Loloff Farms Inc. saw its beginnings in 1889 when Frederick W.C. Loloff settled on 320 acres near Kersey. Today the farm has been enlarged to 400  acres and is owned by Frederick's grandson, Edward Loloff. The principal crops are corn, beans and hay, although Edward also breeds beef cattle on the back pasture. Several historic buildings dating to the late 20s and early 30s are still in use on the farm.

The Lengel Ranch near Burlington was homesteaded in 1886 by Elizabeth Gutting (Gooding), who was just 20 years old at the time. She married Jonathan Lengel seven years later. The ranch is currently owned and operated by Elizabeth's grandson, Edgar Lengel and his wife Arnetta. Today about 250 acres of the 320 acre farm are used to raise wheat, corn and alfalfa.

This year marks the centennial of the Lazy 3 N near Fleming. It began as a 160 acre farm, homesteaded in 1890 by Andrew Nelson. Over the years the farm has been expanded to include 1120 acres today. It is currently owned and operated by Earl Nelson and his son Keith. Today its principal crop is wheat; although past years have also seen corn, millet, pinto beans, milo, horses, cattle, pigs, chickens and turkeys. A fine collection of historic structures can be found on the farm.

The Corpus A. Gallegos Ranches in San Luis is one of our oldest Centennial Farms. It was first settled in about 1860 by Dario Gallegos. Although Dario Gallegos's original ranch has been divided up over the years through inheritance by several generations of family members, Corpus A. Gallegos Ranch today still includes over 1300 acres. It is currently operated by Dario's great-great grandson Corpus A. Gallegos and his family, where they raise cattle, sheep and oats. A number of fine historic structures remain on the property.

The Fournier Ranch near Ridgway also got its start  just 100 years ago. It began as a 160 acre ranch operated by Louis and Josephine Fournier who passed on its operation to their son, Eugene Fournier and his wife Gladys. Through a lot of hard work over the years, the ranch has grown to include nearly 1800 acres today. It is still operated as a cattle ranch by Gary Fournier, the grandson of the folks who started it all back a century ago.

The Eagle Mountain Ranch near Larkspur is also celebrating its centennial this year. The ranch got started in 1890 when Issac J. Noe purchased 200 acres from Union Real Estate and Investment Company.  When Issac retired in 1923, his son Charles Fred Noe took over what was by that time an 1120 acre ranch, and added another 320 acres of pasture land. After Charles' death in 1969 the large ranch was divided among the eight children. Today James H. Noe still retains the original ranch site and associated historic buildings.

The Craven-Shable Farm in La Salle celebrates its centennial this year. The original 160 acre farm was purchased in 1890 by John J. Craven and his wife Julia. They raised 7 boys and 1 girl. After John's death in 1915, their son Clarence farmed the place until 1949 when his daughter, Mary Erma, and her husband, Delbert W. Shable took over the operation. Mary Erma and Delbert still live on the farm, raising corn, hay and cattle with their son, William and grandson, Brian. Several fine historic buildings still remain on the farm.

The Bjorklun Farm encompasses 640 acres near Holyoke, producing wheat and corn. It was homesteaded in 1888 by August Emil Bjorklun and his family. Back then the main source of income was raising and breaking horses. August kept around 40 head of brood mares at all times, and in 1913 bought a stallion from France for $3000. When August retired and moved to Haxtun, his son, Frank, moved onto the farm. Frank still lives there with his wife Clara. They celebrated their 71st wedding anniversary on July 3rd.

The Baughman Ranch in Jefferson County's Golden Gate Canyon was first homesteaded in 1886 by Joseph Jully (Ully), Sr. The original 80 acres homestead was expanded when an adjoining 320 acres was purchased in 1906. In the early years, the Jullys raised cattle and hogs and produced milk and eggs. Produce was sold weekly in Central City. Today it is run exclusively as a cattle ranch by Joseph Jully, Sr.'s granddaughter and her husband, Lena and Wayne Baughman. An old hog home dating back to the turn of the century still stands on the property.

In April 1888, Jacob Spitler Yount, his wife Margaret and seven of their eight children left Iowa and moved to Colorado. The Younts settled on a site near Vernon on land adjacent to their friends the Wingfields. The Yount family worked together farming the new land and raising sheep. At one time they had 6000 head. Early family diaries tell of many hardships, drought, dust storms, prairie fires, illness and deaths. Today wheat and cattle are raised on the ranch.