The Hawley Land & Cattle Company, founded in 1852, Lane County

2009 Sesquicentennial Award Family  (more info)

The great, great grandparents of current owner Bill Hoyt, Ira and Elvira Hawley, traveled by wagon train to their DLC site near Cottage Grove with five head of cattle and three young sons. Old-timers refer to the ranch as the "ranch at the divide," because it is situated between the drainage of the Umpqua and Willamette rivers. Hoyt's great aunt Alsea Hawley propelled the ranch into the seed stock business by purchasing a Canadian National Champion polled Hereford bull. During her time, the ranch was heralded as one of Oregon's premier seed stock producers. Hoyt has continued to diversify, and now raises sheep and goats as well as cattle. His invasive weed PhD project teams with OSU-and uses grazing goats for weed control in environmentally sensitive areas. Hoyt is president-elect of the Oregon's Cattlemen's Association.

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