Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1877-01-25
lean Company, as has already been set forth
in Worthy Muster Jones official circular OF
July last.
MEMBERSHIP oF THE NATIONAL GEAEGE

We take The following account of the
National Grange from the Secretary annual
report:
The reduction in paying membership dl-
ring the year has thus far been l12,2oi. III
some States the reduction cannot but ap-
pear unnecessarily large and the average OF
paving members to each grange is undlly
small. Illinois has lost 1924 of 10000
members, or nearly GO per cent. OF loWa's
81 ,332 there are missing 1888, Or nearly
40 per cent. Arkansas. the nome OF the
Master of the National Grange, and u gail
err during the year of thirty charters, has
lost 9.l27 of 20.471 members, or nearly 40
per cent: Kansas has fallen off in nearly the
same proportion; Minnesota, a State uui-
fortunate in its masters and business enter
nrisea. has fallen from 1867 10 $3.50, or
about Is per cent Missouri has gone from
S0,o5s to AZ, 529, or nearly 30 per cent, a
decrease attributable TO very hard times,
and there is about and same decrease III
Tennessee. On the other hand. some Of the
State oranges make a noble showing
Louisiana. despite the excitement Of the po-
lilical time, about holds her own Maine,
where, the good work is pressed steadily
and surely, has gained Maryland and
Massachusetts, are as they We're; Brother
Howe, Of Nebraska, has pulled his grange
out OF the mire, despite local and financial
difficulties OF a peculiarly aggravated sort
and all the Middle and Eastern States ay
tlourisiing. Honorable mention must, how
ever, be made Of tom States in prtictllar
Under Brother Ellis management, AM
thanks to the influence OF Brother Hill ant
the Bulletin. the State Grange of Ohio, will
its Overlooking treasury and IT'S great prac
teal enterprise, becomes the banner State
There have been Issued to it 1927 dispen
sations. There have been tWenty-seEel
consultations, tWenty-one oranges hav
surrendered their charters and disbanded AM
three charters are duplicates, which leave
1.246 to be accounted for. OF these l,
"a represent paying oranges, with q mem
bership Of 53.977. a gain of $50. and an ay
erage membership Of nearly forty-fiye. j
Texas Brother Lang ard the Eraminer hay
slightly increased The membership. and ca
reckon on more than forty-ole meulbers t
the grange. In Pennsylvania Brother
Mauger and Thomas have gained about 2
per cent. and their oranges parade full file
of terty-tiye brethren each. New York la
added nearly 80 per cent. to her strength
and her oranges reach nearly 81 member
each. In all these cases it il clearly to b
seen that ii Patrons want grange prosper
ity they must have live officers, %efllciel
business managers and good grange news
papers.
In making up this list of honor, if sever;
States are omitted it is not because they 4
not deserve mention. For instance in til
matter Of average membership, a prett
sure test Of prosperity and success. Califo1
mia has IS members; Indiana IS Maine 81
Massachusetts II; Michigan so; Mississippi
As Missouri "A New Hampshire 81; Ne
Jersey 80; Vermont 81 and Wisconsin 4.
As for the oranges that have kept or i,
creased their strength, thecomparative tab
presented above will Indicate them. II
little farm we'll titled" is about as desi
able in grange %husbandry e%,eryWher
though there is such a thing as having II
farm too little, rs in the case OF Illinoi
which only averages. after wiping out 81
charters, just nineteen members to Il
!, grange.
AGRICULTURAL n GRANGE JOURNAL.
Grange newspaper SAYS Il contemp0rar