Weather Crop Bulletin Week Ending June 11 1894
North Carolina farmers report warm days with a cool spell and scant rain. Rain on the 6th refreshed crops, but extended dry periods hurt cotton and corn. Irish potatoes suffer from bugs. tobacco growth is slow. harvests advance with variable yields across districts and several towns logging rainfall measurements.
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Carolina
Spring Hope
Gatesville
Clark
Pantego
Sladenville
Columbia
Floral College
Teachey’s
Robersonville
Wilmington
Mt. Olive
Falkland
Scotland Neck
Central District
Osborne
Lilesville
Henderson
Auburn
Selma
Rural Hall
Hurdle Mills
Laurinburg
Soapstone Mount
Saxon
Rockingham
Stem
Raleigh
Startown
Charlotte
Concord
Salisbury
Mocksville
Mt. Pleasant
Murphy
Oak Forest
Eastern
Central
Western
Trade failures and liabilities in early June report
Dunn & Co notes narrow business with few failures. First week of June liabilities reach $7,507,298 split $476,118 manufacturing and $1,872,261 trading concerns. May total $13,514,760 with $5,146,000 manufacturing and $6,302,000 trading. Failures this week 232 in the United States and 40 in Canada, compared with last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. G. Dunn & Co
Review of Trade
United States
Canada
Dr Cyrus Thompson to Speak at Rock Ridge Wilson July 20
Announcement notes Dr Cyrus Thompson will speak at Rock Ridge Wilson County on July 20. Hon Marion Hutler will discuss education. Attendees urged to bring dinners for a full day program with town participants including Bro Barnes and H F Freeman promising a large turnout.
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Cyrus Thompson
Rock Ridge
Wilson
Marion Hutler
Avery
Bro Barnes
H. F. Freeman
Mass Meeting In Waynesville To Discuss Reform
Citizens invited to a July 4 mass meeting in Waynesville to discuss misrule and reform aimed at restoring prosperity and peace. The event will consider placing candidates for Congress and the Senate in the field, with Gro. E. Boaas as chairman.
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Waynesville
Omaha
Congress
Senate
Gro. E. Boaas
Alliance district organizers listed by state lines in North Carolina
Jas H Wright Carlton organizer for Sixth district includes Johnston Wake Durham Granville Vance. C M G Dunn Popul i N C organizer for Seventh district includes Cumberland Robeson Bladen Columbus Brunswick. Elijah W Flake Rockingham organizer for Eighth district includes Harnett Moore Richmond Anson Union Stanly Montgomery. Geo E Hunt Michael organizer for Tenth district includes Guilford Rockingham Stokes Forsyth Davidson Davie Yadkin Surry. J P Sossaman Huntersville organizer for Eleventh district includes Rowan Cabarrus Mecklenburg Gaston Lincoln Iredell. First district includes Currituck Camden Pasquotank Perquimans Chowan Gates Hertford. T W Babb Hertford organizer. Ninth district includes Ramage Chatham Orange Person Caswell Alamance. J Means Trinity College. Fourth district Don C Sanders Burgaw organizer Counties Wayne Duplin Onslow Pender New Hanover Samp son. Twelfth District includes Alexander Ilkes Alleghany Ashe Watauga Mitchell Grey. J W Cox Edwardsville. George W Hahn Tuscola organizer for Fifteenth district includes Haywood Jackson Swain Macon Graham Clay Cherokee. A W Parker Sylva organizer for Fourteenth district includes Buncombe Yancey Madison Henderson Transylvania and Elk.
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Jas. H. Wright
Carlton
N. C
Johnston
Wake
Durham
Granville
Vance
C. McG. Dunn
Populi
N.C
Cumberland
Robeson
Bladen
Columbus
Brunswick
Elijah W. Flake
Rockingham
Harnett
Moore
Richmond
Anson
Union
Stanly
Montgomery
Geo. E Hunt
Perquimans
Chowan
Gates
Hertford
T. W. Babb
Ramage Chatham
Orange
Person
Caswell
Alamance
J. Means
Trinity College
Don C. Sanders
Burgaw
Wayne
Duplin
Onslow
Pender
New Hanover
Sampson
Alexander
Ilkes
Allehany
Ashe
Watauga
Mitchell and
Grey
J. W. Cox
Edwardsville
George W. Hahn
Tuscola
Haywood
Ackson
Swain
Macon
Graham
Clay
Cherokee
A. W. Parker
Sylva
Buncombe
Yancey
Madison
Henderson
Transylvania
Elk
What Our Advertisers Say Progressive Farmer Ad Inquiries
The notice describes advertising responses from North Carolina and other states including Mississippi and New Hampshire. It notes the advertisement was repeated three times and references book keeping materials and a self instructed home guide. The item cites publishers in Raleigh and Detroit and mentions pricing details.
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Raleigh
N. C
Denmark
Progressive Farmer
North Carolina
Mississippi
New Hampshire
Arnes Bros
Macnaib. Co
Detroit
Mich
State Agency Department Offers Undertakers Supplies
The speaker announces arrangements to furnish undertakers with all grades of linings hardware caskets cloth-covered and metallic coffins raised top and plain robes for men women and children across counties.
Alliance Sewing Machines Price Change Notice
In RaeieH on May 3 1894 notice states Alliance Sewing Machines sold to non members in good standing will be charged 22.50 dollars and members ordering must have the alliance seal on the order or the 22.50 will be applied.
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Raeieh
Alliance Produce Exchange Report June 2 1894 Prices
Report lists fresh eggs at No 1 tested 14 cents per dozen, No 2 at 13, small eggs 10 to 12. Spring chickens 12 to 15 cents each, hens 20 to 22 cents. No 1 butter 18 to 22 cents per pound. Beef cattle 2 to 3 cents per pound. Large No 1 cabbage 1.20 to 1.25 dollars. Eggs and chickens scarce and in demand. W H Wort B A.
Alliance Produce Exchange Seeks to Buy and Sell Farm Goods
The Alliance Produce Exchange invites farmers to sell through them while they handle eggs and other products for best prices. Eggs now fetch 12 to 15 cents a dozen locally, with demand rising for poultry and other commodities. The group plans to ship fresh eggs to market and notes high New York prices and bleak northbound shipments.
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Alliance Produce Exchange
New York
Express
W. H. Worts
Sabet
W. H. Worth
Important Notice to Alliance Members on Fertilizer Accounts
The Durham Fertilizer Company urges Alliance members with unpaid notes and accounts to pay promptly to enable spring fertilizer shipments. The notice praises previous leniency, emphasizes crop readiness, and asks members to settle debts now to secure continued credit and supply. W. H. Worts and S. B. A. sign.
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Alliance
Durham Fertilizer Company
Alliance Brethren
W. H. Worts
Directions For Preparing Packing and Shipping Poultry
Guidance on killing and dressing poultry for the Boston Market notes that food in the crop injures the Spiritan and may sour, leading buyers to object to paying for such weight. The text advises keeping poultry from feed for twelve hours before processing.
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Boston
Poultry Preparation and Packing Standards in Market Guide
The guide outlines slaughtering by neck bleeding for turkeys, selecting warm, non scalded poultry, and proper dressing. It details head removal, blood drainage, skin folding, minimal incisions, undrawn poultry considerations, cooling requirements, stock grades, packaging in clean paper, and box sizes from 100 to 200 pounds to prevent shifting.
Post Card Request for Fence Details to PAGE WOVEN WIRE FENCE CO
A reader advises mailing a card to PAGE WOVEN WIRE FENCE CO in Adrian Michigan detailing residence location land acreage live stock fence type and cost plus the amount of new fence needed to protect crops from roaming stock. The instruction emphasizes submitting farm details to secure fencing advice and potential advantages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Page Woven Wire Fence CO
Adrian, Mich
Quarter Centennial Camp Meeting at Rutherford College Tabernacle
The North Carolina Local Ministers' Conference marks its twenty fifth session at Rutherford College tabernacle near Connelly Springs. Since 1894 the group has met in varied eastern and western sites, with Brantly York and Levi Branson as early leaders. The 1922 event will reassemble many local preachers and notable ministers for a grand camp meeting.
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North Carolina
Durham
Brantly York
D. D
Levi Branson
Kinston
Asheville
Rutherford College
Place Fermanent
Aleigh
Trinity
Eee Steee
Old Tabernacle
Aus
Tabernacle
Connelly Springs
Labor and Capital praised by reform leaders
From testimonials, leaders including John Stelle and Avuacast Post endorse E A Allen's Labor and Capital as a valuable reform work. Reviews highlight its fair labor farm movement analysis, clear treatment of wealth distribution, and illustrations. The Progressive Farmer advertises the book at $2.00, with mail offers and club deals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W.E. Farmer
Joan P. Stelle
Farmers’ Mutual Benefit Association
Mr. Vernon, Inc
Avuacast Post
National Farmers’ Alliance
Moulton
Iowa
Labor and
Farm Movement
Txos
J. Oolling
Bellbuckele
Allen
Rand Capital
Taz Progressivearmer
Progressive Farmer
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Guller
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State Agency Department
N.K. Fairbank Company
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