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The patron of husbandry., 1879-08-09
FROM TEXAS.
SHELBY COUNTY.


Editor Patron. As no one has made a
report of the Grange in this county for
some time, | propose to give sholt state
ment of the condition of things here.
We have six live Oranges in our county.
The most of them were re-organized un-
der the late act of the State Grange, and
are in good working order.
Our County Council met on the 4th of
July at Newbern Grange hall. We had a
very interesting time in the discussion of
various subjects that were brought up-a
good dinner and large attendance Ta-
king all together, the Grange is on the
look up in Shelby county.
Our District Lecturer, Bro. l. 0. B.
Richardson, is doing good work. He is
receiving solicitations from all parts of the
district to come and re-crganize dormant
Oranges. At the meeting of the Council
six Oranges agreed to make application
for Pomona Grange, and our District
Lecturer was directed to send on at once
for charter.
| have been regular reader of THE
PATRON for three years, and have no hes
itancy in saying that it is the best Grange
paper in the country. I am very anxious
for it to be made the organ of our State
Grange, and | think, if we will all use
our influence in that direction, we will
succeed at the next meeting of the State
Grange.
[ have before me THE PATRON of July
18th, which contains the portrait of that
sterling Granger, Worthy Overseer A. J
Rose. He is a good looking man for q
'clod-hopper." | bid him God speed! in
the noble work that he is engaged in.
think that when change is made of the
State Master that he is the man for the
place.
And now, in conclusion, permit to con,
| gratulate you in vour efforts to advance
the interests of the farmers, and extend
to you the right nand of fellowship in this
most noble cause. May you live long tc
do battle for the workingman!
Fraternally, H. c. BURRoUGHs,
.. Master of Hilliard Grange
Centre, July IS.
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THE GRANGE AND PUBLIC
QUESTIONS

While it is our pride to be able to say
that the Order has faithfully regarded the
constitutional prohibition which forbids
the discussion of political or religious
questions in the Grange, yet our "Decla-
ration of Purposes" as strongly asserts
the right and duty of all, to strive to Sc
cure just and wholesome laws, and lessen
litigation, both in amount and expensive
ness.
In civil affairs are many wrongs de-
manding attention. If the spirit of the
age has reached the judicial department
of the country, it has had an effect in the
opposite direction from what is shown in
all other departments of business. The
two most important elements in operating
the machinery of the law, seem to be to
consume time and make costs. Few of
our most judicious, careful men of any
class are found in court, either as plaintiff
or defendant, for the simple reason, that
such men have no confidence in the ad-
ministration of the law-are, in short
afraid of the whole machinery of courts,
preferring to suffer loss, injury or thinly
| disguised robbery, if not in silence at
least without resistance, rather than take
the chances of delay and loss that are sure
to follow any attempt to secure justice in
our courts, and yet these men contribute
without complaint to the support and
maintenance of usage that is as disgrace
full to our civilization, as it is expensive
and unsatisfactory. Shall we go on
from year to year, paying court expenses,
that in half the cases amount to more than
the sum in controversy? Fot only our ju
dicial system, but in the unequal distribu-
ton of the burdens of taxation, in the sal
aries and perquisites of some of our elect
i've officers, shall we find subjects for dis
cusion, and such action is our province to
exercise. To even the casual observer, in
d1cations of a. strife in the near future, be-
tween grasping capital on the one hand
and poverty associated with lawlessness
on the other, have appeared with alarm
ing frequency within the last few years.
While we recognize the growing pow
er and danger to the best interests and lib
critics of the people, which lie in vast ac-
cumulations of capital, yet the Grange in
culcating strict obedience to the law
will be found opposed to all agrarianism
all communism, and ready to resist en-
croachments by legitimate and lawful
means only.-Extract from Essay in
Grange Visitor.
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A FARMERS' CAUCUS.

The following preamble and resolutions
were unanimously adopted at meeting
of farmers at High Point, Webster county,
Mosouri, July 10TH, 1879: .-.-
To the farmers and la6oring men of tile
United States of America: -r
Whereas, The American farmers and
laboring men have neglected, to great
extent during the last century, to take
that interest in the politics oftheir country
necessary to secure to themselves that
justice and equality with all other classes
that should characterize our American
Government; and -..-.
Whereas, We now see and know that
if we pursue the same course that we will
soon be driven to serfdom and slavery, to
an unprincipled aristocratic demagogism,
unworthy to be called Americans; and
Whereas, We see that all branches of
our Government are carrying out class
legislation class, appropriations and class
appointments, by the appointing powers,
both State and National, and
Wereas, We have petitioned for relief
and time and again have been promised
the same by the political parties of the
day, but have not obtained the same; and
Whereas, The leaders of the said par
ties have used their best endeavors to keep
strong partisan spirit among us, which
is only division to our ruin; and
Whereas, We see that high salaries
have corrupted our Government from cen
ter to circumference by inducing corrupt
men in high official positions; therefore,
Resolved, Ist. That we, the farmers
and laboring men of the United States,
unite ourselves together for the purpose
of securing to ourselves that justice which
nature demands for all s' -.'7..
I'd. That we, in consideration of the
facts above set forth, will not support any
but farmers or laboring men to any legis-
lative office, either State or National
cd. That we will not vote for any man
to represent us in the State Legislature
who will not publicly take and subscribe
to the following obligation, viz: T.,
being candidate for the Office of Rep
resentatiye of the county of--and State
of Missouri, do hereby, in the presence of
God and these witnesses, pledge my sa-
cred honor that I will support no one to
the office of United States Senator, who is
not a farmer or laboring man; and further,
that will use my best endeavors to Sc
cure just and equal legislation to all class
es: that I will support no man for the Uni
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THE PATRON OF HUSBANDRY''

THE PATRON OF HUSBANDRY"
ADOPTED By THE STATE GRANGE
OF MISSISSIPPI AS ITS OFFICIAL
JOURNAL, DEC. l., 1873
The Special committee on the Grange
Press made the following report:
Your committee on that portion of the Mas
eT'~ Address referring to the Grange Press, have
had the same under consideration, and heartily
approve the suggestions therein contained, and
especially do they approve all that he says in
Coulmendation of s'fTIE PATRON OF HUSBAND
BY, published at Columbus. in our State, as a
Journal earnest and Jealous in our cause, and ev
cry wav worthy OF the support and should be in
the hands Of every Patron in Mississippi and the
entire Southwest; therefore, woutd offer the
following resolutions and ask their adoption:
Resolved. That "THE PATRON OF HUSBAND
RV. published 1T Columbus by Bro. w. II. Wor-
thingtOn, be adopted the official organ of this
State Grange.
Resolved. That the Master. Secretary, Execu-
tive Coslmittee, etc, publish all official orders,
Circulars etc. in THE PATRON, and that the Off
GERS OF the State Grange contribute regularly to
= editorial columns.
Resolved, That the State Oranges of Florida
Alabama, Tennessee, Arkansas. Louisiana and
Texas be requested to take similar action and each
State Grange conduct department in said Jour
nal ..-. "r ...
Resolved. That this State Grange earnestly
appeals to the more active members of the Order
in the above States to aid in extending the circu-
lation OF The PATRON as an important means
OF building up and Perpetuating the Order.
ID. B. HILL, Committee.
T. I. ABY,
Report adopted unanimously.
w. L. WILLIAMS
Secretary State Grange.
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MORE THAN TWO BALES TO
THE ACRE

4 Several times during the last four years
we have taken occasion to call attention
to the new process of cotton planting so
successfully pursued by Mr. 7. J Crump,
of this county. The result of this process
was 1910 pounds of ginned cotton to the
acre, in 1877; 1000 pounds in 1873, and
this season the prospects are good for the
heaviest yield he has ever had.
For the benefit OF our readers and ex-
changes we will again give Mr.. Crump's
formula: He prepares his land in De-
cember by digging holes three feet from
each other, each IS inches deep; these
holes he fills with manure to within four
inches of the top, and the remainder of
the way with the top soil, AT the usual
season he plants with view to having z
stalks to hill. and piles the clay from the
bottoms of the pits as deep over their tops
as the supply will admit of, with view
to keeping down the grass, and then cul-
tivates with hand and hoe, never allowing
plow to be used. Az. r-.
The preparation is made in December
in order to subdue the frey qualities of
the fertilizer, and the holes when once
prepared will make at least three crops
without changing their contents-the and
crop generally being the best, and the
Ist and 3rd about the same
This plan has gotten beyond the sphere
of experiment, and there is no longer ne
cessity for man to scrape over dozen
acres when he can obtain more cotton and
better cotton by cultivating two or three by
Mr.. Crump's process.-Exanziuer, 4A6er-
deem, Mss. a .--.
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MISSISSIPPI.

The following Deputy Lecturers have
oeen appointed by Worthy Master Oar
den, Under the act of the State Grange at
Okolona in December last:
Alcorn Prentiss and Tishomingo counties-B.
B. Boone, Bonneville
Amite-Maj. George F. Webb, Liberty
Atala-L. S. Terry, Kosciusko
Bolivar and Suniower-G. w. Wise, Concor-
dia.
Carroll-E. w. Tarrant Black Hawk.
Claiborne-W. III. Kerr, Port Gibson.
Clay-Dr. ID. B. Hill, Palo Alto; w. H. Duke
MINER Vinton
Copiah--W. J. Rea, A. P. Barry, DIR. A. Hun
ter, Jesse Thompson, jr., VIM. Kenthly, A. B.
Guion, Hazlehurst
De Soto-T. c. Dockery, Loves Station.
FIankln-S 5. Montgomery, T. ]. Scott
Meadville
Hinds-H. O. Dixon and L. F. Alferd, Jackson
Holmes and Lelore counties-Baxter Wilson
Lexington.
Jasper and Newton-J. L. Hardy, Newton
Jefferson-W. L. Harper Fayette.
Lafayette-G w. Gill Oxford
Lee and Itawamba-H. L. Holland, Guntown
Lncoln-John M. Grafton, Brookhaven.
Lowndes--C. w. Shedd, Caledonia
Maron-E. T. Hudnall, China Grove.
Monroe-E. L. Sykes, Egypt.
Panola-Col. John Dickens, Pamela
Pike. @. Leggett, Holmesville.
Pontotoc-R. c. Galloway, Pontotoc.
Rankin-W. a. Lof1in, Stems Greek.
Scott-Dr. w. J. Lack, Forest.
Simpson,. c. McLau-in, Mt. Zion.
Smith county,. B. Sigrist, Polkville.
Tallahatchie-A c.. n. Shelley, Charleston
Tippah and Benton-]Julius Johnson, Jonesboro
Warren-G. M. Bachelor, Walter Bllingsly,
Nicksburg. r.5....s
Wilkinson-Dr. H. K. W. Ford, Woodville.
Yazoo-A. NJ. Hicks, Benton, w, d. Gibbs
Yazoo City. w. L. WILLIAMS,
Secretary State Grange.
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1t is no use to say that the members of
the Legislature are corrupt, that they neg
lect the peoples interests, and favor rings
and capitalists, unless we are prepared to
try and better it. Your vote helped to
elect those men or at least by absenting
yourself from the conventions you gave
thepoliticians chance to nominate men
in their interests. You, farmers, are in
the majority, come up and show your
strength, or else bow your necks quietly
to the yokes that the monopolist has ready
for you and be content to laber while an
other man enjoys the fruits.-R. IL Gil
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HOW HORSES BECOME BLIND


One of the worst eye traps known is
the abominable hay-rack, where horse
has to reach up and pull the hay down,
filling his name, foretop and worst of all,
his eyes with hay seed, chaff or whatever
may be mixed with the provender These
traps are met with everywhere through
out the land These throw the horse in
the most unnatural position for feeding,
as the natural position is to reach down
and pull up, not to reach up and pull down,
as these hayracks make him do. In reach
ing up to eat it exposes the foretop, face
and eyes to seed, chaff and dirt which on
getting on the head once is ibable to get
into the eye at any time. We will speak
now of the abuse that horsemen resort to
in controlling a horse. The worst of all
is in striking him over the head with
leather strap, your fist, a club or whip.
Shame on a man that would dare to club
over the head the noblest of creatures
next to man! But l am sorry to say we
find great many so called good horsemen
that take delight in sitting on their wa
gon seat and trying to see how close they
can send the point of their cracker to the
horses ear, or strike some particular spot
on the back of the head, neck or shoulders.
But my word for it, man who will prac-
tice this, comes to grief sooner or later.
Instinct tells the horse to be careful of his
head, and especially his eyes, for when
they are gone that ends his seeing, as they
| can never be restored or new ones put in,
| as we all know. Therefore never strike
horse about the head, but on the other
hand be always mild in handling the head
The number of horses eyes hurt by Slip
ping the collar over the head would SUR
prise us all, if known. A horses head
with a good eye setting out boldly on a
square face, is a hard thing to slip a stiff
collar over without rubbing and bruising
the eye. Next, we have the stable to con-
tend with, and it produces more weak
eyes than any other one thing we know
of. The gases arising from the body are
ruinous to the eye. Let man stand over
pile of warm decomposing manure and
see how quickly it effects the eyes. But
| he never thinks about the horse in his
closely confined STALL with no ventilation
either above or below TO carry away this
poison. Set your stables up from the
ground, give ventilation underneath so as
not to confine this gas and and compel it
to rise through the cracks in the floor.
Also put good ventilation high above the
horses heads to cause a current of air to
carry of this poison as it generates. AL
ways give the horse plenty of light, but
not through a small hole; make itlarge SO
as not to condense the rays as they come
through small opening. Never white
wash a stall, as white is very bad on the
eyes. Take sheet of white paper and
hold it up before your eyes and see its eff
fects; but you can turn your head and
look away from it, while the horse cannot,
as he is tied up with white sheet all
around him. Never whitewash a stall
but always use blue as it will never hurt
the eyes.
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l =
and Tor convenience sake, we will call
one Mr.. A, and the other Mr.. b; both
were farmers and lived in the same coun-
ty, and both bought new reapers this sea-
son. Mr.. A. bought his on credit, giving
a secured note for $I2S, payable in two
years, with interest at 10 per cent. per
annum, making at the time of payment
$I53 90; Mr.. B. is Patron, and he, too,
lacked the money to pay for the reaper;
he desired to purchase Grange machine
so as to get good one, and at wholesale
cash psice. His Grange education was
finally called into use to help him out of
this dilemma, and he was not long in SOL
wing the problem, and this is the way he
did it; He borrowed $Ioo, gave secured
note payable in ninety days, bearing 10
per cent. interest. He bought a Grange
i reaper through the regular Grange agent
for 500 cash. He proposes to pay his
note out of the present wheat crop; note
and interest amounting to $Io2 so. Now
Mr.. b. has reaper which considering
draft durability, excellence of work, is
fully equal to, if not superior to Mr.. AS.
which cost him $1o2 80, while Mr.. A.
pays $153 60, difference of $51 10 char
geable to the credit system-quite a saw
ing in two years. And this is not an iso-
lated case, for similar ones occur every
day; and no doubt if Mr. A. was asked
to-day to join the Grange, he would say,
as many others do, / would like to but
can't afford it, money is too scarce. And
at the same time he pays an extra profit
on one implement of over fifty dollars,
when four dollars would have secured
membership in the Grange to both him
and his wife.
The credit system is an evil that must
be abandoned by all good Patrons. One
other important rule to cooperative sue
cess, ,sthat is OF equal Importance, is you
must remain united, act together as one
man, allow no little differences to di-
vide you; remember that it is the enemy
that is trying to create confusion and dis
trust, so as to divide your harmonious feel
ing and your united action, which pre-
vents cooperative success. Pay no atten-
ton to the enemy, nor to, the grumbler
without cause, but work together to make
your own effort success.
The four rules absolutely necessary to
successful cooperation in business, can be
summed up thus:
Ist. Educate to fully understand practi-
cal cooperation. .....
I'd Its proper management.
Sd. Strictly upon cash, or pay down,
basis.
4th. To stand firmly by'your own bust
ness, neither fear nor court competition,
but stand united and firm in your own
enterprise. . .-.-.-
We had heard much about the Cooper
ative Association of Johnson county, Kan
sas, and we had some desire to learn its
method of operating, and its success. We
improved the opportunity while visiting
Olathe, their place of business, and found
the facts to be much more favorable than
even the reports. This Association has
been in operation three years, with H. c.
Livermore as head manager, who posses
ses all the necessary qualifications for such
a business, and integrity to make any le-
gtimate enterprise success. They COM
menced business abut the first of July,
1876, with capital of $500.
The patron of husbandry., 1879-08-09

The State Agricultural College of Mich
igan asked for $4,000 for chemical labora-
tory and didn't get it. The State Univer-
sity asked for $4,000 for museum and
got it. The Agricultural College is seek
ing to advance the status of agriculture in
the State, the chief industry. The State
University is engaged in making hedgling
lawyers, doctors, and minister's. for which
the farmers of the State have largely to
pay. Perhaps if the Agricultural College
was not agricultural it would get what it
asks for The Illinois Industrial Univer-
sity is not agricultural to any alarming ex-
tent, and gets good fat appropriations at
each session of the Legislative servants
Prairie Farmer.
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Decatur, July 2S.

: There is a spirit abroad among the weak
and discouraged Oranges to do their first
works overland first of all to ascertain
the causes of the decline in life and ener-
gy. This is striking at the root of the
matter. Find out where the trouble is,
and what is necessary to be done will be
plain enough. When the difficulties are
out of the way, mark out certain line of
work-social, literary, scientific, pecuni-
ary: any one or all, and stick to it. Let it
be something which will give both pleas
ure and profit, and go to work at it afev-
cry meeting as though you meant bust
ness, and thus start in the new life Some
things should be done, not talked about
+ Ganee Bulletin.
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MISSISSIPPI STATE GRANGE,
Masters Office

FAYETTE, JEFFERSON Co, July IS, 1879.
To the Masters of County Oranges:
Officers of County Oranges for the present year
have been reported to the Secretary's Office ONLY
from the following counties, viz: Alcorn, Chick
asaw, claiborne, Copiah, Marshall, Prentiss,
Rankin, Winston, and Yazoo.
1t is important that these reports should be for
warded at one, so that communication can be
had between the Oranges and the Masters and
Secretary's offices. Promptness and regularity
in forwarding reports on the part of Secretaries,
will prevent unnecessary delay and confusion in
the transaction of the business of the Order.
Fraternally, PUT. DARDEN, Master.
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ted States Congress, who will not sub
scribe to the latter clause of above pledge.
9TH. That we call on all the laboring
classes to unite with us and stand by these
principles until the lastvestige of tyranny
be removed from our Government.
N. B. NUN, Chairman.
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Capt. Eads, the Great Engineer, pro-
poses to build ship railroad across the
lsthmus of Darien and carry ships across
by land. A ten rail track can be built, a
ship hoisted on tracks by hydraulic press
sure, transported across and let down in
the water on the other side. The entire
cost of such a road is put at $5o,ooo,ooo,
in place of $4,000. cost of Les
sep's canal
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preventative nature may be accomplished
during lhe fall and winter in destroying
the moths, whereas on the other hand, if
it perishes annually, as has formerly been
been supposed, and reappears by being
brought by favorable winds, &c, from ex-
terror regions, the time and labor expend-
ed in destroying the last brood of autumn
moths are wasted.
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THE PATRON" IN TEXAS.

At the recent session of the State Grange, the
following resolution, offered by Bro. jeff. Scott,
ot Milan county. was unanimously adopted:
Resolved. That we, the members of the Texas
State Grange, recommend
The PATRON OF HUsBANDRY, ri
published AZ Columbus. Mississippi, by Bro. w
H. WOrthington, as hrst-class Grange paper,
and one that Is worthy of the patronage and sup
port OF the membership of our Order throughout
,ht. State
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GRANGE DIRECTORY, 1870.

OFFICERS OF ARKANSAS STATE GRANGE.
Ms>ter-J- = Williams, Prairie county.
Overscev-E- 7. Chandler, Dallas.
Lscyurcr--C- &. Cunnin CHAM, Pulaski.
Steward--C. +. T0bey, Atkins.
Assistant Steward-W. W. Pace, 0uachita.
ChsPlsin-J. NJ. Steele, Poinsett.
SeeretaTy-J. V Scott, Miller.
Tressurer-R. c. Wall. Pulaski.
Gate keeper-G. II. Thompson, Calhoun
CereS-Mrs. ]. :. Williams, Prairie.
Pouona-Mrs. W. c. Wall, Pulaski.
FleTa-Mrs. Ella d. Cofman, Sharpe.
Lazy Assistant Steward-Mrs. Mary E. Pace.
Executive Conmittee-J. 5. Williams, Prairie c.
z. Iobey, Atkins c. 6. Cunningham, Pulaski
Thomas Orr, Miller J. V. Scott, Miller.
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OFFICERS OF THE TENNESSEE STATE
GRANGE.

OFFICERS OF THE TENNESSEE STATE
GRANGE.
MsSter-T. b. Harwell, Aspen Hill.
0versser-s. X Hancher, Mill Point.
Lectu rer-H- D. Greer, Memphis.
ChAplain-Joh7 Y. DObs0n, Greene county
StewArd-J. II. Gooch, Smyrna
Assistant Steward-A. J. Colling sworth, Crockett
Seeretary-Johu n. Currey, Nashville.
TFeaSurer-A- H. Sharpe, Nashville
Gate Keeper W. Adams, Macon county.
Cerss-Miss Oitie Head, GaIlatin.
PornCus-Mrs- NJ E Currey, Nashville.
Flora-Miss A E. Wilson, Tennessee Ridge.
/. A. S.-Mrs. A. J. cOliinsworth.
Executive Committee
IN. Head, Gallatin.
John L. Fly, Gibson Station.
H. H Norman, MurfreesborO.
OFFICES OF THE TEXAS STATE GRANGE.
Master-W. W. Lang, Falls county.
Overseer-A. J Rose. Bell.
SscretAry-R. 7. Kennedy, Frsest0ne.
Lecturer-G. ". Everett, Freestone.
Chaplain-ti. L. Jennings, Limestone.
Steward-A. B. Kerr. Fayette.
Assistant Steuzrd-w- NJ. Blalock Harrison.
Trsasurer-John r. Henry. Limestone.
cate Keepsr-A. r. Garfield, BrazOs.
Ceros-Miss Mamie Can6eld, BraEos county.
PvmOna-Miss L. y. Biggs. BrsEos.
FlJra-Miss IL. NJ. Rose, Bell.
l. A. S---MisS Sallie Everett, Freestone.
Executive Committee
J. z Grey, Washinton.
Jo. ". Barnett, Parker.
J. R. Bisgs, Marion.