The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1884-08-06
The State Fruit FAIR.

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The little Fair mo bigger than the
birness Of a mans hand that arose
three years ago. continues TO grow aud
expand and send forth It's influence for
good. The Third Annual Fruit Fair,
held last week AT Goldsboro, Is said TO
have been a noteworthy advanceVove
its predecessors in the features of both
display add attendance. The exhibit
tion was in tile large warehouse Of the
Cotton Seed Mills. which had been
Handsomely decorated with evergreens.
flags, and pictures, together with an ar
tistic grouping of melons, pumpkins,
and other large fruits, to make a pic
turesque bordering for the Is large
tables, 20 feet long, which occupied the
middle OF the hall. and lent The brilliant
beauty Of their luscious contehts to
the general effect. The exhibits were
about 1000 in number, and the atten-
dance nearly as large. The display was
chiefly of apples. peaches, pairs, grapes,
melons, and wine. Guilford had the
largest; New Hanover and Fender the
most notable: Forsyth. Warren, Wayne,
and Wilson won praise. Mr.. j.. W.
Perry of Chatham showed As kinds of
apples, % kinds of pears, IL Of grapes,
3 Of peaches, 3cf crab-applcs. Mr.. s.
w. Noble of New Hanover showed GO
varieties Of ripe grapes. J. Van Lindley
| (who was elected the next President)
showed 48 kinds ofapples, 80 ofpeaches,
35 Of grapes, s of plums. Warren
showed a grape vine having 60 punches,
and weighing &c pounds. Maj. Nc
Clammy's II watermelons weighed go
pounds. DIR. Thos. Hill a II pound
cabbage. The canned fruits and ~jellies
of the lady exhibitors were too nice to
talk about. The Premium List when
ready, will show the names for all
deserve a premium. Mrs. Capt. r. Z.
paddison showed 81 kinds Of canned
fruit and l3 Of jelly. Miss Mamie
Kirkpatrick OF Orange, q kinds of Jelly.
| Mrs. DR.. j. +. Miller showed a fine
variety of table goodies Mrs. II. Z.
Howell also. Mrs. J. r. Paddison had
&c kinds of preserves and ~jellies. The
big apples and pears Of G.. L. French
awarded to the 1.-TWO handsomest IN
married ladies of Goldsboro,''-were
presented to Miss Sue Collier and Miss
! Mary Dortch.
1--WE wish VIZ We're ali apple,
An Miss Julie were another,
Oh what a pretty pear there'd be
Upon that tree together"
Taking all in all, the Fair was a sue
cess. because it showed the growth oil
public interest III Fruit Culture, and
marked advance in the number and ex-
cellence of new varieties of fruit being
introduced into the State. This is a
fact easily perceived at any of u city
markets. Peaches, pears, grapes and
melons, which ten years ago were so
scarce as TO DO sold ut fancy" prices
arc now quite common.
NOT A STATE FAIR.
But when all is said, it is proper to
add that The Fair was in no sense a
State Fair. Not one-tenth Of the cOun-
ties were represented, and only a single
| SPECIMEN OF fruit came from west of
Greensboro, although the trans-mOun-
tain and cls-mOuntain regions are sup
posed to be the natural home of fine
fruit. Large counties like Mecklenburg,
Rowan, Iredell, Catawba, Buncombe,
Haywood. etc. had no representative.
Wakes 80 miles of territory Sas
scarcely heard from, except through the
personal attendance of prominent fruit
fanciers, Col. Heck, DR.. Hogg, $. O.
Wilson, ct al. Well. the baby must
crawl before it wins glory as a Base
Ballist; so let us be glad the little coon
has made so Fair a start.