100 years.
Henry George Schacht, Butch's great-grandfather, purchased the farm in 1892. In 1924, son Henry Adolph took over the family farm when his father retired and moved to West Bend. Henry Adolph and his wife, Orlinda, along with their four children, Henry (Hank), Vernelli, Nathalie, and Gerald, farmed the land until Henry Adolph's death in 1962. Orlinda rented out the land for a number of years until her grandson, Henry (Butch), rented the farm in 1973 and purchased it in 1997. Butch continues to farm it as did his grandfather and his great-grandfather before him. He is the 4th generation on the Schacht farm.
This historic farm is located at 2334 County Highway H in the Town of Farmington.
Farmington's 2022 Century Farm Inductees
Pufahl Family Honored for 100 Years of Farming
Congratulations to Harley & Luella Pufahl who were honored at the 2022 Wisconsin State Fair for their Century Farm.
This prestigious award is given to families who have dedicated their lives to Wisconsin farming for 100 years.
FARMINGTON HISTORICAL SOCIETY