National Farmers Alliance and Industrial Union Leaders Listed
A listing of officers and committees for the National Farmers Alliance and Industrial Union and the North Carolina and Carolina Farm ers State Alliances. Includes presidents, vice presidents, secretaries, lecturers, judiciary, executive committees, and affiliated papers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Farmers’ Alliance and Industrial Union
O. Vincent
Lis
Ind
W. P. Bricker
Cogan Station
J. P. Sossamon
Charlotte
N. C
New York
V. A. Gardner
Andrew’s Settlement
Carolina Farmers’ State Alliance
North Carolina Farmers’ State Alliance
A. F. Hileman
Concord
N. C. English
Trinity
James M. Mewborne
Kinson
14Th Alliance
John Brady
Gatesville
J.K. Harrell
Whiteville
T. J. Candler
Acton
Agriculture Advice for Farmers Passages and Patches
Agricultural tips urge farmers to maintain proper nutrition for horses with daily salt, invest in sturdy carriages, and keep handy tools. Witty asides note misrepresentation by Saul Slig, the value of cheerful workers, and the benefit of avoiding overpasturing. The piece muses on thrift, personal presentation, and prudence in farm life.
Pea Craze Finds Limits in Southern Soil Experiments
Correspondence from H Turner in Burgess Mississippi details four months of field visits across Alabama Georgia the Carolinas and Tennessee. He notes large yields by famed planters but cautions cow peas do not reliably enrich soil or provide necessary nutrients. Organic nitrogen from peas is slower and less effective than soluble nitrogen sources, urging careful use especially on light sandy soils near Southern Pines North Carolina and favoring lime and other amendments for better market crops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alabama
Georgia
North
South Carolina
Tennessee
G W. Truitt
J. C. Sim
Troup County
Z. J. Drake
Marlboro County
D. C
Kaiit
Southern Pines
North Carolina
Long Less
Pine
Massey
Alexander Rhodes
H. Turner
Burgess
Miss
How to Destroy Moles Policy and Plant Health
The article questions killing moles and weighs their pest control benefits. It notes moles are largely insectivorous and reduce larval pests, while causing some plant damage via tunneling. It suggests methods like steel traps bisulphide of carbon and strong-smelling drugs, warning about explosive risk with carbon disulphide near flames.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Assa
July on the Farm Weather and Hay Making Tips
Mid summer heat prompts thrifty farmers to harvest upland hay before the 4th, leaving swales and meadows for later. Abundant May June rains improve crops, reducing fears of fodder scarcity. After haying, farmers drain wet land, clear waste land, and harvest currants berries and early crops. Dry spells require quick plow and roller, careful plant setting with moist soil, and proper root care during planting.
Planting Strawberries and Farm Changes This Season
Farmers should plant strawberries with feet apart and water well for a few days after. If spring planting was missed, set young runners this month or in August, though runs will be limited. Late plantings yield large exhibition fruit but poorer profit. The season offers rest and learning from other farmers amid rapid farming changes driven by new equipment and faster transport. Massachusetts Plowman notes observing travelers can reveal varied methods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Massachusetts
Orchard Care and Storage Tips for Apples
A Farmers' Advocate note urges wrapping apples in fully paid newspapers to keep two years, warning damp due to the due will spoil fruit. Emphasizes diligent tillage, manure, care, and planning. Stresses equal attention to existing trees and profitable planting of new orchards.
Apples as Medicine and the Brain Freeing Laxatives
German analysts claim apples contain a high phosphorus percentage aiding brain and spinal cord nourishment. Apples aid sedentary livers, cleanse the body, and may prevent jaundice and skin eruptions. Apple sauce with pork or goose, safe digestion, apple poultices at Paris hospitals, and the belief that apples pass quickly through babies. Fruits offered medicinal virtues before drugs. prune, pear, fig, and peach laxatives preferred to drastic purgatives. Sheep thrive in hilly pastures with shelter against winds, aiding adaptability in this industry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hotel Des Invalides
Paris
The Dairy Donts Revisited
Do not keep calves in dark dirty places and expect them to thrive. Do not fear spending on a first class sire. Do not rely on scrub sires to yield quality stock. Do not feed grain before calves can cud. Do not judge dairy strength by cow count alone. Do not trust strainers to remove all filth from milk. Do not make cows drink water unfit for drinking. Do not keep a cow a month without testing profitability. Do not rush cows in or out of pastures or milking yard. Do not raise a calf as a milk cow to feed it for beef later. Do not pasture cows on too short forage. Do not forget cows are creatures of habit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Er. Vincent
Mr. Judd
Ssi
CARE IN MILKING PRACTICES FOR DAIRY SUCCESS
Practical guidance for dairy care emphasizing water quality and availability, pasture rotation, salt supplementation, shade, pest control, breeding, warm well lit stables, regular feeding, and year round milking strategy to maximize milk yield and profits. The article stresses clean water, fresh forage, varied feed, and personal supervision as keys to profitability.
The Money in Dairying
The article argues that profit in dairying hinges on management rather than market prices, noting some dairymen succeed across dairy counties of the West while others fail during hard times, and stressing the need to balance incomes and expenses even in low-price years.
Watering Cows Boosts Milk Output Says Hoard's Dairyman
In Hoard's Dairyman, Lewis O. Follow argues dairy profitability hinges on ample, frequent water access. Cows drinking 11 to 13 gallons daily stay healthy. excessive single-episode intakes chill the animal and reduce rumination. Install a long V trough over the manger, 3 to 4 feet above the floor, with regular barn watering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewis O
Hoard’s Dairyman
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Mann Page
Brandon
A. Southworth
Denver
Colo
W. Beck
K. D. Davie
Kentucky
Gyrus Thompson
Richlands
Joo. Graham
Ridgeway
N.C
W. 8
Barnes
Hillsboro
J. T. B. Hoover
Elm City
N. Seawell
Villa Aow
P. H. Massey
Durham
Geo. T. Lane
Greensboro
Seedhs Carolina Reform Pressociation
Bikers
J. L. Ramsey
Marion Butler
W. 8. Sarnes
Sople
Farmer
State Organ
Raleigh
Ojarcasian
Hickory
N.C. Mercury
Whitakers
Ttler
Beaver Dam
N. Home
Lamberton
Te Populist
Nore West
People’s Paper
Jellow-Boy
Wadesboro
Sroline
Wwatchman
Sam Se
Agriculture
Saul Slg
Dia Boy
Saul
Horace
Mexico
Weat
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