National Farmers Alliance and Industrial Union List
The document lists officers and committees of the National Farmers Alliance and Industrial Union, including President L. L. Polk and Treasurer J. H. Turner, with executive board members and state alliance officers in North Carolina led by Elias Carr and A. H. Hayes. It details judiciary, legislative council, and local roles such as secretary, chaplain, and sergeant at arms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. L. Polk
North Carooeria
B. H. Clover
Camacche
J. H. Turner
Carees
North Capitol
D. C
H. Willetts
Kansas
C. W. Macune
Washington
Alonzo W
Huron
South Dapta
A. Tillman
Palmetto
Tennessee
R.C
W. H. Tomlinson
Fayetteville
N. C
H. E. King
Peanut
J. S. Holt
Chalk Level
W. H. Worth
Ecto
Ww. A. Graham
Mach
North Carolina Farmers’ State Alliance
S. B. Alexander
Charlotte
J. M. Mewborne
MicHak E
Brethren of the Farmers’ Alliance and Industrial Union
Paul
America
Free
Congress
Alliance
North Carolina
Brethren of the Alliance
Alliance Correspondence from Grogansville Lodge
In Rockingham County on March 23 1891 P N Barnes secretary reports Center Alliance lodge No 2077 is thriving with all dues paid and regular meetings. Members enjoy The Progressive Farmer and have bought hundreds of dollars in Alliance goods including fertilizer. They plan to use twenty tons this year and wish success to the Progressive Farmer and the brotherhood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grogansville
Rockingham Co
Borror
Center Alliance
Progressive Farmer
Alliance
Progressive Farmer and Brotherhood
P. N. Barnes
Sec’y
Allianes
Ephor
United States
Joan W. Augen
Dilllard, Stokes Co
N. C
Dillard Alliance
Farmers’ Alliance Fertilizer
Polk
Congressional Committee
Thomas Dixon
Agricultural College Alliance
Wake Co
BreTaRren
General Assembly
General Assembly of
North Carolina
Congress of the United States
Ocala
G. A
C. L. Harris
Geo. Shellam
J. W. Denmark
Geo. L. Tonnoffski
Letter proposing 2 percent interest law and national convention
In Drain Oregon on January 31 1891 H P Brooxwart MD writes to Hon L L Potx head of the Farmers Alliance urging two reform items The first a national law setting interest at 2 percent per year and the second a national convention to draft a new federal constitution He asks for editorial consideration in Potxs paper and signs as a veteran Greenbacker and reform advocate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Douglas Co
Oregon
L. L. Potx
Farmers’ Alliance
Peter Cooper Greenbacker
Grant
H. P. Brooxwart
M. D
Alliance Endorsement Expressed in 1891 North Carolina Letter
A March 9 1891 letter from Sans Souci North Carolina voices strong support for the Progressive Farmer and Alliance principles. The writer rejects negro supremacy calls and party bosses tariff rhetoric, pledging unity, action, and a creed shaped by local leaders and organs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sans Souci
Bertie Co
N. C
Borror
Alliance
Alliance letters urge unity and reform in North Carolina farms
The Progressive Farmer prints letters from North Carolina farmers praising the Farmers' Alliance and Industrial Union, urging unity against trusts and monopoly, demanding tariff reform, and supporting Ocala reforms. Messages praise leaders, report local alliance activity, and call for subscriptions to the publication.
Trade shifts threaten mercantile navy balance and policy
The text argues that moves to protect all classes equally will favor some while destroying others, urging government restraint. It warns that any tariff or policy altering the mercantile system will destabilize both domestic interests and international standing.
Poisoned by jessamine in Columbus county tragedy
On February 26 in Western Prong township Mr. E. H. Burney lost two of his children to jessamine bark poisoning while he was away at work. His three oldest children aged six four and three were playing in the woods when illness struck. The two oldest died within minutes after falling ill, and the bark of a jessamine vine was found chewed in the woods. About a year earlier another child nearly died after eating jessamine blooms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. H. Burney
Western Prong
Columbus County
Massachusetts
Country Gentleman
Ensilage
Aubarn
Worcester County
North Carolina fig culture grows with strong statewide interest
The North Carolina Experiment Station reports rising fig applications from across the state and ongoing propagation of forty varieties to aid growers. A cheap complete fertilizer formula is offered using acid phosphate, cotton seed meal, and kainit, detailing ratios and expected nutrient yields per ton along with cost estimates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Carolina
N. C
W. F. Massey
H. B. Battle
Silage and Potatoes for Farm Stock in North Carolina
A farm column discusses sheltering stock in log barns to save hay and fodder, plus storing corn stalks and using silage. It covers corn handling for ensilage, experiences from multiple silos, and notes on potato planting and seed quality from stations, with emphasis on dairy benefits and winter feeding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Carolina
F. EH. Emery
Agriculturist
N. C
Potato Cultivation Tips on Seed Size and Nitrogen Use
W F Massey notes in Southern Planter that seed potatoes should be large and un sprouted to preserve starch for vigorous shoots. He adds that nitrogen is needed in the South for full yields and that nitrate forms perform best, with cotton seed meal as a cost effective alternative.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alwood
Atwood
Cornell
W. F. Massey
Also Mentioned on This Page
THE
National Farmers’ Alliance and Industrial Union
Elias Carr
Old Sparta
A. H. Hayes
Birdtown
E. C. Beddingfield
Raligh
Silecaree
J. D. Allen
Falls
Alliance Correspondence
J.C. Freewan
Stem
Tally Ho Alliance
Farmers’ Alliance and Industrial Union
Adam
Cain
Tory
Madison
Walnut Cove
Danbury
Sandy Ridge
Dillard
J. G. H. Mircse
Gates Co. Farmers’ Alliance
Gates County Farmers’ Alliance
National Economist
Cause of Agriculture
South
W. P. Roserts
M. H. Eure
Gates County
South Dakota
A. G. Flemming
Dutchville Alliance
J. L. Hall
H. Clay Williams
Pres
H. J. Rep. Sect.v
Huntersville
Epiror
Brazil
Jessamine
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