William Prussman arrived in Colorado in 1917 and shortly afterward established a 160-acre farm near Amherst with new bride, Grace. The couple planted wheat, corn, oats and millet, raised hogs and cattle and kept chickens and Brown Swiss dairy cows, selling the cream, milk, and eggs in town. In 1919, the couple moved a two-room house onto the farm and expanded the home as their family grew. At first they farmed with mules and horses before switching to steam- and later gas-powered tractors. After returning from World War II, the couple’s son Dale helped his parents with the farm. In 1951, a fire destroyed the family’s barn, taking forty-four head of livestock as well. A new barn was built and a number of buildings were added to the farm during the 1950s and ’60s. These buildings and a 1922 root cellar and 1943 granary and shop remain in use today. After William’s death in 1984, Dale took over, working the farm until his own death in 2004. Dale’s nephew, Terry Hofmeister, inherited the farm and moved back to Amherst with his wife Sherill. Today they grow wheat and raise a few head of cattle each year.