Department of Agriculture Farm auctions
Published April 14th, 2007
Three Burlington County farms are among five state-owned properties that will be auctioned to the public as permanently preserved farms later this year.
The state Department of Agriculture announced last week that three preserved farms in North Hanover and two in Hunterdon County will be sold at public auctions scheduled for June.
The idea is to return the properties to the state’s farming community now that they have been protected by the public from future development, state Agriculture Secretary Charles Kuperus said in a news release.
“We were pleased to be able to purchase these farms for preservation purposes and now look forward to returning them to private ownership,” Kuperus said. “The auction of these farms with permanent deed restrictions will ensure they always will remain available to contribute to agriculture and the quality of life in their communities.”
According to the state, the North Hanover properties to be auctioned are: the 180-acre former Limm farm on Meany Road; the 138-acre former Erb farm on Sykesville Road; and the 310-acre former Russell farm on Jacobstown-Arneytown Road.
The Limm farm produced field corn, the Erb was used to grow flowers, and soybeans were cultivated at the Russell farm, state agriculture officials said.
The public auction of the North Hanover properties is scheduled for 11 a.m. June 8 at the former Russell farm. Tours of the farms hosted by staff from the New Jersey State Agriculture Development Committee are scheduled for Wednesday, May 10 and May 25.
The auction of the two Hunterdon County farms, located in Clinton and Lebanon townships, respectively, is scheduled for June 22 in Clinton.
