Pat Shelton - Sesquicentennial Farm Iowa County

The Shelton homestead lies in Clyde, Wisconsin, which was started by Pat's great, great, great-grandfather in 1856. Pat currently tends to 250 acres of property. His mother received the Centennial Award for the farm. Currently, the farm has 30-40 acres enrolled in the CRP program. An organic farmer is working another 30 acres. The rest is rented out. The family stopped actively farming in the late 1950s and moved off the farm. Today, Pat manages the CRP land, property upkeep, and the refurbishing of the original barn. He hopes that one of his three kids continues the work. His youngest son has been showing some interest. Back in the 1940s, their family actually harvested hemp and the crop still creeps up once in a while.

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