The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1880-02-28
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American farmers once united to act and vote togeth
err can assume the full authority of the law making |
powers of the State and National governments. To |
do this, will avail ourselves of constitutional
right secured to perpetual succession by our hon.
ored sres who founded this republic. We have come |
to consider that we act as to maintain our
constitutional right to equality and defend man
hood. We admo nished, by every consideration in
view of the threatened overthrow of the propreorsap
of the farms till, to act promptly and wisely To
this end, we recommend farmers to make such alli-
ance, whenever representatives to the State or Ma
tonal Legislature are to be chosen as will enable
them by their votes to elect from their number
an fair share of representatives Acting
together to accomplish this grand purpose is no vio
lation of obligations members of our Order.
The assumption of this constitutional right but the
assertion of our manhood, and cannot longer be
dominated by party associations which deny us our
equality support partisan press that ignores the
association of American farmers.
The National Grange, finding the patent laws as
construed by the courts making the innocent purcha-
ser maker of any patented article purchased or
made in good faith for his use, not knowing 1t to
have been patented, liable to pay royalty for using
the same, is outrage upon common sense and an
tagonisc TO every principle of justice and fair deal
ing therefore directs to present to the follow
ing memorial, to which also call your attention:
To the Senate and House of Representatives in
Congress assembled: Whereas, many persons having
purchased in good faith implements and articles for
their use, and having innocently used them for
| years, now having money extorted from them as
royalty, under threats of prosecution In the United
States Courts by claiming to be owners OF pa
tents covering Such articles ana
causing great injustice and hardship to innocent
| sons, therefore, we, the members of the National
| Grange of the Patrons of Husbandry, assembled in
annual session at Canandaigua, New York, do espe-
cialy petition and honorable body that such
amendments may be made to the patent laws shall
| make the manufacturers vendors of such articles
and implements that are infrngements any patent
that may have been granted amenabe to the action of
such patent laws instead of the innocent purchaser of
| such patented article or implement. And that any
| person innocently making any implement article
/ for his use, which is Infringement upon any
patent without knowing it to be SUCH may be allowed
to pay the royalty upon it, or by ceasing to use it shall
be liable to prosecution under such patent law.
z-ss DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE.
There is institution, brethren, which is doing
| noble work for agriculture in Georgia, that
established in response to the recommendation of the
State Grange and the Georgia State Agricultural So
cety and hence may be called the child of these two
organizations, and which should receive the hearty
support and cooperation of Patrons of Husbandry,
both in their individual and organiZnd capacity That
institution is the Georgia Department of Agriculture.
To the work of this Department, Georgia owes the
| proud position she occupies among her Southern
sisters and the envabe reputation which she sustains
| Throughout the Union Often have the commenda
tons of Georgia and her Department of Agriculture by
brother Patrons of the IN ational Grange caused my
heart to swell with pride.
The Georgia Department is held up by all the other
States of the Union from Massachusetts, to Texas,
the model Department. Six other Staten have organ
lied similar Departments in honor of Georgias noble
example. The press all over the country, both agri-
cultural and POLITICAL delight in sounding the praises
of this ins titution.
The "Financial Chronicle, the standard journal of
America on questions of finance and statistics, says
the only reliable statistics of the cotton crop it gets
from and Southern State are those from our Agrlcul
tural Department.
mer" in a issue, said their Department should
be organized the model of that of Georgia, which
| ais without an equal or a rival in the word.''
The .Farmers' Scientific Annual which should be
in the library of every farmer in Georgia. in speaking
of the mass of valuable information it contained in
| canned Nv
| hydraulic pressure.
I mention these expressions from citizens of other
States Patrons, to show the contrast between the
views of these dstiu guished citizens and those
| of our would be statesmen, who would abolish this
Department, which established for the purpose of
fostering and protecting the mother of all industries
-Apreulture-and right noby has it done its work.
Time will not permit me to enter into account in
detail of the work of this Farmers Department for the
advancement of the productive interests of State,
| but YOU must pardon for mentioning of the
most conspicuous fruits of its labors. Those of you
who have read the valuable publications of the De-
nartment will bear out in the assertion that they
have done more educate the farmers of Georgia in
| five wears in matters which most nearly concerned
their especial avocation than all that tie State had
done prevous to the establishment of the Department
/ Not only has it exerted most potent educational in
huence but it has added millions of dollars to the pro-
ductions of our State besides teaching how to
| millions more. It has given the benefit of the
perence of hundreds of farmers in every section of the
State; it informed what varieties of grain yield
the best results least subject to disease well
as poipted out best breeds of stock and thus vastly
increased our provision crops. 1t has protected us
from fraud the sale of commercial ferzers taught
| us how to use them economically; encouraged hus-
bandin gfhome manural resources, and taught the
value Of economy the compost system 1t has taught
us principles of fertilization, by experiments
conducted under varied circumstances and under nat
ura conditions it has secured high grade of
mercal fertilizers and excluded from markets all
spurious compounds. 1t has collected statistics of
crops farm products farm policy and commercial ex-
| pediency, and warned of impending ruin conse-
| quent upon specializing in futures by purchasing at
the most usurous rates of interest," and largely induced
self sastaining system of agriculture.
Time will not serve me to enumerate the benefits
that Georgia and Georgans have derived from the
of this institution dear to the farming inter
est but cannot forbear calling your attention two
works intended for capitalists and immigrants which
have been invaluable in presenting, in clear truth
full manner the of State and in correct
ing false impressions to climate and the senti-
ments of people. allude to the "Manual of
Georgia." and Georgia from Immigrant Settlers
/ Standpoint"
This is OUR Department, my brethren-established
and conducted for our benefit for protection. As
citizens of Georgia. members of that large and
full class of producers which constitutes three ourths
of the people of Georgia, men who know their
interests who know their rights and dare maintain
them, aye, embracing all of these, and PATRoNs
HUsBANDRY let us CHERISH, SUSTAIN and DEFEND OUR
| DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE the magma eharta of
| our INDUSTRIAL PROSPERITY and INDEPENDENcE.
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS.
| herewith submit for your action the amendments
to the constitution of the National Grange proposed
| by the recent session of that body. 1861
TIE CLEMENT ATTACHMENT.
| May rot congratulate the farmers of the Cotton
States upon the advent of the called ttle wonder
the Clement Attachment-the reports of which have
encouraged many of our people with the hope that
redemption is not far distant that this ssnew pro-
cess of manufacturing cotton promises to produce
revolution which Order has sought and is still
seeking to accomplish, namely, more intelligence,
prosperity and happiness? This much needed inven-
ton is not understood fully, and it becomes us here
assembled who among its greatest benefciaries to
encourage its complete Development and utilize it if
fhof
price for cotton when converted into yarns is an
| Hducement, but the saving in machinery, motive
power, operatives, etc., hitherto required convert
seed cotton into yarns, the ginning, bang, baggng
and ties the loss, waste, storage, sampng, perqu-
| sites, and may not add the stealing also?
This invention seems to be looming up in the minds
hoa. &C IL Ii.