Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1889-12-03
r,r oaANos m npooe ISLAND.

While the National Grangc u assem-
/ hled at Sicrmrnto, Cal, Ia discu..
questions of imyortan,r to every farmer
I ani ~ adopt measures for hls protection
. Ia business. Ne are le,i to think ~ the
inrrra.e of this orler throughout the
| united States during the last decade,
and remlnl,sl ~ the rtpii growth II has
made IN certain localities. II l. scarcely
murr than two aud half years since
I the first grange was organized In l,hode
Isi,ni, wher,ss to-,lay, lo,aic'i through
ont the State are tNcnty-One oranges
with more than Que ihous a membrr-
. l,sr.hip, Nhi.h sIetks veil Tor sn smill
territory. n l. safe to sty that nowhere
/ has there hern corresponding growth
az large ani healthy. \ muke'l Inter
ct IN the welfare of the farmer u notlc''-
sble wherever grange u lot1t"si, hut
NO grriier measure has hecn seCurcd
h, th-lr unlei efiort than the nppruprlt-
tlon ani location ~ site for the liho'le
lsliui Agricultural School anil ENl"ri-
ment station made hy the state Legisls-
turc. \ comtetrni botri of coutrol
have the mtiier In chirgc and already
extensive improvements AMI hhiliing'
have h-cn made upon the gruunls' whlh
arc locstr.l ~ klug.tnn and Right among
the q. ".uunir, folk. as u Wrrr. ~hit,hle
huilllngs arr iu proves OF err,tinu Toe
laboratory aud school purpose. ant u V
Intended that al arrangements shall he
complete hy another fall 80 a. 10 ~
cclVr students.
The uast season was devoted largely
to experiment. ln graVing crnp. ant the
use IL fertillfrr., which cannot fail in hr
~ much value to those intrrrsicd w ~
rirulture, as ftr greater rcsulis vii be-
lookeyl fnr " hen the different hninrhes
arr f,illv equipped an'l working In ron-
Junction with each other. y In ihl., go
ln m nv othcr thlngs, the grange exert
lug propcr inhucncv cin D" strung
motive pow ~ for gop'l sud arcompli.h
much In more wny. than Que a. an 10
rate the farmers condition. Not tlH'
lrsst ~ the.e l. the s0.lil, c,lucationtl
AMI moral Influence ~ the grange
thought to hear upon ~. member. and
In many Instances, ! might s'N' upon
the community also. Ia" hrnTr' IN
their fmilirs. as class, hsNe ton mnrh
siav-ti-hom~-svi-uess ani the grange u
iu.i the pl,cr for thrtn to meet together
In socitl converse. ani disrus.lons upon
vnrious crops anl the mluy thing. ~
lnisr..t a. thrm. often resulting in thr
adoption ~ new meiho,i. and imnl".
mcnis. The Young people can combine
With The ollrr Ia writing papers ani 80
az. uton lirrrrni subjects. reading.
de-lsm tinn. s"ng n muslr; 80 that
sltogvth~r. With IA o.snsionll hir,r''
.upt-r or oilisr entrrt iinmrui, thee
sunsplrr o. m H. oue's sslf feel Ike
new person Within. There sr- frN, ]
think. hat rtn say that thev feel heiirr
anI happier fur one evening lu r,rr'
week or two sprnt 10 the grange meet
inr. E,rr, community having rhurh
anI puhli- .rltool .houll ht,e alsn w.
~ rinsr ani hill. each working IN htr'
mont Nth ih. other. bat having IT, own
.ps,i,l uork a. do. I hope the tim
viii .oon come when th~.r coniition'
will rNist. sni then Wr NAV look for In
rr.s.lne lnielligrnr~ IN iiir firmrr's ~.
,.itiou. sn.l mpn' gpo pipers (ot which
the Mirror ani Farmer l. se,oni to
nnneI Will d. pad upon topics ~ In
trrr.t to them. Noihing vii lead
man from hi. .lir,-.hol uay. Ike rcgu.
ltr atieuisncr "a the grange. .-Nithlnirl
1. REYNOLDS. in Mirror.