National Farmers Alliance and Industrial Union Leaders
Fragmentary OCR lists officers and executive board members for the National Farmers Alliance and Industrial Union and the North Carolina Farmers State Alliance. It names presidents treasurers vice presidents secretaries and judiciary members across multiple chapters with occasional city and state mentions and a note about state papers and alignment duties.
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Yas National Farmers’ Alliance and Industrial Union
Cyrus Thompson
Riplands
N. C
Jno
Graham
Ridgeway
N.C
Otary
W. 8. Barnes
Src
Farm note on costs and poultry value in Virginia agriculture
The Virginia station estimates harvesting and silo filling cost around sixty cents per ton. With soaking rains, fall plowing will start, wheat land should be plowed thoroughly, and hens contribute substantial annual wealth. Poultry profits exceed many farm activities, and fertilizer plus tillage boost large, nutritious crops.
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Virginia
Weekly Weather Crop Bulletin for September 1896
The Central Office in Raleigh reports a favorable week for crop gathering with warm days and cool end, rainfall mainly on September 13, 15, 16. drought persists in many areas, wells dry, affecting water supply. Cotton opens rapidly and yields likely lower than earlier estimates. corn drying and being harvested. a light frost could damage remaining tobacco. potatoes and peanuts yield mixed to poor. turnips poor overall. little fall plowing for wheat and oats.
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Central Office
Raleigh
N. C
Warrenton
Weldon
Drought Lessons for Farmers From Southern Journal
The Southern Farmer argues drought as a hardship that can spur progress for farmers. It highlights adopting catch crops, expedients to reduce loss, soil resilience, and irrigation. The piece urges expanding small grain and forage crops this fall to profit from drought lessons.
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Drouth
Electric Farm on Jersey Coast Harnesses Power for Crops
The first large scale electric farm near New York uses water power to run tools and planters. Weeds are electrocuted while crops receive growth stimulation from electric currents, with greenhouse blooms showing altered coloring under artificial light and adjustments to avoid damage.
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Jersey
New York City
New York
Thomas Fiemming
Leesen
Night Blooming Flowers From Electricity Inspires Novel Sale
The article describes oversized blossoms that glow in artificial light, kept in dark rooms by day and shown at night in electric-lit stores. Mr. Flemming plans to ship specimens to New York for nightly sale in bouquets and corsages, arguing electricity boosts plant growth and lowers production costs for fruits, flowers, and vegetables.
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Flemming
New York
Fiemming
Hoe
Farming For A Living And The Farm's Future
The article urges farmers to farm for living not just profit, grow enough crops to feed labor and stock, and create a surplus for sale. It links better roads and local manufacturing to increased demand and transport. Emphasizes crop rotation, diversification for home needs, and improving soil humus to ensure thrift and happiness on the farm.
Take Care Of The Farm Tools And Machinery
A farm note urges careful storage and shelter for implements and harvesting equipment. It warns that neglect leads to weather damage, higher repair costs, and earlier replacement, stressing prudent, timely care as essential to farm economy.
Sharp Decreases in Hop Yield Across Regions in 1896
The hop crop is markedly smaller than prior years with a preliminary 1896 yield around 175 000 bales. Pacific coast accounts for about 100 000 bales and New York 75 000, down from 292 000 to 320 000 bales in 1895. Europe also reports reduced output, signaling possible price increases as demand firms and old surplus clears.
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American Agriculturist
Pacific Coast
New York
United States
Europe
Experience with white sweet clover as pest weed and soil improver
A Country Gentleman correspondent praises white sweet clover as a versatile soil improver and feed option. He recounts sowing seed after creek floods, describing a dense two foot growth that improves corn yields when turned under. He urges farmers to seed ground with this clover with winter or spring grain, noting its deep subsoiling effect, quick death after turning under, high manure value, and potential for multiple hay crops. He also discusses hog feeding economics and market preferences for leaner, earlier-maturing pork.
Sweet Clover for Bees and Soil Improvement
Joseph Shaw notes sweet clover boosts honey production with a strong value as a fertilizer and weed choker. He reports neighbors warming to the crop, seed sales, and plans to seed ten acres for next year. He explains sowing with hulls and timing for fall or spring growth, plus corn rotation benefits.
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Joseph Shaw
Agricultural education builds wiser farmers and business sense
Successful farming is a science. Knowledge of soil types and seed adaptability empowers the farmer to apply practical know how. A liberal literary education and business college training improve operations and efficiency.
Critique of Creamery Butter Claims by Dairy Writer
In Clinton Iowa F W Massey rebuts a Chicago farm journal item asserting creamery butter's superiority. He argues many creameries lack modern outfits and that farmers can compete with proper facilities. He notes dairy equipment and proper ripening affect butter quality and cites acidity and temperature as factors in bitter flavors.
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asccou_dence
Farm Journal
Chicago
Ripening Cream Properly in Butter Making
A bulletin from the Iowa Experiment Station outlines how acidity largely governs butter flavor under favorable conditions. It urges frequent stirring during ripening since lactic acid bacteria are aerobi c and need oxygen. Quick ripening with stirring yields best flavor, with peak notes when acidity is about 37 and cream ripens above 70 degrees. The writer notes locality differences and that flavor can vary from one to three.
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Iowa Experiment Station
Costly Woods in New York and Veneer Trade
Lying in vast lumber yards in New York are hundreds of valuable and rare woods from equatorial regions and American forests. Veneers from mahogany, rosewood, and black walnut fetch high prices, with boards eight to ten feet long and two feet wide yielding from 50 cents to a dollar per two foot veneer. A single log can bring up to 150 dollars per foot in board measure, and a case of 500 sheets may be worth 300 to 500 dollars. Dealers hire woodsmen to scout regions for the best walnut. a six foot log can yield as much as 525 dollars in veneers.
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New York
East River
Mexico
Cuba
Kentucky
West Virginia
Tennessee
North Carolina
Blue Ridge
Cumberland
Relations of Wages and Prices in Australia and U S
A brief note argues high wages do not guarantee high prices. It compares Australia and the United States noting Australian wages are 25 percent higher yet rail travel costs a third, attributing this to Australia’s government ownership of railways versus the U S where railways and banks influence policy.
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Australia
United States
America
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Mann Page
Brandon
H. C. Snavely
Lebary
R. A. So 5
Denver
Col
Loucks
Huron
W. P
Cogan Station
J. F
W. L
J. A. Southworth
Colo
W. Beck
Alabama
X. D. Davie
Gcu
Carolina Farmers State Alliance
Alliance Judiciary
John Brady
Gatesville
LY. Harrell
Whiteville
T. J. Qandler
Acton, N. C
Otra F. L. Romney
Weston Butler
W.S. Sence
Papers. Net
Atchman
Agriculture
F. W. Massey
Clinton
Iowa
Costly Woods
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