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eREENwooDs EXPERIMENT STATIONS.
Visits the Poultry Yard
and the Vineyards and Orchards
and Gives n: description Of EACH
Nothing Succeeds Like Success.
GREENWOOD. July 90, 1S{

1REENWOOD, uly ~, lcoSs
Your correspondent visited Dr.. Millwee,
Mr.. ]. r. Leavell, Capt Parks and others last
week to see some Of the fine chickens they
are raising. The Mount Carmel correspon-
dent finds 1t to be disease, q fever that ts
contagious and liable to be Of a serious nature
If let run too long. Probably the worthy cor
respondent has not seen the fruits Of careful
attention, or as he would put 1t O malignant
some OF Dr. Millwee's White Brahmas, or
Capt Parks Leghorns and Plymouth Rocks,
or Mr.. w. G. Strawhorn'S JaVas and numer.
GUS other fancers who have dne poultry, and
we will guarantee that you will pronounce 1t
a success and not a fever. DR.. Millwee has we
think undoubtedly the finest trio Of white
Brahmas that we have ever seen, and he has
a perfect flood OF young chickens: Among
Black Wyandottss and most particularly
Brahmas OF which he makes specially.
His Brahmas are all Felch strain and are ex.
ceedingly fine birds. The Doctor says that
dence over all of the other chickens as being
more thrifty and more industrious and better
in every respect. DR.. Mlllwee has his back
yard cut off in five compartments lots by
wire or net wire fencing. The different breeds
are kept in their separate lots and not allow
ed to 20 with other chickens. DR.. Mtllwee
will have poultry exhibit at the "96' tair.
Your correspondent next visited MIR. j.. r.
Leavell, who has just started at poultry rails
ing. He has q number of fine fowls Of which
are the Brahmas, three-fourths breed, Ply.
mouth Rocks and Wyandottes. Mr. Leayell l
has his poultry yard nicely arranged and his
fowl house Is a novelty Of It's kind. Mr.. Leav-
ell has some nice fowls and will soon rank
with our best fanciers. Next we visited Capt:
successful fanciers in the place. We found
the Captain surrounded by an almost tnnu-
merabfe multitude OF chickens, growing and
chirping chickens; There were ola @ eh1ckens, ms
chickens, small chickens and all sizes from a
monster Plymouth Rock cock to an egg.
Captain showed us pen of Plymouth ROCKS
that was the finest we have ever seen OF tnat
variety. They were fine, large, healthy look
ing and showed the unmistakable fes lures OF
thoroughbred. Next Captain took us to see
his Leghorn trio which in beauty surpassed
any Leghorns that we ever saw. They were
fine. Captain Parks Is one OF the most syste'
matte of our fanciers, and gives a large
amount Of bis time and attention to them:
Captain Parks will also have an exhibit at
the "96" fair. He and DR.. Millwee have sold
and shipped quantities Of eggs and chickens
for breeding all over the State: DIR. Millwee
than 5000 clear profits on his poultry, and he
has only limited number. We do not see
why regular poultry farm would not pay
here.
Greenwood will cross bats with Laurens at
the Ninety-Six Fair:
A very enthusiastic meeting Of the Bone
and Sinew" Of our country and says that I'm,
portant measures were discussed and acted
upon. Among them as the most important
was the adoption of the State Agency and the
rattfyine of the consolidation OF the National
Alliance and Wheel. The Farmers Alliance
movement is assuming shape which por-
tends to power.
Your correspondent was taken by Mr.. JAS
Davis through his orchard and vineyard only
a few days since, and we do not think we can
say too much in praise of the luscious frult
which grew in abundance. In the first place
MIR, Davis Is one who Is thoroughly familiar
and acquainted with horticulture and With
culture, which is proven beyond a doubt by
the attention he gives his trees and the care
ful training Of his grape-vines. We do not re-
member having ever seen trees and vines
that were kept In better order than those OF
Mr., Davis. and Is no doubt the source OF his
success. The consequences are that ne mas
fully matured fruit In abundance. Mr.. DAVIS
took us to the different trees laden with It's
sweet and tempting fruit and pointed out 10
us its qualities and its particular characteris-
tics. We admit that it was interesting. He
then took us to his vineyard, and we cannot
recall loyelier sight Mr.. Davis grows quite
a number of varieties, some OF which are OF
recent propagation. Among them we might
mention the Conc ord and Ives Seeding. as no
vineyard is vineyard without them, Herbe-
mont. Delaware, Moore's early, Geethe or
Rudgers No. 2, Maxatonl, Massasvit, Brigh-
ton, Niagara, and a number of others that we
cannot recall the names Of All Of the above
named grapes are success. and when seen by
your CORRESPONDENT was laden with the pre-
cious stuff. Mr.. Davis by his close attention
to his vines and trees, and careful pruning
has demonstrated the fact that any body can
raise fruit If they will but take the trouble to
care for and attend to them. We might men
tion other fruit that Mr.. Davis showed us,
among them some special varieties of peaches
but time forbiGs and we will close with our
thanks to Mr.. Davis for his delightful treat:
PEMBROKE.