North Carolina and National Farm Leaders Listed
The National Farmers Alliance and Industrial Union and the North Carolina Farmers State Alliance announce officers and executive boards. Names include President J F Willetts Topeka Vice President H C Snavely Lebanon Pa Secretary-Treasurer Col D P Duncan Columbia S C and regional officers from Raleigh Harrisburg Ridgeway Hillsboro and Greensboro. The notice urges adherence to the Ocala platform and flags papers failing to advocate it for removal from the list.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. F. Willetts
Topeka
H. C. Snavely
Lebanon
Ocol
D. P. Dunsan
Columbia
L. Loucks
Huron
Mann Brandon
J. E. Dean
Newark
H. C. Cemtary
Harrisburg
Pennsyl Peeeks
Secretar Som
R. A. Gaaee
Denver
Colo
R. W. Beck
Alabama
M.D. Bavis
Kentucky
Orth Carolina Farmers’ State Alliance
Cyrus Thompson
Richlands
Jno
Jas
Trinity
N. C
James M. Mewborne
Kinson
State Alliance Judiciary Committee
John Brady
J.J. Harrell
Whiteville
T. J. Candler
Acton
N. Iat
T. Ivey
Hill
Fund
Subsoiling and poultry housing in farm practice notes
Agricultural notes discuss subsoiling with a non turning plow as beneficial, basic poultry house plans, and sensible care for sheep and fowl in winter. Advice covers feeding late in cold weather, horn and hoof removal, flock management, and the need for thoughtful plowing and soil treatment.
How to Use Fertilizers in Cotton Farming
A Progressive Farmer letter discusses enhancing soil and crop yields through crimson clover and soil-building fertilization. It cites a South Carolina example where 700 lbs per acre of basic acid phosphate and potash, plus clover, doubled cotton yield without extra nitrogen fertilizer and improved soil humus. The guidance favors soil-building, cheaper phosphate and potash inputs, repeated clover or cow pea rotation, and cautious use of complete fertilizers to lower costs while increasing returns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Carolina
Piedmont
8. C
Legume Use Boosts Soil Nitrogen Versus Fertilizer
W F Massey of North Carolina Agricultural College argues that using legumes on crops like peas or clover adds more soil nitrogen than a ton per acre of fertilizer. A third of a ton of the legume mixture before cotton can be paid for by the hay, while improving land condition. He notes profits vary and science includes separating paying and nonpaying ventures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. FP. Massey
N. C. Agricultural College
Lights in Barns Warn of Fire Risk and Safe Practices
Colman's Rural World notes danger from smoking and kerosene in barns. Sparks can smolder hours, igniting combustible contents and leaving uninsured owners to bear losses. Advocates use of older oils, secure lanterns, wire screens, and avoid matches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colman
Orchard bearing questions and failed apple trees
The text ponders why an orchard may not bear fruit and suggests many possible causes. It emphasizes studying conditions, trying methods, and recognizing that no single cause explains all failures. It likens stubborn failure to breaking a ten year old colt and advocates systematic experimentation.
Tilling the Orchard and the Case for Sod Culture
The article argues that apples and other fruits often thrive with proper tillage rather than neglect, noting profitable orchards in sod exist but are fewer. It stresses soil and local conditions shape outcomes, and general claims about sod growing unprofitably are unreliable.
Cultivation And Soil Needs For Orchard And Field Crops
The article argues soil care and timely cultivation yield better results in orchards and most fruit crops, noting grapes berries peaches and plums respond to good tillage. Buckwheat thrives on medium fertility virgin wood land, with sowing best by late July and potential early clover or garden crops on the same ground.
Tomato and Potato Graft Experiment at Pot Plant Trial
An English horticultural lecture excerpt describes grafting tomato onto potato and potato onto tomato in pots. Both directions yielded partial crops of tomatoes and potatoes with flowers and berries forming on shoots while tuber development lagged. pollen was exchanged for further study. Photographs were taken, and a note on late tuber formation from leaf axils was added for next year’s follow up.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A.C. Sutton
Reading
England
Royal Horticultural Society
New Fast-Growing Market Hog Demands Change
A historical note describes a shift in hog production toward faster maturing animals. Hogs must reach 175 to 200 pounds in seven to eight months, replacing traditional 300 to 350 pound animals. Feeding efficiency and winter handling are adjusted, with sow stock kept over to sustain breeding and reduce winter losses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ward
A Tonics For Swine Feeds Hogs Mineral Mix
Beeding sows and all hogs need minerals to aid digestion and counteract stomach acidity or appetite loss. On pasture they need less but should access it. A suggested mixture from Illinois breeder A C Moore uses wood ashes three bushels charcoal half bushel slaked lime one bushel fine salt two pounds Spanish brown five pounds sulfur one half bushel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. C. Moore
Illinois
Future of Baby Beef and the Rise of Two Year Old Steers
The article discusses the shift toward two year old steers as preferred by retailers, noting young, well fed bullocks cut best on the block and satisfy epicures. It argues that feeding and good breeding reduce waste, suggesting a 1,600 pounder brings more gross money but not necessarily more profit after feed and labor.
Poultry Yard Feeds Hens For Winter Laying
Advice on keeping pullets laying through cold weather emphasizes proper care. Provide warm housing and clean water, avoid snow eating, and supply varied proteins, greens, and grinding material. Crushed bone or meat supplements replace insects in winter, with cabbage byproducts and clover hay as greens. Summer foraging shows hens need diverse foods for winter egg production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yoder
Winter Care of Fowls by M. S. Perkins
Massachusetts pioneer writer emphasizes the critical winter period for poultry health and egg prices. He urges diverse feed including fresh meat and bone meal, promotes the Mann Bone Cutter for grinding bones, and notes green foods and roots as essential parts of winter rations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. S. Perkins
Massachusetts
National Stockman
Poultry House
Poultry Feeding Tips For Winter Profit
Advice on preparing fodder by boiling bran and corn meal, hanging cabbage for exercise, and using clover raven as clear feed. Chopped tops, scalded with hot water, covered overnight tenderizes into juicy feed. Emphasizes scratching, litter on floor, oats a few times daily, winter outs, and attentive care to boost profits.
Untruthful Hen Tales From a New England Farm
A woman on a lonely New England farm keeps hens named and treated as companions with almost human traits. A visitor teases about Sarah Ann laying eggs, but the aunt cautions that Sarah Ann often lies, implying unreliable testimony and close human-like bonds with poultry.
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New England
Sarah Ann
Sirah Ann
The Precious Metals in China
A prepared analysis argues silver purchasing power remains steady while gold has risen sharply. It notes gold is not used as money in China, hoarded gold appears as ingots or leaves, and historical gold-silver value ratios shifted from the Ming era to 1882. The piece cites customs official R E Bredon and ends with a claim that taels of silver buy more goods now than a decade ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Col E. R.jeffords
Shanghai
China
Wan Li
Kang-hsi
Kienlung
Toakwang
Hun Jung
United States
R. E. Bredon
Shanghia
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THE
National Farmers’ Alliance and Industrial Union
North Carolina Reform Press Association
J. L. Ramsey
Marion Butler
W. 8. Sarnes
Washington
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