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one. The tour guide explained that many years ago farmers
planted a line of the Osage trees that worked as a nature’s
barb wire. The Jagged bark extended from the tree trunks
and formed a barrier.
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their multi-colored coats to the children who watched. The
Springton Manor guide explained that the feathers of the
male geese, chickens, peacoaks and turkeys are always
prettier and more colorful than the females.
The Childrens Corner from Chester plopped on hillside by the. jrn at
about such things as the difference between a pony and a horse, and how the farmer
stores corn in the corn crib and prepares the soil for planting.
The children got a chance to milk one of the goats. One nursery school child com
plained, “Hey, I can’t squlrk any out.’’ He learned It’s a lot harder to milk a goat than it
looks.
Visit Springton Manor Farm
BY LOU ANN GOOD
WEST CHESTER (Chester)
Many children grow up and sel
dom see a cow or goat or pig. They
don’t understand how vegetables
grow or what a plow looks like.
That’s one of the reasons for
Springton Manor Farm. It’s a real
working farm on 300 acres in
Chester County. School groups,
families and others can visit and
watch such things as the goats
being milked and the vegetable
garden being tended by a tenant
farmer. Visitors can pet horses,
cats and other animals and tour the
nature trail.
The land was part of William
Penn’s estate in the 1700 s. In 1833
a country manor house was built
on the property by former U.S.
Congressman Abraham Mcll
vainc. In 1912 George Bartol
turned the mansion into a stately
showplace. The mansion can be
rented for private parties and publ
ic functions, but the grounds can
be toured during the farm tour sea
son. The farm includes 16 historic
farm buildings and an historic farm while we snapped pictures of
exhibit in addition to the farm ani- “'em.
mals and petting zoo. y° u would like to tour the
Recently a nursery school called ca j* 942-2450 or 215
Childrens Comer visited the farm 431-6415 for fees and further
information.
“Oink, oink,” said this pig when roused from a nap. The
children liked poking his hairing skin.
Three little boys exclaim over the softness of a rabbit