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Newspaper
The Progressive Farmer
Location
Raleigh, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1892
Page
4
In Aurora North Carolina a writer from Somerset County New Jersey defends alliance principles, urges unity amid differing views, and argues laborers deserve fair opportunities and resources for education. He condemns greed and urges responsible action, citing practical examples of thrift and invention.
A guide urges farmers to establish a workshop and stock essential tools and small parts. It lists hammers, saws, planes, chisels, braces, calipers, vises, fasteners, screws, rivets, paints, and fittings and stresses organized storage for efficient repairs and upkeep.
Eugene Bloodgood Beebe argues in the New York Herald that gold now dominates the economy, with silver demoted and constrained by law. He links postwar tariff policy to labor protection and notes European gold pressures and public discontent from a recent cyclone.
Farmers can build simple stock sheds with hammer and saw. Erect a five to six foot fence, set eight foot posts, add parallel plates, and a board roof. Ends may be open or boarded to protect cattle in winter or sheep alike. A larger version uses two parallel walkways and central posts with a framed scantling frame.
B J Jenks describes a humane dehorning method for thirty one cows taking about forty minutes with a spring back bone saw rope and halter hitch. He reports minimal blood loss, calmer cattle, no danger to handler, and urges tar application for healing before flies rise. He promotes the practice and notes subscription renewal details for 1892.
This guide advises starting with bees and a bee paper, combining theory with practice. It emphasizes choosing a starter scale, using box hives, transferring, and learning quickly from experienced keepers. If failures occur, persevere, start small, and gradually add Italian queens to improve your apiary.
A farmer criticizes fat, slow pigs kept for swill and urges a shift to lean hogs. He recommends finishing eight to ten month olds at 150 to 200 pounds before Christmas, feeding on corn and soybeans, and housing in clean, dry sheds with ash and sulfur troughs to improve meat quality and prevent disease where possible.
Excerpt argues that slavery produced wealth for owners while modern wage labor under capitalism profits a few. It cites a hardware store where workers earn little while owners take most profits and a worker injured on the job who receives no pay for days. The piece condemns labor exploitation and asks what comes next.
The piece argues that immense wealth for a few and widespread poverty result from stock watering, gambling with banks and boards of trade, usury, and monopolistic pricing. It cites F J Shulte’s chart, contrasts 1866 and current money supply, and warns of debt pressures on producers and price manipulation by lenders.
A critic compares historical rail travel costs with modern fares to argue that Sir George M Pullman could, over sixteen years at current rates, own the railroads. The piece asks whether the public should own the railroads or be owned by Pullman.
President M E Ingalls of the Chesapeake and Ohio and Big Four Railroads urges a profit sharing plan with employees to align interests amid falling rates and rising wages. He suggests a 1 percent division of surplus to workers, contingent on safe service, with larger shares as earnings grow, and notes similar trials in manufacturing and French networks.
The Alliance pursues a non partisan mission to educate voters and foster honest, independent citizenship. It resists endorsements of monopolies, urges participation in free discussion, and seeks to expand its organization to every township, especially urging farmers to join for social and financial benefits.
Advice from National Stockman on protecting brood mares and colts through winter. Emphasizes shelter, ample nourishing feed, and balanced rations using clover hay, corn fodder, and limited corn. Notes risks of overfeeding, dust in hay, and dangers of excessive horse upkeep when breeding declines.
Editor Farmers' Voice urges small farms to cut and grind feed to maximize stock efficiency. Purchasing bran and oil meal helps convert roughage fully, allowing more animals per acre, greater manure fertility, and reduced waste. Ground grain improves rations for corn fodder and wheat fodder scenarios.
The article discusses combining straw with bran and oil to create cheaper, more digestible cattle and horse rations. It describes using cutting boxes to mix straw, Clover hay, wheat bran, and ground corn and cob to improve fodder quality and reduce waste. Emphasis is on efficient preparation and lowering feeding costs for small-stock farmers.
A collection of practical farming notes covers breeding and selection of boars and cows, milking regularity, and hardiness of the China breed. It offers tips on fences, bedding for sheep, feeding ducks, chopping and storage, and using chaff for poultry litter. It warns against overaging steers and emphasizes health, cleanliness, and safe fencing practices.
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