National Formers' Alliance and State Alliances List
A notice lists officers for the National Formers Alliance and North Carolina Farmers' State Alliance including presidents secretaries and stewards. It names executive boards judiciary committees and affiliated reform press papers and urges those cited to maintain the record and advocate the Ocala platform or be dropped.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Carolina Farmers’ State Alliance
A. F. Hileman
Concord
N. C
N. C. English
Trinity
James M. Mewborne
Kinson
John Brady
Gatesville
J.F. Harrell
Whiteville
T. J. Candler
Acton
South Carolina Reform Press Association
Oficers
J. L. Ramsey
Marion Butler
W. S. Barnes
Prorressive Farmer
State
Raleigh
Hickory
Whitakers Our Home
Beavers
the Populist
Lumberton
Charlotte
Wadesboro
Carolina Watchman
Lansbury
Ny Pa
Farm Notes and Winter Wheat Plight Across States
Reports from Indiana and Illinois detail heavy damage to winter wheat from the November freeze. A Iowa remedy for pig cough uses kerosene in swill for three days, while farmers are urged to study minute details of business, improve butter production, and focus fertilization on orchards with phosphoric acid, boron, nitrogen, and potash. Small farmers should specialize in labor‑intensive crops to maximize profits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana
Illinis
Chicago
Iowa
Farmers Union on Manure and Diet for Better Yields
Practical farming notes emphasize feeding, clean bedding, and road quality to improve markets. Advice covers manure use, salt as fertilizer, wood ashes as fertilizer, and the benefits of thorough composting and proper storage for hogs, cows, and potatoes.
What is Spiltz Spelta grain described to readers
The letter explains Triticum Spelta or spiltz a grain between wheat and barley. It notes long cultivation in Russia and Egypt links to ancient crops. An American farmer doubled barley yields with spiltz and praises its feeding value and milling potential. Des Moines Iowa exp company offers limited seed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Progressive
Armer
Egypt
Moses
Russia
Cangdian Sea
Hfe
Iowa Exp Company
Des Moines
Iowa
Field Experiments With Corn at Missouri Station
Experimental corn study at Missouri Station tested fifty six varieties in tents. The top yielding variety averaged 57.4 bushels per acre over three years. Manure applications at ten tons per acre, including fermented and unfermented forms, were applied surface and plowed. Fresh barnyard manure applied twice in three years increased yield by 36.6 bushels per acre.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missouri Station
Overproduction and the farmer’s hard times examined
The piece argues that low farm prices stem not from overproduction but from money scarcity and monetary policy. It cites census data on farms, notes labor saving machinery, and blames demonetization of silver and the gold standard. It calls for bimetallic currency and protectionist finance to restore farmers’ purchasing power and revive industry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. R. Eastman
Waterville
N. Y
Pennsylvania State Dairymen’s Association
United States
Sayls
Pennsylvania
Mr. Eastman
Congress
Careful Investigation Urged On Futures Trading
A editorial urges Congress to scrutinize futures dealing, arguing it benefits producers some but mainly shifts losses to farmers as prices remain volatile. It notes manipulators often trade more grain than exists, creating widespread uncertainty and profit without risk for speculators. Hot sulfur baths are cited as a remedy for sheep scab, with repeated treatments needed over days to destroy unseen germs, referencing Australia’s eradication efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Colman
Australia
How to Cure Hams as Described by a Charleston Courier
A Charleston Courier correspondent details a preservation method for hams using dry ashes and oak leaves. She notes packing meat with saltpetre at the joints, curing for three to four weeks, washing and drying, wrapping each piece, and storing with alternate oak leaf layers. The process reportedly prevents insects and preserves sweetness, keeping hams sound and fresh all summer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston Courier
Horticulture More Manure for Orchards
Apple growers faced low prices but over years the orchard has paid well. For 1897 a liberal supply of potash and phosphate fertilizer is advised, applied a year before fruiting to boost mineral fertility and fruit quality. Tree planting increases land value, with potential doubling of farm worth in a generation through prudent planting.
Wind up cranberry season ends with low prices
An unprofitable year for cranberries ends as February prices fall well below average. The apple crop, Cape Cod spoilage, and poor berry keeping quality depress markets from New Jersey to New England. Frost and wet weather leave late fruit in poor condition with prices dropping to 50 cents for damaged stock.
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Cape Cod
New Jersey
New England
Chicago
Philadelphia
New York
Boston
Wisconsin
Hog cholera contagious or not debated by readers
A Fayette county reader asks if hog cholera is contagious, citing a man who claims a cure and non contagious theory. The piece argues hog cholera is highly contagious, worsened by poor breeding and sanitation, and that cures claiming non contagion are unproven. It urges proper breeding, feeding, and management to reduce losses. Tomorrow may be too late.
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Fayette County
Iowa
Western Live Stock Journal
Cranberry market sags as growers close out crops
Small Cape Cod points still hold cranberries for a better market though many have shipped with little sale returns. At Trenton the American cranberry growers association voiced discouragement as prices have fallen to near cost of production. No strong foreign outlet exists with only 600 bushels shipped to Europe from this crop. In dairy, advise favors raising your own calves to ensure quiet, gentle cows and better milking strains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cape Cod
American Cranberry Growers’ Association
Trenton
Europe
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G National Formers' Alliance and Industrial Union
Mann Page
Brandon
B. A. Southworth
Denver
Colo
Nourth Carolina Farmers’ State Alliance
Cyrus Thompson
Richlands
N. O
Jno
Jas. E. Lyon
Durham
A.D. K. Wallace
Rutherfordton
T. Ivey
Hillsboro
W. 4. Graham
Mach . Co
Agriculture
Farmers’ Union
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