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The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1880-11-13
Large and Small EARNS.

Agricultural writers are inclined
to recommend small farms. AS well
advocate doing business Of any kind
on small scale Better have a small
farm paid for and well managed
than to owe for large one without
the means to work it well. But if
farmer is able to own a large farm,
and has the ability to manage it, no
one need waste any sympathy on
him. Large farms are often poorly
tarmed, so are small ones. The diff
Guilty is not SO much with the size of
the farm as with the capacity of the
farmer. Good farming can be done
just as well and more economically
on large farm than on a small one.
Teams, Implements and farm hands
can be used to better advantage on
the large farms, for the farmer can
afford to have variety suited to his
needs. 1t is foolish to seek to get a
large farm just for the sake of room,
but II the large area is fully utilized
then we see no objection to titus
bandman.
The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1880-11-13
Tlse Future Farm er.

The demand for agricultural in
formation is constantly increasing.
The farmer of to-day is far ahead
of the last generation in everything
that insures success and promotes
happiness, yet only the first lesson
has been learned-and the future is
before US with all its undiscovered
wealth of information and its re-
sulting prosperity. We have only
to toll and study, read and expert
ment, reflect and invent to wiring
from the bosom Of the earth new
treasures and greater abundance of
the old. These will add to the wealth,
prosperity and happiness of the
whole world and place US in our
proper position in the social scale.
The time is not far distant-it is
even now close at hand, when an
Ignorant farmer will be a rare avis.
lie will be SO far behind the times
that he will lose cast among his fell
loWs-he will be black sheep in
the flock and will gradually dcgcn-
crate to condition Of scrfdom.
The agriculturjst is now rapidly
coming 20 the front and taking rank
with the intelligent and educated Of
other professions, lie viii soon be
yes even non, = pDwcr IN the land.
Tic bD@s the balance Of political
power ata The republic viii rejoice
when BIS fGlfg1s are asserted, The
e.odboppef pf tbe past has become
the bonDrsa and respected citizen Of
to-day. The f8gsre IL rightly i'm.
proved, vii bring nothing but con
tlaued prosperity and happiness.
The farmers duties are we'll defined
he has only to persevere in the
attainment Of that especial knowl
edge which his profession requires
snd his moral, social, political and
pecuniary prosperity is assured
Willamette Farmer.
The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1880-11-13

know not certainly, but one thing l
do know, he will soon make HIM
self known and felt, wherever he
may go on this blessed earth OF
ours. Send DR.. Marshall and your
work will be accomplished well
and truly,
| think, however, that many
young men can be found in Ten
nessee, Kentucky, West Virginia,
Virginia and Maryland, who would
go South Tor a consideration. When
| go South | expect to take with
me the best of labor from Virginia,
and in some measure to employ
black people who will place them
selves under my control.
But there is SO much to be done
in and for the regeneration of the
South in her poverty, in cash, that
all can not be accomplished at once
We must be content to take one
step ct a time, and wait till event:
Justify another step, and by careful
study be sure we are on soli'
ground, and, step by step, We shall
ultimately reach the consummatior
of our great purposes, the complete
development of our abundant re
sources. The Association, and tn
Tourncz, have, thus far, done well
| and filed the hopes of those who
in their hearts, may say, God, i
His mercy, prosper you.-I J
Finnie, Of Virginia, in Planter
joarHaS
The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1880-11-13
Business Habits OF The p.

AS most farmers labor VIII
view to profit, it is a little str ="
that the various operations on i
farm are not conducted on bus;n VIC
principles! Is it not STRANGE ~
scarcely any effort is made by f.r -
ers to ascertain the actual cost 20
hushel of grain, or a pound Of nn.t
beef or wool? How can the farn'
know that his business is proft,T.
unless he takes some means 70
certain the cost of productions H.
can he know whether he is prodr'
ing a crop at cost far less than =
commands in the market, if he do.
not keep an account of the expenJ
itures in producing it? We ven
ture to say that not one farmer !.
fifty recognizes or carries into pr,c
tice this fundamental principle n
business, so important to success /
any other occupation. How is !,
possible for the farmer to prosns,
unless his income is larger than h,
outgo. 1t is a serious question ana
one which every farmer should al
himself: Is my income sufficient IA
exceed the amount of my outgo;
Herein lies the necessity Of bs
greatest care in keeping a strict &C.
count of the cost of production and
the cost of putting the products Of
the farm upon the market, at the
most favorable times and in he
most economical manner. If one
does not know what his expenses
are, how is he to know whether he
is daily becoming poorer or not;
Hard as the times are, it will Be
some satisfaction to know that one
has kept the expenses of the farm
and the household within the lmtof
his income. 1t is only by close at
tention to economy in little things
and by the practice of constant sell
denial, in such hard times as Til
present, when there is a constan
shrinkage in values, that one can a
pect to prosper. Not only shou.
the successful farmer keep an accu
rate account of the real cost Of Labor
rent of premises, and cost of living
but, when cropping season is owe
he shouli devise some means to con
tinue clea.i.g expense. His team
should not be idle, for it is bette
that they do enough to pay for keep
ing than they should stand idle. |
large wages cannot be earned, sma
wages can, it is better to take sma
wages and keep hands and team
busy, than to remain idle, and tn,
consume what has already bes
earned. We repeat then, that ii
not only necessary that we saod
keep posted as to cost of producuor
the kinds of stock which are th
most profitable, but we should TO
low farming as we would any othl
occupation. in a business way
succeed.-Ex.
The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1880-11-13
Patrons are not the enemies of,

Patrons are not the enemies of,
they are not even opposed to rail-
roads, or other means of transporta-
ton, to manufactures, mechanics,
bankers or professional men, so long
as they conform to the law which
bids every man to do to others as he
would have others do to him. 1t is
when men in other callings ignore
this, much more when they combine
with others to violate it, that the
Grange steps in and calls a halt.
Treat the interests of agriculture as
in justice they should be treated,
and there will be no war between
them and other classes. Render
unto the farmers that which is the
farmers. That should be the law.
And it will he by and by.
The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1880-11-13
How TO Have Good NeighbOrs

To have good neighbors is al
ways desirable. A good nelgh0d
hood is a great blessing. SOca
privileges are want of human ma
ture. Society is what its mem0en
make it. One moving spirit rlghi;!
leading will reform a large cITeF
about it. Moral and religious Pm
ciples, the principles of true C1fs'
tianity, will not only make lite Del,
ter, society more beneficial any
neighborhoods more agreeable aI1
of higher standard, but Will eau"
appreciation of property. Edu''
ton, refinement, culture, genera
well-doing will build up any 'om.
munity. Where life is safe, Pe1.'
undisturbed, rights rigidly resPs.
ed, vows obeyed, temperance pre-
alent, kindness and charity ruHI5
traits, locks and bolts are mol us
manded and happiness is more -
to brood. We are apt to have Dio ~.
charity for all. We are put INTO u. ~
world for a good purpose anu :, =
live a-good life. Let US then I! =. /"
round out life to its fullest meaSuls~
Its simple, easy and plain, yet now
many miss the way. The secIes Gre. !
in small compass. All may so ,r5
it. do unto others as We !, W. TS,,
that they should do unto you ~ +
covers the whole ground moraillI, :,
is rule golden and sublime y \,
worthy its God-like author &,
other rule will return so mucn
the observance. 1t will pay III :"
world and in 1hat to come.
The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1880-11-13

We now hope to hear from all of
our correspondents, whose interest
ing letters formed an attractive fea-
ture in THE PATRON. Some of
them doubtless became entangled in
''things political" and may have lost
sight of the Grange temporarily; but
they will now return and make up
for lost time.
The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1880-11-13

club annexed to the nams
sender. We hope every nam = Tie
be represented in that list. Will
We are fully prepared to
the proposed Improvement, !, nag
paper. We have the best m; ! he
press in the State, a splendid :.
engine, and all the appointmeD,. !.
a first class printing establish.
All we need is an immediste H.,
increase in our circulation. and u.
can be easily secured by a coDcs,.. = |,
movement of its friends. as !,
suggested, THE Patron, Ike -
Grange, is on a solid founds,:.
1t now remains with its friend
make it the strongest paper in =, -
South.
The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1880-11-13

We heard this remark the other
day, from young student, who has
full appreciation of ''what has
been, is now, and will be, and we
did not wonder at her exclamation
So to speak 'Men are becoming
Gods" that is, such is the result of
the marvellous brain work of our
generation, that what would have
been century ago regarded only
as possible with God, is now being
brought to light and use by men.
What would our matter of fact,
staunch old fathers, if they could
come forth from their graves, think,
when the early chant of the birds
were being offered, TO hear the
laundering rattle of the ponderous
trains as they rushed through the
land with their columns of smoke
and steam streaming behind them?
They would no doubt repeat the
resolutions passed by their genera
ton which embodied their sent
ment of fear and distrust when it
was announced that 'the lightning
coaches" would travel at the rate
of fifty miles per day. To this was
tempting Providence" and we are
not sure they would not shake their
antiquated resolves in our faces and
tell us we We're in danger of the
wrath of Heaven if not hell fire as
they fled back to their dusty cere-
ments.
Truly when we look over the vast
range of what has been accom-
plished in the past century and read
what is the immediate posSibles and
I probables we are somewhat startled
ourselves and are ready to adopt
the language of the author of the
| head lines of this article and wait
for the greatest revelations to be
made.
What would our young ladies oil
the present day think of the fail
demoselle of one hundred years age
with no stoves, furnaces OF radia
tors in their boudoir to make their
toilets in. Just imagine the fire
gone out upon the hearth, with not
g friction match in the house, the
finder box misplaced or the kindling
SO damp that no spark from the
flnt and steel could kindle it; with
the alternative of "a shiyer al
night" or a wade through the
snow mile or less to the nearest
neighbor more watchful of the Goals
and embers than others for a brand
to renew the burning. The friction
match, in itself, is, "more effective
than the musket" says a great think
er of the age, and to-day, though
but a little thing, and rarely est
mated for its value, is as indispensi
BILE almost as the air we breathe
and when compared with the old
flint, steel, and finder box, in effect
iveness and usefulness is as good an
illustration of the mighty emana
tons of century as can be given
But what will be, no man dares
to gainsayl If we were told that
science could make us glass that
by a process known only to the
electrician we could be rendered SO
transparent that the physician OF
any one, could look in upon our
fearful and wonderful makeup, see
the intricacies of circulation and
process of digestion, discover the
irregularities Of our existence, put
machinery in order that is out of
gear, change the currents of life
and prevent the maladies that now
lnfiict us, we should say, Aye verify
for "Men are becoming Gods"
The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1880-11-13

Lawrence county, Missouri, has
three brass bands, all of them com
posed of young Changers. They are
all temperate men, drinking no kind
of intoxicating liquors, and the
members OF one band abstain from
the use of tobacco. Two of these
bands attended the recent meeting
of the State Grange, and rendered
excellent music,
The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1880-11-13
COOPERATE
Letter from Past Master " sn
Maxwell. of the Tennessee State


letter from Past Master WIN.
Maxwell, of the Tennessee State
Grange.
Editor Patron. Since my visit
and address here last spring, Iocco-
pola Grange has increased its mem
bership from so to over 100, mostly
by limitations, and they have large
number of petitions for the next
meeting. They have semi monthly
meetings, which are always largely
attended. At the meeting in the
spring they were thoroughly aroused
on the subject of cooperation, and
the result is a cooperative store on
the Rochdale plan was opened
about the 9th of October. They
now have II stockholders, about
s.. 200 invested in goods, and a few
hundred dollars cash in hand not
yet invested.
On hearing of my arrival in the
neighborhocd Friday evening. the
Master, Bro. Hudson, set out in the
rain and notified his people as far as
he could TO meet at the Grange hall
Saturday evening, and he would
have a talk from me on Co-opera-
ton. Patrons and non Patrons came
at his call, and the result of the meet
ing is increased enthusiasm for the
GA rge and for cooperation, and a
determination to send their cotton to
the Southwestern Cooperative As
ISOLATION at New Orleans, and plac-
tice cooperation in commission as
we'll as in retail at home. Some of
! then nave learned by actual trial
| that it is loss to them to sell their
cotton IN Oxford even though they
get more for it than they could real
ize in New Orleans, because when
they sell in Oxford or elsewhere al
home and buy their goods from the
home merchants at the merchants
profits, they lose money. Some oi
them get Ioc. a hundred pounds OIL
5oc. on 500 pound bale more than
they could have got in New Or
leans, but obligated themselves tc
buy goods where they sold cotton
and in doing SO only got S37 &C
worth of goods for $50, because
they paid Is per cent above cost foi
| goods, and even that is considered
a moderate profit on goods in mos
Southwestern localities. The late
lamented Walker of Tennessee said
The Grange proposed to give {
man one dollars worth of goods fo1
one hundred cents" The plan o
cooperation recommended and now
being practiced in retail and com
mission successfully does that.
Other men who sell their cottor
to Mr.. Plant in Oxford or send it te
the Southwestern Cooperative AS
ISOLATION and get the money for it
go to the cooperative store at Ok
ford or at Toccopola and buy SEC
worth Of goods, and though they
may pay $I2. 50 more than the actua
cost and handling, when settlement
day comes that SI2. 80 is returned t.
them as dividend on their custom
but when they buy from the ordina
ily merchant, that $3.50 goes dowr
into the merchants pocket and stay.
there.
Mr.. Editor, they promise you I
large club of subscribers here.
inclose few names now. THE PA
IRON is read here in preference t.
all other papers.
Fraternally, w. maxwell.
Ioccopola, Miss, Nov. s.
The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1880-11-13
..Vhe Patron of Husbandry."

Orr receipts for subscriptions last
month were unexpectedly large, and
they promise to Be larger this month
they certainly will be, if all who
have promised to raise clubs will
send them in, Those who have
worked so earnestly and effectively
for the paper felt that were work
ing for the good of the Order.
We wish now to prepare for the
most effective work THE PATRON
has ever done, and the Order never
needed its services more than at this
time. The circulation is steadily in
creasing, but to enable us to do the
work that is now called for will re-
ouire extra efforts from our friends,
If each of the following named ear
nest Patrons will send us in a club
| Of ten or more subscribers in the
next ten days, we promise them that
by the ist of December THE PA
IRON will be improved 100 per
cent. We hope that every one will
responds:
The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1880-11-13

Some idea of the eno,,n tbs
amount of freight being sent y he
South from New York may
formed when it is stated tliHl Ia.
late Saturday a line of drays es J, he
ted in number at 500 stood a. i,i In
wharves of the Old Doiii",J
Steamship Company. A dray P ISra
with goods from prominen' p I,
way house was compelled 70 We" oftcr.
hours, from 4 o'clock in the , az fOr
noon until 5 the next mori'i"5'
its turn to unload.
The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1880-11-13

We now look for rousing clubs
of subscribers for THE PATRON
from all along the line. We print
on this page list of most of the &C
tive friends of the paper, and we
count strongly on a Climb of ten or
more from each by the 18th of De
cember-the Anniversary of the
Grange. Shall we not have them?
The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1880-11-13

Among the causes which produce
brittle hoofs in horses and cattle the
National Live Stock Journal men
tons the frequent standing in rotting
dung heaps or in pools of decom-
posing liquid manure.
The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1880-11-13

A lawyer, about to furnish .iien.
of costs, was requested BY, bis Is. 81, IS h
a baker, "to make 1t as " ~ ~ ssrer
could" "Ah," replied the :, I fore.
"that's what YOU say to VOW make
man, but that's not the way | :"
my bread"
The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1880-11-13

Never be discouraged 9y rsote
IF spider breaks his threau Per
times, it will mend it as man =, !,rcoal-
severance and patience WIZ y"
plish wonders.
The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1880-11-13

The Irish correspondent of the
London Times says the potato crop
is simply magnificent.
The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1880-11-13

D.
Isaiah Nicely, Double Springs.
7. NJ. Finley, Damascus.
A. c. Farmer, Hillsboro.
S. A. Montgomery, Durant.
r. II. Payne, Sloan.
R A. Bell, Randolph.
E. w. Tarrant Black Hawk.
P. P. Bobo, Noxapater.
7. B. Simpson, Poplar Greek.
a. n. Douglas, r. NJ. Carruth, J. NJ.
kenna, Summit.
DR.. J. b. Bailey, Lake.
NJ. w. Stamper. Mt. Vernon.
S. B. Gilbert, Chunkey.
r. E. Chapman, Newton.
l. G. Woodward, Louisville.
c. B. Turnipseed, Walden.
E. Pearson, Ludlow.
7. R. Galtney, Liberty.
w. NJ Kethley, E. B. Conn, Crystal
Springs.
w. L. Woods, Water Valley.
!. c. McLaurin, Mt. Zion.
J. S. Fur, Toccopola
w. r. Morgan, Baldwin.
c. Netterville, Woodville.
LOUISIANA.
Joseph Abbott, Cherry Ridge.
DR.. John w Robertson, Gaar's Mill.
J. X Head, Hoods Mills.
F. NJ. Haygood, Big Bend.
ARKANSAS
Samuel n. Barnes, Bright Star.
Israel F. Dawson, Smithville.
S. c. Baskin, New London.
w. L. Rowland, Lapile.
7. V. Scott, Texarkana.
NJ. d. Justiss, Lisbon.
R w. Daniel, Pine Grove.
John A. Shaw, Victor.
A. J. Ford, Buck Horn.
Master Little Greek Grange, Kings
Mills.
TEXAS.
A. NJ. Kellar, Birdsdale
w. F. Moore, Salado.
B. E. Ship, Oenaville.
NJ. Maedgen, Troy.
J. S. Merritt, Jacksonville.
w. A. Clark, Sr., Lockhart.
H. c. Dial, Sulphur Springs.
A. +. league, Giddings.
B. F. Kelley, Ashland.
Z. NJ. Hughes, Buena Vista
Rev. 1. o. B. Richardson, Cedar Y ard
Houston Nicely, lola.
H. J. Gooch, Anderson.
H. G. LaGrone, DeBerry.
NJ. A. StamPer, Valley View.
VIM Boothe, Paris.
w. NJ. Ferguson, Rockdale.
H. H. Bonner, Gilmer.
l.. G. Sims, Harrisville.
DIR. A. w. Crawford, Barker.
J. w. McAlister, Quitman.
l.. Moore, Sr Florence.
A. G. MCGOWAN, The Grove.
John NJ. Carson, Red Oak.
F. B. Odum, Fairfield.
DR.. w. A. Smith, Hallville.
t. ID. Hines, Lampasas.
E. H. Hatch, Golindo.
A. G. Rogers, Leona.
H. NJ. Daugherty, Prairie Lea.
d. B. Moore, Woodland.
L. N. Dewitt, Mt. Joy
E. n. May, West Falls.
We print the above names to
show the great extent or country
in which THE PATKoN circu
lates and the large numbe of its
active, working friends. Each
one of these has sent in a club of (
or more subscribers during the past
twelve months. The highest num-
Der, over So. was sent by Bro. E. S.
Elam-a noble, patriotic Patron
who is ever ready and willing to put
his shoulders to the Wheel and
push the Grange wagon forward;
others have sent in from 20 to 90
We ask ask all these friends TO con-
slider for moment the immense
good that would result to the Order
if each would now send in a club of
10 or more. 1t would swell the cir
culation of the paper to such pro-
portions as would make it one of
the strongest journals in the South.
and its capacity for Grange work
would be immensely increased. Will
not each one do this? We will pub
lish iu our issue of December Ath-
the Anniversary of the Grange
list of the names of those who send
in clubs, with the number of each
The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1880-11-13
LIZ TENNESSEE.

IN Ten y ESS EE.
E. S. Elan, Memphis.
r. F. Malone, Capleville.
7. ID. Robertson, Ripley.
S. p. Barlow, Adamsville.
L. s. Duncan, Manchester.
S. w. Beddingfeld Mason.
w. II. Person, Covington.
w. H. Nelson, Whitehavcn.
I'D. Majors, Salisbury.
S. E. Taylor, Brownsville,
R. NJ. Whitfield, Medoh.
in GEORGIA.
H. R. Dea 'wyler, Doves Creek.
7. d. Gunnells, Banksville.
VIM. Jennings, Dawson.
w. E. Smith. cambridge.
A. Moffett, Walden.
T. B. Eberhart, Point Peter.
D. w. Orr, Acworth.
7. H. Kinbrough, Cataula.
ALABAMA.
d. A. Burleson, Hartsell.
Geo. Phillips, Selma.
w. l.. Williams, Rural
L. l. McCurdy, PerryviIle.
L. NJ. Davis, Pine Hill.
J. l.. Robinson, Coosada.
MISSISSIPPI.
W. B. T. Barnett, Camden.
S. A. NJ. Saddler, Aberdeen.
J. A. Under, Emory,
Dan McInnis, Meridian.
]. w. Johnston, New Prospect.
Baxter Wilson, Lexington.
w. T. Robertson, Forest.
S. L. Wilson, Houston.
Isaiah Nicely, Double Springs.
]. NJ. Finley, Damascus.
A. c. Farmer, Hillsboro.
S. A. Montgomery, Durant.
r. II. PAYNE, Sloan.
R A. Bell, Randolph.
E. w. Tarrant Black Hawk
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-05-21
FARMVILLE.

SPEECH OF THE "LITTLE HORNET" COURT
pAY-HE DECLARES THAT HE Is A DEMO-
Graf AND ALWAYS EXPECTS 70 BETTE
UNPLEDGED TICKET.
Correspondence OF the Richmond Dispatch.J
MAY IS. 1880:
The head and front Of the re&djusting
party, the "little hornet" dropped sud-
denly into our midst yesterday (cOurt-day)
and stung fatally-only himself. Several
OF the Generals utterances in a two-hours'
unapplauded effort were extremely often.
siye 10 r ,dicalism, and have alienated per-
manently, 1t is believed, many Of his former
supporters. dis frank avowal thst "he
was u Democrat and always intended to be
one," that 4" be sought utilization with no
party, but had strength enough TO defeat
them both,1 and many such boastful and
unguarded remarks were badly received by
those who knew so we'll that even he was
their own creation.
Above this presidential contest, he de.
c,ared, there doomed up In the early future
a Governors chair, a Legislature without
a Cesar, a Court OF Appeals, and o senator's
place, inviting cooperation and spoliatioo.
On the subject Of the "gyeat unpledged,"
he adroitIy lodged behind the RrSdjusting
Convention In JulyIwbich Convention be
is), promising to go to Cincinnati or Chi.
cago, or neither, as it might decide.
The day went badly for Malone, although
backed by Secretary Fauntleroy aud Mr.
Cross-which latter lesser light so talked
away bis audience that when the time came
for ~electing delegates TO the aforesaid Con-
yention but barely enough remained to ft
the places, an obscure Republican only
being found to stand for this corporation.