Debts of the Southern States and outside party views
The North Carolina legislature moves to settle state debt by issuing bonds for forty percent of the indebtedness with stepped interest over twenty years, offered to bondholders in exchange for old bonds. Critics call it repudiation and theft, while supporters argue bankruptcy relief and liberty from debt. The piece attacks debt, corruption, and the money power, urging emancipation of people from financial bondage. A stray note urges quieting children with bedtime kisses, and a Pitt County farmer reports a crop yield from a small plot of land.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
North Carolina
Rads Cally
South Carolina
South
United States
Young Men and the Grange Promote Honest Farming Values
A Victorian era column contrasts urban clerks and farm boys, praising the Grange for elevating farming life. It urges farmers to stay home, valuing brains and honest labor over fashionable city pretensions, and commends efforts to dignify rural pursuits for lasting fruit.
Clover and Acid Phosphate Question on Clover Stand
Agricultural notes discuss using acid phosphate to improve clover growth. A farmer reports better stands and 30 to 40 percent yield increases when applying phosphate, with variable results elsewhere. The writer cites experiments across 1873 and 1874, mentions November sowing, and notes failures where phosphate was omitted. An anecdote about a subscriber ends with a humorous editorial quip.
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Agricultural Journal
Acre
Joax L. Burners
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Bethlehem
Shierd
H. C. Hendy
Pitt County
Greenville
Agriculture
Se Tie Baptist
Durham
J. Feldenheimer
B.J. Keedy
Ars. J. Feldenheimer
Main St
Tarboro
N. C
A. Hardy & Sons
Norfolk, Va
Rocky Mount
Battle & Son
Locky Mount, N. C
Edgecombe
Te i Cay
AUSIN
R. J. Austin TH. Gatlin
Main Street
Messrs. H. Mortis & Bs
T. H. Gatlin
S.C
C. J. Austin
Poole & Hunt
Baltimore
Iso
Ofortal To & Stationary
DD. N. Bogart
Washington N.oc
Fo. Peters Musilo
Demorests
Rati
D.N. Bogart
J. A. Williamson
General Grocer
Tarboro, N. C
Ges
J. of. Williamson
OH. R. Iowves
Wiesenfeld, Stern & Co., Cotton Factors and
Secu
J. B. Coffield
Tarboru
Mme
Edgecombe Agricultural Works
Tarboro’, N. C
Leffell
H. A. Walker
H. . Price
Washington, D. C
Battle
W. G. Lewis
Elias Carr
Wm. W.R. Williams
Pits Country
J. M. Laughlin & Son
Charlotte
Weil & Bros
Goldsboro
Houston & Co
Murry & Co
Wilmington
Williamson, Upchurch & Thomas
Raleigh
W L McGhee
Franklinton
Timberlake & Barer
NEW AG
Whana
Cen. Com
N. Cc
Omnia
W.C. Kerr
Penna
Philadelphi West Puitanenputa
South Street
F. A. Gentil
University of T
RHODE
M.rhodes & CO
Thos
Harris Hodges
F. A.genth
W.P. Tonry
J App'le
Maryland Institute
Orchilla Gu
G. A. Liebig
J. W. Mallet
Raxeiou
Japan
Gesun
Matuerr
Hiss
Prof
Liste & Toxry
B. M. Rhodes & CO
South St
Epstcosme
R. C. Brown & Co
Staweil, Thigpen
Penny Ill
J. J. Pippen
Whitakers
Ial
Derosset & CO
Virginia
D. C
J. H. Bell
Mesars
H. Morris & Bro
Howard
Stuation
Lena Fordham
Thomasville
N.C
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