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Raising Cattle Since 1854

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Since 1854

The rich history of Plainview Farms

From the first 80 acres in 1854 to the herd you see today.

1854
Three brothers buy 80 acres
Sam, Jacob, and Reuben Myers purchase the first 80 acres, growing corn, oats, wheat, and soybeans.
1923
The stone house is completed
After 40 years of collecting stones, Frank Meyers finishes the three-story house and barn that still stand today.
’20s
Plainview Dairy
The barn first houses milk cows as Plainview Dairy in the ‘20s and ‘30s.
1975
Dairy resumes
Frank and Evelyn resume dairy operations, building a milking parlor and a second concrete silo.
2002
A new chapter
The family transitions out of dairy cattle, first raising replacement dairy heifers for other farms.
Today
Angus & Texas Longhorns
The family raises a herd of Angus and Texas Longhorns, along with hay and freezer beef.

The stone house and barn at Plainview Farms

The farmstead

Built stone by stone

Plainview Farms in Wolcottville, Indiana, possesses a rich history that began in 1854 when it was established by three brothers. Sam, Jacob, and Reuben Myers purchased the first 80 acres where they would grow corn, oats, wheat, and soybeans.

Reuben’s son, Frank Meyers, collected stones as a child in hopes of eventually building a farmstead. Frank, along with a hired hand and stonemason, built the house and barn that still stands today after a long 40 years of collecting stones.

Frank, his wife Nellie, and their family became the first to occupy the three-story house, completed in 1923. The house and barn took nearly 5 years to complete, using oak, mahogany, birch, and birdseye maple hardwood.

The family

Generations under one roof

The house also features an impressive staircase, sterling silver chandeliers transported by railroad from Toledo, Ohio, and a third-floor ballroom that still includes a piano lifted in through an upper window before the house was completed.

Along with providing storage for family artifacts, the ballroom has served as a central gathering space, hosting square dances, graduations, weddings and other family celebrations.

Frank’s great-grandson, Frank Evers, and his wife Evelyn raised their nine children in the farmhouse, where the couple still lives, overseeing farm operations with their son, Mark Evers, his wife Christie, and children Nathan, Emily, Andrew, and Olivia.

The surrounding landscape and the lettering on the 1950s Harvestore silo inspired the family to name the property Plainview Farms.

Throughout the generations, the farm has grown and evolved as commodity and livestock markets have fluctuated over time.

The barn first housed milk cows as Plainview Dairy in the ‘20s and ‘30s. Frank and Evelyn resumed dairy operations in 1975. They constructed a milking parlor and added a second concrete silo, turned hog farrowing pens into calf pens, and converted horse stalls into maternity pens.

In 2002, they transitioned out of dairy cattle due to slim profit margins, first raising replacement dairy heifers for other farms, and then expanding into a herd of Angus and Texas Longhorns.