Farmers Alliances Names and Officials in Several States
Listings of officers and executive committees for the National Farmers Alliance and Industrial Union, the North Carolina Farmers State Alliance, and related judiciary and state alliance posts. Names include Mann Page, H C Snavely, R A Southworth, Cyrus Thompson, John Graham, W Hillsboro, and others across Virginia, Pennsylvania, Colorado, North Carolina, and Alabama.
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North Carolina Farmers’ State Alliance
A. F. Hileman
Concord
N. C
N. C. English
Trinity, N. C
James M. Mewborne
Kinson
South Carolina Reform Press Association Officers Named
The South Carolina Reform Press Association lists J. L. Ramsey as President Marion Butler as Vice President W S Barnes as Secretary with Raleigh and Gamat ToT Hickory credited among members and regions including Charlotte Concord Wadesboro and Salisbury.
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South Carolina Reform Press Association
Oficers
J. L. Ramsey
Marion Butler
W. S. Barnes
Balanced farming and orchard tips for farmers dispatch
Agricultural notes warn of well water risk and disease, urge machinery checks, and advise balanced farming including soil, cattle, and home nutrition. Apple exports to Germany rise as Canada eyes agricultural leadership. Practical forestry and pruning guidance accompanies cattle feeding realities and market caution for farmers facing poor stock.
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Germany
Europe
Canada
U.S
Ground air flow and practical farming insights across soil and stock
French researchers show soil air circulation is essential for plant roots and that waterlogged ground blocks this flow. Lime keeps soil open, coal oil soaked seed resists chinch bugs, and celery flavor depends on soil storage. Finishing beef cattle timely maximizes profit, with extended feeding chosen by market conditions. Durable farm tools require shelter to prevent rust and costly replacements.
A Mark of Progress in Rural Public School Agriculture
A national Grange push for agriculture in public schools gains momentum across states. A Farmers Congress favorably received Ethan Brooks’s paper, urging rural education to include natural sciences and practical farming skills while preserving dignity in labor. Prevent rat infestations with moist caustic potash near barns, and keep dogs away from it to avoid harm.
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National Grange
Ethan Brooks
Farmers’ Congress
New Jersey
Board of Education
Connecticut
Wintering Celery In Natural Soil Protects Tender Stalks
The article advises wintering celery in natural soil for good stalk flavor and resilience. It warns against overheating and sweating, stresses delaying cover until frost, and suggests grouping two to three rows with one inch of soil between. Protective tops using boards, leaves, or salt hay can shield plants from rain.
Year Round Planting in Florida Farm Practices
A Western Rural article highlights Florida farming as possible eleven months of planting with staggered duties across December to November. It emphasizes year round activity from planting to harvest, and argues stock farming as the most profitable, as noted by Texas Farm and Ranch.
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Florida
Exhausted Fertility and Soil Humus Loss
Conclusions from a station warn that continuous grain cropping without rotation depletes humus and nitrogen, reduces water retention, and lowers available phosphates. A rotation including sod crops and manures preserves organic matter, boosts soil carbon dioxide production, and reduces reliance on costly commercial fertilizers. The horse is highlighted as essential to civilization and progress.
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United States
The Dairy Cattle Types Described by Kingman
R H Kingman outlines two cattle types in a herd. One is a beef cow with compact form and thick shoulders, while the dairy cow is the opposite, with thin shoulders and neck, long hips and strong pelvis to house udder capacity.
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Kingman
Co operative Creamery Triumph Among Local Farmers
A western Hoards Dairyman correspondent recounts a neighborhood creamery. From private start to farmers owning it, 425 patrons, about 3500 cows, 362 thousand pounds butter in six months, 513 thousand pounds in 1895, daily outputs of 3000 to 4000 pounds in May and June. June disbursements reach 12 932 64 for cream wages and supplies, with annual farmer payments near 100 000. Over forty farm separators feed the creamery.
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Hoard
Handling Milk Bacteriology and Cleanliness Bulletin
North Dakota station Bulletin 21 on milk handling explains bacteria as tiny unseen plants in dirt and milk that cause changes like souring and fermentation. It notes some bacteria aid flavor while others harm. it urges clean stalls, clean milker, scalding vessels, steam and sunning, avoid soap, use heat to 155 degrees for suspected contagious bacteria.
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North Dakota
Milk Hygiene Advice From Early Dairy Note
Guidance warns that cooling kills bacteria but does not require boiling to preserve taste. Freezing does not destroy bacteria so avoid ice in milk unless pure. Use clean water for cleaning. Milk first stream should be discarded to cleanse the teat opening due to bacteria lurking there.
Poultry Yard Declares Seasonal Clean Up Urges
In a brisk note the Fanciers' Review urges winter preparation for poultry yards. It praises open top drinking fountains for fowls if affordable and easy to clean. It warns against withholding water to chicks and stresses lice and mites must be controlled before eggs arrive.
A Good Word for Ducks and Duck Care Tips
A Poultry Monthly writer notes profitable duck breeding in small farms with a pond or even minimal water. Ducks lay daily, eggs large and nutritious, and a flock of 12 to 25 is manageable. Feed with boiled roots, a grain mix, and oyster shell for egg shells. Young ducklings need shelter from wet and rain, milk feed, and gradual growth before hardening. Scribbs and Stubbs appear in a comic aside from Puck.
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Poultry Monthly
Also Mentioned on This Page
BRE National Farmers’ Alliance and Industrial Union
Mann Page
Brandon
H. OC. Snavely
Lebanon
R. A. Southworth
Denver
Col
J. L. Loucks
Huron
W. P. Ticker
Ee Station
J. BF. Willetts
Kansas
W. L. Peeke
Colo
Carolina Farmers’ State Alliance
Cyrus Thompson
Richlands
Jno
Jas. E. Lyon
Durham
Bergeanit at-Arms
State Alliance Judiciary Committee
OS Brady
Gatesville
J.F. Harrell
Whiteville
G. J. Candler
Acton
Raleigh
Hickory
Jve Farmer
Carolina Watchman
Rey
Uwmberton
Charlotte
Wadesboro
Salisbury
Agriculture
Illinois
Wm. T. Taylor
Davis
Scribbs
Stubbs
Puck
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