National Farmers Alliance and Industrial Union Officials List
The document lists officers and committees of the National Farmers Alliance and Industrial Union, detailing president, treasurer, secretary, executive board, judiciary, state alliance, and affiliated papers. It names J. F. Willetts Topeka and C. Snavely Leb, among others, with regional appointments and state-level judiciary and executive roles. It notes the Carolina Reform Press Association and several member papers, emphasizing adherence to the Ocala platform and removal of noncompliant publications.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carolina Reform Press Association
Ioers
J. L. Ramsey
Jon Butler
W. S. ‘Was
Pensive Farmer
State Organ
Raleigh
N. C
Asian
N.C
Lary
Hickory
Ler
Whitakers
Dome
Beaver Dam
Lumberton
People’s Paper
Charlotte
Yestitute
Concord
Agriculture advice on soil prep and stock farming methods
A fragment on soil preparation for fruit crops compares plowing and pulverizing with other crops and urges mulching to lengthen the fruit season. It extols improved stock, noting draft breeds double value, and discusses feeding, litter, and management of swine and horses for better productivity.
Late fall sod plowbacks reduce next season clover yield
The article notes that plowing clover sod late in fall and sowing winter grain prevents a good clover catch next year due to poor soil conditioning and rot creating furrow collapse. It advises fall timothy seeding if clover is not viable, and suggests rolling as a possible fix though furrow failure remains common. The second snippet states manure quality improves as animals fatten, being inferior when lean and better as flesh increases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Timothy
Diversified farming praised as future for Northwest farms
The Northwestern Farmer notes diversified farming can outpace wheat as a sole crop. It cites Minnesota examples of eight acres yielding more than many wheat farms, and a Utah irrigation case showing total annual receipts around $8,000 on 80 acres with mixed crops, pasture, bees, and orchard. It urges applying manure now to improve soil ahead of winter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Northwest
Minnesota
South Dakota
Utah
Joel Shoemaker
Shoemaker
Northwestern
Tobacco culture and fertilization guidance for diverse tobaccos
Correspondence discusses soil preparation, cultivation, and curing variations by region and tobacco type. Emphasizes potash in available form, warns against crude salts like kainit due to chloride content, and favors high grade sulphate. Summarizes Virginia and North Carolina fertilizer experiments, noting dried blood as a superior nitrogen source and cautioning nitrate effects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Seaboard
Kamit
Maj. Ragland
Virginia
N. C
W. F Massey
Horticulture tips for raspberry cultivation and cane management
A correspondent outlines raspberry growing advice in hills eight feet apart, recommending ten feet spacing for airflow and yield. He urges hoeing, manuring, and cultivation, with four to six canes per hill, keeping only strong new canes, and using a cultivator to suppress suckers. Maintain canes around six feet high for a better crop.
Transplanting Evergreens In Early Spring Guidance From Farmers' Voice
Evergreens are harder to trans plant than deciduous trees but starting in early spring before growth begins eases the process. Transplant young trees twice more after two year intervals, avoiding four transplantations before sale. Advice favors nursery rows and gradual setup to reach 18 inches to two feet before permanent planting, promising two to three feet annual growth in good soil.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
Telegraphic Typewriter System Claims 200 WPM
A St. Louis inventor unveils a rapid telegraphy method using a perforated ribbon and automatic letter selection. Messages are printed directly on a typewriter, transferred via synchronized machines, and reproduced instantly at distant ends, promising tenfold speed over Morse and delivery on page form.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
New York
Washington
Feeding Capons and Poultry Yard Setup Advice
Capons should eat soft feed with ample water after caponizing and recover quickly. Monitor wind puff and vent air by prickling the skin, then let the bird run free after a day or two. A well-ventilated, dry coop with easy-clean roosts, nest boxes, dust bath, and grit ensures comfort. N. J. Shepherd Miller Co Mo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. J. Shepherd
Miller Co
The Craig System in Telegraph Monopolies
An exposé attributes vast wealth to the Telegraph monopoly ring through consolidation and control of market news. It argues for a postal telegraph approach with Craig Machine methods, proposing ten cent ten word messages and twenty cent per hundred words for press items, urging readers to respond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Western Union
Ring Bureau
Telegraph
Exchange Board
Washington
Craig
National Treasury
S. F. Star
In-Breeding in Fowls: Pros and Cons for Amateurs
The article argues both sides of close breeding in poultry. It warns that in-breeding reduces vigor unless strong stock prevails, but can fix traits quickly. It advises amateurs avoid close Matings, rotate cocks yearly, and avoid brother-sister pairings while maintaining pure strains when possible.
The Poultry Quarters on the Farm
The Farmers' Voice argues roosting in trees or on fences avoids damaged stock when most fowls are hatched in spring and summer. It notes many birds are sold in summer and early fall, so dry, roomy quarters are needed to keep those remaining through the season.
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National Farmers’ Alliance and Industrial Union
J. F. Willetts
Topeka
Ae C. Snavely
Leb ‘Eesary
Col
D. P. Dun- Columbie
8. C
Loucks
Huron
D. Mann
Allish de
Oise Thompson
Jno
Graham
Ridge
Barnes
Ccuver
J- T. B. Hoover
Lmn
W. N. Seawell
Villa Apiain
P. H. Massey
Dursteerpen-Glee
T. Lane
Greensites
Jas. E. Lyon
Ram
N.C. Iveant-at Arms
A. D. K. Wallace
Erforiton
N. C. Ite
T. Ivey
Ral
N.C. Jastee
W. Isham
Machee Outive Committee OF
North
Olina Farmers’ State Alliance
Agriculture
Clover
Machine Telegraphy
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