The Springers grew wheat, barley, and rye for themselves and their livestock, as well as
to trade.

Illustration from The Young Mill-Wright and Miller's Guide, 1795.
Courtesy Library Company of Philadelphia
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Grain was taken to the local mill to be ground into flour. Surplus grain was sold or
exchanged for food and other goods.
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