The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1884-08-20
For the Farmer and Mechanic
From a Wake County Lady IN tho
East.

somehow. no matter WileTe We gO,thc
Farmer and Mechanic is found, and no.
where IN North Carolina, within our
kno Wedge, can it reach more gener-
Gus, thriving public. SO far a farming
prospects 20, than the people of the
Eastern counties.
We were 50 fortunate as to attend the
Fruit Fair at GoldsborO, held under the
auspices of the Fruit Growers Associa-
ton, and it was worthy 20 see. 1t was
in It's way grand. and no doubt many
an old Tar Iieel'' was astonished TO
see what his native State could do in
raising fruit, for the large and fine va
rieties, though grown in several port ons
of the State, are not common TO all. To
say all, aud the least, it was a success
and an honor to the State.
The excursion Of the Association to
Morehcad under the management of
Mr.. 4. q. Wilson was, as it only could
have been. a most delightful and enjoy
able affair Col Whitford, whose name
Is a synonym of kindness, permitted
Mr.. Wilson to pass the party down on
the regular train, for which all return
thanks
No one will forget how increasingly
Mr.. Wilson worked TO make everybody
have Il pleasant trip, and we feel that
everyone appreciated him, if they did
not express it. Nothing occurred to
mar tn" pleasure Of the trip except a
''squalI," encountered while taxing
some sea breeze in boats. This fright
enCd the ladies to great extent, and
upon returning to Morehead one pro
posed 30 spend an hour in silent prayer
S~ff .l,f,,1
a watery grave, which seemed to afford
some amusement to the sterner sex, es-
pecially when all were on shore, and
there was not the slightest danger.
During the stay of the Association the
little blow made the surf too rough to
admit bathing by ladies', though gentle
men said it was much nicer than in a
calm. 1t was amusing to look on, but
all our ladies have not yet cultivated (?)
up to the point of bathing publicly
At La Grange we meet childhood's
friends Hadleys and kirkpatricks =
aad pass few pleasant hours with
them. j he weather is delightfully."- pleas
ant and health-giving. The farmers
are at leisure, and pic-nicklng, riding,
visiting, ieasting, &c, are the order of
the daJ. Our friend DIR. *. has the
finest and greatest abundance of fruit
we have seen anywhere. lie makes
large shipments North and sends daily
WAGON loads to the Colds boro markets.
We take special pains to ride every
day TO see the crops of the surrounding
country. They are magnificent. Such
corn crops one very rarely sees, aud 50
much. In looking. one would wonder
| if there could ever be any scarcity of
corn. But to our eyes the most lovely
thing is a rice farm-level and uniform
and blown by the wind resembles a
calm sea. Indeed it is the prettiest
crop we have ever seen DR.. Hadley
has large field, which will make for
him $50 per acre. 1t is encouraging to
see our entcrprising men turning their
attention 10 something more lucrative
and life-giviug than cotton.
! One speciality will show the intelli-
genco and progressive spirit of the
Eastern people. They have the stock
law. in consequence of which we have
seen no poor cattle. Nowhere in the
mountains have we seen finer stock
than that for miles surrounding La
Grange.
We drive vut to a pasture of grass en-
closing 300 acres, not a spot but what
is we'll -srown with the best pas turage.
Neighbors combine. fence a pasture OF
large size and own it in comm IN. and
the stock cannot keep down the grass.
This is on Bear Creek. We wonder il
anything i'll the west is more beautiful.
We have not seen it. Returning home,
DR.. III. orders a pg to he barbecued. 1t
is a common dish down here, and we
learn is sold regularly in the Goldsboro
market.
We next 90 to Seven Springs-a par
ty OF eight, On a private pic mic. These
Springs are in one large curb, and eacl
spring N a separate enclosure, number.
ed from to I. We drink of each, and
find Number , to be most palatable and
popular. The Springs are beautifully
situated with the river on one side, and
the other three sides something similar
to Warm Springs, excepting of course q
view of the mountains. As at all other
re- orts. the people come and 90, there
beng at present about 80 people at the
81. .n-s. besides several others in then
little town-White Hall. Generally
tile people seem to resort to the noun
tdins in summer, and when meving for
a permanent home go that way. but i
We should make choice we would pre-
fer Eastern Carolina TO the West. where
one must keep housed most half the
year. V. L. A.