National Farmers Alliance and Industrial Union Directory
A list of officers and executives of the National Farmers Alliance and Industrial Union and the North Carolina Farmers State Alliance. Includes presidents secretaries treasurers and judiciary members with names and cities such as Topeka Seba Columbia and Raleigh. Also notes affiliated press papers and a pledge that papers failing to advocate the Ocala platform will be dropped from the list.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
de. T. T. Speight
Lewis Done
Geo. T. Lane
Greensio
N.C
Ancaians
Jas. E. Lyon
J. R. Hancock
Reensboro
N. Cc
W. H. Worth
Business Fund
W. Pere Machpelah
N. C
North Carolina Farmers’ State Alliance
Marioneres
J. Ne Eoka
A. F. Hileman
Papens
Aogressive Farmer
State Organ
Raleigh
Jbucasiad
Mercury
Hickory
Tattler
Whitakers
Beaver Dam
Lumberton
People’s Paper
Charlotte
Vestibule
Concord
Plow-Boy
Wadesboro
Pension Blade
Peanut
Agriculture notes on crops, fertilizing, and farming practices
The article surveys strawberry bed preparation and rotation, recommends early sowing, heavy manure, and selecting bed plants that have never fruited. It discusses corn yields in drills, rising use of separators, and the value of clover and pea vine fodder, with favorable notes on crimson clover as a fodder plant. It also notes market demand for strawberries peas and early vegetables and examples of wheat growing at high elevations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alps
Brazil
Caucasus
Abyssinia
Peru
Bolivia
Mid Atlantic
Stacking Green Clover for Silage Advancing Farm Feeding
Frank E. Emery recounts 1887 experiments with stacked green clover silage as a substitute for hay. He describes stacking methods, yields, animal acceptance, and the benefit of large stacks for efficient preservation, noting European origins and later trials in New York and Massachusetts.
Question on manure handling and composting methods
The letter asks for the best method to prepare stable manure for spreading and whether piling aids or hinders heating. It notes debate over acid composting agents and requests Bryan Tyson's expert guidance. The note adds advice on early spraying to defend against pests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marley's Mills
N. C
Tax Progressive Farmer
Bryan Tyson
Tyson
W. A. Underwood
Insect Protection Advice for Melon Vines Found in Letter
A reader from Burnieton NC shares practical melon cultivation tips. He cites an April Bryan Tyson article on carbonic acid gas and proposes planting in crowded patches to lure pests away from hills, plus a controlled burning method to reduce insects. He also notes a simple home dairy tester using milk in glasses to gauge cream or butter yield from cows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burnieton
Bryan Tyson
Joan A. Jones
Weekly Weather Crop Bulletin for Week Ending April 29 1895
The central office at Raleigh reports the past week as the season’s kindest so far with above normal temperatures and abundant sunshine. Early cotton is up and strawberries are shipping. heavy rain in the Central and Eastern districts slowed farm work. Potatoes show pests, corn and cotton progress, and agricultural commentary urges better farming and crop diversification over cotton dependence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Carolina
Frank E. Emery
CrnTral Office
Raleigh
N. C
North Carolina State Weather Service
Central 4
Rise and Fall of the Cotton Crop in 1895
The wet spring and constant rainfall will likely shrink the cotton area more than conventions. Farmers plan leaf cotton and delayed prep may cut 1895 plantings, risking higher prices next fall and renewed frantic planting in 1896. The low cotton price is pushing diversification and better farming in the South.
Good One On Mr Turner Inspires Hillsboro Crowd
A Hillsboro observer recalls Hon Josiah Turner delivering an agricultural speech to farmers about clover and farming while his wife teasingly quips a joke about him at home tending beets. Also notes pear trees at New York Experiment Station yielded five times more fruit with Bordeaux spray after bloom to curb scab. A Jersey Bulletin writer shares a 15 year dairy experience praising regular milking and a ration of peas corn oats with wheat bran and kitchen parings for mild cows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
James Wood
Mt. Kisco
N. Y
State Experimenttation
Geneva
Framingham
Mass
New York
F. W. Massey
N. C
Josiah Turner
Hillsboro
Hillsboro Observer
New York Experiment Station
Jersey Bulletin
Great Value of the Sweet Potato on the Farm
Correspon ce of the Progressive Farmer explains how sweet potatoes yield high profits per acre, how to feed hogs with boiled mash, and the cost benefits of sweet potato farming. It covers boiler construction, proper manure, transplanting sprouts, depth for planting, vine cuttings, and storage. It ends with a note on coffin coverings in Russia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. C
Patent Office
Bryan Tysom
Also Mentioned on This Page
Ng National Farmers’ Alliance and Industrial Union
J. F. Willetts
Topeka
Fee
H. C. Snavely
Seb- Prectary
Col
D. P. Dun
Columbia
8. C
L. Loucks
Huron
Maine
Brandon
L. E. Dean
Ioso
H. C. Demag
Sectary
Harrisburg
Pennsyl
Marion Butler
Judiciary
A. Southworth
Denver
Colo
W. Beck
Alabama
D. Davie
Kentucky
Carolina Farmers
Allance
J. M. Mewborne
Kinston
Fife
A. C. Shuford
New
W. 8. Barnes
Cyrus Thompson
Richars
N. Seward
J. T. B. Hoover
Elm City
ATE Alliance Judiciary Committee
Jno. Brady
Gatesville
J. Harrell
Whiteville
John Graham
Ridgeway, N
North Carolina Reform Press Association
Officera
J. Z L. Ramsey
Marton Butler
W.W. S. James
Agriculture
Orange Judd
Ireland
MR. Turner
Russia
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