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Newspaper

The Progressive Farmer

Location

Raleigh, North Carolina, United States of America

Date

Mar 16, 1897

Page

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National Farmers Alliance and Industrial Union Officers Listed

President Mann Page Brandon Virginia vice president O Vincent Indian Inland treasurer W P Bricker station Pennsylvania executive board members Mann Page Brandon R A Southworth John Breig A B Welch W Stokes judiciary officers list includes A Southworth W Beck D Davie Carolina Farmers State Alliance officers President Cyrus Thompson idlands Secretary treasurer W S Barnes lecturer J T B Hoover etc. executive committee North Carolina Farmers State Alliance officers named with towns and roles.

O. Vincent Ind.ietary W. P. Bricker Nn Station Mann Page Brandon R.aouthworth Denver Col John Breig W. Va A. B. Welch New York W. Stokes A. Southworth Colo W. Beck Alabama X. D. Davie Kentucky Cyrus Thompson Idlands D. DC No. Graham Ridgely N.Y W. 8. Barnes Disboro N. C J. T. B. Hoover Elm City Showard W. N. Seawell Villa Ow N.C W. @raiam Machpelah North Jarolina Farmers’ State Alliance A. F. Hileman Joncord Nenglish Trinity James Mewborne Kinson Alliance Judiciary Committee John Brady Gatesville Dr. Harrell Whiteville

Agricultural notes urge peas among orchards and farm tips

The article urges peas as an orchard understory crop and covers methods like early pruning, soil preparation, and wood ashes for pear trees. It notes seedmen opposing free government eds, highlights farm schools, water warmth for livestock, and new uses for skim milk. It also reports editor Luther N. Tucker’s death and mentions potassium cyanide use against pests and free mail delivery trials with high projected costs.

James Callender Luther N. Tucker Albany N. Y Gene

Soil Fertility with Cow Peas and Clover Revives Southern Lands

A Virginia Farmer argues that degraded Southern soils need humus and nitrogen from green manures like crimson clover and cow peas. Sowing times, practical use, and stock feeding are outlined, showing cheap fertility restoration versus costly fertilizers. The article also notes oats benefit from rich soil and phosphate, and compares cotton and wheat economics, highlighting cotton profitability in 1894–95.

Virginia

Possibilities in Cotton and Seed Utilization

The February Southern States magazine, from Dr. Charles W. Dabney Jr., outlines practical uses for cottonseed and long term cotton prospects. It cites potential seed value around 100 million and total crop value rising by over 40 million without enlarging acreage, with 2 million bales projected by 1920 if labor expands, noting only 5 percent of land in cotton today.

Dabney Department of Agriculture Kansas Southern States Magazine Baltimore Charles W. Dabney, Jr South

Beware of Cotton Overproduction Threat to Farm Economy

The article warns that a record spring cotton acreage is likely, driven by high prices and strong yields. It cautions that farmers may overexpand and depress markets next fall, urging practical diversification into corn, cattle, hogs and sheep to preserve income and resilience.

B. R. Advocate

Sugar corn project from North Carolina Station

The North Carolina Agricultural Experiment Station in Raleigh seeks trial partners for a developed sugar corn breed with field corn properties and table sweetness. Participants must avoid planting near field corn, return postage four cents, and report results next fall as supply lasts.

Raleigh North Carolina Agricultural Experiment Station N. C

North Carolina hops project aims for commercial farming

Experiments by Measra, Junge & Beck near Southern Pines turn from yeast hops to commercial scale. They plan 500 acres, drying houses, and to hire a New York hop district superintendent, claiming lower pole and labor costs and longer favorable picking season. The piece also surveys international scale pests and the spread of harmful insects, urging unified U.S. action and noting California's quarantine.

Measra, Junge & Beck Piney Grove Southern Pines New York North Carolina North

Self-Sucking Cows and Dairy Outlook From The Progressive Farmer

In a Progressive Farmer exchange, Frank E Emery notes remedies for self sucking cows lack reader-approval and advises fattening cows for beef as a practical outcome. EL Vincent and R J Buffaloe discuss dairy shifts from creameries to open pan butter and increasing ice house capacity, stressing better cows and local meat sufficiency.

Tae Press Bulletin Frank E Emery New York EL. Vincent

Diversified Farming: A Path to Higher Farm Profit and Independence

The article argues diversification boosts farmer resilience and earnings. By breeding game hogs, sheep, cattle, and horses and growing corn oats and fruit, a farmer can feed stock with grain and sell stock for higher returns. It urges starting livestock breeding now to reduce dependence on grain traders and maximize production from every acre.

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