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Newspaper
The Progressive Farmer
Location
Raleigh, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 09, 1897
Page
1
The document lists presidents secretaries and executive committees for the National Farmers Alliance and Industrial Union, North Carolina and South Carolina state alliances, with names and locations. It also includes a reflective essay comparing historical farm life to modern improvements and discusses sheep profits and agricultural challenges quoted from the Southern Farmer and the New York Tribune.
The article discusses soil varieties such as rich sandy loam with clay subsoil and dark loams with clay, urging the formation of horticulural societies for gardening and fruit growing. It notes forest leaves provide fertilizing material, advises salt for cattle, warns about indigestible ball of bale, and comments on European horse scarcity and farming costs and stock selection.
The German Kl Werke publishes Potash in Agriculture No 93 Nassau St New York NY. The second edition adds improvements and summarizes fertilizer tests from experiment stations. It argues many fertilizers on the market lack sufficient potash for best yields and offers free copies to farmers who write.
English farms face steep declines as sales slip below a tenth of former values. Langdon Abbey sold for 28 500 dollars from 659 acres and seven cottages, far under 100 000 dollar valuation years ago. Farmers abandon drills for colonies or cities amid bleak outlook.
Our Alliance has about 80 members and engages in extensive grocery wholesale work under contract with the State Alliance. Last quarter averaged $100 monthly trade. Saturday night meetings run the grocery department. a purchasing agent orders goods and sets prices. members draw goods from a railway station five miles away. a four member committee handles orders and a book keeper records them. Inventory, reports, and finance committee inspection ensure accountability. The cash business avoids debits. members’ shares fund short term bills at 6 percent to gain a 1 percent discount. Local seeds bought at small advance over wholesale price with same day payment practice. flour bought from mills under County Alliance contract. some furnishing goods, boots, and rubbers handled if room allows.
Crushed stone grit and oyster shells are advised for fowls to ensure strong egg shells. If soil is gravelly, grit is unnecessary in summer. if soil is sand or clay, keep grit year round. Crushed oyster shells provide lime essential for egg shell formation and are best offered continually.
Practical advice from Waldo F Brown on sheep feeding stages from shock corn to bran and oats, shelter and grazing, and checklist for lambing. Also a sugar curing method for hams and bacon, including salt sugar ratios, turning schedule, and storage tips, plus tips on husking shock corn and manure for gardens.
Correspondence stresses that dairying hinges on little details notably cleanliness from milking to packing. Proper wash order uses cold rinse before scalding. scalding first ruins strainer and leaves milk cooked. Portable creameries and their water and ice tanks must be kept scrupulously clean with immediate after-use cleaning.
The article stresses thorough rinsing of sawdust from ice before use in the creamery tank and careful milk straining to avoid spillover. If any milk enters the water, swap the water promptly, especially in warm weather. It urges a dedicated dairy room away from foul odors, noting cleanliness as vital. Clinton, Iowa. W. Moszney.
Four corn feeding methods for dairy cows were tested at the Vermont Experiment Station. Silage from shocks and cribbed ears yielded better dairy product value, while cutting ears on the stalk and running through the cutter reduced waste. Silage was preferred by cows. for steer feeding, shock corn run through the cutter may promote better growth.
Modern advances in dairy knowledge have outpaced old practices prompting the creation of dairy schools. The Bureau of Animal Industry reports on aims methods costs equipment and benefits to dairymen and the public with illustrations of dairy halls churn rooms and laboratories.
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