National Alliances and State Union Officers Listed
A compilation of officers and executive committees for the National Farmers Alliance and Industrial Union, the Carolina Farmers State Alliance, and the North Carolina Farmers State Alliance. It names presidents vice presidents secretaries treasurers lecturers stewards doorkeepers sergeants at arms and state business agents with affiliated papers and publishers urged to advocate the Ocala platform.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oath Carolina Farmers’ State Alliance
Ae Cyrus Thompson
Csident
Jno
Graham
Ridge Co
Oretary
W. 8. Barnes
Halsboro
N. C
J. T. B. Hoover
Kim City
Tae
W. N. Seawell
Villasew
N.C
Papeert
P. H. Massey
Durham
Geo. T. Lane
Greensboro
Jan
Tes Firatie
Hey
Ocala
Agriculture notes urge practical farming and pest control
An agricultural column emphasizes timely farming wisdom from the harvest to fall wells and crop planning. It cites the U S Department of Agriculture flax experiments in Puget Sound, barley origins, and the Bordeaux fungicide. It warns of a local swindle using a double end fountain pen to forge signatures on harvesting equipment contracts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Office of Fiber Investigation
United States Department of Agriculture
Puget Sound
Western
Asia
Paris
London
Kittanning
Weekly Weather Crop Bulletin August 29 1896
This week ending Saturday August 29 1896 brought no material crop changes. Warm early in week with cooler days after rain on the 24th. drought persists in many areas. Eastern district reports rain on 24 25 27 aiding potatoes peas rice and peanuts. cotton near fruiting, turnips planted where rains occurred. haying progressing. Central district notes rain on 24 alleviating some crops but drought remains, cotton dry aging, picking underway, fodder nearly all pulled, tobacco poor. Western district records continued warmth and drought with occasional showers on the 24th benefiting late corn. cotton picking progressing with boll shrinkage and shedding, fodder and haying in progress, tobacco curing ongoing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roanoke
Central District
Richmond
Rockingham
Anson Counties
Westrkn
Progress of Agriculture Shows Farmers Shaping Modern Breeding
An editorial extols agricultural progress over the last century, noting dramatic changes in farm animals from horses to cattle and sheep, and fruit and vegetable improvements. It credits deliberate breeding and grafting for distinct traits, comparing farmer achievements to mechanization and invention, while lamenting patent protection gaps for farmers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia Record
Holstein
Guernsey
Jersey
Siloing The Farm Aids Profit And Winter Feed Supply
The article extols silage systems as economical, profitable for general and dairy farmers, and notes silos preserve nutrition, save space, resist fire, and stabilize winter rations. It endorses the Ohio No 16 silage machine from Suver Manufacturing Co. as an effective aid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sime
Ohio
Value of Cultivation and Manure Benefits
The Southern Cultivator notes that cultivation acts like manure by aerating soil and boosting manure fertility. Tilling improves decomposition and crop response, especially where soils contain more nitrogenous matter. On poorer soils tillage has limited effect, but where manure is applied cultivation enhances its value.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jethro Tull
Nature’s rain aids crop growth and weed spread in farming
The article argues that rain both sustains crops and enables weeds, noting farmers should not uproot every germinating weed. It explains beans thrive on lime-rich soils, warns against mucky loam lacking phosphate, and recommends applying 190 to 150 pounds of phosphate per acre to boost bean yields with plentiful pods and seeds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lima
Farms and Farmers News Snippets From Various Places
A collection of short notes mentions a Chili city milk station offering fresh milk or milk punch for a tr flavoured drink. It recounts a Des Moines county farmer who shot quail with craws stuffed by chinch bugs and a Pennsylvania farmer who fed 900 bushels of potatoes to 400 Canada sheep. A New York exchange notes a tiny world’s smallest colt, eight and a half pounds, eleven inches tall, from Canandaigua. It warns about engine safety as threshing season begins, urging competent operators to prevent explosions and rusted engines.
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Chili
Des Moines
Pennsylvania
Buffalo
Canada
Pittsburg
Tae
New York Exchange
Canandaigua
Walter L. Main
Circus
Northern Potatoes for Seed and Storage Tips
A guide arguing northern grown potatoes are best for seed due to short growing seasons. It explains late planting, fall digging, and burying in pits with straw and soil layers to minimize evaporation and frost. Proper sham provision keeps seed quality when stored, reducing reliance on imports.
Reasons for Spraying in Horticulture
West Virginia Experiment Station bulletin 4 argues spraying boosts profits by reducing wormy fruit and scab, improving both quantity and quality. It notes better yields of high grade fruit and less future pest damage, enabling healthier crops. The piece also cites Mr. Snow’s estimate of about 32 million sheep, a three year decline of 15.27 million, and rising wool imports from 1894 to 1895.
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West Virginia
W B. Snow
Department of Agriculture
Poultry Yard Small Flocks Grow Into Success
Suburban poultry keeping proves profitable as owners expand from small flocks to larger operations. Emphasis on pure breeds, careful selection, and monitoring results boosts productivity and profits. The article argues abandoned scrubs raise costs and urges farmers to invest in quality stock for higher returns.
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National Farmers’ Alliance and Industrial Union
Mann Page
Brandon
H. OC. Snavely
Lebanon
R. A. Southworth
Denver
Col
J. L. Loucks
Huron
W. P. Bricker
Cogan Station
J.Y. Willetts
Kansas
W. L. Peeke
State Alliance Judiciary Committee
John Brady
Gatesville
J.F. Harrell
Whiteville
T. J. Candler
Acton, N.C
Nouth Carolina Reform Press Association
Oficersa
J. L. Ramsey
Marton Butler
Ney
Ois
Oats Pofulist
Lumie Pepple
West
Arolina Watchman
Agriculture
Raleigh, N. C
Angus and Galloway
Lincoln
Leicester
Southdown
Hampashire
Oxford
Shropshire
Berkshire
Essex
Poland
China
Sizu
Tre
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