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The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1881-08-20
What the Orange Does.

Not only the social amenities and
the lessons Of high morals are taught
in the Grange, together with the
habit of fostering aspirations beyond
the montonous present, but intellec,
tual truths of the first Importance
and magnitude are disseminated
through its agency. The principles
of social and political economy are
made familiar by its means The
narrow limitations of ordinary prac-
teal life are enlarged, and broader
and healthier views are inculcated.
The best methods Of legislation are
impressed on the mind, and the
proper topics of it are sagaciously
selected. The vital relation of pro-
Queer and consumer are more clear
ly understood. Farmers are made
to comprehend that they are free
men in the truest sense and for the
highest ends. aFa
This is not by any means an inn
aginary picture. Those who have
been in the Grange since its forma-
ton and establishment will readily
testify to the truth of more than we
have stated. They will freely admit
that the Grange is an educator and
thorough one; that it effectually
stops the waste from which the ag.
ricultural character SO long suffered,
and tutors it in the art of saving and
satisfying resources on which men
in other avocations, when they hap
pen to possess them, make constant
drafts for the successful conduct
of their lives, and the enjoyment of
their maturer age. 1t is we'll to
keep these simple facts in mind, that
by SO doing this timely organization
may have the widest scope for the
employment its many and valuable
influences.-Nassachusetts Plough
man.
The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1881-08-20

slavery must be abolished IN the
United States. Thirty-five years
afterwards it was done. To-day
over seven hundred thousand men
and women who cultivate our SOIL
say that they demand their share OF
legislation in Congress. A member
whom we have by our vote sent to
the National Congress that.fails to
listen to the appeals made Though
our petition, should be regarded as
an enemy to our interests, and unde-
serving of our further support, and
whenever this is the case, every ef'
fort should be made TO inform the
farmers of the fact that, in the fu-
ture, they may look to some one
else to advocate their claims in that
body. Legislation in the interests
of corporations and monopolies has
gone so Far that the farmers inter-
est is the pivot upon which the
whole machinery turns and is sup
ported"
The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1881-08-20

The old members of the Or
der in this county were thor
oughly aroused by the eloquent and
able speeches of Worthy Master
Darden, and they are pushing the
work of reorganization with great
zeal and splendid effect. Taberna-
Gle Grange has been re-organized,
with that staunch Patron, Bro. E.
NJ. Franks as Master, and Jos. Joiner,
as Secretary. The members of
Zion Grange are taking steps to re-
organize, and those of Caledonia
Grange have called meeting for
the same purpose. This work will
then be extended to the west side
of the river, and at least one Grange
over there will be reorganized. II
Worthy Master Darden accom-
plishes as much in other counties
as he has in this, he will soon
have the Order in Mississippi on a
better basis than ever. He will be
able to report Mississippi as the
Banner Grange State of the South
at the next meeting of the National
Grange.
The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1881-08-20
The Practical i'm Farming.

Why is it that so many men who
earn their living by cultivating
farms seem to feel contempt for
advice on farming which appear in
agricultural and other Journals? 1t
is true that this contempt has var
nish of justification in that this ad.
vice is not good to be followed by
every one, but it is equally true
that the practice of many farmers is
equally to be summed SO for as plans
and methods of farming are con
cerned. There is often too much
scorn expressed by our farmers for
articles appearing in print on the
apparent ground of the merely the
foretical character of the device or
plan mentioned. Those who speak
thus lightly of the written advice
often would accept it if it were spo
ken. 1t is too often thought that if
a man tells his experience through
the paper that he is "book farmer"
only, when the fact is that such a
man has a double advantage over
his conceited neighbor who imag-
ines that nothing is to be learned
from reading, but only by getting
between the plough handles. True,
practrice is necessary, as no farmer
will deny, but the experience of one
farmer, if properly detailed in the
telling, is as valuable on many points
to his brother farmers on grain rails
ing, stock breeding, &c, as would
be the actual experience. We read
a short time ago letter in an agri-s
cultural journal, in which the read
ers of the paper were told that
young man by taking a hint from it
acquired competency. If the far
mers who are successful in their
different operations would OCCASION
ally give details of their plans, it
would make them none the poorer,
and would certainly do much to aid
their fellows. Then do not be afraid
to put on paper what you have tried
out and found true. Do not hest
tate because you do not write very
well, or your hand is littls stiff.
The work of that hand guided bv
an active brain will be the best tes-
timony to the value of your expert
ence. and this will be of practical
value of the. farmer who has never
yet tried this particular method.
Experience is valuable both to the
persons who has had it himself and
to the one to whom it is properly
told. The work of the practical
farmer is of inestimable value. to
others when it is properly detailed.
= Canadian Farmer. 8h5'
The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1881-08-20

Among the resolutions recently
adopted by the New Hamshire
State Grange is the following:
"That the great and vastly impor.
tant subject of temperance has our
cordial support, and that we will
use endeavors to prevent the future
wasting of homesteads, and the
murdurous ruin of fathers, sons and
brothers, and the consequent mex.
pressible suffering and wretched-
ness of mothers, wives and sisters,
by the demon of intoxication."
The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1881-08-20
The Grange i'm Florida.

The Grange in the Southern
States seem to be out-stripping the
Western States, and gives indica-
tons of very robust and useful
work. From the last address of the
Master of the Florida State Grange
we make the following extracts:
"The Grange came to the relief of
the farmer when he had no help,
and it has accomplished more good
for him and the masses within the
last ten years than legislation has
done for them in half century
EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES.
'Since the last meeting of our
State Grange, I have accomplished
facilities for placing in the hands of
our children school books at about
one-half the usual retail prices,
which gave US educational advanta-
ges never before attained. This one
thing alone, through Grange influ-
ence is worth thousands of dollars
annually to the farmers of every
county in our State-and this ac-
complished without the aid of leg
islation.
SCIENTIFIC AGRICULTURE IN OUR
SCHOOLS.
81 recommend that this body ask
the legislature Of Florida at its next
session to pass an act requiring the
elementary principles of scientific
agriculture to be laugh. in our pub
lie schools. Also, an act to estab-
lish an agricultural department in
our State adequate to the wants of
our farming and industrial pursuits.
COOPERATION
among the farmers extends now to
every nook and corner of our broad
land. and the member who neglects
to avail himself of its advantages,
does it because he prefers it.
Oranges in some of our Southern
States, by certain cooperation get
all the money they need from the
banks at s per cent per annum to
run their farms. By thus doing,
they buy their supplies at the low
est cash figures and thereby effect
a great saving, which amounts to
more than the profits arising on
their farms. The farmers of Flor
ida can do so, if they desire, by the
proper cooperation. Because they
do not do it, is lack of proper in
terest in their own profession.
BETTER POLITICAL CONDITION.
"In great many sections of our
country the workings and teachings
of the Grange have moulded a bet
ter political condition, and has been
the means of placing many of our
best farmer citizens in influential
positions. Its workings in this re-
spect, in Texas, has been so salutary
that to-day not a solitary homestead
is under mortgage. Fifty years ago
a few ladies in Boston, Mass, said
The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1881-08-20

Farmers should learn to prac'loe
the most rigid economy on the falnti
Thousands of dollars can be saVeu
every year in harvesting and stol'
ing the products of the field, II Ia.
mers could be induced to give more
attention to economical manage
ment. Abundant grain crops oege.
carelessness in saving and ieedlns
it, and every year the farmer pro.
its waste away for the want OF oe.
ter management. The markets o.
the world are now open to u.s. anu
the time has come to utilize eVei,
advantage; the closest economy "
suggested.
The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1881-08-20

The Changers Bank of California,
one of the strongest moneyed insti-
tutions on the Pacific Coast, has for
four years past made specially of
advancing money at low rate of
interest without compromising on
wheat stored in warehouses. This
enables the poorest farmer to hold
his crop for good price, and does
away with breaking the market by
those who have to sell and of whose
necessities spectators always take
advantage. They have also sent
out samples of new varieties of
wheat for trial, statistics about the
markets, wheat bags, freight rates,
&c. This is true cooperation. The
bank is Grange institution and
nearly all of its officers are Patrons.
The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1881-08-20

A prominent farmer in a West
ern State said in an address not long
since: awe must subscribe, pay for,
and read such papers as are devoted
to the upbuilding and dissemination
of news pertaining to our interests
as farmers and members of the
Grange. The merchant has his
commercial paper, the lawyer his
legal publication, the banker his
magazine. The farmer and Patron
can not do without his paper. Each
profession is fully posted. The
times in which we live require, yea
demand, that we be able to see
coming events equally, if not in adj
vance of those who live by appro-
priating the earnings of the unin-
formed farmer; hence the necessity
of reading our own papers, giving
that support which will make them
to be strong, able advocates, reach
ing out and gathering in the news
from all quarters of the globe, pre-
senting us at least once each week
with full summary of information
pertaining to our interests"
The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1881-08-20

It is astonishing to the old men,
bers of the Order who had given
up the Grange because its enemies
told them it was dead how easily
and smoothly Worthy Master OAR
den gets the Grange wagon to
moving wherever he goes. He al
most flies through a county, yet
he takes time to put his shoulders
to the wheel and give it good
start in every county. In this coun-
ty it is moving right ahead, and the
old drivers say there will be no
more baking or breaking down
after this. If any middleman or
politician gets in the way and tries
to obstruct the Grange wagon, 1t
1ViU be bad for him.
The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1881-08-20

During our eight years of active
service in the Grange we have never
witnessed so much zeal and enthu
siasm among the members in Missis-
sippi as exist to- day. WhereverW or
thy Master Darden goes and mingles
but for a day among the farmers,
he sets them to work. This noble,
fearless leader of the farmers OF
Mississippi is sowing the seeds that
will soon spring up and ripen into
a glorious triumph.
The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1881-08-20

So and So is consulted and if he
does not assume the of the payment
doctors bill, the M. d. will not
move step and death may advance
and claim its victim. The farmer
needs lawyer, and the legal limb
asks, "Who is your boss?' 1t is the
same answer-Mr So and So. The
lawyer looks him in the face and
says: "You are not your own mas
ter; you have sold yourself into
bondage; you have parted with
your birth-right and are no longer
free man, but a slave. The last
particle of credit which you possess
ed you have surrendered into the
hands of your merchant. You have
no credit-you are slave, and your
"wife and children are the victims
of your folly"
The farmer takes his cotton sam
pie under his arm and walks from
store to store and office to office to
get his bid raised. A few bids are
made for his encouragement, but
care is taken that Mr.. So and Sos
bid (his merchanD is not raised
much, for they do not want the cot
ton-it is under mortgage. His
merchant finally buys the cotton,
and fortunate indeed is the poor
farmer if he carries a cent home out
of the proceeds. He said that some
of the farmers in his county had
learned something from experience,
and instead of going from house to
house get higher bids, threw them
selves upon the mercy of the court"
They address the merchant some
thing like this: "Well, boss, I've got
bale or two of cotton out here, and
now, boss, take charge oft and do the
very best you can for me-" This is
considered the best plan of the two.
He advised farmers to live at home
raise their meat and bread-and
let cotton be a surplus crop. He
had never known man who raised
his own provisions who was not in
a prosperous condition, and he knew
of no one who bought his supplies
who was making money.
He said that the farmers Of Mis-
sissippi have no commercial credit
This is owing to the lien law. He
made an earnest appeal for the abo-
lition of the lien law; cited the
State of Georgia, where the lien
law system had been practiced un-
til that State was nearly impover7
ished, when the law was either re
pealed or modified, and now no
State in the Union is in a more
prosperous condition than Georgia
We have hurriedly witten a short
outline of Capt. Darden's speech,
but have failed to mention many
subjects which engaged his atten-
ton. In several particulars we did
not altogether agree with him, but
in the main was highly pleased. He
furnished rich food for thought-he
spoke truths which the demagogue
and the professional politicians will
not fail to condemn in unmeasured
terms. We have never heard a
a more fair, honest, Straightforward
speech to the farmers, and we have
no hesitancy in saying that the
Journal is heart, soul, mind and
strength with the cause which Capt.
Darden is championing in the fnan-
cial, intellectual and moral advance
ment of the farmer and his house
hold. The Grange undoubtedly has
done great good to the farming
class, individually and collectively,
as well as the country at large, and
its usefulness has hardly yet COM
menced.-.S1uthern Live Stock
| Journal, ,Stark0ilIc, Miss:
The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1881-08-20
Time tor Action.

Under the above caption the
Western Rural says some good
words which we copy. Intelligent
thought on the vital subjects per
tanning closely to the farmers life is
what is most needed. The Rural
says: ~
During these hot days, while the
farmer is laboring to the verge of
exhaustion in the midst of the har-
vest, or in preparation for it, it is a
good time for him to compare MS
usefulness with other classes, and
his success with theirs, to the end
that he may ask himself why the
man who is of the most use in the
world should be the least prosper
Gus. Men who have never produced
anything il the world, or at most
comparatively little, are rolling in
wealth and luxury, while the farm
er has but his home, and in the ma
jority of cases not always thct. He
knows, and we all know, that if he
had the proper share of the fruits of
his labor, he would not be thus cir
cumstanced, and that the Wander
bits and the Goultls would not be
in the possession of hundreds of
millions which now make their for
tunes; ard all in tie world that the
producer asks is his own. He does
not wish the earnings of anybody
else, but simply demands that he
may enjoy his own. He has so
long been the object of attack by
heightened communism, which like
the lower grade of communism,
seeks to prey upon the property of
others and to appropriate and divide
it, that he has almost lost faith in
the administration of justice or the
hope securing equity.
When the ragged hoodlums of
the city seek to enforce communis-
tic doctrines, the police and the mil
itary are quickly thrown across their
pathway, and in an extremity they
are mown down with shot and ball.
This the farmer recognizes as prop
er, and applauds the effort to stay
the hand that would seize upon the
property which another has earned
and has the right to. But Gould
and Vanderbilt have been engaged
in Just this same sort of illegal APP
preparation of others property for
years, aud the law which sanctions
the shooting down of the common
communist, appears to encourage
Ahon, o,1I yoro,,loy <~ollc
them gentlemen and enterprising
citizens. This the producer can not
understand, nor can anybody. 1t is
all wrong, and it is not dignifed by
even shadow of right.
1t is this evident outrage upon the
rights of others, that we and our
readers have been battling for the
last half dozen years. Victory has
not yet perched upon our banners,
but the day is beginning to break.
Political parties are seeking to know
what the farmer wants. But as we
have said before, while resolutions
are of use as showing that the poll
ticians have heard the mutterings of
the coming storm, they are never to
be relied upon. Men alone can be
depended upon in this emer-
gency. Silt the characters and
records of your candidates in every
State and tor every office, and vote
for those whom you know to be all
right. AS said before in these col
umns, you can tell better about these
things than we can, and have a bet
ter opportunity to ascertain the
facts than we have a
The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1881-08-20
The cotton planters of the South

The cotton planters of the South
are contributing annually 5000, ooo,-
600 to the wealth of the world over
the actual cash value of the raw
material. Her crop in its raw state
is worth $3oo,oOo,ooo. The profits
of converting it into fabrics exceed
100 per cent. Were she to do her
own spinning even, and that is
practicable, she would save $780,
100000 of profits above the value of
her crop.
The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1881-08-20

Very few farmers can buy Largely
in bulk or pay cash for their pur-
chases when made. But by means
of the Grange Organization, those
who become members are in pc.
sision to bring into play the princi.
pies of cooperation, by means of
which many small purchases may,
in the aggregate, constitute one
large purchaser.
The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1881-08-20
An exchange gives the fo!Iowin

An exchange gives the following
good advice; whenever you arc re-
quested to sign contract by a
stranger for new fang ed improves
ment,. be sure to open it out full
length, read both sides carefully,
fold it judiciously, return it to him
firmly and tell him to $50 to the
Devil"
The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1881-08-20

Labor is capital; intelligence y
capital; combine them andyou nav
more than doubled the amoun' y
your capital, 1t is the inouSu.
which makes capital. not caPltai ="
industry; but, industry i'll dire9.'
can never acquire the capital VIM
comes from we'll directed Industry
The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1881-08-20

Cooperation will sweeten and
stimulate labor, because the farmers
of America know that they, them
selves will reap the direct fruit of
honest and efficient Cooperation.
The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1881-08-20

By means of Grange papers au'
price lists every purchaser m'j
know the prices of all kinks =,
goodss.a Therefore credit sho"'O
never be used orgiven by Cooper
tive stores. a ..L.
The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1881-08-20

The grand object of the Order of
Patrons of Husbandry is to organ
ize the farmers of this country for
the protection of their rights and
interests. That is the way Worthy
Master Darden puts it in a single
sentence.
The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1881-08-20

One great danger to Cooperative
effort, is the evasion of the rule
which should be absolute cash sale
ard no credit Let, this rule in all
cases be insisted upon.
The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1881-08-20

Free, x2I.o
az Every Machine is furnished with
Hemnler Rraider OIlilter. etc
The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1881-08-20

vi not be long coming Send your sub
'siptions to T. j. Carver as heretofore.
The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1881-08-20

The Declaration of Purposes adopted
The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1881-08-20

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The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1881-08-20

By product, 600 pounds of yarns
The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1881-08-20

0ou,uuu,uUU. 70 THESE items are yet TO
be added brokerage, exchange, waste,
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The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-08-10
how York Ohamhsr of Hammered.

New York, August 0.--At a meeting of the
chamber Of commerce to-day delegates were
appointed to attend the transportation con-
ference to be held at utica on the l2th inst
A call was road which was signed by proml-
nent formers throughout the tate to con slider
whether our government ia 10 continue az gov
eminent OF the people, for the people and by
the people, or whether II IL to be governed by
corporations for the benefit OF q favored few
A special committee on rail road transportt-
tion, submitted report Of the change which
have recently taken place In freight and pas
senger rates and passed resolutions asking the
managers OF trunk lines for general reduce
tion In west bound ocean rates, and declaring
that the only discrimination justilable
In the report OF common carriers other
thsn as regards per IONS or places, Is that based
npsn the cost OF service, aud upon this basis
asking the trunk llnes here TO make thor
ough examination, and II borne out by facts,
to Claim an equal rate with all other seaboard
cities. ard 10 remember their often repeated
assertion that tho amount Of wa,ered stock
has nothing 10 do With transportation.
They alec deprecated the practice OF max.
ing excessively low rates during the season
OF navigation aud unrsasonably high rates
during the winter months, that 10 not only
discrimination against the state, which as
the owneriof canals, cannot afford to permit
the practice, but 10 detrimental TO tho best In
terests of commerce generally.