The Rellim Farm near

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is a farm and orchard complex which was once part of the nearby Traveller's Rest property. The upper

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region supports a significant fruit industry, and Rellim Farm is a representative example of this form of agriculture, the oldest family-owned operation in Jefferson County. Beginning in the 1930s, Paul Miller Sr. began to work with the nearby

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Experimental Farm in the development of spray technology, which was applied throughout the industry. "Rellim" is derived from "Miller" spelled backwards.

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