National Farmers Alliance and Industrial Union Officials List
A fragmented roster lists officers and executive committees for the National Farmers Alliance and Industrial Union, Carolina Farmers State Alliance, and North Carolina Farmers State organizations. Includes presidents, vice presidents, secretaries, lecturers, and judiciary members with names and locations, plus references to the Carolina Reform Press Association and state papers advocating the Ocala platform. The note urges papers to remain listed on the first page if elected and to drop those not advocating the Ocala platform.
AgricultureHints For Double Cropping And Beekeeping
Agricultural guidance urges combining beekeeping with fruit growing to harvest two crops from the same land. Early fertilization aids mineral manure, with weather and soil affecting nutrient release. It notes beef breeds mature quickly for high quality meat and highlights the role of a productive farmer's wife.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hia Eilo
Tobacco and farm notes from The Progressive Farmer
Correspondence reports mixed weather impacts with Alamance fruit losses and tobacco crop plans. Tobacco prices rise amid Cuban and Philippine crop concerns. Practical guidance on chicken cholera prevention and cure is provided by B. F. Waits. Discussion covers tariffs, imports vs exports, and a call for farm prosperity through prudent livestock and crop management. James Troop from Purdue University Station closes with pest control and enforcement suggestions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Border Alliance
Oxford
Duker
Alamance
Cuba
Phillipine Islands
B. F. Waits
Dingley and the Farmer Debate Tariff Bias
The Dingley tariff bill in the U S Senate is critiqued as a political ploy aimed at farmers rather than a genuine economic adjustment. The piece argues the plan harms farmers by inflating costs while benefiting manufacturers, citing Grange sentiments and Treasury import-export data. It notes a 30 cent per bushel barley duty as illustrative of the apparent misalignment with farmer interests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dingley
United States Senate
Treasury Department
Improving the Soil Across Poor Land for Better Yields
A seasoned writer argues against buying poor land and presses for soil improvement through drainage shallow plowing and organic amendments. He cites rock removal, texture improvements with clay or coal ash, and turning to crops like turnips and clover. The piece also notes hens needing crushed egg shells for calcium and digestion.
Growing Field Peas for Feed and Soil Health
The pea crop proves easy and certain to grow with yields from 20 to 80 bushels per acre. When sown with oats the vines stay off the ground, offering valuable winter forage for cattle and sheep. Pea straw enriches soil nitrogen and serves as cheap feed with corn stalks. Peas are an early feed for hogs and aid flame growth by supplying lime and nitrogenous matter. Planting in orchards boosts soil fertility as roots loosen soil and vines shade to reduce evaporation.
San Jose scale pests threaten Indiana orchards and beyond
The San Jose scale, Agpidiotus perniciosus, is the era destroying pest, spreading from California through nurseries and infesting orchards in Ohio Illinois and southern Indiana. Growers lack knowledge of the scale’s appearance and control, risking substantial fruit losses without vigorous management.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Jose
Comstock
California
Ohio
Illinois
Indiana
Missouri Fruit Production in South Missouri 1897
A statement details acres planted in apple and peach orchards and estimated fruit production for 1897 in the big fruit growing district of South Missouri along the Kansas City Fort Scott and Memphis line from Springfield to Thayer inclusive. It lists orchard counts and projected yields by species within the defined region and period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South
Missouri
Kansas City, Fort Scott and
Memphis
Springfield
Thayer
Orchard site selection for wind, drainage and soil quality
The piece advises locating orchards away from major roads, using windbreaks to protect blossoms and fruit, choosing northern exposure to reduce late frost, ensuring good drainage, and preferring deep loams with lime. It notes a February Department of Agriculture report listing mild cows and other cattle values, with total cattle value down from six years ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Agriculture
Green Spring Diet Aids Poultry Health And Garden Pests
Poultry advice urges green food for laying birds and males as winter food ends. Save leftovers like potatoes apples turnips cabbage for greens. Also notes a farmer who uses toads to control garden insects, though they miss some pests on melons and cucumbers.
Mammoth incubator in Stroudsburg boosts poultry output
A Stroudsburg Pennsylvania duck farm operates a mammoth incubator with a 50,000 hen egg or 40,000 duck egg capacity. Patented by Mr Cyphers, it aims to reduce costs while greatly expanding poultry production in the United States and especially the South.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. H. Truslow
Stroudsburg
Truslow
Cyphers
United States
Also Mentioned on This Page
Gm National Farmers’ Alliance and Industrial Union
Mann Page
Brandon
C. Vincent
Indianpolis
Ind
W. P. Bricker
Ogan Station
P. Screamon
Charlotte
N. C
G. A. Southworth
Denver
Ooio
An. Beck
Alabama
D. Davie
Kentucky
Jeys Carolina Farmers’ State Alliiance
Cyrus Thompson
Icelands
Jno
Staward
V. N. Seawell
Villa Ow
N.C. Chaptain
P. H. Massey
Geo. T. Lane
Greens
Jas. E. Lyon
Urham
A. D. K. Wallace
Utherforton
T. Ivey
Hulstre
W. Graham
Mach
North Arolina Farmers’ State
A. F. Hileman
Hague N. C
Trinity, N. C
James Newborne
Kinson
Joe Brady
Dr. Harrell
Pees Ms
J. Eine Acton
Sriz Carolina Reform Press Association
Oficera
J. L. Ramsey
Marion Butler
W. S. Arma
N.C. N. Cc
N.C
Agriculture
Chicago Times-Herald
Gillett
Nina
Amy
Jesss
Lincoln Park
Elkhart
Europe
Mexico
Paris
London
Washington
James Troop
Purdue University Station
Missouri Fruit Production
Webster
Wright
Texas
Howell
Oregon
Mammouth
Sovurneen Pivts
Moore County Farmers’ Alliance
Vz. Wuerens
Hillsboro
State Alliance
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