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INDIANASTATEDEPARTMENTOFAGRICULTURE
OneNorthCapitolAvenue,Suite600
Indianapolis,IN46204
Telephone:(317)2328770
Fax:(317)2321362
www.IN.gov/isda
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QualificationsfortheAward:
Farmmustcurrentlybeatlea sttwenty (20)acres.Ifthefar mislessthantwenty(20)acresthefarmhastogr ossatleas t$1000ayear.
*Iflessthantwenty(20)acresoforiginalacquisitionareretained,pleaseprovidedocumentationoftheretainedacres’annualfarmincome.
ThefollowingstatementwillappearonyourHoosierHomesteadCertificate:
Letitberecognizedandcelebratedthatthe_____________________________________________________Family
(Insertdesiredfamilyname.)
hasownedthis________________________________________Countyfarmsince__________________________.
(Insertcountywherefarmislocated.)(Insertyearfarmwasoriginallypurchased.)
Pleaseincludewiththisapplication:
1. Acopyofallinstrumentswhichdocumenteachtransferofownership.Thecopymaybeeitherofanoriginalinstrument,
recordsmaintainedinacourthouse,orthepage(s)fromanabstractoftitlecoveringtherealestate.Thecopiesmust
demonstrateanunbrokenfamiliarchainoftitlefromthedat
ethatamemberofyourfamilyoriginallyacquiredaninterestin
therealestatetothepresent.
2. Acopyofthemostrecentpropertytaxreceipts.
3. Completethetablebelowbeginningwiththeoriginalfamilyownerandcontinuingtothepresentowner(s).
**IfyourfamilyhasreceivedtheCentennialorSesquicentennialAwardbefore,youonlyneedtosupplyownershipinformationforthechangesin
ownershipthathaveoccurredsincethedatethefarmwasoriginallyawardedaHoosierHomesteadAwardtothepresentowner.
ACQUIREDFROM TRANSFERREDTO RELATIONSHIPTOPRESENTOWNER DATEACQUIRED (month,day,year)
NameofPresentowner(s)
Address(numberandstreet) SelecttheAwardyourFarmiseligiblefor:(seebelow)
CentennialSesquicentennialBicentennial
(100to149years)(150to199years)(200yearsandover)
City State ZIPCode
AddressofFarm
City State ZIPCode
County Datefarmwasoriginallyacquiredbyafamilymember
_____/______/________
Numberofacresoriginallyacquired Numberofacresoforiginalacquisitionstillretained *Numberofretainedacresactivelyfarmedbyafamilymember
**IfyourfamilyhasreceivedaHoosierHomesteadAwardalreadylist:
OriginalAwardName_________________________________Awardtype__________________________Dateoriginalawardwasreceived_____/______/________
HOOSIER HOMESTEAD AWARD APPLICATION
State form 28547 (R5 / 7-15)
INDIANA STATE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Reset Form
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ICERTIFYTHATTHATTHEPREVIOUSINFORMATIONISTOTHEBESTOFMYKNOWLEDGETRUEANDCORRECT.
Printnameofapplicant Signatureofapplicant Date (month,day,year)
Addressofapplicant(numberandstreet) City State ZIP Code
EmailAddress Daytimetelephonenumber
ThedeadlinefortheMarchceremonyisDECEMBER1standthedeadlinefortheAugustceremonyisMAY1st.
GENERALINFORMATION:
Informationrequestedonthispage,whilenotessentialtotheHoosierHomesteadcertification,willbemost
valuabletofuturehistorians.Thequestionsbelowareofferedonlyasaguide.Pleasefeelfreetoaddany
otherdataonadditionalsheets,especiallyfamilyorpioneersstoriesconcerningfarmandsurroundingarea.
1)Fromwhomdidtheoriginalfamilypurchasethefarm?___________________________________________
2)Whatwastheoriginalperacrecostofthefarm?________________________________________________
3)Wherewasthefirstfamilyownerborn?_______________________________________________________
4)Wheredidtheoriginalfamilyownerlivepriortomovingontothefarm?_____________________________
5)Wasthisahomestead?_____________________________________________________________________
6)Didthefirstfamilyownerfarmtheland?_______________________________________________________
7)Didtheoriginalownerengageintradesoroccupationsoffthefarm?________________________________
8)Whatimprovementsweremadebytheoriginalfamilyowner?_____________________________________
9)Istheoriginalhome,oranyportionofitoroth
erbuildings,stillstandingorinuse?_____________________
10)Whenwasthepresenthomebuilt?__________________________________________________________
11)Whatarethefarm’smajorcropsorproducts?_________________________________________________
PLEASE RETURN YOUR COMPLETED APPLICATION TO:
Hoosier Homestead Award Program
Indiana State Department of Agriculture
One North Capitol Avenue, Suite 600
Indianapolis, Indiana 46204