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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 17, 1896

Page

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National Farmers Alliance and Industrial Union Officers Listed

The document lists officers for the National Farmers Alliance and Industrial Union and the Carolina Farmers State Alliance. It names presidents, secretaries, treasurers, executive boards, judiciary members, lecturers, wardens, keepers, sergeants at arms, agents, and committee members with city and state designations.

Jeri Carolina Farmers’ State Alliance Cyrus Thompson Stands V.C Inc. Graham Ridge ‘Cretary W. 3. Barnes Isboro N. C J. T. B. Hoover Elm City Iward W. N. Seawell Villa Or P. H. Massey Geno T. Lane Greens Asiatant Jas. E. Lyon Urham N.C D. EK. Wallace Itherforzton T. Ivey Huls m0 Husten Business Agency Fund—Wraham Machpelah North Arolina Farmers’ State Alliance F. Hileman Concord N. English Trinity James M. Ivorne Kinson Alliance Judiciary Committee John Brady Gatesville Dr. J. Harrell Whiteville T. Joier Acton

Agricultural musings on crops and farming wisdom

The article surveys farming topics from wheat and tomato prices to crop diversification and farm management. It notes price shifts in Indiana tomato districts, discusses land profits from walnuts, and reflects on breeding, sowing, and pig growth while urging farmers to maintain tools, preserve stock, and improve farm homes for attracting workers.

Indiana Mark Hanna Syndicate

Clinging to Old Custom Shapes Dairy Reform

A British farmer portrait shows tenacity of habit slowing reform in cheese and butter making. While cream separators spread, many still favor home dairying, yet associated dairying gains ground as Denmark and Germany push collective methods. The shift hinges on uniform quality demanded by urban tastes, with private dairies fading toward cooperative systems and a broader dairy revolution.

Denmark Germany J. P. Sieldon

A Cheap Farm Paint Recipe From Skim Milk and Cement

An old farm paint method uses two cheap ingredients skim milk and hydraulic cement mixed to cream like consistency. Applied with a four inch brush on wood brick or stone it dries to a creamy brown color and is suitable for fences outhouses and sheds. The note adds the draft horse as most economical for farmers citing its trainable nature market appeal and lower costs to raise and sell.

Berlin Anical Society

Care for farm tools and sheds, says Progressive Farmer note

A letter urges North Carolina farmers to improve tool care and organization. It recalls examples of neglect from a mower left unused for a year, and a sewing machine fixed only after a hunt for tools. The author lists essential hand tools, stresses returning items to their places, and warns of hedges near orchards as pest havens.

Wr‘er North Carolina Colahe Marcy

North Carolina Fair notes strong attendance and poultry shows

The Raleigh State Fair, praised for strong turnout despite hard times, highlights poultry displays with a Brahma pullet sold for 59 to George Vanderbilt. Cattle, swine, racing views, and Col Carr's Oconeechee Farm exhibit, featuring a five foot corn ear and a rotating Ferris wheel, mark the event. Agricultural products shine while opinions on racing differ. Top dressing with farmyard manure advised for wheat oats and grass land when carts can move.

Raleigh Fami Re Claes Agricola Rome North Carolina Asleigh George Vanderbilt Asheville Adam Col. Carr Carr Louis X W. Buacknall

Profitable Pork by Smart Feeding and Crop Planning

The article argues hogs thrive on a grass and grain mix, finishing on grain for best profits. It cites a frost year with oil meal, pumpkins, acorns, and fruit as cheap feed sources, plus rye and clover rotation improving land. Sorghum and corn crops supplement hog feed, while smart planting and forethought cut pork costs and raise returns.

Steverson National Stockman and Farmer Eoi East Liberty

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