The Somerset reporter., 1889-07-25
FARM, GARDEN AND
HOUSEHOLD.
Lo,tors fron,s,aso crangos.


Hhy JON IHc "ia"7e' nav Pla't''
cal good can gam from III ihere art
many farmers Who skeptically ask these
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organization. PROBABLY every farmer
reader of TIM Nuu T. knows several such
,u,o.,., his immediate. nef,bhnrs Fvar,
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iri'uu oI 'nc "'""Se' rs We" as eNcr5
skcptlc, IS Interested in the answering OF
these questions by plain statements of
fact. from nrr-oual ,.a,rf4nce and Oh
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retarics OF State Grange containing
several practical Inquiries d. to the al
.vanta,,a. of membership 5n tbr t,rsug,
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been received. We give three below.
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sin State Grange, Nccnah, Wis, writes
The Grange is the great organizer for
farmers. II is the farmers college. 1t
,nocI,.a him tn dn hu.in,s. ON hu.iness
.nrinciul.s f. ia ihrnnoi, IN. Gr.nun thai
ahnsr. bave hcpn corrected combinations
r.sistcd fr,dohts cut down ayricutural
,l,.n,rtnents established AMI many othrr
nnints p.ined TOO numerous To montion
In uuion there il str.nDthl Hence NV
farmers arc enabled Ia buy
chnnn,r and sell hctter N.,iipo topeth.
er ,nd talkinv tnurther .nal,lea thnIn ia
path,.r inflammation A.. Ia impruved meth.
.nd. in agriculture This il ful1v denon.
str.t,d In every u,i,bhnrhn1d vyb.r.
Gr,uo.s eyist
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rIlE GRNND WORK IN ILLINOIS.
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nous state hrahsei Dunlap III, writes
"ln Illinois the Grange is teaching its
members self-reliance in public affairs /:
proving to them that blind subservience
to the demgoguc dictates of party Is not
the best way 10 promote agriculture and
the best interests of the people We are
year by year sending more farmers to the
Legislature, and making pointed demands
upon them for laws required by the pub
lie good rather than by party interests
The Grange has brought us iuto friendly
connection and community of purpose
the State over, and its many educational
influences are marked factor for good
wherever it is established 1t takes time
to move the conservative farmers in any
cause but with so many sons and daugh.
ters of the farm cooperating in the
Grange, mind Is leading muscle and Civ
ing bright promise of better days to come
"Our State Grange has busisess arraug-
mcnts whereby each Subordinate Grange
in the State can combine orders and buy
all kinds of family supplies, lumber, farm
machinery, etc, at wholesale rates
" Whereby q large aggregate saving is made.
For instance, on one late purchase of
binding twinc over $500 was saved to the
Oranges of a few adjoining counties, and
the State Grange offers $4,000 for a prac-
tical straw w-binder, as II bar to the greedy
of the twne men. 1t il only
through compact organization that farm
crs can go into such enterprises in self
defence and hope to win, thus enabling
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"The Grange is the only really national
of farmers. some other So
cieties prevail here and there in local
strength. but the Grange ia orvaniznd
euuipped for work and working in nearly
every State of the Federal Iinion with
Subordinate. Countv and state oroaniza-
tions NIL closely renre.ented Il. one com.
mon SUPERVISING head-the National
Grange. The Granpe admits only farm
ers. Whereas most other farm o,.gani,a
tions have n leading Quota of LAWYERS
doctors. merchants. ETC. to nlan and tslk
while the mum farmers sit on tho back
seats. The Granpr admits IN. farmers
wife and daughter to fun and .nual
membership. and must have a proportion
of lady members to hnld n m.ating ar a