The patron of husbandry., 1879-06-07

stead of laying solid and sure foundation
of financial independence, plenty and COM
| fort by adopting and pursuing al mixed
husbandry, and producing at home all the
[necessaries of life. we. have continued
| from, year to year to grow, cotton almost |
exclusively, until its market value is below
the cost of production, and the cotton
planters, as general thing, are bankrupt
Experience keeps a dear school but
fools will learn in no other as poor Rich
ard says, and scarce in that; for, it is true
we may give advice but Tcannot conduct
Again, we fear we, are extrayagant, and
| waste both our. time and money. $50
what signifies rushing and hoping for bet.
ter times? We may make these times
better, if we better ourselves Industry
need not wish, and be that lives upon hope
| will die fainting" ~ 3f.a s.. 80
"What though you have found no treas
ure; nor has any rich relative left you
legacy. Diligence is the mother of good
luck, and God gives all things to industry
| ""The Indies have not made Spain rich
because her outgoes are greater that her
/ incomes" -. fI.-,. e,a tns
| Now by attention to all these matters,
in the conduct of our affairs, a great Diff
/ ference for, the better will be made before
we are scarcely aware of it. If we pros
| per as, individuals, we may prosper as a
| nation, and it should be the chief concern
of every good citizen to promote the true
interests and welfare OF his country, to
preserve the purity and efficiency of the
government, and to perpetuate liberty. q
Thatwe as farmers may be better pre-
pared to discharge the duties and respon-
/ sibilities that rest upon us as class, and
H.:
i ing our own condition, we, SADLY need
more widely diffused education. We need
/ that culture and training that will
| enable us to think correctly, and to apply
| the knowledge we may accumulate prac
| tically in our business. It is matter of
qualification that through the organization
! of Patrons of Husbandry, advancement.
! has been made in this behalf, and it is
! greatly to be deplored that Our farmers in
this State do not seem fully alive to the.
, advantages to be had from keeping up an
i effective organization, by means of which
there may be interchange Intellectually and
| sociably, and accumulation of knowledge,
that would contribute directly and mate
rally to. the amelioration of the general
condition. 1t is a good result that the orr
| ganization has given life to many able an
excellent journals and newspapers devo-
ted to agriculture, and that it has awaken,
ed and stimulated more. general, thirst
for information. .rs .,.,. - XII Is. 2
I AS the results flowing from the oper
alton of the mind of man, when properly
cultured. are the only ones of great value
and which tend to advancement and ele=.
vation in the scale of excellence, yves
should seek, as a necessity, the. highest
degree ,ofmental and moral excellence at
tainable by us. enc. ..rg, aa. .t,9sI 40. ..
I A system OF general free school educa.
ton seems in this country, not only best
calculated to afford the means of educas
ton to the masses, but the only means by
which majority of children must be ed
ucated if educated at all, and is dspensa!
| Bile to the perpetuation of our free insti-
tutions, "A republican government with
out knowledge and virtue, is a body with
out SOUL a mass of putrifaction and cor
truption, food for worms" =. s..rrerr.. .
Then as necessary to the advancement
| of our interests, the, preservation of our
| liberties, and the honor and glory of our
country, let us promote the wide spread
/ diffusions of mental and moral culture ?
/ The reports of the worthy secretary and
1 treasurer will give you information as to-
the general condition of the Order in the
State, which Is, regret to say, not SO
I good as it should be-. .,.-..,ofs tr1.+
respectfully submit fol. your consider
alton the amendments to the Constitution
Of the National Grange proposed at its
last session, to reduce monthly dues of
members from ten to FIVE cents, with the
accompanying resolutions ,aor I'D
In conclusion let US urge upon you the
| the great importance to, our State of i'm.
migration, by which our waste places may
be filed, our dense forests felleds our rich
I lands brought into cultivation, our ex-1
haustless mineral resources developed an d
utilized, manufactures established, our
taxes reduced by an increase OF taxable
values, and an efficient and suitable sys-
tenn, of free education firmly established
and maintained. would suggest in this
behalf that our Order cooperate with
the State Immigrant Society. e..s
6 On motion of Bro Pace, the Masters
address was furnished the press for pub
| hcation. zs..+s,.,- ..t.,-,..,tl
On motion, Bros. Scott, Tobey and
Chandler were appointed a committeeon
daily press reports. r,r aais-s.1s7 -
sECRETARY'Sg REPORT -Iax
The Secretary presented his annual re.
port: tsI,au 3fs4ea siaiesaq Il bHa boeH
/, The. Secretary, in presenting synopsis
of the workings of Subordinate Oranges
for the last year, regrets deeply the pat
ent fact two great causes have, almost en-
tirely prevented our progress, namely. the
unusually heated AMI prolonged political
campaign, and the great pestilenee that
scourged our neigh,bors and menaeed our
own State. No new. Oranges have been
organized. aa4ssq ..,if.fe 10 sbais 1a87sf
s.. The report Of the Treasurer shows the
condition of the finances ytr5 ION H.
The, Secretary. would recommend to the
consideration of this body the propriety of
meeting in future in the rural distaicts.y