National Farmers Alliance and Industrial Union Officials
Listing of officers across North and South Carolina including Marion Butler as president and J Mewborne as Carolina Farmers State Alliance president. Names cover executive boards, secretaries treasurers, lecturers, chaplains, gatekeepers, and state alliance committees. Also notes Reform Press Association members and a directive to journals to advocate the Ocala platform.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Carolina Farmers’ State Alliance
Marion Butler
Goldsboro
N. C
J. J. Long
Eoka
A. F. Hileman
Concord
North Carolina Reform Press Association
Ogicere
J. L. Ratmsey
W. Ss Jarnes
Progressive Farmer
State Organ
Raleigh
Caucasian
Sboro
Mercury
Hickory
N.C
Rattler
Whitakers
Carolina Dispatch
Hertford
Our Home
Beaver Dam
the Revolution
Marion
Onslow Blade
Peanut
Editorial tips on thrift and farming efficiency
Warmth and light aid stock health and lower feed needs. Well cared for hens beat neglected stock. proper grazing benefits cattle and sheep. Plan before selling sheep or feeding hogs. compare profits from corn versus pork. High bred animals yield better feed returns. Use clover for hens. mix with ground skin to save resources. Renovate farms systematically, fertilize one field at a time for paying crops.
Farming in Holland and Belgium by Pawnee Bill
Maj. Gordon W. Lillie details Flemish and Dutch farming in Belgium and Holland. He notes tiny Belgian plots, livestock kept in homes, draught dogs, hard soil, simple tools, and heavy reliance on dairying and cheese. He contrasts Friesland milk with Belgium butter, describes fences as dikes, and remarks on labor and cuisine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gordon W. Lillie
Belgium
Amsterdam
Holland
Maryland
Europe
Friesland
Flanders
Antwerp
Brussels
America
South Holland
Zeeland
Schelde
Hol
Boaz
Ruth
Leeuwarden
Normandy
United States
North Holland
New York
Kansas
G. W. Littie
Southern Farmers Trust Proposal Urges Price Control
John T. Roddey, New York cotton exchange member and son of a South Carolina figure, urges Southern farmers to form a Southern Farmers' Trust Company to stabilize cotton prices. He proposes a $50 to $100 million farmer-subscription capital, selling stock to planters to shield cotton from speculators and ensure farmers name prices. If successful, higher prices could save billions on large cotton yields. he seeks meetings with rural representatives to discuss implementation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colusbia
8. C
John T. Roddey
New York Cotton Exchange
South
Dea
America
North
Southern Farmers’ Trust Company
Trust Company
New York
Jon T, RoppEy
The Science of Fertilization in American Agriculture
Dr M G Elzey argues fertilization is an applied science, condemns empirical soil practices, and urges building organic matter via green fallows and animal manures. He contrasts English and American soils, notes climate and season differences, and warns commercial fertilizers alone fail without organic content. He cites farm data and promises future discussion in the Maryland Farmer. Thanksgiving tips urge plump turkeys and twice daily grain feeding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. G Elzey
Maryland Farmers’ Alliance
Maryland
Virginia College
America
England
Royal Agricultural Society of England
Baltimore County
Baltimore
Democratic Platform Fragment Highlights Silver and Tariff Debates
Fragmentary platform items advocate free silver, tariff revisions, and revenue-based duties amid punctuation errors. Mentions Cleveland, seigniorage, and distrust of trusts while noting unresolved lines and incomplete phrases.精彩
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Ohio
Arkansas
New York
Indiana
Louisiana
Kansas
Czar Reed
Also Mentioned on This Page
National Farmers’ Alliance and Industrial Union
Lice
J. L. Gilbert
Calicats
Col
D. P. Duncan
Columbia
G. L. Loucks
Huron
8. D
Mann Page
Brandon
Virginia
I. E. Dean
Honeoye Falls
Newark
H. C. Demming
Harrisburg
Pennsylvani
R. A. Southworth
Denver
Colo
R. W. Beck
Alabama
M. D. Davie
Kentucky
Carolina Farmers’ State Alliesance
J. M. Mewborne
Kinston, No
N. Ow
A. C. Shuford
Newton
Secre
W. 8. Barnes
Cyrus Thompson
Richlanda
J. T. B. Hoover
Jim City
T. T. Speight
Lewinton
WN. C
Geo. T. Lane
Greensboro
Jas. E. Lyon
Durham
J. R. Hancock
W. 8. Worth
Alliance Judiciary Committee
Jno. Brady
Gatesville
J. F. Harrell
Whiteville
Johnraham
Ridgeway
Jersey
Democratic Platform
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