The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1874-03-22
From Hill COMFY.
paAInrh vALnEy; HrII Co., TEX. !

March 10, 1874. !
Hawke seen in your valuable Pc.
REORGANIZATION from oil parts OF
the country, except this, i deem II
not altonether out Of place 70 give
youIa few items that may be OF some
interest toryour many readers.
In ths frat place permit me to say
that your psper makes it, welcome
visits regularly once . week, bringing
20 usnstters Of interest with each
visit. We have always regarded
yonf paper D one Of our most .valu-
able periodicals, and since it has been
made the Official organ for the Grange
Iof this State, il 10 doubtless interest.
ing 70 the farmer.
G The fAtminR iAfsresA ct this season
Of the year, enprosses the entire ate
tehtiOn Of the citizens Of this locality
and this bids fair 70 be seasoE Of
unusual interest," Notwithstanding
the Backward Spring, owing to the
continual wet weather, there seems
20 be ) greater spirit Of enterprise
among the farmers than ! have ever
before noticed; and enc marked
feature IL . disposition manifested by
nearly every one to- diyersify their
crops, and instead Of planting . s.little
corn and good dsst Of cotton" as has
been common 66fNtofore they are
planting spring Nkeat, oats, barly,
millett, Hungarian grase, potatoes,
and many other smaller crops and
reducing the amount ofcotton. Last
season convinced the most of our far
mers that large crope, poorly cult.
vateds does not pay, and they seem
determined this season to plant no
moro than they can cultivate we'll.
Besides we see on almost every
farm the fences moved out, and re-
paired, furnishing better protection
20 the crop and more land to culti-
vate, and on nearly every large farm
cultivated entirely by renters, the
landlords have erected good and sub
stantial buildings for their tenants,
rendering that class OF individuals
more comfortable and enabling them.
selves TO procure the best class Of
fenters that come to our country.
This I regard - one OF the best eyiS
dences Of the prosperity of our coun>
try.
The scarcity Of money and the
high prices Of provisions will make
the present season 4 hard struggle
for those who are not already pro-
vIdsd with their supplies, but all
seem determined to STAGE the music"
and struggle the harder, which will
certain ! WIN In the end.
We have good school in our lit
tie village, under the public free
school system, but we find in the
practical working Of the present sys-
TEN, some defects which we hope will
be remedied by the present Legislas
ture.
We also have . "Grange of the
Patrons of Husbandry" organized,
that bids iair to be . prosperous one.
Many Of the most worthy and sub.
stsntial farmers in our midst are
already members, and several petit
tiens now waiting to be acted upon.
Although We have not received our
Dispensation from the National
Grange, and ara not prepared to do
any work, still we hold regular meet
ings once in two weeks, and spend
. pleasant hour Around the social cir,
ole, united - . band Of brothers in
our common interest.
Az this Il the first organization Of
any magnitude that has ever been
gotten up directly in tie interest Of
the farmer, We hail with delight our
brothers and sisters of the Order
throughout our broad land. and say
70 them:
Keep tho ball rolling until "no-
n0poliss" and*ringsn are crushed out,
and equal taxation and equal profits
becomes the watchvord with every
trus American citizen.