National and Carolina Farmers Alliances Leadership List
The document lists officers and executive committees for the National Farmers Alliance and Industrial Union and the Carolina Farmers State Alliance. It enumerates presidents vice presidents secretaries treasurers auditors and judiciary members across multiple North Carolina localities with state reform press group affiliations and a note that papers must advocate the Ocala platform or be dropped.
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North Carolina Farmers’ State Alliance
A. F. Hileman
Concord
N. C
N. C. English
Trinity, N. C
James M. Mewborne
Kinson
State Organ
Raleigh
N. Q
Mercury
Hickory
N.C
Sattier
Whitakers
Gor
Beaver Dam
Lumberton
People’s Paper
Charlotte
Wadesboro
Carolina Watchman
Salisbury
Right Crops and Practices for Better Maine Farms
Agricultural guidance urges choosing location suited crops and steady work. Notes Maine hay at seventy percent yield, abundant grain and apples, summer fallows for tillage land discouraged, emphasize keeping land busy and a well cared for hired man, and using grass and clover in hog rations. Fall plowing common in Boston district. train horses to drink water before feeding and avoid overdrinking when heated.
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Maine
Boston
Dry week hurts crops as North Carolina faces drought
The Weekly Weather Crop Bulletin for North Carolina reports a very dry week ending September 12 1896 with little rainfall across districts. Eastern districts note scarce water supplies and widespread open cotton with much of the crop gathered. corn is drying and peas and peanuts suffer. Central and western districts show continued heat and dryness, early cotton opening and rapid market movement, haying under way, and poor stands for turnips.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Creattral Office
Raleigh
N. C
Centra
Forsyth
Granville
Stable Manure as a Fertilizer and Conservation
The article explains how heated stable manure loses nitrogen as ammonia, details prevention methods using plaster and kainit, and stresses saving liquid manure. It notes kainit adds potash, improves manure value, and recommends one handful per day per animal. It also discusses farm resource utilization and fencing standards for civilization.
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M J.S
Locating an Apiary for Strong Honey Yields
The Southern Cultivator advises apiaries placed west or north in woods with maple basswood and chestnut timber for winter protection. A gentle slope for sun, proximity to orchards, and nearby fields boost honey and pollen, with strong colonies essential for white clover yields. Bees should not be near busy highways. near- house apiaries aid supervision. good weather and apple bloom help colony buildup.
Reversing Post Cut From Butt Log Advised
The article explains reversing the post cut with the butt log for better setting. It notes the butt area is larger two to three feet from the root, making wood more open grained and quicker to set when placed in ground. It also states the top cut and limbs yield poorer posts than the butt ends.
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W. F. Massey
How Alie Farmer Farms and Cropping Methods
A farmer outlines land use and crop practices for fifty eight acres with cattle, horses, sheep, hens, and turkeys. He explains fall plowing for oats, deep spring pulverizing, seeding rates for grass and grain, phosphate use, drag and roll steps, past yields and profits from 1891 to 1892, and selling tips including coordinating sales to merchants and shipping by carload direct.
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Oata
Paris
Carlord
N. N
Dairy correspondence on butter production and farm prep
The article argues that successful butter making hinges on up-to-date practices from farm order to herd quality. It stresses neat farm buildings, raising cows yielding 250–300 pounds of butter annually, and adaptable feeding plans based on local conditions.
Guidelines for Efficient Dairying at Clinton Iowa Farm
F W Moseby outlines steps to run a dairy operation, stressing winter provisions and water access, clean farm buildings, feeding and care, milking, dairy houses and equipment, and careful handling from reception to butter production. He urges diligent, intelligent study of details.
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F. W. Moseby
Minnesota dairy rules warn creameries against tainted milk
The Minnesota Dairy and Food Commissioner warns creamery patrons that selling or delivering dirty, sour, tainted, watered, skimmed, diseased, or calving-interval milk is a misdemeanor with fines from 10 to 100 dollars. Practical advice includes clean pails, thorough washing, cooling, air exposure, straining, and avoiding mixing warm and cold milk or sour milk.
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Minnesota Dairy and Food Commissioner
Minnesota
Care of Swine and Efficient Feeding Methods
The article advises on economical winter hog feeding using root crops like turnips and rutabagas, plus clover pasture, and explains efficient trough design and slop handling. It recommends barrelling for slop, avoiding mess, and sanitation of troughs with boiling water and charcoal to balance stomach acidity.
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Farm Journal
How to Manage Live Stock and Feed for Winter
Advice from Western Rural on stock care before frost. Emphasizes hay, straw preservation, mineral-rich feed, and careful mixing to support growing animals. Also includes a practical guide on burning charcoal for hog feed and notes New Jersey’s leadership in road improvements raising farm profits.
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National Farmers’ Alliance and Industrial Union
Mann Page
Brandon
H. O. Snavely
Lebanon
R. A. Southtaryworth
Denver
Col
H. L. Loucks
Huron
W. P. Bricker
Cogan Station
J. F. Willette
Kansas
W. L. Peeke
R. A. Southworth
Colo
Carolina Farmers’ State Alliance
Cyrus Thompson
Richlands
Jno
Greensporo
Jan. E. Lyon
Durham
D. K. Wallace
Rutherfordton
T. Ivey
Hill Trustee Business One Fund
Graham
Machpelah
State Alliance Judiciary Committee
Een Brady
Gatesville
Dr. Harrell
Whiteville
J. Candler
Acton, N. C
North Carolina Reform Press Association
Officera
J. L. Ramsey
Marion Butler
W. S. Barnes
Agriculture
China
Manchuria
Mongolia
Clinton
Iowa
Creamery Rules
New Jracy
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