North Carolina Farmers' State Alliance Members and Agriculture Advice
North Carolina Farmers' State Alliance leaders listed with officers and judiciary. agriculture notes stress cattle feeding, corn silage value, blue grass benefits, and Clover hay making. Practical methods for harvesting, curing, stacking, and threshing crimson clover seed are given by Frank E. Emery from the N. C. Experiment Station.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. T. Speight
Lewisoa
N.C
Geo. T. Lane
Greenscoro
N. C
Jas. E. Lyon
Durham
N. G
J. R. Hancock
Greensboro
N. O
Goldsboro
J. J. Long
Eoka
A- F. Hileman
Concord
State Alliance
Ino. Brady
Gatesville
J. F. Harrell
Whiteville
John Graham
Ridgeway
T. Ivey
North Carolina
Frank E. Emery
N. C. Experiment Station
Storing Green Clover and garden soil notes
A correspondent from The Progressive Farmer discusses stacking green clover in a house and whether to stack on ground or frame. The letter also notes garden soil needs and that well drained heavy land, cultivated with rich manure, yields better crops than sandy soil despite early promise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gum Neck
N.C
Frank E. Emery
J. L. Cooper
Southern cow peas praised as nutritious low cost staple
Edwin Montgomery extols the Southern cow pea in the Southern Live Stock Journal noting its palatability, nitrogen content, and ease of cultivation. He argues for daily use by families and suggests white and lighter varieties are most presentable and marketable to Northern consumers. The piece references two companion items from the Farmers' Tribune about parity and international agreement and labels two goldbug fakers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edwin Montgomery
Southern Live Stock Journal
Weekly Weather Crop Bulletin for Week Ending May 13 1895
The North Carolina Weather Service reports a week with rainfall near normal but wet ground early, hindering plowing. Temperatures ran high then cooled, vegetation advanced, wheat oats and truck crops looked good. Eastern district saw uneven rainfall, some corn stands poor, hail damaged tobacco beds in Pitt. Central district had limited plowing due to wet ground, overall favorable for crops with some counties hit by rains. Western district had frequent showers slowing farm work but overall rapid growth. crimson clover ready to cut and fruit outlook good. The bulletin calls for a week of continuous fair weather to finish planting and improve crops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. C
Central Ormex
Raleigh
North Carolina State Weather Service
Pitt
Columbus
Brunswick
New Hanover
Onslow
Wayne
Craven
Carteret
Pender
Northampton
Nash
Robeson
Person
Chatham
Orange
Johnston
Richmond
Randolph
Alamance
Anson
Cumberland
Montgomery
Guilford
Russet Apples Describe and Recipe Steps
The article extols winter russet apples for flavor and texture when other winter varieties fail. It notes their historic use and suggests a ginger lemon apple preserve recipe using sugar, lemon juice, yellow peel, and candied ginger. Cook fruit until tender, prepare a syrup, add chips of lemon peel and ginger, then finish by pouring thickened syrup over the fruit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Justice Shallow
Strawberries flourish in West Tennessee soil and climate
R H Fisher in Southern Horticulturist notes since 1866 West Tennessee has expanded strawberry production for Northern and foreign markets. He cites soil, moisture, and rapid drainage, plus a dense railroad network, as key factors enabling large shipments and other crops like tomatoes and cantaloupes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West
Tennessee
West Tennessee
R H. Fisher
Pruning Apple Trees Growth and Staking Facts
A nursery apple tree needs little pruning in its first two years. Lower limbs removed early cause sap to rise to the top, risking an upright balance and heavy top. Proper timing avoids staking at transplant and gradually shapes the head by removing a few lower limbs yearly for clearance under the trunk.
Pruning and tree shaping for strong apple trees
The article advises shaping young apple trees to form an upright trunk with properly angled branches. It warns against dual scions, recommends pruning before sap rises, and notes autumn or dormancy as best. It also stresses neat top balance with roots and warns about overgrown tops harming yield. Haying advances require better meadows and modern machinery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wagner
Lewiston Journal
Brunswick County Meeting Endorses Representative Drew and Reform
At the April 11 1895 Brunswick County Farmers Alliance meeting resolutions praised the last legislature and Rep W W Drew and pledged to vote against any future nonmember candidates. They urged publication of the resolutions to The Progressive Farmer and the Caucasian and affirmed steady progress toward equal rights and loyalty to reform. The page also notes agricultural notes on whey and pig feeding with wheat middlings to improve digestion and growth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brunswick County Farmers’ Alliance
W. W. Drew
Brunswick County Alliance
Progressive Farmer
Gero. H. Cannon
Isaac Jenrette, JR
Also Mentioned on This Page
National Farmers’ Alliance and Industrial Union
Rae
J. F. Willetts
Co Kan
H. O. Snavely
Lennon
Col
D. P. Duncan
Columbia
8. C
B. le
Mann Page
Brandon
L E. Dean
Honeage Pe Falls
Neark
H. O
Marion Butler
Vans. Judiciary
Southworth
Denver
Colo. Bams
Beck
Ala
D. Davie
Kentucky
Sents Carolina Farmers’ State Alliance
J. M. Mewborne
Kinston
X. C. Pene
C. Shuford
New
W. “Soxtay
Barnes
Epee Thompson
Richward
J. T. B. Hoover
Jim City
North Carolina Reform Press Association
Ofcers
J. L. Ramsey
Aarton Butler
wW.s. Barnes
Ppaperr
Mer
State Organ
Hickory
Whitakers
Beaver Dam
Lambertor Charlie Ved
Ner
Naow Blade
Orm
Agriculture
Blymyer Iron Works Co
Cin“nati
Ohio
Green Clover
Farmers’ Tribune
Sherrill
Durham Sun
Illinois
South
Lexington Dispatch
Dispatch
Bro. Sherrill
STRA
Tberries
Brunswick County Meeting
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