Alliance Department notes on progress of farming
Regular department notes and opinions on Alliance progress and improved farming. Correspondence solicited. Ep.
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Newspaper
Graham Leader
Location
Graham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 07, 1889
Page
7
Alliance News and Agricultural Tips Across States
In this roundup, alliances in Mississippi and Georgia push expansion with new banks mills exchanges and a state reform drive. Regional notes cover Alabama farmers' exchange incorporation and a large Colored Farmers' Alliance membership, plus farm tips on poultry beekeeping butter cloth and ant control.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgia
County Alliance Exchange
Ancoln
Brookhaven
Miss
Bell Point
Alliance
Monroe County
Snively
Rockdale
Hargrove
Milam
Pierce
Luling
Alabama
Alabama Farmers’ Alliance State Exchange
Colored Farmers’ Alliance
Oktibbeha County
The
National Colored Farmers’ Alliance and Co-Operative Union of the
United States
FARM NOTES On Poultry Diet and Stock Care
Ground meat scraps can supplement poultry feed in winter and warm feed aids layin g. The bronze turkey remains favored for market raisers while winter care focuses on warmth and shelter. Skim milk and wheat bran best for breeding sows and manure benefits corn land. Overcrowding and high stocking density reduce poultry success. aim for about one hundred fowls per acre.
Good Advice for Boys by J H Gordon of Sandris Chapel
A Texas writer urges boys to learn a trade and avoid roaming. He argues trades are estates, warn that many are poor for lacking skills, and stresses honesty, diligence, and frugality as paths to wealth. He warns against shortcuts and promotes steady work along a straight path.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. H. Gordon
Sandris Chapel
Texas
Wandering Farmers and the Balance of Theory and Practice
The article argues that learning farming comes from doing on the actual farm while applying theory. It warns against moving climates to apply methods and stresses blending theory with practice. It notes risks of wandering, poor knowledge of local conditions, and the need to apply knowledge where used.
Farmer End on Preachin in Plain Verse
A farmer compares sermons to plowing urging deeper work. He notes preachers skimming topics fail to reach the ground’s root needs while advocating scientific methods both in farming and preaching. The poet urges loosening the traces and changing the clevis to let the pint plow true.
A Family Affair. Beatrice and Maurice Hervey’s vengeful duel
Beatrice returns to her husband after a forged debt scheme, learns of Hervey’s cruelty and forgery, and endures fear, secrecy, and a growing plan to regain control. Five years pass as she hides the truth of their marriage while he plots revenge and wealth. She confronts him when they meet again, negotiating terms to survive and secure her future.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sarah
Hervey
Beatrice
Ife
Hs Rerest
Hlervev
Maurice Hervey
Sir Maingay
Beatrice Targeted By Menace In Herr Evans Tale
Hervey’s cruel plan unfolds as he tightens control over Beatrice and orders his servant to neglect tasks. He schemes to humiliate Beatrice by forcing her to his preferred type and to bend to his malice. The scene hints at coercive domination and looming harm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hervey
Beatrice
Gum chewing and social ruin warned by Dr Childs
In a Pittsburg Dispatch reprint a Dr Childs warns that chewing gum at night ruins rest, beauty, and health. The piece mocks a young woman for gum chewing and claims it dulls the face, stretches the mouth, and causes wrinkles in a fable told aboard a sleeper car.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
KR. W. Childs
Pittsburg Dispatch
Locust Bush Tale Becomes Local Legend of Love
A 48 year old tale from Lincoln County tells how a young woman planted two wild locust bushes to choose between two lovers. One bush withered while the other thrived, and she married the man whose bush grew. The couple raised a large family, and the trees multiplied across counties. Source notes it as true folklore from the La Plaza Constitution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jdncolin County
Also Mentioned on This Page
Alliance Department
Alliance Notes
Alliance of
Holmes County
Bastrop
L. M. Hendrix
Exchange
National Alliance
Wilsonce Alliance
Farmers’ Alliance
Mississippi
Mississippi Exchange
Grange Journal
Neshoba County
Michigan
P. A. Larsen
Norway
C. Omberg
Cook
Farmer End
Hugh Conway
Beanice
Mrs. Erskine
Harvey
Sean
Swilloloths
Miller
Mr. Hervey
Busi
Nes
Cupid
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