,,ii  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #ahje  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,september #ad1
 #bjag,mr4 ,murphy 7for himself and ,mr4
 ,boozman7 introduced the following     
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on ,agriculture1      
,nutrition1 and ,forestry  ,a ,,bill    
,to require the ,secretary of           
,agriculture to establish a program to  
recognize farms that have been in       
continuous operation for #ajj years4    
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,century ,farms ,act of #bjag4  
#b4 ,findings ,congress finds that--    
7#a7 the ,united ,states has a long     
history of farming and has historically 
appreciated the invaluable contribution 
of farming to domestic and global       
populations2  7#b7 family farms         
represent #ig percent of all farms in   
the ,united ,states1 of which #ij       
percent are small family farms2  7#c7   
over #cj ,states have established       
,century or ,centennial ,farm           

designations and awards2 and  7#d7      
agricultural producers perform a vital  
public service that should be recognized
 and rewarded4  #c4 ,century farms      
program ,the ,secretary of ,agriculture 
7referred to in this section as the     
,secretary7 shall establish a program   
under which the ,secretary recognizes   
any farm that--  7#a7 a ,state          
department of agriculture or similar    
statewide agricultural organization     
recognizes as a ,century ,farm2 or  7#b7
 7,a7 is defined as a farm or ranch     
under section #dbhd4ijb of title #g1    
,code of ,federal ,regulations 7as in   
effect on the date of enactment of this 
,act72  7,b7 has been in continuous     
operation for at least #ajj years2 and  
7,c7 has been owned by the same family  
for at least #ajj consecutive years1 as 
verified through deeds1 wills1          
abstracts1 tax statements1 or other     
similar legal documents considered      
appropriate by the ,secretary4