North Carolina and Carolina Reform Press Association Officials and Affiliated Papers
The list names officers for the North Carolina Farmers State Alliance and Carolina Farmers Union, including presidents, vice presidents, secretaries, treasurers, and judiciary members across several counties. It also enumerates associated state press papers such as Progressive Farmer, The Populist, Our Home, and others, with instructions to keep the paper list updated and drop any that do not advocate the Ocala platform.
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Ifach
Farm and garden notes urge rotation and poultry care
The article advises sowing corn in drills three feet apart for winter forage and maintaining crop rotation for daily table supplies until freeze. It recommends selecting early hatch pullets for fall and winter laying then selling extras. It suggests mules for Southern farms, feeding hens lean meat and milk mixtures, and trapping hawks with a top-post trap to protect flocks.
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Brooda
Increasing Hay Yield From Crab Grass in Southern Farms
C K M Quarrif from De Foniak Springs Florida argues that crab grass hay is a valuable, underused Southern resource. He details methods to maximize yield through seasonal cutting, soil fertilization with potash and cotton seed meal, stubble plowing, and occasional kainit use, claiming multiple hay cuttings per year from corn, oats, and tomato patches. He warns against laziness and old farming notions hindering efficient hay production.
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Walton
Timothy
C. K. M. Quarrif
Time to sow buckwheat for best yields
Buckwheat thrives on wet land and can be sown later than other crops. Sowing around July first is advised, with ground plowed two to three weeks prior to ensure even depth and rapid growth. Early sown crops often fail to fill, except where tree shade reduces sun exposure.
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Ceed
Supplementary crops for dry spells to safeguard pasture yield
W E Hutchinson of Kansas endorses sorghums as reliable drought fodder. The article notes a longer winter and potential pasture loss, urging farmers to plant sorghums such as Keffir corn to bolster feed. Five pounds seeds per acre can plant a full acre, with recommended spacing and broadcast options cited by J M Rick of Winview Oklahoma.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W.E Hutchinson
Kansas
J. M Rick
Weekly Weather Crop Bulletin June 6 1896 North Carolina
The Weekly Crop Bulletin reports generally fair crop progress for the week ending June 6 1896 in North Carolina. Below normal temperatures and above normal rainfall dominated the period with some sun deficiency. Eastern district saw cool cloudy weather with frequent rains and limited dry pockets. corn and cotton conditions mixed. tobacco transplanting advancing. farmers delaying work in parts. Western districts benefited from rains that relieved drought but some crop damage occurred from heavy showers. oats and wheat harvest underway. potatoes and berries in market. overall crop prospects mixed but improving in several counties.
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Raleigh
N. C
North Carolina
Jose
Middle Coast
Halifax
Chowan
Gates County
Crntrat
Guilford
Rindolph
Forsyth County
Westsryx
Measuring Land with a Surveyor's Chain
A traditional method explains using a sixteen and a half foot pole marked into twenty five equal spaces to correspond to the 100 links of a sixty six foot surveyor chain. Each link measures 7.92 inches, allowing alignment with dividers to mark the twenty five links on one side of the pole.
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Massachusetts
Ee Cheat
Pasturing Pigs Proves Best Way to Make Pork
Farm News reports four year pig feeding tests by A A Mills of Utah showing that grazing on wide pasture with grain supports fastest growth and lowest grain use. Results vary by housing. full pasture with grain emerges as most economical, while grass alone is largely ineffective. Pasturing with partial or full grain appears cheapest and most productive overall.
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A. A. Mills
Utah
P’gs
Garda
Lucerne
Farm Dairy Butter Production Outpacing Creamery Output
The Progressive Farmer correspondent cites Maj. Alvord showing farm butter production expanding faster than population, with eleven census data from 1849 to 1899 indicating farm dairies now produce over five times as much butter as factories. It advocates supporting farm dairy interests and urges dairy farmers to organize.
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Henry E. Alvord
Maj. Alvord
Dakotas
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Iowa
Nebraska
The Separator Improves Cream Quality But Requires Care
The article highlights advances in milk processing with separators removing more impurities from cream. It notes cleaner cream lowers fermentation risk, but warns dirt can still contaminate milk and separators cannot remove all defects.
Thinking About Dairying Profit From Cows
George H. Brown in Practical Farmer explains a dairy profit comparison between a good cow and a poor cow over four years. A good cow yields 300 pounds of butter yearly, plus feed costs, totaling about 140 dollars profit, while a poor cow yields 160 pounds with only 20 dollars profit. The difference favors the good cow by 120 dollars. Brown credits the lesson to P. F. and vows to sell any future poor cows.
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P. F
George H. Brown
Also Mentioned on This Page
IH National 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. FP
Wieletts
W. L. Pecke
A. Southworth
Cols
W. Beck
Alabama
D. Davie
Kentucky
Cots Carolina Farmers’ State
Alliancor
Cyrus Thompson
Richlands
Jno
English
Trinity
James
Mewborne
Kinson
State Alliance Judiciary Committee
John Brady
Gatesville
J.F. Harrell
Whiteville
J. Candler
Acton
N.C
Agriculture
de Foniak Springs, Fla
Winview, Okla
Butierer
Clinton
Towa
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