Tama County Republican. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1867-1872, 1871-10-19
"Patrons Of Eusbandry."

The Mass. Ploughman of June 10th,
| in an article under the above head, ar
| guing the just, hut sadly neglected
claims at ayriculturists, says: 1t IS
high time this anomaly was changed.
The revolution that rights matters
will be a healthy and a just one.
But it will have to begin among agri-
enthusiasts themselves. What the
other calling ave not been moved by
sheer gratitude to do for rs hitherto,
they win not be likely to do on re-
quest, however urgently preferred.
We must reun,te b, copying their et-
fcct,vc example. The "the leading
callings have taught farmers what
they have been slow to learn the
power of organization. This is the
lever that is to lift Agriculture to the
place il properly lays claim to lis
followers are wide apart and scatter
ed, without harmony OF views. dls-
tinctnsss OF plan, or concert OF action;
and they hsve at last discovered that
to correct thcsa fatal defects is sure
way to raise their calling to the rank
of rcorganized power. 1t is obvious
to all that in close, compact, and
single minded combination. ayr'ct,l
tur.,s are to find the remedy forthe
evils they have good reason to de-
plore. Already their county, state,
and sectional ORDINATIONS are symr-
toms OF An awakened opinion on the
subject. hut these do not 80 quite far
enough As vet. They furnish occa
sions for agreeable competitive dis
plays ofrroducts. rather than posi-
tive. daily business basis for the pro,
motion Of their rights. Something is
needed hetyond this, while using the
latter with even greater effectiveness
than before"
After alluilng to its previous arti
Giles on this organization, and its rap
ia spread over the entire country. it
further says:
ut is visihly drawing producers
and consumers closer together, dis
missing 10 productive employment
vast numbers ct middlemen, and
bringing down to reasonable stand
ard the prices of manufactured arti-
cles that are inccns'ant use ny agrlcn'.
turists. It is establishing Oranges
in every town and village. to which
men and women are equally admitted
AS members. thus recognizing the
raal influence Of women in the high |
est triumph. Of agriculture. In the
National Grange, al the States ofthe
Union have representatives
A few facts will best illustrate thu
wo, king OF this extended association
Of agricultnr,sts.
A single county in Illinois saved t"
the farmers last season, fifteen thou
sand dollars on the price of farm
tools. Pho, CHS that before cost from
TWENTY-FIVE to twenty-eight dollars,
are purchased Ivy this association at
from fit cen . nineteen dollars. Cnl
tiyators dropped in price to the " est
orn farmer from thirty aud thirty
Ave dollars to twentv.one and twenty
six. The makers of farm implements |
are scattering their circulars among
the Oranges, and off ring the mem
be, tools at from one-fonrth to more
than one-thirl less than the middle.
mems prices Produce will like
wise reach he market at lower rates,
thus savin. the difference to the
farmers instead Of enrichlng those
who scarcely trouble them saves to
handle it at ALL Agents. from evs1y
local Grange will find the profitahl
market for beef, mutton, butter.
cheese. eggs, trnit. grain. and other
staples OF agriculture. and save to the
agricultural class the immense sums
which the consumer pays over to the
exsctinc miadIemen. Here is the
point where this organization specl-
ally benefits the farmer; IT enables
him 10 command the market instead
of being made the continual prey OF
plnnderinc tr.ftickers. Who never did
a dav'. work in their lives. This Is
the real good Of organl,atlon The
railroad men, the iron men, the man
ufacturer.. the shoe and leather deal
ers. the coal men, the real estate men.
all have their comp.et associations,
their exchanges, boards o: ira e, tie,
professedly to further their own inter.
ests. The "Patrons Of Hnshandry' is
an association, as wide as the Union
itself, whose purpose is to DO tor the
great mass OF our agricultural popn-
lation what other callings are no wise
backward about doing for themselves.
Such IRE, IN outline, the objects OF
the Association of the patrons Of
Husbandry." They originate with
the necessities OF the period, are III
the I'M, OF the largest class OF Ia
borers, and directly benefit society in
all it's practical rela,ions.-[ The st.
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