The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1881-04-16
From the Workers.

If the great body of farmers in
the South could only read the letters
from the earnest workers in the
cause that appear every week in the
columns of THE PATRON, what an
enthusiastic rallying to the Grange
standard there would be. Who can
tell the number of dormant Oranges
that have been restored to life and
activity by the encouragement given
by single copy of this papers We
have been assured that some of the
strongest Oranges in the South owe
their restoration to the influence of
THE PATRON, and in claiming this
we must give full credit to the no.
bic, patriotic Patrons who contrib
ute to its columns. We give below
extracts from letters received during
the past week, which indicate the
spirit of the true men who are work
ing for the cause throughout the
country:
Worthy Lecturer A. N. Edwards,
of the Texas State Grange, writes:
II have just returned from a lee
turing trip to Marion county. Had
a public meeting at Union Grange
fine audience, and hope l did
some good. The Grange is prosper
ing in that county. l also lectured
a dormant Grange at Kelleyville
and left the work of reorganizing
| for Bro. Wallace, the District Lee
turer, who resides there. | will start
in a few days to Franklin county,
and then to Delta and Freestone
counties, where have accepted in
vitations to visit and address Gran
ges and Grange pic MICS. | proph-
ecy gain of so per cent Cor Texas
before the next meeting Of our State
Grange"
Worthy Master A. F. league, of
Lee county, Texas:
II inclose you another club for
THE PATRON. Our people think
they can't get along without it, and
I think so, too. If we would give
our own papers half the support that
the farmers give the political papers,
we would have stronger and better
| papers; we could understand each
other better and be more united,
hence we would derive more benefit
from the Order If the farmers of
Texas would read more, turn their
attention to stock rather than cotton,
to Clement Attachment cotton fac
tories rather than shipping the raw
material all the time, to fencing their
stock IN rather than everybody else's
ont, they would be more prosper
Gus people. We have enough IN
necessary fence in Texas to build a
sufficient number of "new process
factories to convert all the cotton IN
the State into yarn! No doubt some
will think this big expression, but
[ can prove it to any reasonable
man. We need herd law, such as
they have in some of the Older
States. 1t would be better for nearly
all, especially where the country is
thicklv settled. Then we woulc
have good pastures and better stock
and poor men could get homes easily
and improve them with good oea
less expense. We are needing rain
Farmers generally we'll up with
their work. Good crops expected
this year"
County Lecturer A. 6. Anderson
Hunt county, Texas:
Our Grange, Sonora, 600, has i;
membership of 45, and we are taking
in from one to five each meeting
Our CO operative store at Commerce
is doing a good business. 1t wa'
opened Dec II, 1850 with paid-uI
capital of $500. We now have Z
stock of about $3.50, besides the ac
emulation | have been appointed
/ County Lecturer and empowered tc
organize Oranges, reorganize dor
mant Oranges, exemplify the un
written work, etc, and | desire to
inform the brethren in this county
that if my official services are re
j quired at any time, to correspond
with me at Ashland, stating what il
wanted, the time and place the,
desire me to meet them, ETC., and
will be prompt in attending"
Worthy Secretary John F. Tan
ner, Washington county, Ga:
Oar Grange has come to lif'
AGAIN. We had been dormant TO
some time, but this year we reor
/! ganized, and are IN good working