03 Mar 1896
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Newspaper
The Progressive Farmer
Location
Raleigh, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 03, 1896
Page
1
A list of officers for the South Carolina Farmers State Alliance and associated state and county bodies, including presidents vice presidents secretaries treasurers and judiciary members from multiple districts. It also names the state alliance judiciary committee and affiliated reform press papers.
The column urges mixed feeds for growing stock with oats or bran preferred to corn and notes small amounts of corn when available. It praises Canadian rutabagas for export, cautions on early drying off of heifers, and extols the light wooden silo for ensilage. It also discusses sheltering stock, fattening economics, and Maryland Experiment Station cattle trials with balanced versus corn cob rations showing higher gains on balanced feeds.
A reader from New York asks why after 15 years of compost and nitrogen rich manures, corn yields declined though stalks stay healthy. Cornell experts explain mineral depletion, especially phosphoric acid, from continuous fertilization and suggest clover cover crops, subsoil additions, lime, and balanced phosphate-rich manures to restore fertility. The article also urges feeding soil, diversified crops, and farmer literacy to sustain productivity.
The author argues idle land and idle labor waste energy and wages. Resting a farm hand or letting land lay fallow harms future yield, as recreation and preparation activities like plowing and fertilizing should precede productive seasons. Both labor and land benefit from planned idle periods to improve long term output.
Henry Stewart of North Carolina explains an early potato system allowing freezing tolerant tubers. Plant in February or March with double ridge protection, then level ridge after frost risk. May to July main planting for succession. dormant seed kept by burying tubers two feet deep. Northern regions harvest then plant, yielding up to 50 percent more.
The article notes severe wind storms damaged valley woodlands with many trees blown down. It highlights red and black oaks showing heart rot and disease, making them prone to failure. It discusses management strategies to protect and maintain woodland health amid these conditions.
A survey notes sprouts from stumps fail to mature into trees, crowding out other species and inviting heartwood decay. It also discusses curing meats through smoking with oak and hickory, and advises storage advice. The piece addresses peanut oil prospects in the South, favorable Florida lands, and a forecast of profit for new varieties of strawberries and gooseberries, with expert commentary from J W Adams.
The Delaware Experiment Station warns peach rot can be controlled at under two cents per tree per spray. Five or six applications boosted yield and sound fruit up to tenfold, though the last two sprays may be unnecessary in many seasons. A weakened Bordeaux mixture of six pounds copper sulfate and six pounds lime to 45 gallons water was most effective.
The American Agriculturist notes that adding three ounces of Paris green to one formula serves as an insect protector, while copper acetate eight ounces per 45 gallons of water is an equally effective but incompatible alternative. Rot damage doubles with two sprayings vs four or six. Two sprayings before bloom opening yield better results than later applications. Five sprays begun after bloom shed prove far less effective than two before bloom opened, and four sprays after fruit set are less effective than two prior applications. When two sprays are used, one before bud opening and another when fruit is half grown gives better results than both before bloom.
An ERS DULLES column argues Denmark pursues foreign markets with energy and intelligence. It praises Danish peasants for entrepreneurial efforts in locating goods for England and other markets, contrasting with American butter exports that are small and priced modestly. The piece credits individual initiative over government action.
A descriptive plan for a narrow long cow barn 50 cows, 25 by 108 feet, 14 feet high, with a 4 foot litter space, built of light timber and balloon framing. It argues lower cost than a square bank barn, improves ventilation, suggests silo proximity, and details cost estimates and feeding flow for streamlined dairy operations.
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