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Newspaper
The Progressive Farmer
Location
Raleigh, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1897
Page
1
The fragment discusses national and state farmer unions with listed officers, judiciary, and reform associations. It references the North Carolina and other state alliances, a note on the Ocala platform, and scattered agriculture commentary advocating soil fertility, clover, corn fodder, and peas as cost effective nutrition.
The Michigan Station outlines bacteriology basics and disease links, including typhoid, lockjaw, and the role of pasteurization. Alabama Arkansas New Hampshire bulletins cover vegetable gardening, soil prep, seed, and tomato breeding, with notes on pests and home propagation. Iowa lists meadow insects and uses for tarpan to curb pests.
The article traces England’s shift from dark smoke house leaf to flatter dry brights and burley imports, noting fraud in candle and grease heavy bundles, the rise of Virginia brights, and the American Tobacco Company's monopoly influencing grades. It mentions England as a steady market for U S tobacco while hinting at a new red sun cured tobacco offering to English manufacturers.
Southern Tobacconist notes demand may exceed output as production runs about 3,500,000 pounds. Sun cured of the 1896 crop is described as sweet and ripe, selling across grades from lugs at 23 to 34 cents to wrappers at 20 to 30 cents per pound, with prices rising for finer leaves.
The Progressive Farmer debate argues for gradual soil deepening while a correspondent Bryan Tyson contends that deep fall plowing, with subsoil on top, can be done in one season if the soil is pulverized and crossed repeatedly. He cautions spring deep tillage causes long term damage and notes soils are broadly inexhaustible under proper tillage.
A farmer touts bean culture as profitable and simple for market, noting White Navy and Bush Lima as best varieties. He outlines low maintenance steps including furrow prep, limited irrigation, careful cultivation, and weed control while cautioning against vine rust and blossom damage from soil contact. He stresses bird companionship benefits to horticulture.
A Farmers' Voice item warns that small farming leaks drain profits and yields. Poor drainage, unused tools, unplowed wet fields, neglected pruning, and worn equipment reduce crops and quality. The piece urges thorough, detail-focused farming with good drainage and tillage as the path to success.
Morganton lawyer presents maiden speech in court over indictment for cruelty to animals. Prosecutor Jack Edwards accuses defendant Leander Simmons of killing Edwards’ dog in a cornfield near Flag Ponds Madison county. The speech likens the act to Lincoln’s assassination and laments the crime’s impact.
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