24 Jan 1893
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Newspaper
The Progressive Farmer
Location
Raleigh, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 24, 1893
Page
1
The document outlines leaders and officers of the National Farmers Alliance and State Alliances, plus commentary on banking, currency, and farmer support. It includes rural press notes, opinions on state banks, and guidance on employing farm workers, contracts, housing, and yearlong labor arrangements.
The bill before Congress proposes a national credit of 100 million dollars to the Nicaragua Canal Company, risking government endorsement of bonds while private capital gains. Critics say the plan mirrors a heads I win tails you lose scheme, with the government bearing losses and potential future demands for more funds. They argue nationalizing railroads would lower costs and obviate the canal.
A wartime figure, David Dawes of Brooklyn, profits from bonds and gold policy, illustrating a case of bonds rising in value and farmers facing heavier debt. The piece argues that lawmakers fostered inequity, harming Latta’s 80 acre farm, and urges farmers to self organize. It compares past revolutions to modern farmer movements and calls for collective action and education.
The article advises nitrogen levels for grape soils, warning against excessive wood growth from nitrogenous manure especially in Florida and the South. It recommends bone dust and rock phosphate, warns against overuse of muriate and suggests mixed oats and rye as soil cover. It cites E Williams and J S Woodward on bone dust and potash effects.
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