The local farms are the Leonard Farms of Winamac, established in 1868; the Plotner-Peter Farm of Star City, established in 1851; and the John and Mary Wuethrich Farm of Francesville, established in 1904.
Of the 43 Hoosier Homestead recipients honored:
- One received the Bicentennial Award for keeping their farm in the family for morethan 200 years.
- 18 received the Sesquicentennial Award for more than 150 years.
- 24 received the Centennial Award for more than 100 years.
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| Hoosier Homestead: Lt. Gov. Becky Skillman and Indiana Agriculture Director Joe Kelsay are pictured with the Leonard Farms Family from Pulaski County who received the Centennial Hoosier Homestead Award. Their farm is located in Winamac, and has been owned by the family since 1868. |
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| Hoosier Homestead: Lt. Gov. Becky Skillman and Indiana Agriculture Director Joe Kelsay are pictured with the Plotner-Peter Family from Pulaski County who received the Sesquicentennial Hoosier Homestead Award. Their farm is located in Star City, and has been owned by the family since 1851. |
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| Hoosier Homestead: Lt. Gov. Becky Skillman and Indiana Agriculture Director Joe Kelsay are pictured with the John and Mary Wuethrich Family from Jasper County who received the Centennial Hoosier Homestead Award. Their farm is located in Francesville, and has been owned by the family since 1904. |
To be named a Hoosier Homestead, farms must be owned by the same family for more than 100 consecutive years and consist of 20 acres or more or produce at least $1,000 worth of agricultural products per year. The award was created to recognize the contribution these family farms have made to the economic, cultural and social advancements of Indiana.
Of the 72 Hoosier Homestead recipients, 57 received the Centennial Award for keeping their farm in their family for more than 100 years and 15 received the Sesquicentennial Award for more than 150 years.
“I look forward to this award ceremony every year,” said Lt. Gov. Skillman. “This ceremony shows the strength of hardworking Indiana family farms and affirms that agriculture is and will continue to be a time tested cornerstone of Indiana’s economy.”
The program was instituted in 1976 and recognizes the contributions these family farms have made to the economic, cultural and social advancements of Indiana. In the past 30 years, almost 4,500 farms have received the honor.
To learn more about the Hoosier Homestead award, or to apply for an award, visit: http://www.in.gov/isda/2337.htm.
The John M. Fritz Farm of Winamac received the award in August 2011. Other previous Pulaski County recipients of the Hoosier Homestead Award area as follows:
| First Applicant | Second Applicant | County | Homestead Date | Award Date | ||
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| Last Name | First Name | Last Name | First Name | |||
| ALLEN | PULASKI | 1894 | 04/12/2006 | |||
| ARNDT | ROBERT R. | ARNDT | EDWIN E. | PULASKI | 03/30/1871 | 10/30/2001 |
| BEACH | EVELYN A. STARK | BEACH | ROBERT E. | PULASKI | 05/27/1870 | 10/23/1984 |
| BINKLEY | JULIA ANN (KNARR) | BINKLEY | JUILA ANN (KNARR) | PULASKI | 03/31/1873 | 06/21/1976 |
| BISHOP | ANNA LEAH | BISHOP | ANNA LEAH | PULASKI | 11/21/1872 | 02/14/1977 |
| BLINN | THOMAS L. | PULASKI | 1897 | 06/01/1998 | ||
| BOYD | MARY MARGARET | PULASKI | 08/03/1853 | 1988 | ||
| BRINKER | NULL | THOMPSON | MARJORIE | PULASKI | 1896 | 08/15/2008 |
| BRUCE | JOHN A. | BRUCE | BECKY | PULASKI | 09/09/1846 | 04/24/1988 |
| BUDD | HAROLD W. | BUDD | HAROLD W. | PULASKI | 03/19/1873 | 02/14/1977 |
| CHRISTENSEN | RONALD | PULASKI | 1867 | 06/01/1998 | ||
| CONNER | HOWARD | CONNER | JANICE | PULASKI | 1887 | 04/01/1999 |
| DOLL | FREDERICK | DOLL | SYLVIA L. | PULASKI | 04/04/1878 | 10/18/1982 |
| FORD | JOHN THOMAS | HAYNES | EDWARD JAMES | PULASKI | 04/01/1843 | 08/09/1976 |
| FRITZ | KENNETH G. | FRITZ | LINDA | PULASKI | 05/25/1846 | 10/12/2004 |
| GALBREATH | MARION WILBERT | GALBREATH | MARION WILBERT | PULASKI | 05/02/1839 | 11/16/1977 |
| HARPSTER | RAY | HARPSTER | RAY | PULASKI | 11/29/1879 | 04/26/1985 |
| HEDGES | LEWIS J. | HEDGES | LEWIS J. | PULASKI | 10/14/1850 | 10/12/1976 |
| HOESEL | VENEDA L. (GALBREATH) | HOESEL | VENEDA L. (GALBREATH) | PULASKI | 08/01/1844 | 07/11/1989 |
| HOFFMAN | JIMMY J. & PATTI L. | ALEXANDER | SUSAN | PULASKI | 1881 | 08/15/2008 |
| HOOVER | EMANUEL C. | HOOVER | MARTHA L. | PULASKI | 01/07/1882 | 01/28/1987 |
| JENTZ | RALPH | JENTZ | RALPH | PULASKI | 02/10/1873 | 09/13/1976 |
| KAIN | HOWARD | PULASKI | 1906 | 08/11/2010 | ||
| KELLER | RICHARD D. | KELLER | RICHARD D. | PULASKI | 03/01/1875 | 07/22/1982 |
| KELLER | CLEM | KELLER | CLEM | PULASKI | 03/02/1853 | 09/13/1976 |
| KOCHER | ROSELYN HUDDLESTON | KOCHER | ROSELYN HUDDLESTON | PULASKI | 09/01/1868 | 10/28/1980 |
| KROFT | RAY H. | KROFT | RAY H. | PULASKI | 03/12/1874 | 10/13/1988 |
| KROHN | ROBERT | NULL | NULL | PULASKI | 1885 | 08/15/2008 |
| LEWIS | LESTER | LEWIS | LUCILLE | PULASKI | 03/21/1871 | 01/13/1982 |
| LONG | DUANE A | LONG | WILLIAM H. | PULASKI | 08/23/1879 | 01/13/1983 |
| MARCH | DARL | MARCH | DARL | PULASKI | 05/01/1848 | 10/13/1988 |
| MOYER | STANLEY C. | MOYER | STANLEY C. | PULASKI | 08/29/1871 | 10/12/1976 |
| PETER | GERTRUDE E. | PETER | GETRUDE E. | PULASKI | 09/19/1851 | 09/13/1976 |
| PETERS | WILARD & HELEN | SKINNER | MARION & LEONA | PULASKI | 10/11/1884 | 08/02/1985 |
| PODELL | CLARENCE | PODELL | CLARENCE | PULASKI | 05/03/1871 | 08/09/1976 |
| POWERS | ROBERT LEE | PULASKI | 1891 | 09/01/1999 | ||
| PRATHER | EDWIN EUGENE | PRATHER | FRANCES J. | PULASKI | 12/21/1863 | 08/13/1984 |
| REDLIN | ANNA | REDLIN | ANNA | PULASKI | 10/02/1872 | 04/18/1977 |
| REINHOLD | LOWELL L. | REINHOLD | LOWELL L. | PULASKI | 06/26/1854 | 02/14/1977 |
| RHODE | OLGA | RHODE | OLGA | PULASKI | 03/28/1873 | 12/06/1976 |
| RISNER | RALPH E | RISNER | MARTHA S | PULASKI | 11/09/1887 | 04/30/2002 |
| ROHLOFF | RALPH | PULASKI | 1895 | 04/01/1999 | ||
| SEIDEL | GLEN | PULASKI | 1874-1895 | 07/01/1997 | ||
| STONE | FORREST C. | STONE | FORREST C. | PULASKI | 02/26/1876 | 10/12/1976 |
| SWAYZE | HAROLD E. | SWAYZE | MARY M. | PULASKI | 11/27/1847 | 08/09/1976 |
| TETZLOFF | LEROY A.L. | TETZLOFF | ESTELLA V. | PULASKI | 07/19/1865 | 06/21/1976 |
| TIEDE | RICHARD | TIEDE | EDWARD | PULASKI | 08/26/1857 | 11/16/1977 |
| TUTTLE-DAVIDSON-BAKER | PULASKI | 5/20/1905 | 8/17/2007 | |||
| VANAMAN | DAN | VANAMAN | CONNIE | PULASKI | 04/24/1882 | 10/12/2004 |
| WELTZIN TRUST | ANNA M | REINHOLD | SANDY | PULASKI | 11/19/1898 | 04/20/2004 |
| WHITE | ORVILLE H. | WHITE | ORVILLE H. | PULASKI | 10/12/1863 | 02/14/1977 |
| WOCKNITZ-TKALEC | MARILYN | PULASKI | 1855 | 8/17/2007 | ||
