Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-09-06
FULTON FARMERS.
FESTIVAL, FAIR AND PICNI
Tho Farmers on q Spree Mt BLACKS Blacl
Barren Springs.

FESTIVAL, FAIR AND PICNIC.
Tho Farmers ON q Spree at Blacks Black
Barren Springs.
Fulton township, once part of, and by a
kind of casarcan operation cut from, Little
Britain township, boasts of great natural
wonder in the shape of what is known as
Blacks Black Barren Spring. Il would
abbreviate the rather lengthy name
of said wonder with B. B. B.,
were 1 not afraid people accus-
toned to reading fence advertisements
would think I meant "Bixbey's Best
Backing This spring is situated on
the farm of James Black, esq, of Lancas-
ter, near Pleasant Grove, and is quite
pleasant place, all things consideied. By
the assistance Of considerable money and
improved and approved principles of scien-
tific farming, Mr.. Black is making his
a fine farm. The spring is very
strong one, perhaps the only ad-
vantage it possesses over ordinary
springs, and its water very cool and re-
frcshing-when one is thirsty. Mr..
Black, who VIC all know is a conscien-
tious advocate of cold water drinking
(rather remarkable in Lancasterian, I'll
admit) has made the surroundings of his
spring really attractive, and we'll worth a
visit. Mr.. Black claims that the water OF
the spring possesses mineral qualities
of rare medicinal value and that
is we'll for while the owner of the spring
flatters himself, and philanthropically COM
forts "suiiering humanity" that he has
found a fountain of health, flowing from
where. ever and ever SO long ago, some
Of, ,x,1,n,,, haya aennnnt
however, with a magic rod and may have
smittcn the rock, the wcrkingmcn around
Pleasant Grove are certain that they have
found a bonanza in the purse Of MIR. Black
may it prove as inexhastible AS that OF
FOrtunatus.
Your correspondent drank deeply at
Blacks spring, Saturday, and, Messrs.
Editors, if he should happen upon the
present occ asion to be little "gushy,"
or vigorous. you must charge It to the
water. They say sometimes that water
hurts us Scribes.
The Fulton Farmers club is one of the
institutions of Fulton township, and is
composed of a small number of farmers,
all of Fulton, believe, with the exception
of Mr.. S. L. Gregg, who is Drumorean ;
our township likes to have ut least one
finger in almost every pie, even if it is
only dried peach pie. The club meets
once a month at the houses of the members
of the club, each member having his turn ;
and on Saturday they made 4
break in the programme and met
at Blacks Black Barren Spring, and had
a very pleasant time. A generous invita-
ton was given to tho public, which the
public generously accepted, as it knew it
wouldn't cost anything. Agents Of farm
ing implements were invited to exhibit
their wares, and quite number were
present. The most seasOnable machines
being grain drills, several different kinds,
each one the acme, were on dress parade.
There were no premiums offered, which
did not in the least deter-glOry is the best
rewari-the farmers from making an ex-
cellcnt display of everything grown in our
cline, except, alas except tobacco
plant divine of rarest vlrtuc!'
Kirk Brown had the largest collection,
occupying one end Of the long table. No
judges were appointed-although Judge
Patterson was thcre-and as it was neces-
sary for mo to know the virtues of til.
different fruits to report them, | tasted
everything that was tastable that the
farmers had on show, except the nectar Oi
GuOl "hiShs VII W.
count of the publicity, wasn't available.
Kirk Browns potatoes, of the Canad:
Victor and Mammoth Pearl varieties, wcr,
we'll worth exhibiting, is were his speci
mems OF watermelons, cantclOpes, citrOns
three varieties of tomatoes, beans ant
corn ; his Red Mediterranean wheat, Of fiji {
color and faultless grains, bird pepper
was fool to taste that-and lastly, bu
not in the juvenile male mind least, 4 flint
bunch of peanuts fresh from the soil. Thos
Gregg's Peerless potatoes were the fines
on the ground ard VIM. Ingram's corr
rs it grew OH the stock the tallest-in fac
it was exceedingly tall and one was sure
to hurt the back of his neck if he persisted
in looking at the tassel to see hov
tall it was, and to lang you
hat on the ears, was an "utta ,
impossibility. Josiah Browns ears o.
corn were the longest and Josepl
Blackburn's sweet potatoes the largest
Ed. Stubbs made a fine display of honey
comb and crab apples. Jonathan Picker
ing had the largest grapes, but Cooper
Stubbs, self.appointed judge, pro
nDunced Henry Haines's the finest, which
honor claimed for Kirk Brown-Stubb:
ate Haines's and l ate Browns. Coopc,
Stubs plumed himself Oh some good ear
of corn which were well filled. He saiG
he raised the corn from plowing clever
inches deep, while that grown on grount
plowcd shallow was a failure. MIR. Stubs
exhibited also two large squashes grown
last year that looked from their soldity a.
if they might he exhibited at the next
Centennial. Mr.. Howard Coates had /;
lot of Drier's improved beans whicl
their exponent, a fine old Quaker lady
assured Inc were more toothsOme ever
than the lima bean. They are equally
large as the lima and nearly twice as pro
ductivc, growing five beans in q pod
while tile lima seldom has more thar
three. The most creditable collection o
apples was brought by Davis Brown. ant
their flavor fully sustained the promise o.
their appearance. l can pass judgment
upon them very intclligcntly thanks to w
w. Brown, esq, who insisted upon my
helping myself. But space is too much o
an object to dwell at greater length on thu
display Of produce.
One more attraction OF the table, how
ever, l may mention, it being a pyramid OF
fruits, grains and vegetables of all kinds
and natures, ,surmounted by framed card
on one side of which was Goods Boun
teOus Store" and on the reverse eth,
Farmers Reward" Altogether the dis
play was one of which the farmers ma,
well he proud, as it would have done jus
tice to many a county fair. Verify ON,
might think, to see the wealth of beautiful
seeds and fruits as they were gathered
there, that Ceres in search of her daughter
had passed that way, and had been a littl,
prodigal of her fe-giving store.
One more and l am done with the ex'
hibits. Mr.. Jonathan Pickering had a lo