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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

Nov 03, 1896

Page

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North Carolina Farmers State Alliance officers and papers list

A segment listing officers and judiciary for the North Carolina Farmers State Alliance including president H C Snavely and treasurer R A South, plus executive committee members, judiciary panel, and state press affiliates such as Aggressive Farmer Raleigh and The State Organ. The document urges papers to maintain the list and promote the Ocala platform.

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Agriculture notes on farming value and market trends

The article argues for better farm education and modern practices. It cites 165 Wisconsin Duty School graduates running creameries or cheese factories and notes the impact of improved machinery and soil management on productivity. It discusses hog fattening, feed, and timing for market readiness.

Apples and flowers urge better farming practices

A farmer warns against letting fruit lie under trees to curb grub outbreaks and urges mulching for gooseberries and strawberries. The piece extols flowers for morale, details peach tree benefits, and advocates proper beets, mangels, and winter storage. It also covers peacocks, pheasants, and family farming ethics, plus prune cultivation and market potential.

How to Decide Composting or Hauling Manure

The article weighs manure handling choices based on storage facilities and land. If using uncovered piles, haul and spread promptly. if using a sheltered pit, composting before field application improves conditions but requires careful setup. It details pit design, moisture, mixing, and heating to destroy weed seeds and enhance decomposition. It also discusses trusts and government action, plus agricultural concerns on nitrogen, potash, and soil cover to prevent winter washing.

Will the new woman take to farming and field work

An editorial argues that modern farming relies on machines not muscle and that women can operate equipment like sulky plows disc barrows and corn planters with helpers for rough tasks. It notes women already milk churn and care for butter and suggests women could work in farming if needed, but prefers homemaking as the highest calling.

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Keeping Bees on Shares and Feeding Arrangements

A Q A from American Bee Journal discusses feeding bees kept on shares when stores run low. G M Doolittle of Boredino, NY asks who furnishes feed to stimulate or prevent starvation. The answer urges explicit written agreements covering emergencies and living by a Christian principle, noting potential harm to feelings and pockets if no clear terms exist.

G. M Doolittle Boredino N. Y American Bee Journal

Peach orchard culture by Massey for South soils

Prof Massey advises timing cultivation for peach trees, thinning summer work and using cow peas with acid phosphate and potash as cover crop. He recommends shallow July cultivation, then sowing peas to die as winter mulch, preserving soil nitrogen and preventing erosion to protect tree growth and fertility.

W. F. Massey New Yorker

Winter protection for small fruits in northern climates

An article urges thorough winter protection for blackberries, raspberries, and grapes by laying down plants and covering with dirt or mulch and notes the value of mulching. It details step by step how to anchor and cover bushes, then highlights spring uncovering, the importance of this practice, and includes a broad digression on land availability and railroad rights.

Zere M. A. Thayer

Also Mentioned on This Page

Ggy National Farmers Aoa Mann Page Brandon E .O H. C. Snavely Leb- S. Oeere Ary R. A. Southearth Deavers Col G. L. Loucks Huron W. Peer Cogean Station J. PF W. L. Peeke Southworth Denver Cols Bec *K Alabama D. Davie Kentucky Srg DAEOE Cyrus Thompson Graham Ridge Barnes Conan W. N. Seawell Villaon P. H. Massey J. T. B. Hoover Elm City N.cooper Geo. T. Lane Greenscent Jas. E. Lyon Serpeant At Arms A. D. K. Wallace Rutherfordton N. Cc T. Ivey Historo N. C Eagd Fund Machpelah North Rolina Farmers’ State Alliance F. Hileman Ecclish Trinity James M. Mewborne Kinson Fate Alliance Judiciary Committee John Brady Gatesville Dr. le Harrell Ywhiteville T. J. Candler Acton, N. Co Tects Carolina Reform Press Association Giieera J. L. Ramsey Beetus On Builer W. 8. Igrves Agriculture Wisconsin Duty School Ireland Denmark P’reon Germany Peach Orchard Population and Products
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