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A SPECIAL WANT.

The United States needs more sheep.
In all parts of this great country to secure
health and comfort, its people must have
food and clothing. The sheep furnishes
the best and most wholesome animal food,
and the most comfortable clothing vet test
ed by the masses of our people. In malari
al districts, especially those where the ex-
tremes of heat and cold are frequent,wool-
en- clothing and freer and more common di-
ct of good young mutton would insure bet
ter health and more vigor than generally
characteristics pork eaters and the wear.
ers of cotton and fine linen.
From the best data within our reach we
ascertain that there are on the entire gl, be
about soo,ooo,ooo sheep. Of these the
United States have but about 2s,ooo. 600
Our manufactures consume annually
more than s5,ooo,ooo pounds of wool Ii
each of our sheep furnished five pounds Of
wool, there would yet be yearly deficit
of 10000, 600 pounds,
Here is a good field for enternr;s;no
stockmen. We need double our preseni
number OF sheep. Let no one induloe a
single tear of an over production of either
mutton or wool. Could our flocks be
tripled or quadrupled they would add not
only to the comfort and healthfulness OF
the people but to their intelligence and
sobriety, as we'll as to the productiveness
OF every field used as sheep PASTURE
Rural San
The patron of husbandry., 1879-07-26
COOPERATION IN BOSTON.

The annual meeting of the shareholders
of Boston (Mass. cooperative store, says
the Portsmouth IN. H.) Weekly, of the
9Th inst, was held last week. Hon. Joseph
Quincy is the chief promoter of the insti-
tuition, and he addressed the meeting, sta
ting that the patronage from non share
holders had been much larger than ex-
pected, and if the shareholders would pa
tronize the store as literally its success
would be assured He explained the sys-
tenn of the store, which is modelled after
the English plan, and added that they
proposed to establish system of partial
pay ayments by which those of very moder-
ate income can become shareholders
by paying portion Of the full price, all
interest to accumulate until the total of
principal and interest shall equal 81, the
price of one share. He also suggested
that by combining and ordering all goods
of one class of one dealer through the
store, these goods could probably be OBJ
tanned at an appreciable discount He
closed by congratulating the meeting up
on the success thus far obtained, and
hoped that it would be greater in the flu
ture.
The Transcript says: at is gratifying
to know that this store, established after
long and careful deliberation as to the
best plan to be pursued, is meeting with
success and its business on the increase.
1t is not desirable that this should grow
too rapidly. The store was established
more to give practical illustration of the
benefits of cooperation, and educate the
public in that direction, than for large or
immediate profit. The fundamental fact
is that every purchaser participates in the
profits of the store in proportion to the
amount of stock he holds, although a
stockholder is allowed larger share OF
profit than he who has no investment IN
| the capital stock. Hence it will pay ev
erybody to patronize the establishment.
This idea will gradually work itself into
the public mind, and the result will be a
! sufficiently rapid increase in the business
of the store. 1t will take full year to
demonstrate fully the advantage of this
system Git has been proved over and over
again in England,) and when its success
has been practically demonstrated we may
hope and expect to see sinnilar-stores in
other cities, especially in our manufactur-
| ing centers.'
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PRICE oF SUBSCRIPTION /:
The Order in Texas has sustained a

The Order in Texas has sustained a
serious loss this year in the deaths Of our
lanented brothers VIM. 6. Howard OF
Iola Grimes county, and P. 6. Swor, OF
Dallas county Both OF these Patrons had
served several years as Master of their
respective Grange, and each perfor'nea!
his duty with zeal and fidelity that won
the esteem and admiration of their CO.
workers. The death of Bro. SWor occurred
on the sd of June, after lingering illness
He left several children and most de-
voted wife, whose solace will be that has
memory will be cherished by all true Pa
irons who knew him, and who appreciate
the noble traits of character that made
his life blessing to his family and the
community in which he lived. May he
rest in peace!
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nTHE PATRON OF HUsBANnRHs

=
ADOPTED BY THE STATE GRANcr
OF MISSISSIPPI AS ITS OFFICTS,
JOURNAL, DEC. II, 1873
The Special committee on the Gram,
Press made the following report.
Your committee on that portion of the NJ.
ter's Address referring to the Grange Press bsa.
had the same under consideration, and hearth
approve the suggestions therein Contained .ny
especially do they approve all that he saws y
commentator of THE PATRON OF Husn,,r
RY," published at Columbus, in our State ~
iorrnal earnest and jealous in our cause ana %
cry way worthy of the support and should he !.
the hands of every Patron in Mississippi and ~"
entire Southwest; therefore, would Offer ~
following resolutions and ask their adoption. ~
Resolved, That ''THE PATRON OF HUsR,s,
RY, published at Columbus by Bro. w. II. w.
thington, be adopted as the official organ of ~
State Grange.
Resolved That the Master, Secretary. Exec
tive Committee, etc, publish all official order,
circulars, etc, in THE PATRON. and that the os
GERS of the State Grange contribute regularly T.
is editorial columns
Resolved, That the State Oranges of Flor1.
Alabama, Tennessee, Arkansas, Louisian, aa5
Texas be requested to take similar action and rscI
State Grange conduct a department in said ion,
nal.
Resolved, That this State Grange earnes,,
appeals to the more active members of the Ord,
in the above States TO aid in extending the cirr,
ation of THE PATRON as an important mean,
of building up and perpetuating the Order
d. B. Hill, Committee
T. ]. ABLY,
Report adopted unanimously.
..4,a-45s.s So. Czrretar,,- STATE Csro
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We tender our thanks to the following
earnest, patriotic Patrons for clubs of sub
scribers to THE PATRON:
E. S. Elam, Memphis, Tenn.
Baxter Wilson, Holmes county, Miss.
w. Nj. Ferguson, Milan county, Texas.
T. J. Ably, Claiborne county, Miss.
w. L. Williams, Clarke county, Ala.
A. 7. Rose, Bell county, Texas
Geo. w. Green, Dallas county, Ark.
7. r. w. Foster, Choctaw county. Miss
Samuel n. Barnes, Miller county, Ark
6. w. Wells, Alfalfa, Florida.
A. M. Kellar, Bell county, Texas
&c. Woodward, Winston county. Miss
J. NJ. Williams, Bell county, Texas.
The patron of husbandry., 1879-07-26
THE BUSINESS OUTLOOK.

The quarterly circular of Dun, Barlow
g. 90 reoarding the condition of business
for the months of April, May and une
&c this wear, published. From this 1t ap-
nears that the failures are 1854 III NUMBER
pd p,,d soa 100000 in amount of liabilities
From the fact that these figures are less
than in any quarter for the past five years,
.be circuIar concludes that the outlook is
more favorable than at any time since the
manic. The opinion is advanced that the
country is on the eve of an unexampiea
era of prosperity. Wv
We fail to see the logic of this we
have been going down the hill for seven
years and it is not at all surprising that the
number of failures have lessened at last.
Jf there had been no Improvement TINS
wear over last we might rightly conclude
that the country was surely to the demnl-
ton how vows. Is there a particle OF
consolation in the fact that in the year OF
resumption. and with the bankrupt law
wiped out, we have had SO far 1858 fail
ures, and $65,77o3oS of liabilities Here
is the record for six months of the year
1870! Can John Sherman and his sup
porters read these figures with any COM
fort? We have been told by them that
business was improving, confidence had
been restored, and that capitalists were
seeking investments in the various indus
tries which are open to them. The record
of Dun, Barlow & Co., tells the story. All
the sol phistry injected into the circular
fails to remove the impression that we are
in a very bad condition.
At the opening of the present Spring we
undoubtedly experienced revival in bus,
mess, and there was an increased demand
for labor. But the reaction is already up
on us Men are daily being thrown out
of employment We have plenty of able.
bodied men in our midst who can find
nothing to do, notwithstanding the state
ment Of John Sherman in his Philiadel-
phia speech, that ''every honest man can
find employment to day, and be paid IN
honest mono =" Under the pl sent policy
of the govel ,ment there car be no per-
manent revival in business. The money OF
the country is locked up in the financial
centers. 1t is boarded in the United States
treasury, and in government bonds. This
money must be injected into the channels
of trade, and kept in action before pros
perity can return. The Greenback party
proposes policy which will effect this
result The makeshifts and promises oi
| the contractionists have spent their force
-Nezv HaOen Union.
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Our idea Of Grange or agricultural
journal, so far as its advertising depart
ment is concerned, is that the publisher
should never, under any circumstances,
admit improper advertisements into its
columns. Were we to accept certain ad-
vertisements that appear regularly in lead
ing agricultural papers, advertisements
which the publisher must know are sent
out by disreputable men in the cities, and
which are intended to swindle farmers out
of their money and are often dangerous
and demoralizing to the young-we would
feel that we were party to the fraud and
unworthy the confidence of our readers.
Since we established THE PATRoN in
1873, we have refused many advertise
ments of this kind, which would have
paid us largely in dollars and cents. Our
course in this particular has been appre-
ciated by many of our readers who under
stand the baleful effects of improper adver-
easements appearing in respectable Jour
nails Patrons who are working for this
journal can assure their neighbors that
under no circumstances will improper ad
vertisements ever be admitted into its col
umnS
The patron of husbandry., 1879-07-26
FLORIDA STATE GRANGE.
THE PATRON" ADOPTED AS THE OF
FICIAL JOURNAL.
LAKE CRY. FLORIDA. Nav 20. IS7a

LAKE CITY, FLORIDA, May 20 1879
WHEREAS, We deem it of great importance
that the StateGrange of Florida adopt weeklypa.
per that is published exclusively in the interests
the Order, and that "THE PATRON OF HUsBAN-
DRY" published at Columbus, ,MissisSippi,by Bro
w. H. Worthington, has battled earnestly for
five years in the interest of cause, and has
been during that time a true exponent OF the
PRINCIPLES of the Grange, and true to the farmers
interests, it is worthy of the con idence and sup
port of the membership in our State: therefore
Resolved, That we, the Master and Executive
Committee of the State Grange of Florida, DO
hereby adopt "THE PATRON OF HUsBANDRG'
published BY Bro w. H. Worthington, at 90
iumbus Mississippi, as the Official Journal OF our
State Grange, and earnestly request that the
members throughout the State take an active IN
terest in extending its circulation among the mem
bers and farmers generally.
VIM. II. WILSON, Master.
]. G. WALDRoN,
7. III. Lev,
r. F. ROGERS,
Executive Committee, Florida State Grange
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AS they did two years ago, the masses
of the people are making their voices po-
tent in the management of the county
campaigns. In nearly all the counties
the old executive committees called mass
meetings to elect new executive commit
tees, and prescribe the manner of making
the nominations. The attendance at these
mass meetings has been large, and the
proceedings were marked by harmony and
enthusiasm --
The patron of husbandry., 1879-07-26
YELLOW FEVER.

1t would seem that the Lower Mssis-
sippi valley is again to be scourged by the
yellow fever. On the 10th inst. the coun-
try was startled by the official announce
ment of several cases of yellow fever with
three or four deaths at Memphis, accom-
quit the city. Hundreds of citizens fled
as from a house on fire; a panic ensued
throughout the Southwest; the towns and
the State of Texas quarantined against
the stricken city; the Governor of Ten
nessee applied to her the rigid quarantine
regulations prescribed by the National
Board of Health for places dangerously
infected.
Then there came lull For more than
a week there were no new cases; all the
sick died, except one, who recovered.-In
the meantime one fatal case occurred at
Water Valley, Miss Most of the cities
and towns raised the quarantine; the fee
ing citizens began to return; business in
the city revived, and people began to talk
of the affair only as few sporadic nom
infectious cases and a panic. On Friday,
the illusion was dispelled. Five new cases
were reported on that day; seven on Sat
urday, ten on Sunday, and sixteen on
Monday large per centage of the cases
proving fatal. The fight of citizens was
renewed; business was suspended ant
Memphis is beginning to wear the lool
of deserted city. 1t is feared that only
| the general migration of the citizens will
| prevent the renewal of the dreadful
scenes of last year.
Will the fever, beginning SO early il
the very heart of the great valley, prevail
all over the Southwest? Will it penetrat
as far north from its initial point as it di,
last year? These are the absorbing ques
tons of the hour.
Three or four cases, about which tn
physicians are in doubt, are reported a
Mississippi City this week.
We received several applications thi
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What a stupid blockhead the farmer is

who loans his money TO some storekeeper
or banker in town or city at ten per cent
interest, or even more, when he could
make equally as much by investing in a
cooperative store, and a great deal more
in ''new process" cotton factory In the
former case, he helps to impoverish and
oppress his neighbors, to increase their
hardships. and keep them and their chill
dren in ignorance; while in the latter, he
would be aiding them to improve their
condition financially and in every way.
What is needed among farmers is more
of the spirit of brotherhood, and this is
what the Grange is endeavoring to create
and foster.
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EXTENT OF GREAT BRITAIN'S
COOPERATIVE SOCIETIES.


On the Ist of January, 1876, there were
in England 92o registered cooperative
societies, 237 in Scotland and s only in
Ireland; the English societies numbering
100000 members with a capital stock or
fund amounting to $40, Ioo 900, the Scotch
with $4,000 members and capital of
81, 10000. In the course of this same
year the number of English societies was
increased by sixty four new ones, of which
fourteen only were producing societies,
the others being distribut1ve We ee that
the number of the latter is largely in pre-
ponderance, and it would be no exagera-
ton to claim four -ffths of the total of CO.
operative societies as distributive societies.
They come into collision with far fewer
dithcuities than other societies, and when
they avoid that rock on which so MANY
have been wrecked--furnishing goods on
credit---they are almost certain of SUCCESS.
The oldest and most famous of these is the
Pioneers of Rochdale, which, established
in Io43 by some flannel weavers of this
little town, who furnished altogether only
the modest sum of $40, owned twenty
years later capital of $2I5 1000, and did
an annual business of $4,000. The dis
tributive society Of Glouster. established
in 1870, did not set out in fashion anv
more brilliant. At the beginning it had
only twenty members. with capital stock
OF about $1oo; but in 1877 the number Of
It's members had increased to e,o16, and its
capital amounted to more than $os,2oo
without including their three warehouses
valued at $55,4oo. Their semi-annual
transactions require $I33, 500, and in the
space OF sixteen years have amounted to
The patron of husbandry., 1879-07-26
ARKANSAS STATE GRANGE.
MEETING OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
"THE PATRON" ADOPTED AS THE
OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE AR.
KANSAS STATE GRANGE.
LITTLE Rock, April 20. IS7

LITTLE NOCk, hpTII g, 1919
The following, among other resou.
tons, were adopted by the Committee;
3. That in accepting Bro. Worthington's
proposition and making "THE PATRos
OF HUsBANDRY" the organ of the Arkan.
sas State Grange, we do so in good faith
recommending Oranges and individual
Patrons to meet his liberality by promptly
subscribing for THE PATRON, which is a
live Grange paper, thereby aiding us in
our efforts to spread the truths of oT
Order &. E. ToBEY, Chairman
w. SCoTT, Secretary.
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THE CHEAPEST RELIABLE PAPE
l. IN THE EASTERN STATES.
a} EXTRAORDINARY OFFER.
"Ihe Farmers Friend,

AND GRANGE ADVOCATE:
A paper that advocates true reform in :
branches of Government; that espouses y
Just cause OF the farmer undel- all Circumstance
that is not controlled by the cliques, faction, :
rings of any political party; an Independent =.
rlcuitural, Grange and Family journal. Wil
furnished to new subscribers on trial from AZ
7, 1879, to January I, 1880 for Eighty (So) GEM
Address THE FARMERS FRIENpIS,
Mechanicsburg, Cumberland CO.. :
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,eTHE PATRON" IN TEXAS.

At the recent session of the State Grange the
following resolution, offered by Bro. Jeff Scott
of Milan county. was unanimously adopted:
Resolved, That we, the members Of the Texs,
State Grange, recommend
"THE PATRON OF HUSBANDRy,n
published at Columbus, Mississippi, by Bro. "
ii. Worthington, as a first-Class Grange paper
and one that is worthy of the patronage and sup.
port of the membership of our Order throughou.
the State.
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$12oS,ooo. We ought also to refer to the
distributive society of the civil employees
of London, the Civil Service Supply as
sociation, which has 4,4SS regular mem
bers, with 1880 customers admitted
through favor, whose annual purchase OF
merchandise calls for $2,2I7,3oo, while
their sales yield $2,4o5,2oo.-Sunday
Afternoon.
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rest in peace!

We appreciate very highly the compli-
ment paid THE PATRON in the following
report adopted by Woodson Ridge
Grange, Lafayette county, Miss, one OF
the most active and intelligent Oranges
in the country. This Grange has been
steady and liberal supporter of IHE PA
IRON for several years:
WOODSON'S RIDGE GRANGE,
At its regular June meeting, appointed COM
mittee to draft resolutions expressive OF our SEN
timents in regard to THE PATRON OF HUSBAN-
DRY. the Official Journal of our State Grange.
The committee reported at the July meeting as
follows:
Your committee respectfully submit that, hav-
inc bcen constant readers of THE PATRON since
lis first publication, we have ever admired the
hold and fearless manner in which 1t has adVoca-
ted the principles of the Order whether in pros
perous or adverse circumstances. We admire the
zeal and ability with which it has contended tor
the agricultural interest. placing it as the tounda-
ton Stone upon which all other pursuits must
build We admire the zeal with which the Tar
mer's rights are advocated, ever encouraging ev-
ery move for his prosperity, ever watching and
ready to give warning in time of danger.
The new caption of THE PATRON beautifully
illustrates what we of the South most need-Ed
ucation. Cooperation, Unity of Purpose, Unity
of Field and Factory.
We think that if all Patrons and all farmers
could be induced to read and reflect upon the prln
c,n,es advocated by THE PATRON, the cause
would be much revived and the agricultural inte
rest prospered. M; klMMoAs,
II. H. kIMMONs,
]. a, BIGGER,
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COST AND PROFITS OF A anew PRO
CESS COTTON FACTORY


The following statement of the cost of the ma
chinery of the "new process cotton factory at
Westminster, S. c., and the daily expenses ant
profits, will be found very interesting and sugges
tive to farmers in the Cotton States. This factor
is run by water power, and is attached to com
and flour mill: ... Et
-.ls .fa COST OF MACHINERY.
One card and Attachment, ETC., S., 500 OC
DAILY EXPENSES.
operatives, at so cents each, S3Y
I boss or manager 80
1ncidentals, oils, etc., Iy
500 pounds seed cotton at 3 cts. per pound, IS
Total daily expenses, 2Ig
1851 DAILY EARNINGS AND PROFITS.
50 punches yarns, pounds each, I65 lbs,
= at IS cents per pound, S297o
335 lbs cotton seed at 50 per ton, Ig
per ct. hard and good waste, say I3 lbs.
at 8 cents per h.,
Gross daily earnings, 3IE
Net daily profits So So.
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Farmers Grange, Farmersville, Union
parish, Louisiana, adopted resolution,
the July meeting, urging all the MEM
bers of the Order in that State to sub
scribe for THE PATRON That Grange,
of which Bros. r. NJ Tatum is Master,
and L. Mcdonald, Secretary, takes quite
number of copies of THE PATRON, and
we are gratified to learn that it has i'm
pressed the members so favorably.
The patron of husbandry., 1879-07-26

THE PATRON containing the portrait
and biographical sketch of Worthy Over
seer Rose, of the Texas State Grange, was
we'll received by the Patrons of that State
Letters from all parts of the State are
coming in by every mail, in which the
writers express their appreciation of our
compliment to one of their ablest, truest,
and most patriotic leaders. Quite num-
Der have become subscribers, and many
are raising clubs for the paper. AS we
give special attention to Grange affairs in
Texas, THE PATRON will always be inte-
resting to members of the Order there.
We hope to secure club of ten or twenty
in every Grange in the State. We shall
publish portraits and sketches of other
Grange leaders in Texas during the year.
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England realizes an annual product of
the value OF YTT5o,ooos 900 from her IS, ,ooo,-
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WOOD LAND

VALUABLE WOOD LAND
v FOR SALE
The tract contains 100 acres of unimprovel
well timbered land. The greater portion is
sandy soil. admirably adapted to cotton, cor
fruits and vegetables. 1t is defined hereabouts 4
sandy and hammock land, and lies close to h.
growing city of West Point on the NJ. s 0.E
R. The wood on this land is of itself worth 81
per acre. For furthor particulars, address
G. w. BRANIE, West Point. Miss,
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We received several applications this
week from East Tennessee for sample
copies of THE PATRON.
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Executive Committee, Florida State Grams
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