The Chickasaw messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1880-1900, 1881-04-21


2 showing a decrease 100000: an
} our products have fallen ofin abou
the same proportion. Farms ar
deterioraiing in value, and a larg
majority are under mortgoge. Farm
] ing is not remuneratiye, and the re-
sult is, cur young men are seokin,
other employment and a majority o
the old men are restless and dissatis
fed, and would move to other local
ilics If circumstances would permit
This is an abnormal condtion-fol
With the rich soil, and healthy eli
mate which We possess, our agu
eulturists ought TO be prosperou;
and eontented There is a reason
wAy they are not-and a wise states.
msnship would investigate the cause,
and seek the remedy. In the old
civilization Of Europe the govern
ments protect and foster agriculture,
with us it is apparently ignored.
In North and South Carolina,
Ohio and other States, State Boards
Of Agriculture have been established
with good results: As step look
ing to the improvement of the agd.
culture OF the State, / recommend
that a committee be appointed with
Instructions to report to onr next
State Grange meeting, O plan for
establishing estate Board Of Agri.
oulture-with a view Of presenting it
TO the Legislature to assemble in
1882, for their consideration.
&M COLLEGE.
u In the march Of progress the far.
mer has been forced out Of the beaten
track, almost in spite OF himself
knowledge adapted to farming fifty
years ago will not suffice for the
present needs Of agriculture, hence
from the necessity Of the case Agri-
cultural Colleges have been estab-
lished are rapidly being perfected
and adapted to give farmers more
accurate and scientific knowledge OF
matters pertaining to their calling.
We may truly congratulate ourselves
upon the promising beginning Of our
A d NJ. College at Starkyille' We
should consider il our pride, and our
our duty to patrouize ito foster
it and to advance its interests in eys
/ cry possible manner
ORANGE JOURNALS.
1t was the opinions Of the members
Of the National Grange at the last ses
I, sion, that no power was more essen
tial to the prosperity Of the Order in
their respective States than that Oi
widely circulated and vigorously con
Quoted Grange journals This fac
was given unusual prominence at tina
session and it should have our specia
attention. We have a journal speci'
ally devoted to our cause thatis frml'
established, but it has never received
the support from the members of th,
/ Order in the State necessary TO maxi
/ its services properly effective Th
Patrons Of Hushandry should b
taken and read in every Patrons
home in the State. and the good o
tue Order demands that we shOnl,
adopt such measures as will Undue
our entire membership to subscrib
for IT,
QUE MOBILE AGENCY
under the efficient management Q
Bio B. i. Fitzpatrick, has given gen
eral satisfaction to all those who hav
transacted business there. Bro. Fit
patrick has won our commendatio
by his fidelity and untiring energy
Co-oPERATIoN
There are a large number Of co Of
erative associations organized in thi
jurisdiction, and Others are being OF
ganized. When co operation was ID
troduced into this State twas though
by many that it could not sueced--a
L vas supposed that our people la
money only at one season Of the yea
from The sale Of their cotton Bu
the trial ol the last four years ha
proven that, what is known as 9Th
plan ofeo operation to he well adapi
ed TO our waats-sale and reliable fo
the inyestmentof Of money and success
ful in correcting many Of The evils 9
The mercantile system. Some OF on
advanced thinkers are Of the opinio
that co operation will eventual
supercede the present mercantile sYl
, tenn entirely. II is on advanced ste
d in the mercantile science develope
by the necessities Of the poor.
does not make the rich richer nor ii
poor poorer; nor does il huild u
monied monopolies-but with juslie
d and fair dealing, seeks to secure I
, each the profits and benefits Of h
? own labor
. Many Of these associations are rs
on the plan recommended by the N
J. tional Grange. Some are joint stoe
' concerns-others are even Wors
? Our members under the idea OF co q
J. Grafton pay their stock to one, calle
e "Manager," who buys the goods {
20 he pleases and when be pleases-se
C the price as he pleases--is really r,
y sponsiblo TO no one, and rep0r
when he pleases 10 tho so-calls
! "Co-operatiee Association As
matter Of course such enterpris
must eventually fail, and the odin
g Of failure viii fall with demoralizir
e effect upon the Grange
3 The National Grange hos recon
G mended q plan OF co operation--al
p this State Grange has at diilere
e times endorsed that plan and urg0
y our members to adopt it. AS soI
parties are taking advantage Of q
u endorsement and under the name
81 co operation have established ente
le prises-not in accordance with {
p plan Of. the National Grange
e would be well for this body to "a
T. such steps IS may be necessary
e the protection Of the Order from
4 Jury and our members from imp0l
i- ton.
cl A "ioiut stock concern" should q
le be called a "c0-operative assoc
ie ton"
THIS YEARS CANVASS.
~ In obedience TO the instructions
n The last State Grange, ! have G.
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