Several farms earn Hoosier Homestead Award

Two Decatur County farms recognized for 200 years

(INDIANAPOLIS) – Several local families are being recognized for their legacy of farming and commitment to agriculture. 

There were 56 Indiana families who received the Hoosier Homestead Award from the State of Indiana on Friday. 

Hoosier Homestead Farms are those who have been owned by the same family for more than a century.

The farms are recognized with either the Centennial Award for 100 years of ownership, Sesquicentennial Award for 150 years of ownership or the Bicentennial Award for 200 years of ownership.

Two farms in Decatur County, the Hamilton Batterton and theMcCoy family, were the only two in the entire state recognized with the Bicentennial Award.

Here are the local farms that are receiving the honor:

Decatur	Hamilton Batterton	1821	Bicentennial
Decatur	McCoy	1824	Sesquicentennial & Bicentennial
Decatur	Miller - Hahn	1874	Sesquicentennial
Decatur	Miller	1874	Sesquicentennial
Decatur	Schwering	1918	Centennial
Franklin	Kirschner	1874	Centennial & Sesquicentennial
Bartholomew	Bonnell	1854	Centennial & Sesquicentennial
Bartholomew	Clouse Family Farm	1854	Centennial & Sesquicentennial
Bartholomew	Kobbe	1909	Centennial