National and North Carolina Farmers Alliances Officers List
National Farmers Alliance and Industrial Union officers include President Mann Page Brandon and Vice President H Snavely Lebanon with regional executives in Denver and Wisconsin. North Carolina Farmers State Alliance shows President Cyrus Thompson Richlands and Secretary-Treasurer W S Barnes Hillsboro with executive committee members across Concord Trinity Whiteville and Acton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. ©. Snavely
Lebanon
R. A. Southworth
Denver, Col
Cyrus Thompson
Richlands
V. C
Jno
A. D. K. Wallace
Rutherfordton
N. C
T. Ivey
Hills
North Carolina Farmers’ State Alliance
A. F. Hileman
Concord
Agriculture Notes On Pasture Profit And Onion Planting
Agriculture advice highlights the value of a good permanent pasture for farm profitability and warns that neglect lowers returns. It discusses diversified farming limits, butter market timing, hog profits, and onion sets planted in fall for higher seed-stalk yields in spring, emphasizing minimal hand labor.
Farmers Questions on Best Fertilizers and Early Crops
A reader asks which brand of guano works best for sweet potatoes Irish potatoes cantaloupes and watermelons and which early varieties of tomatoes and potatoes are superior. The column also notes storage tips for ham borax use and urges farmers to improve meat curing and prevent spoilage. It cites H. H. Louisville on education for farmers and argues public schools should seed scientific farming concepts rather than generic praise for rural life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Armer
Ble
Rowan Oo
Iwantt _ x
G. A. Misemheimer
The Festive Peanut Overview and Global Trade
The peanut crop is highly profitable in the South with about 4,000,000 bushels produced annually in Virginia, Georgia, Tennessee and North Carolina. World demand includes Africa and India exports to Europe, peanut oil uses span lubricants and soap, while peanut cake fuels cattle feeds. Virginia running peanuts are typical, with vines spreading and white pods.
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South
Virginia
Georgia
Tennessee
North Carolina
Africa
India
Europe
Marseilles
America
Germany
Taking Care of Ham in Country Curing Methods
A Farmers' Voice tip explains ham quality varies with care in curing and storage. It advises selecting cool dry weather for salt removal, dipping cured meat in boiling water, then dusting with borax to prevent taint and fly contamination, stressing separate ham treatment to maximize flavor.
Insecta Affecting Domestic Animals Bulletin Summary
Department of Agriculture issues a bulletin by Herbert Osborn detailing insects injuring livestock in North America. It covers species history, injury extent, habitats, and life cycles with a practical focus on prevention and remedies. Remedial methods include repellants and destructive treatments, plus a dedicated chapter on practical immunity for stock breeders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North America
Herbert Osborn
Iowa Agcultural College
Ames
Iowa
Division of Entomology
Department of Agriculture
Union Building
Washington, D. C
Farms Should Be Run On Full Time
A discussion on farming discipline argues that successful agriculture requires full-time dedication. It notes that irregular scheduling wastes time and that farming faces harsher strains than any other business, implying many farmers could fail if operations were inconsistent.
Use of Different Peas in Alabama Agriculture
Alabama farmers learn pea varieties from a Georgia Experiment bulletin. Forty six cow pea varieties were tested. New Era is the earliest maturing at about sixty days, with Gongo White Giant Chocolate and Vacuum also early. Red Ripper yields the most vines, followed by Forage Shinney Black and Unknown. peas yield tends to parallel vine yield. For hay, erect varieties are noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clay
Unknown
Wonderful
Alabama
Gorgia Experimenttation
A Case for Apple Eating Before Bed
An item cites Bulletin of Pharmacy praising ripe apples before sleep for health and digestion. It also notes Nebraska Farmer claims apples disinfect the mouth aid liver and kidneys and help sleep, supporting the idea of apple eating as beneficial. A second note describes freezing water expanding in rock cracks to fracture rock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bulletin of Pharmacy
Nebraska
Dairy Experiments and Farm as an Experiment Station
The author argues every farm should function as an experiment station for dairy work. Letters from W. T. Hotaling describe creamery methods versus Sweden Sweden deep setting, and the value of testing skim milk with a Babcock tester. He promotes practical dairy knowledge on farms and notes Landreth & Sons 1897 seed catalogue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. T. Hotaling
Bethlehem
Albany County
New York
Mr. Hotaling
State Agricultural Society
Grange Hall
Hotaling
Farmers’ Institute
Cornell University
Babcock
D. Landreth & Sons
Philadelphia
Also Mentioned on This Page
Ee National Farmers’ Alliance and Industrial Union
Mann Page
Brandon
H. L. Loucks
Huron
W. P. Bricker
Cogan Station
J.F. Wiljetta
Kansas
W. L. Peeke
Denver
Colo
W. Beck
KM. D. Davie
Kentucky
Orth Carolina Farmers’ State Alliance
Butler
Barnes
Lent
N.O
N.G
N.C
Agriculture
INF
Mation
Louisville, Ky
Edessels
Wewe
Crabtree
California
J. 8
D. W
Brinkland, Bladen Co
W. F. Massey
Horticulturist
Southport
Clinton
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