Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1907-01-04
THE COUNTRY OVER.
Facts Concerning Membership and
Other Matters In various states.

Other Matters In various states.
On Sept. the grange membership In
New York state was about 10000, but
there are fully 5000 or 5000 more
members in good standing, although
not paid up to that date. There has
been a gain of G,n00 the last year in
thirty-five new oranges. New York
has paid into the national grange treas
ury $31G2 in dues. Out of siXty-one
counties in the state outside of New
York city fifty-twO have oranges JEFF
ferson is the banner county, with a
membership of GS5O. Grange fire in
surance carried in tie state amounts
to S100,9SGi9j.
New Jersey has 1900 members III
good standing in 1O6 subordinate
oranges and % per cent own their
own halls or have sites purchased.
Grange fire insurance carries about
$14.000,00O.
Delaware has gained about 25 per
cent in membership in the past year.
In that state the grange has full
charge of the farmers Institutes.
Pennsylvania reports thirty-eight new
oranges the past year and has paid
$160S into the national grange treas
ury. Five national grange banks have
been organized in PennsylN ania. and
there are others in the process of or
ganization. There are about $4,000
members of the Order in that| state.
Massachusetts has made a gain of
membership in the past year Of 1,560
and has something over 21,00) mem
bers now. Grange fire insurance is
very popular.
New Hampshire has 265 subordinate
oranges and nineteen Pomona oranges,
with total membership of 2S000.
Kansas reports the largest grange
store in the United States and the
most successful one. 1t has been in
operation twenty-nine years and its
sales have amounted to SG,GOOOO0. on
which there has leen net profit of
over S435.O0O. The cooperative enter
prises are in a tiourishing condition
Connecticut hos secured the national
grange meeting for 1907. This will be
one of the largest attended national
oranges ever held, and it is believed
that record seventh degree class will
be initiated.
California has 6COO members Of the
Order, and the work of organizing
oranges is going forward. There are
five juvenile oranges in the state
Washington reports twenty-nlne new
oranges organized within the past
grange year and one county grange
Many new grange halls are being
built. The grange greatly helps in the
work of the farmers institute and is
a strong factor in securing Legislation
in farmers interests.
Vermont has organized fifteen new
subordinate oranges the past year and
two county oranges. The grange is
doing an aggressive work in state. leg
islative and educational matters.
Michigan has about 7S0 oranges
with over $4,000 members; also forty
five Pomona oranges. 1t Is live
grange state. and the Order is a strong
factor in farm legislation.
Most of the state oranges hold theii
annual meetings the second week in
December. Delegates should have
gathered inspiration for another years
aggressive work.
Colorado and Connecticut and Wes'
Virginia hold their annual meetings il
January, New York in February. Ore
gon in May, Washington in June, Ten
nessee and Texas in August Califor
mia, Kentucky and Iowa in October
and the eighteen other state oranges
meet in December