[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 135 (Friday, September 19, 2014)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1485]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




 RECOGNIZING TWENTY-TWO FAMILY-OWNED FARMS FOR ONE HUNDRED FIFTY YEARS 
                    OR MORE OF FARMING IN MINNESOTA

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                         HON. MICHELE BACHMANN

                              of minnesota

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, September 18, 2014

  Mrs. BACHMANN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize twenty-two 
family-owned farms for reaching the milestone of family farming for one 
hundred fifty years or more. Throughout our state's history, Minnesota 
farmers have not only fed the citizens of our great nation, but they 
help to provide the world with food. These Minnesota families have 
stood the test of time and passed their farm from generation to 
generation; sharing their values of hard work, determination, and love 
of the land. Each family has its own story to tell about the trials and 
joys of farming, and no matter what those stories are, they can be 
proud of the heritage of farming that they have passed as parents to 
their children over and over again.
  These are the twenty-two farm families from Minnesota's Sixth 
Congressional who have been recognized for their family-owned farms of 
one hundred fifty years or more.
  From Benton County: James E. Donovan (Foley); Glenn Seppelt Family 
(Foley).
  From Carver County: Dale Wildung (Cologne); Earl Schmidt Family 
(Cologne); Dorothy Light (Delano); Rodney Jaus (Hamburg); Meldon 
Melcher Family (Norwood/Young America); Gerald Schimmelpfennig Family 
(Norwood/Young America); Eugene Kamann (Norwood/Young America); John H. 
Eklund (Watertown); James Hendricks Family (Watertown).
  From Sherburne County: Shady Nook Farm/Neal Weis Family (St Cloud).
  From Stearns County: Ken Zumwalde (Cold Spring); Torberg/Prill Family 
(Richmond); Joyce Hansen (Rockville); Robert A. Moeller (St Cloud); 
David J Morreim (St Cloud); Jerome D. Schroeder (St Joseph).
  From Wright County: Richard Lindenfelser (Albertville); William 
Weldele (Buffalo); Florence Roth (Delano); Lawren Horsch Family 
(Delano).
  Mr. Speaker, I ask this body join with me in honoring these twenty-
two family owned farms and their owners who represent a great piece of 
Minnesota's rich history and heritage.

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