The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1874-01-24

Minnesota hasover two hundred Oranges. |
There are nine Oranges organized In Bar
ry county, Missouri.
Clinton county, Missouri, has thirteen
Oranges in active operation.
The Gmngers stu flourish in North Mis-.
souri, like green bay tree.
The colored farmers in Grant county, In
diana, have formed . Grange.
Five Oranges have been organized in
Fond du Lac county, Wisconsin, since jan
uaryl.
The first Granger funeral of St. Joseph
county, Missouri, took place the other day.
The Patrons OF Husbandry in Wisconsin
have organized five Grangers Stree Jam
ualy l.
There are 200 Oranges of the Patrons of
Husbandry in Michigan.
The first Grange o: Wisconsin was organ
lied fifteen months ago; and the State now
has $40 subordinate Oranges. with mean.
Dership Of lSOO0] . z
The Winnebago, Wisconsin, county Cot,n-
Gil of Patrons of Husbandry is to be ineor-
| porated. Cash capital 100000. Shares IS
each. No person to own over 100 shares.
The annual meeting of the State Grange
of Missouri will be held at Bonneville on the
third Wednesday in February. There will
be a representation of about 100.
The Southern Agr1culturist says there are
l6O Oranges in Kentucky, with member
ship of 5000. The first Grange was organ
lied at Pembroke ON the 10Th of September
last.
E. ]. Ohr, General Deputy, National
Grange, ofthe Order of Patrons of Husband-
ry,organized the State Grange of Maryland,
in Baltimore, on January 7th. Delaware is
| now the only State without organization.
On December 9th there were 9,Oi4 subordi-
nate Oranges in the United States, with a
membership OF 67S,675. It would be a very
low estimate to put the number of Oranges
now organized OF 10000, and the members
at 100000.
There are in the State of Michigan al
present about 5000 members Of the Order Of
Patrons of Husbandry, divided into about
2l0 local Oranges, the average membership
of each being 45.
w. 3. Hanna, State Deputy of Kansas
writes as follows: "There are now "a
Oranges in Kansas, and between twenty
five and thirty thousand members. / have
organized nearly one hundred Oranges
Our law now requires that we admit only
intelligent, practical farmers, of good mora
character, as charter mcmt,ers. There ar
thirty-one Deputies nj work in the Stat,
now, and already the Order has saved tn,
farmers of the State thousands of dollars
and those who are true to its teachings ant
principles arc well satisfied in every re
spect, as far as my observation has extend
= ell in sixteen countless"
Arrangements are now in process Of per
fection by which the State agent of Michi
I gan will open warehouses for the accOmm0
dation of the Patrons of Husbandry. HI
will be authorized to sell produce left witt
him, and, after deducting a small commits
sion, will be able to return larger price t
the producer than could be obtained from
the middiemen. He is also to purchase &C
ricultural and domestic machinery from tn
manufacturers, from whom a considerabl
reduction is expected. The Patrons vii
thus receive the implements at wholesal
rates, efecting a saving on some articles {
from 10 to 50 per cent. There is also som
talk cf establishing a number of grist mill
and agricultural implement inanufactorie
in the State, to be under the watch and car
of the Patrons. Altogether, the Patrons Al
making considerable progress. and at n
distant day will be a power in the State.