RATIONAL FARMERS ALLIANCE AND INDUSTRIAL UNION
A dense roster of officers and committees across several state alliances is listed, detailing presidents secretaries treasurers and executive boards for North and South Carolina groups. The document also includes notes on allied presses and a practical discussion on improving market roads through straw applications, with anecdotal success from Hancock County and Southern Farm. It ends with a remark on farm manure affecting soil moisture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hancock County
Carthage
Ill
J . P. Allcorn
Southern Farm
Agricultural notes on soil, crops and farming methods
The article discusses humus formation from manure, tillage needs for poor land, and the ease of farm communication in Sweden. It covers poultry feeding with milk, English agricultural stagnation versus American, clover seed scarcity, fresh harvest quality, fall sowing of radishes and peas, and seed nutrition elements essential to plants including nitrogen potash phosphorus lime magnesia iron and sulfur.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sweden
England
America
Farmers Rise With College Graduates for Better Farms
Calamity shouters dislike the spirit of hopeful farming communities. A strong point is the yearly graduation of many young men and women from agricultural and industrial colleges. The educated agriculturists aim to improve farms, not abandon them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walker
Massachusetts Agricultural Colleg
United
Second Growth Potatoes From Michigan Early Rose Seed
A reader details an experimental potato project starting with a bushel of Michigan Early Rose planted mid March. After harvesting two bushels as new spuds in early July, eight bushels were dug and five bushels set aside to sprout then replanted with additional freshly dug tubers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michigan
Weekly Weather Crop Bulletin and Virginia potato experiment report
A Virginia farmer recounts an experimental double crop of potatoes in Piedmont using early and dried seed, noting high germination and large tubers after a dry, cool season. The piece also cites a Canadian cherry spray trial yielding 130 pounds from sprayed trees versus 18 from unsprayed, netting $925 versus $12. The bulletin covers the week ending July 4, 1896, Raleigh NC, reporting generally favorable weather with slightly above normal temperatures and below normal precipitation, sunshine abundant, and an exceptionally favorable cotton outlook across districts with minor storm damage and localized flooding effects on crops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Order
Raleigh
N. C
North Carolina Climae and Crop Service
Eastaen
Beaufort
Pasquotank
Northampton
Pamlico
Pit
Stokes
Weather and crop prospects across counties highlight uneven harvests
Reports from Johnston and Anson counties show poor corn and tobacco prospects, while cotton in the Western District is thriving with good showers and strong growth. Overall, corn, tobacco, potatoes, and gardens fare well. weeds and moisture challenges threaten quality, with advice to keep weeds cut to protect soil and yield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnston
Anson
Livestock Feeding Experiments at Kinois Station
The Kinois Experiment Station reports nine month hog fattening trials. Across 16 lots the average gained 114 pounds live weight from 6 pounds of corn, corn at 35 cents a bushel, yielding pork just over three cents per pound. January and midyear months produced poorer results. December produced the best, 1651 pounds per bushel of corn fed to pigs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kinois
Sinea
What Sheep Eat and Feeding Practices
The article lists sheep diet preferences from grasses to grains, noting that sheep eat about four percent of their live weight daily, with variations by breed. It covers safe grain levels, fodder, silage, and favored plants, and discusses the role of dry air in management. It ends with a reflective question about production responsibility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cotswolda
Poultry Yard Care Against Chicks Deaths
A note from the Ploughman warns that feeding chickens the same meal daily leads to sour feed and cholera deaths. It advocates varied, small portions fed frequently to improve chick health and reduce losses.
Currency reform and opposition to national banks
J.H. Foy argues for a separate currency bureau and warns against national banks. He cites the Constitution and Comptroller reports, denounces banks as profit holders, and urges public action via the ballot to curb their power. He frames Sub Treasury as non-corporate and government-backed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Ita
Senate
Army
Navy
Sistes
Comptroller's
U.S
U. S
United States
Andrew Jackson
Evernet
Treasury
J.H Foy
Kiss Arrests in Hoboken Shake Outrage and Mock Justice
The Journal of the Knights of Labor recounts Louis Weiniger and his wife Ezbeth being jailed for kissing in their Hoboken restaurant on January 14. Detectives and six police officers arrested them, keeping Ezbeth in jail 26 days and Louis 70 days, wrecking their business and future. The piece mocks New Jersey authorities and contrasts with other urban misfortunes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hoboken
New Jersey
New York City
Louis Weiniger
Ezbeth
Weiniger
Weinthal
Hayes
Burley
Hudson County
New York
Journal of the Knights of Labor
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TG Rational Farmers’ Alliance and Industrial Union
Mann Page
Brandon
H. ©. Snavely
Lebanon
R. A. Southworth
Denver
Col
L. Loucks
Huron
W. P. Bricker
Cogan Station
J. F. Willetts
Xansaa
W. L. Peeke
A. Southworth
Colost
W. Beck
Alabama
D. Davie
Kentucky
Qouvyh Carolina Farmers State Alliance
Cyrus Thompson
Richands
D. C
Jno
Geo. T. Lane
Greensboro
N.C
E. Lyon
Ham
A. D. K. Wallace
Rutherforston
T. Ivey
Hilsboro
Arte Carolias Reform Press Association
Ijferre
J. L. Ramsey
Marion Butler
James
Fepreserve Farmer
State Urson
Tracasian
Haleitch
Mercury
Hickory
Sattler
Whitakers
Vynr Home
Peaver Dam
the Populist
Lumberton
The
People’s Paper
Charlotte
Concord
Wadesboro
Carolina
Watchman
Piedmont
Oto Lewis Evans
Virginia
the Bureau OF the Currency
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