National Farmers Alliance and State Alliances Officials
Listing of officers for the National Farmers Alliance and Industrial Union and the South Carolina and North Carolina State Alliances. Includes presidents, vice presidents, secretaries, treasurers, and judiciary committees with city and state designations. Calls for member papers to keep the list updated and to advocate the Ocala platform. papers failing to do so will be dropped.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cyrus Thompson
Richlands
N. C
Jno
Jas. E. Lyon
Durham
A. D. K. Wallace
Rutherforton
N.C
T. Ivey
Hilsboro
Trust Business Agency Fund
W. A. Graham
Machpelah
North Carolisa Farmers State Alliance
A. ¥. Hileman
Concord
N. C. Englich
Trinity
James M. Mewborne
Kinson
State Alliance Judiciary Committee
John Beady
Gatesville
Dr. J
Harrell
Whiteville
T. J. Candler
Acton
Pape
Farmers urged to diversify and improve farming methods
A rural advisory note encourages North and South farmers to diversify from cotton toward diverse crops, adopt modern improvements like wire fencing and incubators, use home fertilizers and good manure, and consider fruit and vegetable growing when conditions allow. It warns prices are depressed and stresses brain power and modern techniques for success.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Carolina
South
North
Illinois
Tacoma
Washington
Tae
Ous
Experiments in Irish and Sweet Potato Growing Practices
Dr. B D Halsted, New Jersey State Botanist, reports experiments on root crops showing sulphur best controls potato scab, with 300 lb acre lime and 36 gallons corrosive sublimate per 300 bushels lime. spraying Bordeaux mixture boosts potato yields from 90 to 225 bushels acre. Electricity unlikely to replace farm labor soon. sheep help onions before cattle graze. Southern Planter notes on farm practices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B D. Halsted
New Jersey
J. H. Denise
Freehold
G. W. Jessup
Cinnaminson
Corn Contest awards in North Carolina premiums
In the 1395 corn contest by B F Avery & Sons, Louisville, NC premiums were awarded to J H Barringer Rowan first A N Biggerstaff Lincoln second L B Macon Randolph third Gev Dunham Guilford fourth and J & Williams Samson fifth. Exhibits praised yield and milling quality with big grains noted. A warning against swindlers selling National Butter and Cheesemakers' Association memberships closes the report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. F. Avery & Sons
Louisville
North Carolina
St. Charles
St. Louis
J. H. Barringer
Rowan County
A. N. Biggerstaff
Lincoln County
L B. Macon
Randolph County
Gev. Dunham
Guilford County
J & Williams
Samson County
Controlling Wild Onions In Winter Enquiries
Early spring warmth brings wild onions, first green feed for stock and a need for control. Suggest short rotation crops such as cow peas crimson clover or other diminishing crops. Prevent top growth by cutting seed crops, then cultivate to expose roots. Destruction can be slow but effective with sun and wind exposure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Actina
Cotton Growers Convention Calls for Reduced Acreage
The Ameri can Cotton Growers Protective Association at Memphis urged smaller acreage to boost prices. The report praised past cooperation and noted a $5 crop on reduced land aided South growth. Analysts say holding to 7 million bales yearly for a decade could make the South prosperous, with calls for diversified farming and self sufficiency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Cotton Growers’ Protective Association
Memphis
Hector D. Lane
Ivia
Suthern States
New Method for Potato Growth From Sprouts and Early Harvest
A reported new potato growing method sprouts seed potatoes before planting and aims to harvest in four to six weeks. It uses a sprouting chamber, warm conditions, and careful hand placement in double hills with split barrels for sprouting stock, claiming high yields with modest plantings and manure support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dreverer
Raise Your Own Cows and Dairy Comfort Principles
In this Rural Progressive Farmer excerpt, T. H. Hoskins urges humane treatment to raise contented cows, stresses comfort, proper shelter, bedding, and attentive care. He notes milking should be gentle and consistent, udders free from odor with proper ventilation, cleanliness, and nutrition, citing Moseby of Clinton, Iowa on odor reduction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. H. Hoskins
M. D
New York
F. W. Moseby
World's Fair Dairy Test No 4 Heifers Winners Declared
Correspondence of The Progressive Farmer notes a 21 day test from Sept 3 to Oct 30 1893 at the World's Exposition. Jerseys led in milk yield solids per head and net profit, while Short Horns showed weight gain but trailed in overall profitability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buchanan
Farrington
Babcock
Milking Hygiene And Draft Horses Emphasized In Notices
Observations from the Illinois Dairyman's Association warn against milker habits that leave cow teats wet, urging clean milking and pure environments. Commentary on draft horses notes their resilience, lower loss from injury, and potential profit in roadsters, with farmers urged to favor draft stock. Preventive advice stresses exercise and good feed to fight hog cholera and bolster cattle health.
Renovating Old Apple Orchards: Deep Tillage and Care
Central and eastern apple growers report exhausted soil in old orchards. Cornell and New England experts urge thorough plowing, liberal fertilization with wood ashes and stable manure, and continued cultivation through July. Stop late summer tillage, control weeds, and use only midseason harvestable crops. Irrigation during June droughts is advised to reduce fruit drop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central
Middle
JH. Hale
Connecticut Board of Agriculture
J. H. Merriman
Bailey
Drouth
Fruits to supply a family year round
A dated guide on fruit plantings for steady home supplies. It outlines quantities of strawberries, currants, raspberries, gooseberries, cherries, Winckberry, apricots, apples, pears, grapes and winter storage, with approximate counts and timelines for production and preservation. The piece ends with a political jab from the Topeka Advocate about the Democratic party in Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Democratic Party
Topeka
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National Farmers’ Alliance and Industrial Union
Mann Page
Brandon
H. C. Snavely
Lebanon
R. A. Southworth
Denver
Col
Fl. L. Loucks
Huron
W. P. Bricker
J. F. Willetts
Kansas
W.L Peeke
Colo
W. Beck
Alabama
D. Davie
Kentucky
South Carolina Farmers’ State Alliance
North Carolina Reform Press Association
Officera
J. L. Ramsey
Arion Butler
W. Ss. Sarnea
Progressive Farmer
State Organ
Raleigh
N. O
Caucasian
Mercury
Hickory
C. Sattler
Whitakers
Gar Bame
Beaver Dam
the Popul Lumberton
People's Sir
Charlotte
Vestibule
Wadesboro
Carolina
W.tchman
Salebury
Wisconsin
National Butter and Cheesemakers’ Association
Clinton
Iowa
J. G. Spicer
Illinois Dairyman’s Association
Pact
Tashoga
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