E Farm ers Alliance From A Personal Point Of View
Fred Merritt delivers a passionate defense of farmers organizing through the Alliance. He critiques
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The Progressive Farmer in Raleigh, North Carolina
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Newspaper
The Progressive Farmer
Location
Raleigh, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 22, 1892
Page
4
How Shall Moore County Farmers Improve Their Lands
Practical advice urges growing clover, cowpeas, rye or similar green crops then turning them under to boost soil fertility. Use 200 pounds guano per acre plus green crops to effectively raise input, potentially to 600 800 pounds per acre. By perennial turning, yields can triple, with clover best, peas vines next, rye third. Oregon peas praised for turning under. A test: broadcast guano on oats, turn under, plant peas, then wheat, may double next season.
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Morrisville Alliance
Wake County
Fred Merritt
Sr. Crispens
T. K. Bruner
Oregon
England
N. W. Woodfin
Buncombe County
Ryan Tyson
Prosperity
N. C
Craven County Alliance Letters Support Polk and Ocala Platform
A Craven County Alliance meeting reaffirms support for the Ocala platform and for Be Polk as national president. The letter commends Col Polk for efforts to restore fraternal sectional ties and calls for prosperity through Alliance principles. The report includes hopes for the St Louis convention and requests publication of resolutions in The Progressive Farmer.
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Sanps
N.C
Borror
Daniel Boone Alliance
Ovala
Progressive Farmer
Col. Polk
Rtisan
North Caro Ena
Court House
Rome Burns
M. G. Grecory
Craven County Alliance
Mer. Eorror
Craven County Farmers’ Alliance
Ocala
Polk
North Carolina
Bro. Butler
St. Louis
W.B Lang
H. H. Perry
J. C. Thomas
Epior
Mi Creek Alliance
Col. L. I
Algo
Letter from Beaufort Calls for Education and Citizenship
A lengthy address urges Alliance members to educate themselves and act as informed citizens, stressing knowledge as power and the need to study government policies. It urges unity, principled action, and caution against prejudice, ending with resolutions endorsing the Gent a platform and farm laborers rights.
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Mr. Borror
Brethren of the Alliance
Webster
Fifty Clubs Vie for Top Honors in Progressive Farmer
In this period spanning November 1 to 15, readers note a contest across fifty clubs under the Progressive Farmer banner. Participating groups compete for statewide recognition with reports detailing entries, standings, and notable achievements.
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Progressive Farmer
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