North Carolina Farmers State Alliance Officers List
A dense list of officers and executives for multiple North Carolina farming groups including South Carolina, with names such as Dr Cyrus Thompson and J T Hoover, plus references to reform press association leaders and a note urging papers to support the Ocala platform.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cyrus Thompson
Richlands
Jno
Jas. E. Lyon
Durham
N. C
A. D. EK. Wallace
Rutherfornton
T. Ivey
Hillsboro
Graham
Cep
He Co
THE
North Crrol
Sa Farmers’ State Alliance
A. F. Hileman
Joncord
North Carolina Reform Press Association
Offwers
J. L. Ramsey
Marion Butler
W. 8. Sarnes
Agriculture tips for farmers to improve soil and stock yields
A historical agriculture column stresses soil fertility as the profit base. It urges heavy manuring and thorough mixing of nutrients, rational feeding of animals, and careful manure handling. It warns against cheapness in cow care and advocates better feeding to avoid barren profits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missouri Agricultural Experiment Station
Missouri
John Downie
Forage value of Polygonum Sachalinense debated in 1897 notes
The article traces Polygonum Sachalinense from its Siberian origin to European cultivation and media hype in 1897. It cautions against overestimating forage value, notes persistent rootstocks and spread, and cites opinions from Rural New Yorker and Burpee’s Farm Annual alongside official U S Department of Agriculture Circular No. 5.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Siberian
England
Botanical Gardens
Europe
France
French Academy
New Yorker
Burpee
Flood Damage Chart Details Vast Mississippi flood area
A Department of Agriculture chart shows about 15 900 square miles underwater on April 6, with 7 900 in Mississippi and 4 500 in Arkansas. The 1890 population was 379 685 in the flooded region, roughly split among Mississippi and Arkansas, with Missouri and Tennessee sharing the rest. About 3 500 farms are flooded, totaling 3 800 000 acres with farm values and improvements around 65 million dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Agriculture
Mississippi
Arkansas
Tennessee
Louisiana
Missouri
Tne
Lime on the Farm and Soil Improvement
The Western Rural notes lime is widely used yet often misapplied. It emphasizes lime's key role in soil physics, improving moisture retention and porosity on sandy soils, aiding water and air movement, and supporting plant nutrition.
Trials and profits in seeds and hog raising practiced farming tips
The article urges ongoing experiments with seeds and new farming methods while cautions against overreach. It discusses evaluating new varieties against old ones, costs of hog raising, and practical feeding strategies for sheep and swine, including ration composition and housing considerations.
Hog's Lard Wart Remedy and Tree Ash Sprinkling Advice
A reader from Negrohead NC in Home and Farm shares remedies for livestock and orchard care. Apply hogs lard to cattle warts every few days until they disappear. To prevent peaches from worming, spread ashes around tree roots in spring and lightly rake soil over them, using two to three quarts per tree based on size.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. L. Foster
Caddo Co
Rations for Sheep and Feeding Practices
Practical feeding guidance from the St Louis Republic highlights corn and oats as balanced rations for sheep, warns against exclusive corn diets, and details rack design to reduce waste. It notes wool yield benefits from proper breeding and feeding, and advises safe, measured feeding with daily turnout when weather permits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis Republic
Caring for Newly Planted Trees in Summer
Farmers advised to water weekly or ten days, haul water on wagons for large plantings, mulch exposed soil, and keep soil around the stem stirred to late summer. Protect wounds with grafting wax, shield young trees from strong afternoon sun, and use stakes and hay bands to support and insulate trunks. Watering should occur in cool evenings.
Feeding fruit trees and vegetable seeds from Gregory
Instructions on feeding fruit trees with manure lime and soil mixes. Highlights include roadside soil and rubble heaps as substitutes, plus charred refuse and lime to boost compost for fruit quarters. A feature on James J. Gregory of Marblehead, famed seedman with notable squash cabbage potato and pea varieties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Siz
Marblehead
Mass
James J. H. Gregory
Gregory
Hubbard
Ohio
Burbank
J. J. Gregory and Son
Maes
Also Mentioned on This Page
Ba National Farmers’ Alliance and Industrial Union
Mann Page
Brandon
O. Vincent
Indianapolis
Ind
Tressurer
W. P. Bricker
Cogan Station
R.A. Southworth
Denver
Col
John Brenig
W. Va
B. Welch
New York
J. W. Stokes
C. Judiciary
R. A. Southworth
Colo
South Casolina Farmers
Allegor
State Organ
Raleigh
Pucasian
Raleigharcury
Attler
Wade ‘Gai
Hickory
Beaver Dam
Lumberton
Charlotte
Jets
Boy Atchman
Agriculture
Seetemen
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