Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1875-11-12
General News from the Oranges.



indiana.
The attendance at the meetings Of the
oranges throughout the state is largely in.
creasing since the nights have got longer.
The grange agency took twenty-seven
prizes Of all sorts at the indianapolis expo
sitiou.
Canal Grange, lab, has arranged to
open grange store with $500 capital.
Great interest is manifested in the coming
session Of the state grange. The election
delegates to the same throughout the state
exhibit much greater interest than last year,
and 80 far cordial good feeling prevails
everywhere.
Allen County Grange wishes the head
quarters Of the state grange located on a
model farm, 10 which should be appended
a school for farmers children.
Franklin Grange No 1000 has a co0pera-
tive store with cash capital Of $1,000 and
is doing Furnishing business
The Patrons of Steuben county have two
grange stores and are establishing whole
sale agency for the whole county at Fremont
with cash capital Of $4,000 or $4,000.
A county grange connected with it and con-
trolling it, will make it a success.
The following transactions are given as
the leading features of the business at the
state agency for the two weeks ending Octo-
Der IS: % bags Of coffee, 81 barrels Of
sugar, IA barrels Of coal OIL 95 barrels Of
salt, 19 pumps. washing-machincs, 9 wiring
crs, 30 heating stoves, farm wagons, 60
cases of boots and shoes, and large invoices
of hardware, paints and building materials
shipped to all parts of the state, western
Ohio and eastern Illinois and Kentucky.
Total sales, S24 ,2S7.
The grange purchasing agency reports q
business Of $4,000 for the ten days, pre-
vious to October 4, including among the
articles sold, % bags of coffee. 26 barrels Of
sugar, barrels Of coal oil, 81 plows, 8 two
horse grain drills, 9 two-horse harrows, IL
farm wagons, one tile mill, l parlor organ,
ohurns, ii washing machines, 3 revolving
scrapers, 8 wheelbarrows, IL feed cutters,
l6 pumps, and large quantities of boots,
shoes, clothing, dry goods, winter supplies,
etc, at a saving Of twenty per cent after
paying all expenses. $4,000 saved in ten
days to the farmers by single agency.
The Vermont agency has as good terms
with manufacturers and dealers as the Indi.
ana agency aud the question for each Patron
r to answer asking himself is: Am l availing
myself OF the advantages offered me by the
grange, or am a stumbling block aud a
repIoach to the only Order in the land that
offers educational, social and financial ad-
vantages to the farmer
, Massachusetts.
/ The Patrons and Sovereigns of Easthamp.
ton are receiving their winter supply Of coal
, through their agency and have received 2SO
, tons at saving of over 81 per ton. They
have combined and are purchasing Their
3 grain, feed, aud -four together, saving largely
in cost and transportation.
D Connecticut.
Meriden has Sovereign's cooperative
Q store, meat market, fish STALL Goa! yard
wood depot, etc, with capital stock of So,
Q 600 and they are doing very extensive
business.
r Dallasburg Grange has extended the use
i Of cooperation by securing the services Of :
, doctor to visit sick patients at half rates.
v New Jersey.
Brother Job Grscom, state grange pur
e chasing agent OF New Jersey. bought for tn,
}. Patrons of his state during the month o
II July $4,000 worth of goods The pur
d chases amounted to SIG, 900 in August an
to $4,000 in September. Fourteen grail
,. drills were lately ordered by Patrons in on
day, at a saving of several hundred dollars
$ The savings on coal alone, this year, in pur
e chasing through the state business agency
V will amount to more than all the dues eve
paid in by members of the Order in tn
y state.
West virginia.
The next session of the state grange wi
}. be held at Anderson. Monroe county. Salts
1t factory hotel arrangements have been made
le Canaway Grange, 1875, has sxty-two men
u bers, though only seven months old. Th
g. members of the several oranges in tn
Z. county mediate the formation Of a co6peri
ID tive business association. At its last meet
at ing the fourth degree was conferred G
ur twenty-seven members, aud an OK WI
e, roasted whole for the guests. a..
<. ... Kansas. ...
Neosho Grange, 523, has held very su
he cessful fruit fair, whereat were exhibite
GO apples, grapes, peaches and tomatoes Of III
IT. usual excellence. Specimens were also Ell
/. hibited Of field corn, cabbage, cucumber
en- and melons. The whole affair was so plea
IT. ant that it was decided to hold another
like character, and the members were T
80, quested to bring samples of corn, ears al
stalks to the next meeting.
Minnesota.
The oranges along the line Of the Mort
:. srn Pacific railroad are IN \ quiet, prospC
~ Gus, and progressive condition. This is
ups great country for game. Crops along I
"o line Of railroad have been excellent.
W. south Carolina.
~ The Rural Oaroinian warns the Ord
~" against Frank Il. G.. Linsey, who propos
~, o,O to buy and sell wheat for the oranges.
o'S has, it is said, been mentioned in connecti
40 with the Egyptian Corn swindle.
IA. Maine,
sn Forest Grange, 1876, has sixty membe
Ia They buy goods at wholesale, making a han
some profit, and gather aud market tn
40. eggs on the cooperative system.
49,, Canada.
NJ Canada now has twenty division and 2
md subordinate granges.-N Y. World.
Us. New York.
The Husbandman contains reports Of q
nm. eral prosperity from thirty.eight grang
rtb All report large savings in purchases, &c
rty feeling and satisfaction with results obtain'
nts Junius Grange made large saving on to
en-. and machinery. Sherman Grange purcha
,ep. -four direct from mills at wholesale, divi,
,nts up beet weekly among its members, q
,ea. has made a saving by contracting for da
the packages in large lots, North Bar
his. Grange owns a store which gives satisfa
the DRY returns, massed its wool and obtained
Guilt better price. Ripley Grange discusses pr
ace tical agricultural questions at each meet
see. aud eniorces the law protecting birds. S
ants rotary j. II. Schmeck recommends occasio
,nt,s "open" sessions. Brockfort grange has sa'
- in nnrchnnna Of rnnnhinnru GirniInra