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Melick's Town Farm is a New Jersey farm in three Hunterdon County towns—Oldwick, Califon, and Bridgewater.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.melickstownfarm.com/melicks-farm-market-about-us.htm )〕 The farm, which totals nearly 300 acres, is one of the largest fruit growers in New Jersey.〔 The farm is currently owned by George and Norma Melick, the ninth generation of Melicks.〔 The family has been farming in Hunterdon County since between 1725 and 1735. George Melick says that “all of () ancestors in this country were born, baptized, married and buried within five miles of Oldwick.”〔 ==Family History== For ten generations, the Melick family has farmed the same plot of land in Hunterdon County. In an article printed in the ''General Store'' magazine, Maude Kenyon reports that Johan Peter Moelich was the first Melick ancestor to come to America, arriving with the German Palatines. He and his brothers settled in the “rolling hills” of Bedminster and Tewksbury. Following in the footsteps of their father, Wilhelm, the three boys also became farmers and tanners. Over the years, the Moelick name evolved into three different spellings. The Moelicks in Bedminster adopted the spelling Mellick, while those in Tewksbury took on the spelling Melick. Some others spelled it Malick. George Melick jokes that “the Mellicks had enough money to afford 2 ‘l’s’ in their name”.〔 Johan Peter’s great grandson, John V. Melick, Jr., worked for farmer John Craig and took over his farm when he died. Melick Jr.’s son, Walter took over the 165-acre estate when his father died, and saved the farm from San Jose Scale in 1900. Although the protective spray was extremely expensive, Walter knew he had too much to lose, so he elected to spray everything. Walter Melick’s grandson, George, is the current owner of Melick’s Town Farm. Although George’s father, George Sr., wanted his son to attend college, there was never any doubt that George, Jr. would take over the farm when his father passed. George and Norma, married since 1965 went on to have three children—Peter, John, and Rebecca. The three became the first generation of Melicks to attend and graduate from college, but all three are still active on the farm, either working part- or full-time.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Melick's Town Farm」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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