04/25/2020
Hello! We are the Century Farm of Brunk Bros Seed operation just outside of Brewster, MN.
The farm was originally settled by the current siblings' great-grandmother, Amelia Brunk, in 1901. Amelia and her husband, William, emigrated to the U.S. in 1890 from their home in Brandenburg, Germany, and chose to settle near Sheldon, Iowa, initially because they had relatives in the area.
The tornado of 1897 went through Sheldon which tragically took the life one of the children. Shortly after William passed.
Amelia moved to the farm in Alba Township with August, John and Anna, all of whom were under the age of 12. Two adult children, Ernest and Fred, stayed in northwest Iowa, where they had already married and established farms of their own.
Originally, the farm was 160 acres and had included a home, barn and other outbuildings. The land was purchased by Amelia from S.D. and M.A. King, who had owned it for a decade after purchasing it from the railroad in 1891. Amelia purchased the land for $36.50 per acre.
During her 42 years of ownership, Amelia kept her family busy growing crops of flax, oats, barley, sorghum, clover and eventually alfalfa, corn and soybeans. There were also pigs, chickens, ducks, geese, guineas and sheep.
Now farmed by brothers William and Gene Brunk, the land is owned by them and their five siblings: Mary Poller and Lucinda, James, John and Roger Brunk, along with their aunt, Lela (Brunk) Haller.
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We hope to provide you with valuable information for your farm operation. We will showcase a variety of seeds we offer as well as services and field updates. We look forward to serving you, your family & farm!
{some of the above texts are portions from The Globe story by Julie Buntjer from June 27, 2013}
