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The Winn Homestead began in 1875 when Jesse Z. Winn homesteaded in Umatilla County on the current spot where the 3rd and 4th generations now live. Jesse farmed with horses and in 1916 his son, George W. Winn decided to build the barn that you see in the pictures. It was built in May of that year by 30 men, taking 30 days and $3000 to complete. The bottom half of the barn is divided into a dairy cow side with concrete floor and waste drainage, and a horse side, with dirt floor. By 1936 the Winn’s began farming with tractors and the horses were sold. During the late 20’s or early 30’s the dairy cows were sold, leaving just beef cattle and crops to be raised. From the 40’s to the 80’s, George Robert Winn farmed the homestead, raising a variety of crops including potatoes, beans, wheat, barley, dry peas, green peas, spinach seed, lettuce seed, wheat seed and strawberries. Strawberry production began in the early 1950’s with both u-pick and fresh market berries sold on the farm. Over the next

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