National Farmers Alliance and Industrial Union Leaders Named
A list of officers and executive committee members for the National Farmers Alliance and Industrial Union and related state groups is presented. Names cover national and North Carolina chapters with positions such as president vice president secretary treasurer judiciary and trustees plus a note to keep papers aligned with the Ocala platform and drop noncompliant papers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carolina Farmers’ State Autaroe
Cyrus Thompson
Richlands
D. C
Ino
Graham
Ridgeway
N.C
W. 8. Barnes
Hillsboro
N. C
J. T. B. Hoover
Elm City
No. O
W. N. Seawell
Villanow
P. H. Massey
Durham, . C
T. Lane
Greensboro
Jas. E. Lyon
Durham
Serzeant-at-Arms
A. D. K. Wallace
Rutherfordton
T. Ivey
Agriculture insights urge efficient farming and better markets
The piece urges careful budgeting on crops and fences, addresses keeping potatoes cool, and urges growing more popcorn to meet home demand. It notes a projected wheat shortfall this year, stresses sanitation, and promotes crop rotation to spread labor and build a capable farmer rather than a mere laborer.
Market produce handling and agricultural literature note
A veteran in the commission business critiques farmers packing methods, noting reduced freight and same value when sorting apples. The piece recalls Horace Greeley era shipments, and urges subscribing to illustrated agricultural literature, with limited edition copies available from the Superintendent of Documents for 35 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Horace Gresley
Chappaqua
Cor
New Yorker
Union Building
Washington, D. C
Department
Congress
New Cotton Plant Bulletin Highlights Economy and Science
The Department of Agriculture issues a 433 page bulletin on cotton covering history botany chemistry culture and uses. Noted experts including Maj Harry Hammond Dr Walter Evans and Prof Milton Whitney contribute on plant structure soils climatology varieties and pest management.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Agriculture
Department
Dabney
Agricultural Collegea
South
Harry Hammond
South Carolinas
A C. True
Office of
Walter H. Evans
J.B McBryde
Tennessee
W. H. Beal
Milton Whitney
H. H. C. White
Georgia State College
S M. Tracy
Mississippi
G. F., Atkinson
Cornell
L. O. Howard
B W. Kilgore
North Carolina
R. B. Handy
Lime as Fertilizer and German Grain Law Changes
Lime improves crops high in lime such as turnips clover and grasses. Corn benefits modestly barley more than other cereals while lime frees potash aiding potatoes. Flax shows no response. Liming should be periodic with varying amounts. newer law in Germany bans optio nal rating and revises stay airtime contracts in grain mill products mining and manufacturing shares.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Failures of 1896 and looming bank crisis urge reform
The 1896 commercial failures total liabilities at 247 million dollars with 140 per cent death rate, far above 1893. The Western Rural column warns only a true bimetallist policy can restore vigor, while industry faces low demand and credit strain. A plum tree care note recommends pruning to prevent black knot spread.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bradstreets
Hog Cholera Theorist Claims Noninfectious Cause
Dr Baumgartner of Peotone Illinois argues hog cholera is not infectious and cites feeding practices as the cure. He conducted experiments in Iowa under Burlington Road auspices while a postal card from a reader praises pumpkins as a preventive and seeds offer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farmers’ Voice
Frank Baumgartner
Peotone
Baumgartner
Iowa
Burlington Road
Farmers
Co. CO
Strawberries pay best when varieties lead the field
In Maryland's trucking district 1896 yielded despite drought as larger berries sold for higher prices. Hall's Favorite outperformed Bubach, ripening earlier and yielding more, with 20 cents per quart in market versus 9 to 10 cents for others. The cultivar is touted as the coming strawberry and ideal pollinator for pistilate varieties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion Station
Maryland
Hall
Somerset Fruit and Plant Farm
Ohio
J. W. Hau
Beginning the New Year in Poultry Yard
The article urges farmers to start the year with careful poultry accounting. It emphasizes tracking every dollar spent and earned, noting weekly egg receipts, and measuring feed to gauge profits and market trends. It suggests younger family members manage the records to reveal true returns on poultry investments.
Where the fault lies in hen feeding and laying
A Farmers' Voice excerpt argues hens lay when properly fed not by lack of food but by specific nutrient balance. It emphasizes albumenoids, fibrine and shell for eggs, with fats and starches supplying energy after digestion, and notes free ranging hens know what they want while confined stock needs sensible feeding.
Green Bones and Profit in Egg Farming
An article argues green bones boost egg production, detailing cost efficiency and dietary balance. It notes bone cutters enable practical use of butchered bones, and claims eggs per hen rise with bone rich feed, especially in winter.
Poultry Feed Mill Promotes Bone Cutter Use
A poultryman extols a feed mill approach that combines bone meal with grit and lime to create a superior, cost efficient poultry diet. He claims bone cutters pay for themselves in eggs and that bones are essential for hens, chicks, ducklings, and turkeys, boosting growth and overall feed value.
The Five Minute Churn and Patent Ads
Correspondence from the Progressive Farmer discusses churn times and warns against five minute churns and patent devices. The writer, F. W. Moseey of Clinton Iowa, urges readers to avoid fake claims and to rely on proper churning methods for quality butter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. W. Moseey
Nature versus Art in the Domestic Cow
An Ohio Valley Farmer argues that domesticated cows are artificial products not like their wild ancestors. Because they are fed and milked beyond calf needs, they require different management and must be treated as artificial rather than natural.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mammoth Cave
Ohio Valley
Also Mentioned on This Page
National Farmers’ Alliance and Industrial Union
Menn Page
Brandon
Xecutive Board
Hi. L. Loucks
Huron
W. P. Bricker
Cogan Station
J.F. Willetts
Kansas
W. L. Peeke
Judiciary
State Allianos Judiciary Committee
John Brady
Gatesville
J.¥. Harrell
Whiteville
T. J. Candler
Acton, N. C
North Carolina Reform Press Association
Oficers
J. L._ Ramsey
Garion Butler
W. S. Saraca
APERS
State
Rale
Raleigh
Nencsaian
Hercary Whiteiers
Bickers
Mnartier
Dome
Beaver Dam
Poy Lumberton
The
People
Charlotte
Conco
Ploway
Wadesboro
Carolina
Sailsbury
Agriculture
Janet
Horace Greeley
Frorticulture
Poultry Yard
Clinton
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