A26—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, Navambar 26,1913
Farming
(Contlnuad from Pag* A 25)
Jeremiah Haines.
The Herr brothers ran a general
farm, as was the custom in that
day, and ran the store. In the store
was the U.S. Post Office for the
community, known at that time as
Little Britian, and later as
Pleasant Grove.
Today the Tindall’s operate a
dairy on the Pleasant Grove Farm.
Milking 51 Holsteins in tobacco
bam that has been converted into a
stanchion barn the Tindall’s herd
averages around 15,000.
Labertha, who grew up on a
farm “just over the hill” recalls
working in the store. “The store
was run continuously by the family
or renters from 1882 to 1900.1 used
to help my mother-in-law in the
store. We sold quite a variety of
things, including sows ears and
pigs feet. We even sold our own
dressed chickens.”
Digging through old store
ledgers found in an antique safe,
La bertha has learned much about
how the store operated in the early
days. The ledgers show the names
of regular customers to the store.
Many people bartered rather than
paying cash for items. Research
done by Howard Feather un
covered the occupations of many of
the store patrons. They were
farmers or were employed in
operating the Peach Bottom ferry,
at a fishery, two potteries, two
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quarries, and six tanneries.
Labertha recalls while she
worked in the store many of the
patrons were migrant workers who
came to pick local fruit and
vegetable crops.
Chick fondly reflects, “When I
was a boy there was a pot-belly
stove in the store. The local men
use to gather around the stove in
the winter and swap stories while
waiting for the mail to be
delivered.”
When a second power line came
across the farm in 1969 the tenant
house where Chick and Labertha
lived was razed and they moved
into the big stone house with
Chick’s parents. At that time they
closed the store. Recently Chick
and his son Rick have refinished
the brick end into two apartments.
“What we hope to do is rent the
apartments out for several years
to pay for the remodeling,” ex
plained Labertha. “Then when Jeff
gets married he and his wife can
live there.”
The Tindall’s desire to see the
farming heritage passed down
through the generations, fosters
this type of planning.
“You have to be lucky to have a
farm in the family for
generations,” Chick relates. “You
have to be born into it, you can’t
buy a Century Farm. But you also
have to be interested in keeping
your children involved. We are
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trying to help Jeff get started. I
know when a young man sees his
buddies making more money,
working less hours, it’s tempting to
leave the farm. I left the farm for
about a year when we first got
married, but there was a strong
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Belinda the youngest, feels the
isolation of being located so far
from the bustle and convenience of
urban centers.
“I think I’d like to move to
California,” she spritefully an
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And yet, she knows the history
and lore of the farm and house as
well as her parents. Her pride in
her family’s heritage will likely
bring her back, says her mother.
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La bertha, 21 years ago, after
Jeff was bom, was given only three
to six months to live when see was
diagnosed with bone cancer in her
left leg. After cobalt radiation
treatments, she was told she would
become sterile and unable to
conceive any more children.
Miraculously Delinda was bom,
and today La bertha is healthy and
fit.
The Tindall’s tremendous faith
allows them to carry on the legacy
of Pleasnt Grove Farm.
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