Comments on: Somerset County Farms, Orchards, Dairies, Stables & Historic Preservation

By: Geoff Archer

Geoff Archer — Sun, 07 Mar 2021 20:52:00 +0000

I lived on Alward farm from 1975-1980. At that time its address was 40 Mt. Airy Rd., and the property still consisted of nine wooded acres. A couple of times a year we would cross country ski out to check the mailbox! Farming was no longer happening, but I do remember my mom harvesting black walnuts and making banana bread. There was also a massive mulberry tree with a tire swing on it – will never forget misjudging the angle and slamming the side of my head into it. I had several paranormal experiences in that house but hitting my head on that tree was definitely something that happened in real life.

By: Mr. Local History

Mr. Local History — Thu, 30 Jul 2020 11:02:30 +0000

In reply to Nancy Earl Hoffarth. We'd love to take a look at your images and possibly add to the story. Can take a phone pic and send via our Contact us page.

By: Nancy Earl Hoffarth

Nancy Earl Hoffarth — Wed, 29 Jul 2020 19:24:40 +0000

My grandfather Ralph Waldo Earl owned Shalebrook Farm in the1940s. I have a few pictures of them harvesting apples and hay; Belgian horse-drawn wagons and such. They must have had dairy cows as well. I have one aerial picture of the farm, and one of their large farmhouse.

My father Richard Earl renovated an old barn, moved it across Route 202 and started Shalebrook Farm Market on the corner of Route 202 and Bailey’s Mill Road in the early 1950s. I used to sit on top of open truckloads of corn and pumpkins that he would bring up from South Jersey. He owned that market until about 1963 when we moved out of state.