National Farmers Alliance and Industrial Union and North Carolina State Alliance Officers
Lists officers and executive board members for the National Farmers Alliance and Industrial Union and the North Carolina Farmers Alliance. Includes presidents secretaries treasurers and appointees with names and hometowns across Virginia North Carolina South Dakota Alabama Kentucky New York and other locales.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Farmers’ Alliance and Industrial Union
O. Vincent
Indianapolis
Ind
W. P. Bricker
Cogan Station
Mann Page
Brandon
R.A. Southworth
Denver
Col
John Brenig
W. Va
A. B. Welch
New York
J. W. Stokes
A. Southworth
R. W. Beck
Alabama
X. D. Davie
Kentucky
North Carolina Farmers’ State Arena
F. Hileman
Bacer
N. C
O. English
Trinity
James
Mewborne
Kinson
N.C
Agriculture notes on farming practices and misused odors
A collection of rural guidance discusses safe stable design to ease fire exit, soil improvement through liming and green manuring, and the avoidance of feeding odorous silage before milking. It advises seed corn exchanges, selective breeding for poultry and cattle, wary adoption of general lectures, and prudent labor management to keep hired help essential.
Florida Farmers Adapt After Great Freeze of 95
The Chicago Record notes Florida farmers shifted from orange groves to diversified crops after the 1895 freeze. Many moved to truck farming, growing peas, beans, cabbages, lettuce, and strawberries for winter markets with profits of 400 to 500 dollars per acre. Pineapple protection and Cuban tobacco cultivation expanded, aided by seed distribution and expert guidance, creating lasting regional industries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florida
Bermuda
Bahamas
Georgia
Cuba
Gadaden County
Gulf
Georgia Line
H R. Duval
Florida Central
Vuelta Abajo
Quincy
New York
Duval
Growing Sugar Beets Stock Feed Study Urges Local Cultivation
The Ohio Experiment Station bulletin urges farmers to learn beet cultivation as a valuable stock food and as a preparation for future beet sugar factory prospects. It notes the high capital needed to establish plants and argues that demonstrated beet quality and cultivation ability favor site selection for new sugar operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio Experiment Station
New Uses for Alfalfa Spotlighted by City Leader
The piece notes alfalfa cured for tea as a substitute for Japanese tea, praised by Mayor Du Bois of Denver for health benefits and potential to curb tea imports. It mentions soy bean seed as a failed coffee substitute, and cites Er. Page near Dixon, Illinois, pursuing ginseng as a northern latitude crop with seed valued at $2 per ounce and an acre worth about $1,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mayor du Bois
Denver
Japan
Er. Page
Dixon, Lil
Page
South
Enormous artichoke yields push hog feed ideas
An Iowa farmer reports artichokes yielding 900 to 1500 bushels per acre and notes hogs prefer artichokes to corn, with said roots rich in sugar. Advice covers proper barn discipline, manure use, and rotating corn soil to curb smut damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Col
John Scott
Iowa
Western Stock Journal
Corn Smut Losses in Smutted Corn Reach Twenty Five Percent
Experiments from Bulletin No. 62 of the Kansas Experiment Station record nearly 25 percent loss in weakened smutted corn stalks. Of 2984 stalks, 724 affected. over three years 200,000 plants in about 500 fields examined. Infection peaks in June and July, occurs in growing tissues after plants reach three feet, and spreads from spores of previous year or field spores. Dry seasons, dry locales, recent manuring, and proximity to stables raise smut incidence. seed soaking fungicides are ineffective.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas Experiment Station
Wave of Prosperity Reaches Maine in Trade List
Local Ashbland Maine newspaper notes a novelty report detailing a wave of prosperity with trades in kind. Readers offered trout tongue salmon whitefish or chubs as payment for subscriptions at the office. Sucker and thorn pout may follow if needed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ashbland
Horticulture Purchasing Fruit Trees
The article warns buyers about unreliable agents and nurseries when purchasing fruit trees, urging purchases direct from reputable firms or nurseries. It notes stock quality issues, improper handling, and sun or wind damage, and offers guidance on selecting stock via local nurseries or seed catalogs. It mentions Frank Leslie's Popular Monthly content and features.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Leslie
Also Mentioned on This Page
Carolina Farmers’ Stats Alliance
Cyrus Thompson
Richlands
4. A
Jno
State Alliance Judiciary
John Brady
Gatesville
Dr. J
Harrell
Whiteville
T.J. Candler
Acton, N. C
Nerth Carolina Reform Press Association
Ent
L. Ramsey
Ation Butler
W. Sarnes
Carolina Watchman
Ace Hach
Ocala Pla
Agriculture
Los Angeles
Cal
Sumatra
Havana
Tapero
Chicago
England
Maine
Washington
White House
Merch
Joanna R. Nicholls
A. Oakey Hall
Inents
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