National Farmers Alliance and Union Executive Board Officials
The roster lists officials for the National Farmers Alliance and Industrial Union with names and posts including president J F Willetts Topeka vice president H Snavely secretary treasurer Col D P Denion and executive board members L Loucks Mann Page I KE Dean H C Demming Marion Butler and others. North Carolina state alliance officers follow with Cyrua Thompson president John Graham vice president W Barnes treasurer J T Hoover steward W N Stawel chaplain Rev P H Massey and other roles. It notes representation and judiciary committees and a push to ensure papers advocate the Ocala platform and stay in the alliance listings.
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Anon
J. F. Willetts
Topeka
Kan
H. ©. Snavely
Lebscretary
D. P. Denion
Columbia
8. C
L. Loucks
Huron
Mann Page
Brandon
Virginia
I. KE. Dean
Honcove Falls
New York
H. C. Demming
Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Marion Butler
Raleigh
Judiciary
N.c. R
de. Cyrua Thompson
Richlands
Jno
Graham
Ridgeway
N. VA
W. Barnes
N.C
Re Secourer
J. T. B. Hoover
City
W. N. Stawel
Villanow
N. C
P. H. Massey
Durham
Geo. T. Lane
Greenshire
Jas. E. Lyon
A D. K. Wallace
Rutherfortes
T. Ivey
Haleigh
W. Graham
Machpelah
North Aarolina Farmers State Alliance
A. F. Hileman
Concord
Trinity, N. C
James M. Mewborne
Kinson, N. C
Farming and Livestock Advice From An Early Agrarian Note
Agricultural guidance covers soil types for spinach, fertilization, and manures. It emphasizes cost of poor animals, breeding, and manure timing for fruit trees. It discusses feeding pigs on clover, spring fattening, and Hog feed from cottonseed products. Also mentions pruning trees in leaf to avoid bleeding and selecting apple varieties suited to leaf pruning.
Weekly Weather Crop Bulletin Week Ending Oct 5 1895 Raleigh NC
The North Carolina State Weather Service reports a very unfavourable week with below normal temperatures and frosts. Drought persists with little to no rain. cotton is a poor, nearly open crop and will be harvested early. Eastern Central and Western districts report frost, dry conditions, and damaged tobacco, peas, potatoes, turnips, and corn. Mills halted on small streams and wells drying up. Farmers struggle with fall plowing and harvesting while seeking ways to protect crops and store produce.
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Centra
Raleigh
N. C
North Carolina State Weather Service
Central District
Onions From Seed Sets or Large Onions For Fall Planting
Folklore and methods for onion cultivation from seed sets or large onions. Describes two planting systems, bed and drill layouts, spacing, soil needs, and depth. Notes fall or post Christmas planting, market timing, and varieties like Yellow Danvers and Wethersfield. Prof. A B McKay provides guidance.
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Bermuda
A.B McKay
Mississippi Agricultural College
HOW TO PACK APPLES FOR TRADE BULLETIN ADVICE
Guidance from the Trade Bulletin urges honest packing for a strong apple trade. It warns against deceptive layering by placing sound fruit at top and bottom with gnarly fruit in the middle, recommends full regulation barrels with a layer of uniformly sized apples stemmed downward, and stresses careful sorting and packing for market acceptance.
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Trade Bulletin
Packing and shipping apples and Poland China hog traits
The text advises filling barrels with sound apples, stamping each batch, and packing tightly to prevent damage, plus creating air openings for seasonal shipping. It then extols the Poland China hog for its calm nature and physical traits, calling it a typical porker with broad shoulders and deep sides.
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Poland
Poultry Yard Eggs Will Not Keep In Winter
Eggs laid for winter use must be clean as shell porosity allows filth to penetrate and cause decomposition. Long storage cannot preserve freshness. evaporation robs moisture and water content varies. Immersing in lime water helps but not entirely. Packing in salt offers short term preservation for home use.
The Cause of Small Eggs
The Farmers' Voice notes improved poultry quality raises egg size. Northern eggs fetch higher prices due to better breeds, while the South lags from slower breed introduction. Heat is not the main cause. neglect of breeding and reduced care hinder improved egg production.
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North
Tar for Poultry Says Tar May Fortify Chicken Houses
A Farmers' Voice note argues tar on poultry house walls after thorough cleaning helps health and durability. It recommends tar in joints and crevices, whitewash over, and even a lump in drinking water to deter cholera and vermin.
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C. W. Norris
Feeding on Farms and Poultry Diet Changes
Farmers who raise poultry now emphasize feeding changes as pivotal for laying eggs. The article notes a shift from neglect to improved methods, contrasting current practice with the old view that poultry required little attention, akin to routine chores like baking or cleaning.
Hens On The Farm How Winter Feeding Boosts Laying
The article notes hens roam near cattle in winter and depend on varied feeding. It stresses farmer errors in overfeeding grain, recommends lean meat or bran and linseed meals, and suggests balanced, mineral rich diets plus three meals daily. It advises corn mainly for market birds, not fattening fowl, and stresses clean housing for rapid fattening.
Free Coinage Debate and Money Power Allegations
Prominent Birmingham attorney John W. Tomlinson extols free coinage of silver citing fairness to debtors, gold shortages, and dual metals as stabilizers. The piece accuses Wall Street and Bank of England policy of oppressing wealth producers, plus a scathing critique of efforts to manipulate public opinion through subsidized editorials and broadside literature delivered to rural voters.
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John W. Tomlinson
Birmingham
Ala
The
New York Mercury
Bank of England
Republic
Farm Record
Golfbug den
Williams Street
New York City
American Press Association
Calvin Tompkins
Fountains of Public Information
Chicago Express
Arena
Boston
Also Mentioned on This Page
National Farmers’ Alliance and Industrial Union
Carolina Farms
State Alliance Judiciary Committee
John Graham
Gatesville
J.¢. Harrell
Whiteville
V.j Candler
Acton
Rts Carolina Reform Press Association
Fbevra
J. L. Ramsey
Aesaneom Butler
Jones
Peneve
Ney
Curle
Progressive Farmer
Raleigh- Nn
Caucasiag
Raleigh, Co
Hickory
Aatie Whitakers
Ame
Reiver Dam
Preis Lumberto Sthasthete
S.C
nAatchman
Agriculture
Cook
Colorado
Vermont
G. Yy King
Wisconsin
Kansas State Board of Agriculture
Kansas
Ohio
Hebron
Mr. Tomlinson
Wall Street
Bland
Harris
Morgan
Teller
Wolcott
Dubois
Tennessee
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