North Carolina Farmers Alliance notes and agriculture items
The issue lists officers of the National Farmers Alliance and Industrial Union with regional names, includes the North Carolina Farmers Alliance executive and judiciary committees, and discusses agricultural topics such as crop rotation, dairy barn construction, and lime use on acidic soils. It mentions state agents and agricultural notes from Raleigh and Concord.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. N. Seawell
Willaw
N.C
Geo. T. Lane
Greens. Co
Jas. E. Lyon
N. C
Eoutive
North Arolina Farmers’ State Alliance
F. Hileman
Concord
N. English
Trinity
James M. Ynborne
Kinson
TE Alliance Judiciary Committee
John Brady
Gatesville
Harrell
Whiteville
T. J. Adler
Acton
P. H. Massey
Dur
National Wool Growers Convene in Washington for Wool Tariff Fight
The National Wool Growers Association met at the Ebbitt House in Washington on December 4 1895 with sixteen states represented to press Congress for permanent wool protection duties. Judge Lawrence and W J Markam led a memorial seeking a revised tariff, amid debate over McKinley Act flaws and a push from wool manufacturers for protection. The Colorado wool industry warned free wool would devastate prices and labor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adence
Progressive Farmer
Washington, DC
William Lawrence
National Wool Growers’ Association
W. J. Markam
Association
Ebbitt House
Washington, D. C
Congress
National Association of Wool Growers
Lawrence
National Association of Wool Manufacturers
Ohio
National Association
Associated Trade and Industrial Press
Colorado
Trinipad
Col
Wm Lawrence
National Association Wool Growers
Plains of
R. H. Purreron
Colorado State Wool Growers Association
Harris
House
Eorror
How to Save Bacon and Feeding Questions Revisited
Correspondence from the Progressive Farmer offers a plan to preserve bacon by salting and smoking while still damp to deter flies and bugs, noting hanging times possible for years. The letter also asks readers for briar control experience and discusses butter production versus selling grain, arguing butter yields higher value.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Progressive Farmer
Joan Brock
Growing Onions on New Land Prizetaker Variety
A reader asks about establishing a first crop of onions on freshly cleared sandy loam land. They inquire about safe fertilizer quantities, whether Prizetaker is the best cultivar for market under New Onion Culture, and the expected time to maturity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chadbourn
N C
W. F. Massey
N. C
Southport
Thorough Pulverization of the Soil Technique
Bryan Tyson describes frost-driven soil pulverization using deep furrows 12 inches deep spaced 2 to 3 feet apart. He notes freezing and thawing will tear and lift ridges, making soil mellow by spring after furrows are filled and cross plowed. An illustrative April anecdote from New York accompanies the method.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Bryan Tyson
Bee Culture at the Experi ment Station
The Experiment Station has arranged to carry on bee culture work to disseminate best methods and test plans for North Carolina. It aims to expand profitable beekeeping, boost yields with improved techniques, and extend the industry with expert cooperation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Carolina
North Carolina beekeepers urged to join state program
Forsyth county researchers Dr J W Hunter and Mr W H Hall secure cooperation with beekeepers across North Carolina. Dr H B Battle invites names and addresses to Raleigh for distribution of timely items. Seek suitable hive stock and varieties suited to climate and soil, urging experimentation to find best adapted varieties for each region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Hunter
W. H. Hall
Forsyth County
North Carolina
H. B. Battle
Raleigh
N. C
Cross Breeding Jersey Cows With Simmenthalers Suggested
A Jersey breeder notes ongoing health decline from inbreeding and proposes cross breeding Jerseys with Simmenthalers to restore vigor and dairy yield. He cites Holstein Friesian and Ayrshire as viable traits, warns against Jersey bulls on Holstein cows, and urges agricultural societies to offer premiums for cross bred cattle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jersey
Jerssys
Gazette
Havemeyer
Mr. Havemeyer
Jerseys
Switzerland
State Department
Mason
Basle
Lucerne
Roseck
Canton Soleuse
Marti
Alps
California
Babcock
Holm
North Carolina co operative creamery plan urged and guidance offered
A North Carolina agricultural bulletin urges interest in cooperative creameries as a profitable dairy enterprise. It lists trusted suppliers such as Vermont Farm Machine Co and De Laval and advises building local plants, pledging milk deliveries, and pricing equipment while noting a target of 1000 to 1500 dollars for startup. It also urges leveling uneven field soil after crops and using a scraper where plowing fails to move soil to low spots.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vermont Farm Machine Co
Bellows Falls
Vermont
Mosely & Stoddard
Rutland
Cream3ury Manufacturing Co
Chicago
Ills
de Laval Separator Co
Cortlandt St
New York City
Cornish, Curtis & Green
Ft Atkinson
Wisconsin
North Carolina
F. E. Emery
Pagriculturist
N. C. Exp’t Station
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J. F. Willetts
Topeka
H. C. Snavely
Lebon
D. P. Dunn
Columbia
L. Loucks
Huron
Brandon
Vi Ia
I. E. Dean
Meoye Falls
H. C. Dening
Harrisburg
Pennsylvia
Marion Butler
Nco
A. Southworth
Denver
STB
Canonns
Poe State Alli Resident
Uth Carolina Reform Press Association
J. L. Ramsey
Trien Butler
W. S. Wrnes
State Organ
Raleigh Cension
Hickory Itler
Whitakers v
Beaver Dame
Lumbertone People’s Paper
Charlotte
Jolina Wai An
Are
Amed
Ple
Agriculture
United Stans
Ger
Hillgard
Rhode Island
the National Wool Growers’ Association
St. Paul
D. R. McGinnis
Simmenthaler Cross
Yorkville, N. Y
Ity Co-Operative Creamery Association
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