Farmers Alliance and Union Executive Board List
A fragment lists leaders of the National Farmers Alliance and Industrial Union and the North East Farmers State Alliance. It names J F Willetts as agent, H C Snavely as president, and others including treasurers, secretaries, and judiciary members across North and South Carolina and allied states. It also notes committee members and presses related to the reform association. The page shifts to agriculture notes on duck farming, crop fertility, and stock improvements with general practice tips.
How to Build a Silo in the Barn and Care for Silage
The article outlines two silo construction methods using pine or other woods, with details on framing, lining, tarred paper, and a clay floor. It explains variants like single ceiled silos, manhole doors, and painting with gas tar for waterproofing, plus tips on avoiding mold by surface wetting and windfall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Gould
Ohio
Women as Farmers Drive Profits Through Home Management
Farmers credit much of their success to wives who manage the home and farm tasks. Wives trained in country life oversee dairy, garden, and poultry while sharing burdens of farm life. With such a wife, a farmer can devote full time to main farming duties and expect annual profits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michigan
D. H. Morris
Vernon, Mich
Weekly Weather Crop Bulletin July 13 1895
Central Office Raleigh NC reports a favorable week for crops with above normal temperatures and abundant sunshine. Dryness and local storms caused damage in spots, especially Friday, with heavy rains and winds in several counties. Tobacco and melon crops varied, corn and wheat prospects good in parts, cholera among hogs noted, and farm work continuing across districts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Office
Raleigh
N. C
North Carolina State Weather Service
Farmville
Pitt County
Nashville
Nash County
Central District
Guilford
Durham
Vance
Chatham
Anson
Rockingham
Wake
Western
Growing Sweet Potatoes in Southern Soils
A Southern Cultivator correspondent advises on cultivating sweet potatoes with potash and pine-leaf manure, warns against excessive nitrogen, and explains ridging, rotation, and soil management. It recommends a fertilizer mix of acid phosphate and muriate of potash, shallow ridges, and fallowing with leaf litter to maintain soil balance for several years.
Turkeys Versus Pests In Cranberry Bogs At Philly Convention
At a Philadelphia cranberry grower convention reported by the New England Homestead, growers damaged by grasshoppers and katydids bought flocks of turkeys to eat the insects. The birds reduced grasshoppers but knocked berries. nevertheless net gains were seen. Another grower used an early season spraying machine with green parts to protect fruit and secure a large crop.
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Philadelphia
New England
Fertilizers on Tomatoes
A New Jersey station report details an experiment on nitrate of soda effectiveness in various blends with boneblack and muriate of potash. Twelve twentieth acre plots included unfertilized and barnyard manure checks. Nitrate applied in one or two doses accelerated maturity and increased early fruit, outperforming manure or mineral fertilizers alone. when used in small amounts close to optimum, results approached full manure.
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News Jersey
Poultry Yard Chicken Aristocracy Feeds Gossip
A dignified hen questions the origin of a well dressed chicken from white and gray plumage. Her friend notes she was hatched in an incubator, sparking shock and curiosity about the family’s background.
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Harper's Round Table
Poultry tips for care and feeding practices
Practical guidance on poultry management from housing to feeding water cleanliness and vermin control. Notes include flock size, milk feeding, orchard benefits, parasite kill methods, market timing, litter and nesting hygiene, chick rearing ages, bone meal access, cost advantages, ground drainage, duck liberty, and cabbage head binding to hasten yield.
Build Your Poultry Houses Now for Winter Protection
Seasonal poultry care guidance stresses warm night housing and ample insulation. Breeds with heavy feathering resist cold, while bare areas under wings leave birds vulnerable. Tarred paper outside helps keep warmth in, ventilation must not undermine heat, and preventing chilling protects egg production and survival through winter.
Warren County Alliance Meeting Echoes Patriotism and Reform
Science of the Progressive Farmer notes Warren County Alliance hosted a meeting with Churchill Sub Alliance praising patriotism and education. It lists officers for the coming year, highlights the Alliance as a conservator of liberties, and closes with a Kansan quote on money value.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Science of the
Progressive Farmer
VicksBoro
N. C
Warren County
Allance
Churchill
Brethren
Alliance
Sal
Wm. B. Fieming
W. G. Powell
Howard F Jones
Wm. BR. Wiggins
John B. Powell
W. O. Drake
Jas. H. Mayfield
J. F. P. Horton
Alfred Bishop
Geo. Stegall
Howard BF. Jones
John Graham
F. Peete
J. W. Stewart
State Alliance
Howard P. Jones
J. H. Mayfield
Howard F. Jones
Also Mentioned on This Page
Gational Farmers’ Alliance and Industrial Union
J. F. Willetts
Topeka
H. C. Snavely
Leb
Psy
Col
D. P. Dunplumbin
8. C
Loucks
Virgin
Mann Brendon
News
H. C. Cem
Bather Marion Butler
Southworth
Denver
Colaboma
Beck
Alan Davie
Kentucky
Farmers’ State Alliance
J. M. Mewborne
Kinston
A. C. Shuford
New C
W. 8. Barnes
N.C. Ger
Cyrun Thompson
Rich C
Bin
T. T. Speight, Lewis
Hei
Geo. T. Lane
Jas. E. Lyon
Intat Arms
J. R. Hancock
Yoro
T. Ivey
Wiam
Machpelah
Northea Farmers’ State Alliance
Butler
Goldsboro
Boks
A. F. Hileman
Lliance Judiciary Committee
Jrady
Gatesville
Dr. J
Whitville
Johnna
Ridgeway
Irolish Reform Press Association
L. Ramsey
Ge Butler
Farmer
State Raleigh
Krmer
Organ
Balden
Kheory
Whitakers
Beaver Dam
Lumberton
Charlotte
Concord
Hale
Wadesboro
Fatchman
Salisbury
Riculture
China
Ops
Warren County Meeting
Pittsburg
Kansan
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