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,1 1 . .. . L 1 1 . ' f - - f f n-ihf A .H .7" THE INDUSTRIAL AtlO E0UCAT10riAL ItTERE$fS OF OUn PEOPLE PAnAMOUNT TO ALL btnEn COMSIDEnATIOtiS OF STATE POLICY. ... V - Vol. 2. ! ' " ' t ' ' ' " .. r.- iff- T A Tr TTITrLTT- TVT ? n aTj'DmTii r OTTTT r ' oni- ' 1 Wo; 29. .-:t .-; , j v t::ix;a r j , - ; ) -: ' - i "jr-WAiKsasr: 1 1 II At m. ; rji , . uui f."Mi.,,jtf .... .v if rtskk j' 30v- UiW - Vl .V 1 rV' K" 'I f V. I J . " C,;. J. -:" lU l'f II I I 71 I I VVII .iV .j.J".-- .... "... ... .jj J OUR FARMERS' CLUBS. What our Farmers are Doing; and How the Work of Organizing is r: Progressing. ,. FOBtSTVIL.LE FARMERS' ALLtAlSrCK." ' ' A stib-alliailce was organized at this place- on tne I8tn ult; ; with f nit&en members. -. tt.. t V: . .race was : elected President, J A Hartfield : Vice-Presi dent, . "W. B. Smith . Secretary. We hope to double our members in a short while. "Will try to keep your readers informed as to our progress, -i: - 1 3 1 ;VV;. B, SiiiTH, Sec'y. J Cross' Roads Church, N. C. : ?. - . Aug 19 1887: - I write to' inform .you that : we organized a farmers' club in ! Liberty township on the 23d of July with -10 members and it has grown smce to 20 members j&n$ all the members are alive to the ; work of organizing. ' " The ;folf lowing are the" officers of the club : - Presidentr-WilL Keavis. Vice-President J. G. Keavis: Secretary N. S. C. May. President's rfcofnce is AJlgood, N. C. Secretary's ptetofficeJIJros's Roads niiiirr-h. 1ST. r, z- A 0 m Yours truly, -N. S. 0. Mat; Sec'y F; C. Liberty township. .Yadkin Co., N C. A - letter from , Mr. J. B. Barry, organizer of the farmers alliance, in forms us that the alliances ot Harnett formed a county alliance on the 25th ult.. and that the farmers of that county are fully alive to 1jhe import ancer of organizing their thoughts, their "methods arid their efforts, to bet ter secure the legitimate results of their labor.- ; He says,.- Moore county will be organized; in a few; days and then we are ready for a State alliance, which will ' send out 'organizers into every countyy and the matter of bringing the farmers " of the State 'solidly together will -.be . a question of only a short time. , Twenty-six times I met the iarmers oi vy ae ana twenty-six times they organized. When the farmers of all the counties and of all the States shall do likewise- (as L believe they will) then; we may hope to see-tho great interest they- represent elevated to that position it deserves. ; One of the inost intelligent and suc cessful farmers in the State writes us a private letter, - from-which we take the liberty to make, the following ex tract : -. , . ; . I have just read in. this , week's Progressive Farmer ' your article on " Dr. Dabneys Successor." -1 want to indorse every; word in that article, and to commend itso.tejnpetand good sense. EyerO can -understand exactly youi Jiositibnt; iWcTwant and must have the best man for that place. I ' arii in entire' accord with your views on the agricultural'' college. I do not . think n. it: would ube; asking too mucl, from the -State to aski the legislature to . lappropriatej the neces sary., funds.; o A school of thisikindj: fully equipped like the Mississippi Col lege .would beta credits and of 'useful ness to. ha people." -1 h-si hnml & -4. -v CATAWBA FARMERS SPEAKING .... v. HicxmT$. Aujg. J2Q,jlS87. You iwijlplease; publish sthe-f ollow ing preamblo j and -resolutions passed at ' the ; last T regular meeting; of Che County-Line Farmers', Clubn r r TrVkereas, , jThia i r beings one t of the finest tQbacco-growing . sections in- oif r State and. r : - . Whereas , Many of our ;mdmbers.are the : leading tobacco . growers - of this section; and r; ; I :27r t I : 3Vhereas,It is,being commonly, re ported I on outj once bright,.! but now; ; blastedi market, that some - would-be called statistician has reported1 to the Agricultural Bureau that there' is be higi.Beren-eighths. Qt & tobacco t cWp ( raised I this year in .-Western .pKorth .Carolina the?eforo! r 1 moiilnotixb Resolved That. Lbeing convinced fthat.ixei acreage ,o,tnia .section .will i i 1 . ' qompare ith t any? in this part of ; the btate we are safe in. denouncing to the wordthe report as an imposition on therfoTtabc brand the reporter ' Of iKe : same with indelible contempt, as being . either a fool or . . a knaye, working in the interest of the buyers, and manufacturers, against the iriteresfof "the 1 odticerV'and'we challenge alt ' Of such'; caliber to prove that there is. being, an&fourth-oi a crop raised -.t:T: '''-.wir! " f ' . Resolved, . That we buy our f ertiliz ers in the first markets and sell our tobaccor in the last j where vre can buy the cheapest and 1 sell1 for the highest prices, and where we; can get reduced rates on freightage, drayage and ware house charges, &c. , , To this end we suggest that a com mittee' 1 be appointed to ' correspond with leading manufacturers of 'fertilize eris and; warehouse i men, and that the same be -constituted agents Jfpr guying fertilizers fand selling .tobacco for. all the 'members 'of the club' arid all others who' may so1 desire. u 1 I if ' ' ' The following' - committee ' was ap pointed : Louis W arlick,,F. K. 'Mor gan .and H. A. Adams; .... , By .order of the club. , . . i t- . For Thi Progressive Farmek. Creswell, C.,; Aug 1 5 rS ;Will .youriindly.. giye me youjews as to. best grasses or .clover tofput,on low land- dark ' soil for ' permanent pasture) and the time for sowing, and greatly oblige.. i j . . r Yours, V H. At Litchfield. Answer. We recommend the f ol lowingo mixture for ond' acre 'of the land described : S Six pounds Alsike cloverr' ten pounds,oRed Top and ten pounds TSmbthy.. Prepare- tha4land thoroughly by pldwing-crdssplowing and . harrowing. . Sow: m ) September, . ; . j ; t . . fjor THB F&06BK88ITX FABXXB. MEETING - OF THE CATAWBA COUNTY. : FARMERS'! CLUB." , ...v v v; : , July 23,. 1887. . The club met at the appointed hour, the President, - J ohn . ,W; Robinson, ; in the chair. The reading secretary be ing absent t on 'r motion, J. D. Rowe was requested to act as secretary. Thirteen of the'fifteen subordinate clubs in the cdunty were represented. East Catawba. Club and Catawba River Club, were not represented. , A conimittee on credentials consist inerof J. F.CH5k; D. J w: Moore' 'and jn . ja: Kigman was appointed. 1 ! ; The Sherrill's Ford, the Catawba Valley, and the Stv James . clubs were enrolled. ... Reports of subordinate clubs .showed a dimishied -attendance oh 'their meet ings.'. ,:This was1 attributed partly' to the' ousy ' season7 in which5 the clubs meet and partly to the diminished in: . ' - . i ii- - . ,-; i !. ., rr - it t J LIU'" terest oi some memoers. ; ujonnoence arid- deteiiriatibri' iriJcarrviricf out the purpose of' the orgifeatidnfeai aliribst comments were encouraging, Ailetter to the. Presidentiarbm Dr. of holding an j iristittite'irithis county was oiscussect'ana roierrea xo a. com mittee t consisting fbf -l Reuben YoderJ H A . Forney,. J. Bridges and J F CHP,, repprt otbjs qommitte was as follows : ' - . . " "We do nol thmk it " expedient. to organizo a farmefs' institute this year;' but recommend that, the1 clubs in the 'different sections of the county unite arid have farmers', dinners with ad f dresses on agncuiiure4 ai .rBuca umes arid- placesaslhey pmay deem best. ' : t'A committee appointed at a previous heating of the tjlub reported: .jJrrs.ri:! .. " Your committee appointed to de-, tVise a better plair, ,or a; mqre uniform system to.be purjrae between landlord aridjenarit fbeleyrsuVwtri fottdwirig report:; 0:? to -nvl -..A . . Whereas, vTne. present ysem 15 MttL tor $be land, j rEelved3tot t&iandlords lurnjsTj ess land and "give more ; of the proji D. Reid Parlretivea institutes, was read. The advisability pniy iocai,in;jiB worjongsi uxwyi to wand jinrY to a9dj; ceeds, and that tenants be required to more thoroughly prepare the land and cultivate the cropland t$takem:e interest in keeping ?uj)'n;he farm and in doing repairs on the same. ' i ; Respectfully submitted i 1 f i. . . ' .: "v i i H--Forney. ; After an interesting discnssinpar-, ticipated in by"tn meberi 01 the comiriittee; J ; S. Bridges' and ;btherW the report was adopted.Jto wjA. nvrji?) V On motion, the chair; appointed :a committee of onefrom eachqwnship 1 Catawba' coty to, more fully Or ganize the coimtyvmto farmers - clubs between now and the county meeting in October ' nextrL the officers of 'the county : and subordinate clubs being added to, assist in organizing. t.il;j; . :The regular place of meeting was changed' to "ftewton or such pJ6mt as a previous meeting ftfay determine.1 n ' ' -x. rlhe . proceedings. ; of :: .this- meeting were: ordered to bf published (in, The. Progressive Farjjer, with the request mat the papers 01 tnis county iavora Die ? John WRobinson, Pres J; D. Rowe, Acting SecV.; . . . . 1 Fpr The Pkogkessiye Fakmer. fATlONAL FARMERS ALLI ANCE AND CO-OPERATrVE UNION OF AMERICA. What Is It ? An Authoritative An swer. . As there t seems to be a general awakening to the importance of organ ization among the ' f arriiers, - ' and a special desire to organize on the part of those who raise cotton, it is perhaps due the public and the farmers alli ance also, that some official statement should be published outlining some of the mam features of ' that organization It is due the public in order that all may understand the objects sought, to be achieved, and m order that hone may join for a purpose that is foreign to the real? objects of the 'order. ! It is due the alliance that these statements be made in order that it may not be confounded 'with other alliances ;and similar organizations that have entire ly different objects. 1 1. The farmers' alliance was started in Lampasas county, Texas. Mr. Garvin says in his history,,, sometime between 1870 and .'75. It. was chartered by the btate of Texas as a benevolent as sociation in October, 1880. ! In August; 1885, there : were 'about 700 alliances' organized and in one year from that time, August, 1886. there met dele gates representing about 260Q alliances. This, was a wonderful growth,' arid in fact was too rapid, because "it -was spreading., faster .than it rwas 'under Stood. .People- who did not belong to the order and; could, get,, no, reliable information as to its ' objects, fonried wxuu xucas auu uvgau. tu ail uiguiiiio the movement. J 'Many joined 'the order' who knew nothing of; objects.' They -had a preconceived idea-that it ,was to some extent .intended tope Donucai in 11s acuon and m some m stances tney so taugnt ior a wniie. But during the last year a' slower' and surer method has beert . adopted- -and gradually ; tha - merchants ,.and ..othe; business men, as they see. that -the. movement is not intended to antagdn ize them, are becomlnfriendlv to the order. They are all truly Mous for the farmer to eet as much for his cot- tori as -possible The ' political "sore heads 'who joined UhealUarice- (there !Were afew-such):have found dot their ' . 1 1 1 1 J . - J nnstaK and as a ruie oaye a pnuoneoi it in disgust. ,l ( ..... , -irr.,. f The objects of the . order as usually stated are to promote mentalj ' mdrar social and financial improvement j arid thi&ilibbiled down, means that it is -a friendly . business 4issociaiior , strictly 4.no meeungs are inencuy jawi sociauie. Thev tend to make "country lifeless lorierjH'ahd rrioro attractivier, arid A the j CUillvatlon 01 inenuiinesss auu sociauu- ty-hag :ar tendency to. .bring.. but and develoD. the. better part;.. of. human nature arid make inaif less .selfish triage him think more 'of himiself and his fellow many Thistls goodimdas ifci should, be; and ;Kanrioni2eiiicely -fith the other and more important IS object of : the organization that is. financial immovemeni.' ' Jor if the alii ance is not a" business' I oigariizatibri it is hot anything, and right here 'arises the n0cessty for having It a secretOa cieiy. ; , o gooa pusmess man neraias his business to the world! JL success ful1 h6rfee 'trader eveh; keifeps'hi mbUth shut abottt Kis business ntil ready ' to divulge, i ilt' Ut weU kripwh' that rid raufacturerj or large dealer will givei anv man or set of men. cuts on rriees unless they have sqriie assurance that the cuts ' given are not1 made public; Why, in onerserise of the word all oui5 merchants are organized into a secret society. . , We know, ; they , have , no) secret association, but they all use-a secret cost mark and it is necessary hi ness. Consequently it' is held that ' ii order to succeed as a business associa tion a secret organization, is absolutely necessary.. . ?But the ? very .fact that itj is secret .riust of necessity,1 absolutely f redlride ariy teridericy toward parti zan politicar i action.-5 Nothing can- b truer than to i&ay that whenever you introduce any secret, , feature into a political party it will destroy the party and vice versa. . Whenever vou intro- .uce partizan politics into a secret so yj the society wiir die, -and should be avoided, as contrary to the spirit of our government. ., ; In January, ,1887, the Natiopal Farmers' Alliance and Co Operative Union of America was oreranized. It has since been chartered by the-"united States Government and jiow has State branches in Texas. Louisiana, Arkan sas and .Mississipppi. This National Association is organized withvonly one object, and that is clearly defined and: well understood,, and is of j such uni4 versa! , application.; that it; cjan be en dorsed iri all the States! Tne watch word the central ' idea arid ' full jur-' pose is, Co-Operation. On this the National Alliance depends and leaves all local issues to local organizations. That. is whenever a'. State , alljance is organized in any State, and chartered by the National Alliance the' State Alliance has all original jurisdiction within her borders and can make and defend, such issues as to the ;people,of that State seem proper and best.. . . .... Now to sum up : The alliance is a secret business association. It does not seeki to force! any ; issues;: ow any people,, but asks them ;to co-operate as. cotton raisers and go into it them iselves and; meet such issues as they' .may xiavo iix aujr way mcjr uiiuussc. j 'u:, ; C. W. MACUNE, 'l President . National Farmers'; Alliance and Co-Oppratiye , "Cnion. of America "i 'GREEW MANURING. ' Ncmbsb;2 1. 1 The fact that, land h can be . cheaply ana. prontapiy improved . Dy growing a jcrpp of clover, peas,, rye, millet or even, grass and weeds for the purpose of, plbwmg imder, has been proven be yond a Jdoubt by many experiments. :' v The question with the; farmer isi How. can I obtain the best results with the least outlay (of .time, and mQney.,,or ' Is 'it' best to let the land1 rest 'alter- laic years, ana xo permit me growm 1 weeds and grass or, is 11 Detter 10 reak. the land and to sow cow; peas or other, crop for the purrjose.(pf plowing Under for manttre ? , r 4rP v, j Is itDest 'tb 'plow the crop under durmghe.'&m or winter or wait.Tintil) reedy ta plant in t the' spring. :in:prder.to obtain; :thellargest Results? Or shall it ibe, itrnea'oii, before Tireakhrir the land This plan ifforacticeo". bv many' farmers because it is trdublesoriie to plow it iri. ' (These armersr should burn Cup. 'their stahl manure also for. the same reason, It is easier to haul and spread the ashes than tohaur tlie manure.) . . 4 T j " Has jariy farmer itrieol' the7 experi- ment of brealang a part 01 his sod land jil thevfall arid A j5art the spring andwatch the.result -lfto. value pf a crpppf p ymestp.theland? "jkVhat S the best disposition' to make of therit ? ?'Shill hb'beimitted'to gather the! pods add trample thevinea, 4r :Eh0uldlaU:b pturnedjfeS Jthlahd 2 Iciet Should a pea be turned under in the green-state,! or when ?...-. r Does the sun,, wind and rain during the six months irom October to March dmrge sod . or plowed land ' most ? Is a coveririg arid shade; protection du ring thesCmbriths of any value to; thri land in this country,' where there is no. snow to cover .it'?. : ,!j h-: , What is the most profitable crop to growl for manuring purposes? I H. ) . "What is the value of an oat or mil let stubble to-the land, ' as compared with a growth of weeds ? .VlWWtonJA corqandjxjtlpnj Jiandt be broken, in ordextThtam the best results ? Can 'a money or - forage crop be taken from the land and a manuring crop be made duringthe same year?, . These are questions of very great importance' to the practical farmer for on just such matters the question'- of profit or loss in farming depends'.' One farmer makes fourumdred pounds of cotton per acre, another never, obtains over three hundred pounds. , What is the reason? - Is it not because the lat ter does not work properly ? A. TENNESSEE- INDUSTRIAL 1 E DUCAT Ceo The Legislature of Tennessee, on the 29th of last adopted the following resolutic VV hereas. The university 01 our. State . lias so remodded her , policy , and her courses . of study asfo make , it her. " chief ob feet to teafh the branches related toAgriculture and the Mechanic Arts therefore Be it resolvedlhy tKe General" Assembly of the ' State - of Tennessee f J That the in stitution t aforesaid is hereby com mended to all who are seeking, iridus--trial education , and the members of this Assembly are hereby - urged . to make all the appointments to which they are entitled, and to use their in fluence in sustaining the school and increasing its patronage. ' 1 ' 1 .;!'; " So, the .University of Tennessee is ' now essentially and truly an agricul-, tural and mechanical college, and. the resolution adopted and which com mends it to the patronage-of the peo-" pie and which goes a step in advance; of any legislature, in.1 that it .pledges all' the legislators to' go" home and go; to work for the college, iscertainlyan" honor to the members composinc: that bddy! With Tsuch men1 tocKustairi it with their influendej arid with such an able, enthusiastic and thoroughly prac tical President as Dr. DabneV, it is w T easy to predict the future of that in- stitiition. : We hope to see such " a v spirit supporting such an.mstitutionin our state. 5Ak JONES ON lNGERSOLL. WelL Ingersoll was lecturing I be- lieye it was in.Milwaukee-pand in his jiecture he cariie tb this assertion,' and 'jr He-ami it.'i,: iviLVi : ,wmie ne leciurea mere were swinuiiig iup'in' the corner of the platform three or four drunken men standing there c talking m an undertone.; That crowd .1 felt like they ought to take .the amen , corners on uoo; anu au x warn lo khow aooub any ibuow is wjuu kanea iuo axueu 1 ... 1.?' . .Jl il . cqrners on mm; ana; wnen you' imd jBob preaching you' will find the amen : corners filkd.withold red-nosed drunk-; flfds arid other vagabonds of thatowrir they' have 'rusned up anbl taken the , ameri comers' oh him. ' f Arijd while Bob Wasiectruring wheri'he'reacheci the as- sertion iAThero is.no hell 5 and I can ; prove it to any, reasonable man, he -got 1 1 the attention of r that crowd, of 5 course 'They were; Interest " at his "point, and 1 one of therii straight- ened himself up and staggered, rip; td Boh and put his hands on his shoulder and said, 'Can you Bob ?" . He said, f'Yes; I rca; Well," 4he::ieUoV idys. "do it Bob and make' it mighty Strbrig,-f ar he says " TteH you that nine-tenths of us pobrtfellowr in Mil- ' Vaukeri; arer depending, on ibpw you J if 4 For Clubs'of twenty or more Tub pBOGBESsrvir : Fabiccr "can-bo had at pne : dollar a year;- - The chcapiKit '1 na per ever published in-Pur Sbto?" c-. i ON ION
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