A man and two children pose on a John Deere tractor in a black and white photograph dating to 1955..

Centennial Farms & Ranches

Pearl Farms

Otero County

Jesse Funk came from Indiana to purchase the farm in July of 1917. The farm passed down through the family and, after serving in the army during World War II, Leland and Gussie Pearl bought the farm from Leland's uncle continuing to farm the land for 56 years before selling it to their grandson Richard Pearl and his wife, Dayla.  Today the Pearls farm alfalfa, corn, and oats, and run a cow/calf operation.

Pearl family with their Centennial Farms sign.
Pearl family (seated) with their certificate.
A sheep shed built in the 1930s on Pearl Farms.
A 2017 photo of the late 1930s farm house, a kit home ordered from a catalogue.
Field south of the old farm house, 1955.
Field south of the old farm house, 2017.
Wooden garage built in the 1930s.
Historic photo of two boys on Pearl Farms.
Tractor used in the 1950s.

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