Whig and tribune. [volume] (Jackson, Tenn.) 1870-1877, 1874-05-16
AGRICULTURAL.

The Grangers are determined to ge
the best of the lawyers. Each GrangS
has a standing committee of three tC
which all questions of dispute among
the individual members OF the grange
are referred.
The Patrons of Husbandry ia the
southern states number at present
$500 oranges, aRd are rapidly increas-
ing. This is about one-third of all
the subordinate oranges in the Uni
ted States.
The Indiana State. Grange has deci-
ded that no one may be properly ad-
mitted who does not depend more up
on the products of his farm for his
income than upon any other Occupa-
ton.
WASH FOR CRAZE NISEs.-It is said
that grape vines may be protected
from disease by wash of J h. salt
ard l quart lime to gallon of water.
I-[Southern CultiYator.
The Patron of Husbandry, published
at Columbus, Miss, says: ''The Plan
ters' Cotton-tie Association has effect
/ ed a reduction of two cents per pound
on the price of ties, a saving of 81
/ 100000 on thesannual crop, which has
here before gone into the pockets of
foreign monopoly
Relief TO Grangers.
OFFICE Elk. Con-. STATE GRANGE,
/ NASHVILLE, Tenn, May 8, 1S74-
Masters of Subordinate Oranges of
I this State are requested to cali upon
their respective Oranges, for such con-
| tributions in money and provisions
for the relief of our homeless and pen
niless brethren in Louisiana, as they
may feel themselves able to give, and
forward at once to Bro. II. W. L. Lew
is, Master of the Louisiana State
Grange, New Orleans.
BY order of Ex, Com. State Grange.
THOs. q. MosEBY, Chairman.
The press are requested to publish.
PRESERVING CUT FLOwERs.-A cor
respondent of the Gardeners ChrOn- /
icle" relates how successful he was IN
keeping fresh flowers for long time:
"About six weeks ago, and when flow |
ers were not so plentiful as they are
now, my wife had some choice green |
house flowers, which she was anxious |
to preserve, land she adopted the fol |
lowing plan, which proved TO be q /
great success: She arranged them in /
a vase with a little water, and placed /
them under a glass shade; after an alb /
sence from home of eight days, she |
was delighted to find them as fresh
and as beautiful as whe she left them.
By this method the beauty of the
flower is preserved for a very long
time"
r 4
lish belOw''a plan for destroying insects
though a repetition of what we pub
hshed nearly three years ago from one
of our correspondents, yet many of
our new subscribers may not be in
possession of the information. coming
from another source proves that this
plan is correct and Will furnish relief
if carried out. He says: My method
of destroying worms, bugs, and other
insects in the garden Is to raise ducks
and turkeys. find that little tur-
keys are very keen sighted, and insects
must be very small to escape their no
tice. Ducks also, both large and small,
consume large quantities of insects,
and they will search around plants
for the cut-worm, and soon clear a
garden of this pest. From my own
experience /, consider young turkeys
and ducks the best of insect scaven-
gers, and I would advise those who
have never tried such aids to make one
experiment in that direction, and see
if l am not correct Samuel. 1,
Mexican, San Jose, California.
The following shows the number of
oranges in each state January l: Ala
bama, 424; Arkansas. 164; California,
129; Colorado, 2; DacOta, 80; Florida,
20; Georgia, 437; Indiana, S62; Illinois,
821; Iowa, 1000: Kansas, 779; Ken
lucky, 172; Louisiana, so; Maryland,
10; Mississippi, SCI; Missouri, 900;
Minnesota, 4O6; Michigan 100;
Maine, /; Massachusetts, 10, North
Carolina, 139; Nebraska, $40; New
Hampshire, II; New York, 90; New
Jersey, 20; Oregon, 558; Ohio, 293;
Pennsylvania, 56; South Carolina, 200;
Tennessee, 3O2; Texas, 81: Virginia,
Is; Vermont, AZ; West Virginia, 27;
Washington territory. 5; Wisconsin,
378. These figures have been increas-
ed since January I, but no general
estimate has been made since thot
date.
The Petersburg Index gives hope
full account of grange matters in Vir-
RA11ld. W NO4A4CAAllg OC44CfC A4Atbl
in twelve months from this time every
county in the state of Virginia will be
represented in the state grange, and
in many counties every township; and
even then we can confidently say that
not the slightest interference will be
had with the politics of the country.
We have for our object higher aims
and nobler purposes-the moral and
social elevation of our people. We
have united together in a common
brotherhood for our mutual protec-
tive interests and Advancement, and
this we have done without the slight
est infringement upon the rights OF
others; and, by the help of God and
our own strong arm, we expect to go
on till we kindlea fame of brotherly
love and bind together under one
common banner the farmers of Vir-
ginia.
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