The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1878-10-24
aol ae . gsamimer
GRANGE IND FARM.

There arein ireland 58l ,963 small
farmers being 2l0 more than in 1876.
OF these 1,a0 holt not above one
acre; 66,6S1 mot it,ove five acres |;
1897 not alove 10 icres; 7S.O24 NOT
above 30 acress 22,l4t not above 200
acres, and lob above 800 acres.
Here's big tnrin, ifa floating par
agraph is to liz believed A farm
sixty miles long rand ten wide. in one
tract, mostly fenced, Is that of Miller
Il Lux, cattle monopolists of Califor-
mia. They have $4,000 head of stock,
own 100000 acres OF choice land, and
are rated as worth $1,000, 600
A weed may properly be defined
to be "a plant of place." A beauti-
tul rose in the middle of cornfield.
where il has no business at all, but
ON the contrary is in the way, and in
terferes with the proper culture of
the grain, would be weed. The
writer knows Of vineyard of sever
III acres now overgrown with aspar-
gus seedlings, which have sprouted
from seeds dropped by birds. These
are of course most eXosllent In their
place, but where they are now are
nothing more or less than weeds.
PLANTING PEACH SToNrs.--If
YOU have but few, place the pits in a
box provided with thorough drain
age, in layers between clean sand,
the whole, pits and sand, not more
than one foot in depth. If YOU have
many, select a well drained spot with
firm bottom. Dig out four or five
inches of soil, leaving the bottom
smooth and hard. Turn out the pits
on this bottom, SO the soil may come
in contact with every pit and cover
with about three inches of earth so
the whole is level. In the spring, at
planting time, the most of them will
be sprouted, and large number will
have lost their shells. Pick out and
plant Immediately in well prepared
ground. DO not crack the pits, how
ever carefully il may be done; il is
apt to impair the kernel. The plan
we have given is that practiced by
the most successful nurserymen.
The grange is truly national in its
scope and aims. Ii is the germ seed
Of the great national movement now
in vigorous progress TO secure ma
tional system of currency that shall
he just to all classes of citizens, with
out favoring by special law those
who choose to invest their money in
banks of issue. The grange, too,
was a prime mover for reduction of
public salaries, which are higher than
are necessary TO secure perfectly COM
petent men to fill the offices and
every dollar in excess is that much
extra tax OH the people for the spc-
cial benefit of the oillccholdcrs.
The grange made a start toward n
correction of those great public
abuses; il accomplished the opening
of the mighty battle; and though
other organizations of more dis
tinctly political nature may take up
the cause and push it on TO final vic
tory, the grange is still needed as the
great conservative balance wheel. IL
is universally acknowledged that the
farmers are our most conservative
class they 20 slow but sure; and
their steady reserve power of moral
control will insure the countryagainst
any cominunistic or other excuses.
Brethren, hold the fort. there's duty
and destiny for us yet.-ioco Week
~ Farmer.
Let every producer esteem it his
duty to become member of some
organization that shall represent his
chosen occupation, that shall rally to
his aid, and that shall finally inaugu-
rate Il government of economy, jus
tice and equality. Let II be no ex-
cuse to delinqucnts that present or
CARNATIONS are insufficient, are UNI
satisfactory or are unworthy of sup
port, since, if all whose interests are
at stake would join these organiza-
tions, inspired with high and noble
motives, these bodies would soon be-
come just what their members desire
to accomplish. An association is at
ter all but the aggregated opinion
aud desire of its individual members.
Far more can he effected by joining
the ranks and vigorously helping on
the car of progress in the proper di-
rcction, than by standing aloof,
sowing the seeds of discomfort, and
finally destroying the power and in.
ilucncc of those " ho by right should