North Carolina Farmers Alliances and Leaders Listed
A partial roster lists presidents secretaries and officers of the National Farmers Alliance and Industrial Union and the North Carolina Farmers State Alliance. It names executive committees judiciary members and reform press association officers, with notes that papers not advocating the Ocala platform will be dropped from the list.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Qorth Carolina Farmers State Alliance
J. M. Mewborne
Kinston
A. C. Shuford
Newton
N.C
Scretary
W. 8. Barnes
Raleigh
N. Cc
Cyrus Thompson
Richianda
N. C
Eres
T. B. Hoover
Im City
T. T. Speight
Lewison
Geo. T. Lane
Greensboro
Jas. E. Lyon
Durham
J . R. Hancock
T. Ivey
Alee Business Fund
W. 4. Graham
Machpelah, M. Co
North Carolina Farmers’ State Alliance
Marion Butler
Goldsboro
J. K. Long
Ocala
Agriculture tips for profitable cattle and hog farming
A cattle and hog focused farming piece stresses disciplined stock care and modern practices. It cites an Iowa swine breeder on thumps impact, reports New York Experiment Station findings on cow water intake during lactation, and urges managed grazing, movable fences, timely hay cutting, and prioritizing quality breeding stock. It urges investing in good genetics, health, and growth over cheap methods for better long term returns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
New York
Fruit Drier and Potato House Combine in Practical Farm Plan
A Progressive farmer describes a brick or stone two story fruit drying house with a coupled potato storage. The design includes thick walls, a sand-filled interstice, a brick flue furnace, and multi tiered trays with air circulation to dry fruit at about 140 degrees. Bryan Tyson notes the plan’s practicality and its use in preserving sweet potatoes during bad weather.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bryan Tyson
The Bank of Commercial Agriculture At Odds With Adulteration
In a broad critique, J.R. argues adulteration harms farm markets. He cites defective weights, false labeling, and counterfeit dairy products like oleomargarine and fake cheese, urging honest labeling, better handling, and brand responsibility to lift prices and consumption. Bitter milk from poor feed is noted as a related issue with remedies suggested.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eds Country Gentleman
Jersey
J.R. Washington
D.C
Horticulture and Blackberry Growing for Small Farms
Advice on shaping trees to keep fruit-laden limbs from spreading, and on starting a small fruit garden. Promotes teaching hort iculture in schools and encourages youths to learn the science. Details soil, slope, and planting distance for blackberries and raspberries, with yearly pruning guidance.
Apple Crop Prospects Improve Across Missouri
The report from Secretary State Horticultural Society notes a strong Missouri apple crop, with wide geographic promise from Iowa to Arkansas and from the Mississippi River to Kansas. Local hail and late frost injuries are limited. the southern part of the state is expected to excel, and orchard expansion appears likely as cultivation and care drive healthier trees, bloom, and fruit. Buyers are already bidding for large orchards, with lighter East Coast production aiding Missouri prices.
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Iowa Line
Arkansas
Mississippi River
Kansas State Line
Missouri
Noth
State Horticultural Society
Bees as Fertilizers of Fruit in Glass Houses
A Oregon Agricultural Experiment Station bulletin describes using bee hives in peach houses to pollinate blooms, reducing fruit drop at the stone hardening stage. After an early fog, bees began pollinating for 8 to 9 days, yielding heavy fruit with minimal losses. Buckwheat is also noted as a summer crop that improves poor land and provides bee forage when other flowers are scarce.
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Oregon
Live Stock Pasture and Feeding Guidelines Note
An old farming note discusses acre yields for cattle and hogs, urging liberal sow feeding, using buttermilk with oil meal, and stressing feed decisions. It mentions clover potential to yield a thousand pounds of pork per acre, with corn supporting animal vitality and production.
American Horses for London in Major Export Plan
A prominent dealer plans to ship fifty roadsters to London, England, with thirty paired entries and some pairs capable of 2.25 or better trotting. The sale requires uniform color, at least fifteen hands three-quarters, and no slower than 2:30. The effort aims to spark excitement in British horse markets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
England
Thom
Britain
English buyers may snatch up American trotters at high prices
The piece argues that fine American trotting horses could sell well in England where British dealers are enterprising. If the stylish trotters are well received in London, American stock could gain a new market and bring substantial profits to breeders for years, possibly prompting more consignments across the ocean.
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England
London
Grass for Work Horses Prompts Mixed Farmer View
L C Greene in Rural Life argues against blanket bans on grass for work horses. He urges a small, regular allowance of grass near the barn, noting benefits to digestion, appetite, feet, and parasite cleansing. He describes his own grain mix and feeding routine, and adds a tip on destroying catworms using ground holes and a sharpened stick.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L C. Greene
Also Mentioned on This Page
Rse National Farmers’ Alliance and Industrial Union
J- F. Willetts
Topeka
Kan
H. C. Snavely
Lebanon
D. P. Dun- Sec
Columbia
8. C
L. Loucks
Huron
Mann Virginia
I. E. Dean
Judiciary
R.A Southworth
Denver
Colo
R. W. Beck
Alabama
North Carolina Reform Press Association
Ufcers
J. L. Ramsey
Marson Butler
W. S. James
Carolina Watchman
State Organ
Hickory
Whitakers
Beaver Dam
Lumberton
Charlotte
Agriculture
THE
Bank OF Commercial Agriculture
Misouri
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