The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1874-05-09
Grange News.

The organization of oranges is rapidly
spreading in Kentucky.
The total grange membership in the
United States is now estimated at
| l,25O, 900.
There are said to be over 10000
grangers connected with the various
lodges in Kentucky.
After a grange has been formed, the
initiation fee for members is $5 for
men and So for women.
The new engine on the Des Moines,
Iowa, narrow gauge railway is named
the "Granger."
In 1,Sl8 oranges in Iowa, it is claim
ed there are no less than 25, 900 women,
each of whom is empowered to vote. =
The Polk county, Iowa, patrons are
talking of a 100000 bushel elevator at
Des Moines, and also of a farmers in
surance company. a
Marshall grange, of Michigan, num-
bering 200 members, Is resolved not to
trade with or patronize in any way any
person engaged in liquor-selling.
Ex-President Johnson is expected to
address the patrons of husbandry on
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Nashville the l1th of May next.
A grange in Muscatine county, Iowa,
holds what is called open grange, and
invites everybody to attend. Ques-
tions of interest to agriculturists and
others are to be discussed.
The patrons of husbandry in the
southern states number at present two
thousand five hundred oranges, and are
rapidly increasing. This is about one
third of all the subordinate grangers in
the United States.
The Indiana state grange has decide ]
that no one may be pr )perly admitted
who does not depend more upon the
products of his farm for his income
Than upon any other occupation.
The Patron of Husbandry, published
at Columbus, Mississippi, says: "rhe
Planters Cotton Tie association has
effected reduction of two cents per
pound on the price of ties, a saving of
81 900, 900 on the annual crop which
has heretofore gone into the pockets of
foreign monopoly"
The members of Davis grange, Har-
rison county, Indiana, are reported to
have passed resolution to the effect
that they will not support any candi-
date who is subject to the decision of a
political convention, or one who at
tempts to secure his election, directly
or indirectly, through the influence OF
whiskey.
The state grange of Nebraska is put
ting ia machinery at Plattsmouth fer
the manufacture of plows, cultivators,
headers, harvesters and other agricul-
tural implements. The building is a
two story brick, forty by one hundred
and fifty feet. Thirty heads of families
are employed to commence with.
Steam and blast power of the necessary
quantity will be furnished.
The editor of the Clinton Advocate,
who organized the first grange In Texas
says his sympathies have always been
with the grange movement and will
| continue to be as long as the oranges
keep out of the dirty pool Of politics
but IL a grange pokes up democratic
or republican head he will be one o.
the many to have shot at 1t.
The following shows the number o.
oranges in each state, January /: Ala
bama 424; Arkansas 1874; California 20
lCoIorado Territory 2; Dakota Terri.
tory 80; Florida %; Georgia 437; In
diana s62; Illinois s21; Iowa 1900
Kansas 779; Kentucky 172; Louisiana
80; Maryland 10; Mississippi 56l; Mis-.
souri, 500; Minnesota 406; Michigan
Rl69; Maine 4; Massachusetts 10; Nortf
Carolina l38; Nebraska $40; New
Hampshire IL; New York %; New
4 Tar9ev 40. Oregon 55s. Ohio 293: Penn
sylvanis Sc; South Carolina 2O6; Ten
nessee 302; Texas 81; Virginia Is; Yer
mont AZ; West Virginia q; Washing
ton Territory 8: Wisconsin S78. 1'hes'
figures haye been increased since Jan
uary 1, but no general estimate hai
been made sine that date.