The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1879-11-22

his estates. Changes abolish his isolated
plans and scatter the earnings for winch
he lives to individualize.
= The object of our Order is to ignore IN
dividual self shness, and to make us more
generous and catholic, and to embrace
within its folds all who seek the advance
ment of agriculture, no matter OF what
name, sect or party. 4is
s The Grange can never advance IN ma
terial prosperity and usefulness until Its
membeIs have learned to cooperate IN all
things pertaining to their advancement
and interests. -a.ftf
1t is truly sad to contemplate the dis
organized condition of the agricultural
class; vet upon their labor rests the whole
prosperity of this country.
1t is by their labor the ocean is whiten-
ed by commerce. 1t is only by their labor
the national debt can be paid. Knowing
these things, is it not most astonishing
that the farmers cannot spare the time to
attend their Grange meetings, and so lack
enterprise as not to encourage an foster
an organization which alone can elevate
them, and procure for them that influence
and position in society which their num-
bers and wealth entitle them? You have
the numerical strength and wealth, bat
you sadly lack that fidelity to your own
interests to accomplish much, if any good.
Although a Grange may include every
citizen IN neighborhood, yet if the mem
bers act independently and alone they
cannot accomplish anything; but if uni
ted they can form power irresistible and
capable of effecting for good whole
community. All the advancement in So
ciety, or great undertakings must be by
united, combined and Cooperative effort.
So with the Grange, to accomplish much
good it must be done by cooperation.
AGRICULTURAL DEPARTMENT.
To foster and protect the agricultural
interests is the high and sacred duty of
every government but more especially
one which i ,asts itself Republican.
We should therefore demand that the
Department of Agriculture shall be rec
ognized in the councils of the nation, and
be dignifed to position in the Cabinet.
Millions are appropriated towards the
maintenance of all other departments of
the Government while the Department of
Agriculture is so restricted for sufficient
appropriation to make it effective or of
little benefit.
We are greatly indebted to Senate
Davis, of our own State, for bringing this
matter prominently before Congress.
Senator Davis last winter introduced a
resolution in the Senate of the United
States asking ''that the Committee on Ag-
riculture of the respective Houses be, and
they are hereby, instructed to consider
generally the subject of agriculture, and
report by bill or otherwise, what can or
ought to be done by the general Govern
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foster agricultural interests"
i This bill Senator Davis advocated in a
speech, in which he gives all the statsti-
cal information relative to the agricultu-
raj interests of the country SO accurately
and ably that took the liberty of thank
ing him in behalf of the Patrons of Hus-
bandry of West Virginia, and requested
him to send me two hundred copies for
distribution among the members of our
Order in the State, to which request he
/ generously complied. Our sincere thanks
are eminently due to Senator Davis for his
effort in our behalf, and we have cause to
feel proud that the Representative from
| West Virginia was the first to inaugurate
and press this important measure before
| Congress, and we should not slacken in
our efforts until the Government has Civ
en- to agriculture that consideration which
its Importance demands and to which it is
justly and rightfully entitled.
GRANGE ORGAN,
During the early part of this year, ex-
periencing the great necessity of having
more direct communication with the Sub
! ordinate Oranges, urged upon your Elk
ecutive Committee the advantages tina
would result to our Order by having some
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want might be supplied,
Your committe cordially concurring
called a meeting, and after due consider
alton, finding that our resources had con
siderablY fallen off, and not having mucl
encouragement to believe that they would
be materially increased during the presen
year, and not knowing what encourage
ment and support new enterprise woulC
receive, made arrangements with Bro
Thomas to issue a West Virginia edition
of the Farmers Friend, and since the frs
of April last that paper has been the or
gan Of our State. Nearly every State ha
an organ, we'll conducted and fully sup
ported.
: These papers have saved thousands O
, dollars to the farmers; but their inhuenc,
for good is far greater 10 the educationa
feature than in the pecuniary one.
Are the members of the Order in Yves
Virginia less alive to the importance O
their advancement than those of our siste
States?
hope such is not the case Arouse, Their
and give us a helping hand in circulatin
this paper. Exert yourselves to sustain
and you will find it contending for you
, rights at all times and under all circun
stances. Y GU should not be discourage
because other efforts to estab1i an orga
J heretofore have failed, but on the othe
! hand if should call forth stronger and NOR
: active exertions in the future. An orga
TdiWill be an additional bond of union be
tween our members in different parts G
State, for it is highly important we shout
. know each other, that we may learn tn
unity of our cause and gather inspiratio
therefrom.
II In no country on tbe otoha ;c az