Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1881-06-16

these counties having been favored with rain.
In Marion, Marlboro and Darlington coun-
ties rain has been abundant. In the western
part of the State the crops have had sufficient
rain, and the prospect is more cheering.
MACHINERY IN YORK COUNTY.
We alluded some time ago to the amount
of machinery employed in York county,
almost exclusively for agricultural purposes,
from which we concluded thatin this parti.
cular at least York is progressive in most
satisfactory degree. Mr.. T. S. Jefferys has
sold, since the 1st of last January, the fol-
lowing machinery to the parties named.
This machinery will all be in operation next
fall:
To L. R. Williams-one 1S-horse Tanner
engine on skids, for saving and ginning.
To Robert Backbone 6 horse power Tan
ner engine on skids, for saving and ginning.
To R. E. Guthrie-one horse power Tan.
ner engine on skids. for ginning. One seed
cotton cleaner.
To John r. Hogue-one 5.horse power
Tanner engine on skids, for ginning.
To Samuel L. Davidson-one horse pow.
er Tanner engine on wheels, for travelling gin.
One portable cotton press.
w. R. Hayes-one 5.horse power Tanner
engine on wheels, for travelling gin. One
portable cotton press. One Hall gin feeder
and condenser.
ToJ. T. Whitesides and A. B. Crosby
one 6-horse power Tanner engine on wheels,
for travelling gin and thrasher. One Winship
gin, feeder and condenser. One portable
cotton press. One Geiser separator.
To j. B. Wbitesides and w. S. Plexico-
one 6 horse power Tanner engine on wheels
One Hall gin, feeder and condenser. One
portable press. One Sweepstakes separator.
TO G. L. Riddle-one go saw Hall GIN
feeder and condenser.
To J. w. Neil and J. B. Thomasson-one
Sweepstakes separator.
To W. j. LONESOME seed cotton cleaner
To j. L. Parish-one Roanoke cotton press
In addition to the above heavy machinery
Mr.. Jeferys has also sold to the farmers 6
large number of agricultural implements
such as seed and guano distributors, plows
cultvators, etc.
YORK AT THE ATLANTA EXPOSITION
The following circular, addressed to the
members of the Legislature by A. P. Butler
Commissioner of Agriculture, is published fol
the information of our readers. The circular
was enclosed to US by Capt. Iredell Jones
We hope the people of York county will con
tribute their share in making credtabl'
showing of the agricultural products and re
sources of the State: ...
"The Cotton Exposition to be held in At
lanta, Ga, October 5, 1881, promises to b.
of immense benefit to the entire South. II
addition to the exhibition of cotton fab
RIGS, and machinery for the manufacture o
the same, it is contemplated to exhibit agri
cultural and forest products and minerals
1t is of the greatest Importance that tn
South Carolina exhibition should be credita
BILE to the State. 1t will be splendid adver
tisement of our resources and will largel.
contribute to the inducement of capital ant
immigration. We appeal to you PERSONAL.
to assist US in making collection of our pro
ducts We earnestly desire that every count.
shall be properly represented, and in making
this appeal to you we feel that you will rem
der the Department every assistance in you
power to make proper showing for you
county. - . . +.
We desire to have samples of the product
of every county. We want specimens o
wheat, corn, oats, peas, rye, barley, rice
buckwheat, fax, peanuts, tobacco, cotton
millet, clover and grasses, dried fruit, chufai
molasses, wines, woods, minerals, stone, mar
BILE, and articles used for agricultural or me
chanical purposes manufactured in the State
native birds, insects, and in short, anythin!
and everything that will show the wealth
the county, aid the encouragement of hom
manufactures and prove interesting to visitors
Besides the articles mentioned above, W
want the largest pumpkin, ear of corn, bol
of cotton, stalks of corn and cotton, &C., &c
that you can send, and fruits of all kinds
The fruit should either be preserved in alco
hol or forwarded 80 as to reach us before it i
matured. .r ... I'D
We request that all contributions will b
forwarded at the earliest practicable time, 81
that we may have space allotted us at Atlanta
Trusting that you will feel an interest in thi
matter, am very truly yours,
A. P. BUTLER,
Commissioner of Agriculture.