The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1874-01-23
PATRONS OF HUsBANDRY.
Present Strength and Condition Of the
Order.

Present strength oEds4. RRa Condition Of the
The secretary Of the National Grane
of the order of the Patrons of Hus-
bandry of North America has issued
his monthly bulletin for the past MONTH
Tt shows the number of subordinate
oranges and organizing deputies in
each state up to January l. The bull
etin is addressed to each member, and
is supposed to be strictly confidential,
as it is believed that most of the meet
ings and work of all kinds can be
shrouded with secrecy so surely the in
fuence of the grange can have effect.
Tho following is the present strength
of the order: MISUNDERSTANDING
oranges, 364; deputies, 8. Arkansas
Subordinate oranges, 124; deputies, 40.
California-Subordina gra lges, 129;
deputies, %. Florida : Subordinate
oranges, 20: deputies, 6. Georgia
Subordinate oranges, 437. Illinois
Subordinate oranges, S21; deputies, III.
Indiana = Subordinate oranges, S62,
deputies, SS. Iowa Subordinate
oranges, l, ,S45; deputies, Ill. Kansas
Subordinate oranges, 779; deputies,
A. Kentucky-Subordina oranges,
174; deputies, %. Louisiana-Subor-
dinate oranges, 80; deputies, 3. Maine
Subordinate oranges, 1; deputies, 1.
Maryland-Subordinat oranges, II;
deputies, 1. Massachusetts, -Subordi-
nate oranges, 10; deputies, 6. Michi-
gan-Subordinate oranges, 169; depu-
ties, 2. Minnesota - Subordinate
oranges, 400; deputies, 81. Missis-
sippi-Subordinate oranges, 516; dep
uties, 81. MISUNDERSTANDING
oranges, 1902; deputies, 81. Nebraska
Subordinate oranges. $40; deputies,
80. New Hampshire Subordinate
oranges, IL; deputies, l. New Jersey
Subordinate oranges, 80; deputies 13.
New York-Subordinate oranges, %;
deputies, "a. North Carolina-Subor-
dinate oranges, 139; deputies 10.
Ohio-Subordinate oranges, 293; depu-
ties, 4S. OregOn-Subordinate oranges,
So; deputies, II. Pennsylvania-SuboT-
dinate oranges, 59; deputies, 81. South
Carolina-Subordinat oranges, 2O6;
deputies, 1. Tennessee-Subordinate
oranges, 302; deputies, 81. Texas
Subordinate oranges, 81; deputies, IL.
Vermont-Subordinat oranges, 42;
deputies Is. Virginia-Subordidat
oranges, Is; deputies, 1. West Vir-
Subordinate oranges, 81; depU-
ties, 6. Observation-Disclosures oranges
289; deputies, Az. CoIorado-Subordi-
nate oranges, 4; deputies 1. Dakota
Subordinate oranges, 80; deputies, ..
Washington-Subo oranges, 6;
deputies, 8. Canada-Subordinate
oranges, 8.
During the years 1872 and 1873,
1,225 subordinate oranges were organ
lied. The total number of subordinate
oranges up to date is 10,015; reported
membership, $50, 125.
The National Grange has been organ
lied since 1867, and the seventh annual
meeting will be held at st. Louis, Mo-,
in February next. The first year of the
organization there were 10 oranges, all
in the West, and now they are in every
state excepting Rhode Island and Della
ware. From December / to January 1
the number of oranges increased from
1914 to 1O,015, aAd membership from
543, I25 to 751, ,125,
: It will be seen by the above bulletin
that the order has grown with great
rapi 1ity in the former slave states, es-
pecially those in the farther South.
Singularly enough its largest member
ship is in South Carolina, so far as the
South is concerned. The lagest num-
Der of organized oranges are found in
Kansas, according to population, while
Iowa and Missouri give the largest per
centage of membership.