The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1882-01-21
The Order i'm Missouri.

Editor Journal Of Agriculture:
I attended the meeting at Knob
Noster on the 18th of last month.
Seven counties had sent delegates
to this meeting. We were much
pleased with the zeal and earnest
determination manifested by those
in attendance They were the
sound, level headed, representative
men of the Order from their re-
spective counties. They evidently
came together fully impressed with
the importance of the work, and
after due deliberation and inter
change of ideas organized. The
seven counties represented were
Carroll, Lafayette, Cooper, Pettis,
Johnson, Cass and Bates; and they
will admit Saline and Jackson, if
they so desire. as cooperative sec
ton district No. I, each county
pledging its proportionate amount
necessary to defray the expense for
thorough canvass of the district,
by competent person as Lecturer.
The system adopted and the
work inaugurated at this meeting
are certainly move in the right
direction, and it is the beginning of
a good work. If the system adopt
ed is carried out as detailed, which
/ have no doubt will be done, it
can not do otherwise than result in
great good. Education is the
corner stone upon which the Order
of Husbandry is built, and upon
this feature rests everything else,
and our advancement as an organ
ization will be in proportion and in
the direction how we educate mem
bers and farmers. All must see the
propriety and the importance of
Grange lecturing and of Grange
education. Various systems and
plans have been heretofore adopted
by the State Grange and put into
use by the Executive Committee,
some of which were promising in
results. but none of them accom-
plished what was desired, and in
some instances were almost entire
failures.
l need not here repeat all the
causes that contributed to failures,
or hindrances to success. Suffice it
to say that too much time was
wasted for selfish purposes. in seek
ing advancement in the Order, or
political preferment. Hence the
time and lecturing were devoted to
accomplish these selfish objects, in
stead of building up the Order, and
too much of the lecturing was done
for amusement, drawing largely
upon the Inauguration of uncer-
tainties, instead of facts and reali-
ties. The expenditures were often
too high. Under the system adopted
in the district referred to, travelling
expenses, after the Lecturer reaches
the district are saved. This some
times is greater than the expense
for services. Another advantage is,
that the Lecturer spends from two
to four weeks in county. This
enables him to make a thorough
canvass of the county, visiting every
locality, and mingling with Patrons
and farmers at their firesides, in
school houses and Grange halls.
Still another advantage is, that his
course and work is directed by the
members in the respective counties,
and can therefore be arranged to
better satisfaction and more effici-
emily. 1t gives an extra opportu-
nifty of circulating Grange literature
in every community. The Lecturer
is under their employ end they con
troll the work, his methods of ope-
ration and movements. The entire
work can thus be made to harmo-
nize and contribute to the general
good | do not hesitate in predict
ing greater and more satisfactory
results from this system, when
properly managed, than from any
heretofore in practice.
What other counties will co-ope-
rate in a like move, and place them
selves and the Order within reach
of good results7 Cannot Jefferson,
Washington, St. Genevieve, ST.
Francois, Madison, Iron, and per-
haps a few others, unite in another
district? Scott, Mississippi, Dunk
lin, Butler, Wayne and others might
form another district. St. Charles,
Warren, Lincoln, Audrain, Mont
gomery, Monroe, and others might
do likewise. And so in other local
tiles in the State.
These district organizations can
be made great stimulants and CO.
workers with County and Subor-
dinate Oranges for good. We
should be glad to see movements
of this kind in different localities.
We will cheerfully aid in their for