FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

August 8, 2002

Media Contact: Melanie Wilt, ODA Communications, 614-752-9817

Ohio Agriculture Director Announces
Ohio’s 2002 Outstanding Century Farm Families

REYNOLDSBURG — Ohio Agriculture Director Fred L. Dailey today recognized the achievements and tenacity of eight Ohio farm families at a ceremony at the Ohio State Fair. The eight families were chosen as honorees for the 2002 Ohio’s Outstanding Century Farm Awards – an annual recognition given to productive farms held in the same family for the past 100 years or more.

The Outstanding Century Farm Awards Program, now in its 10th year, is a joint project of the Ohio Department of Agriculture, Ohio’s Country Journal, and the Ohio Historical Society. Honorees are chosen for their commitment to preserving their heritage, their contribution to the agriculture community, and their environmental stewardship.

This year’s honorees are:

Southwest (Highland County)	Southwest (Scioto County)
Robert and Barbara Hottle, Harold Hottle, Laura Lynn Hottle Hillsboro, Ohio Founder: Michael Rizer Date: 1872	The Kline Farm Patty and John Kline Shuster Lucasville, Ohio Founder: John Rouse Date: 1848
Northwest (Logan County)	Northwest (Henry County)
Jean M. Smith (operated by nephew Robert and Ann Smith) Quincy, Ohio Founder: Jacob Smith Date: 1835	Brent Badenhop Hamler, Ohio Founder: Frederick Badenhop Date: 1872
Southeast (Harrison County)	Southeast (Vinton County)
Eugene Heavilin (Heavilin Family Trust) Kruger Family Farm Cadiz, Ohio Founder: James Campbell Date: 1834	Mary Downard and Rita Teeters (sisters) McArthur, Ohio Founder: John Kruger Date: 1875
Northeast (Mahoning County)	Northeast (Erie County)
White House Fruit Farm, Inc. David J. Hull, David R. Hull, and Deborah Hull Pifer Canfield, Ohio Founder: Henry Baird (aka: Beard) Date: 1874	Joseph and Martha Burnham, III Berlin Heights, Ohio Founder: William Tillinghast Date: 1815

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