Meyer Family Farm

Meyer Family Farm
Meyer Family Farm is located in Illinois
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Meyer Family Farm in Illinois

The Meyer Family Farm is located in the Adams County, Illinois city of Quincy. The family farm was named a Centennial farm in the Illinois Centennial Farms Program [1] in 2000. In 1852 John Titus Meyer left his home in Ehrenkirchen Baden Germany and came to Quincy. John Titus Meyer and his three sons started a Custom Thrashing business in 1854 and ten years later purchased the homestead farm in 1864.

Today the farm participates in the Conservation Reserve Program to convert highly erodible cropland to vegetative cover in order to reduce soil erosion, improve water quality, and increase wildlife habitat.

History

  • 2000 - Meyer Family Farm named to Illinois Centennial Farms Program
  • 1988 - Joseph E. Meyer discontinues beef cattle business on Meyer Family Farm and begins Crop business (Corn, Soybean, Wheat)
  • 1969 - Edward J. Meyer and Joseph E. Meyer start Beef_cattle (Hereford_(cattle) and Angus_cattle) business on Meyer Family Farm
  • 1958 - Edward J. Meyer purchased 93-acre (380,000 m2) Peter Farm to include in the Meyer Family Farm
  • 1955 - Edward J. Meyer signed a contract with Western Stone (now Central Stone Company [3]) to Quarry rock from the Meyer Family Farm (Meyer Family Quarry)
  • 1950 - Dairy barn was added to Meyer Family Farm from Koenig Farm
  • 1947 - Edward J. Meyer purchased 80-acre (320,000 m2) Koenig Farm to include in the Meyer Family Farm
  • 1941 - Edward J. Meyer discontinues selling dairy products door-to-door from Meyer Family Farm
  • 1935 - Edward J. Meyer begins Dairy_farming and selling Dairy (butter) products door-to-door from Meyer Family Farm
  • 1914 - Joseph F. Meyer purchased 55 acres (220,000 m2) from John Titus Meyer farmstead
  • 1911 - Farm house rebuilt with the help of builder Fred Peuster [2]
  • 1904 - Joseph F. Meyer purchased 40 acres (160,000 m2) from White Farm to include in the Meyer Family Farm
  • 1864 - John Titus Meyer purchased 25 acres (100,000 m2) to start Meyer Family Farm

References

  1. ^ [1] Illinois Centennial Farms Program
  2. ^ [2] Fred Peuster

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