Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1912-01-19
Especial Correspondence
Ry j. w. DARROW.

Larger appropriations for the state col
lege and legislation regulating the sale
of milk. Oranges are doing but little
In the line of cooperative buying and
selling, as past experiences have been
quite unsatisfactory
Maine.-The Maine oranges have
been very active in the fight against
the repeal of the prohibition law
They favor direct primaries and are
Der Of oranges run grange stores
Those at Houlton. Caribou. Pamela and
North Jay are the largest.
New Hampshire grange is at
tempting to influence legislation in be-
half of the conservation of water pow
er OF the state for the purpose of build
ing up state industries. 1t also is en-
deavoring to interest the people in pro-
viding specialized education for farm
ers' sons and daughters. The state
grange committee on cooperation has
just made pubic its report. which will
be acted upon at the next meeting Of
the state grange. 1t proposes to Gre
ate state purchasing agent. who shall
buy all necessary supplies and act as
sales agent for farm produce. 1t Is
proposed to form state company
with capital stock Of $4,000 in shares
of IS each. The committee also sug-
gests the organization Of local cooper
alive clubs for breeding live stock, the
care and disposal of fruit and the es-
Establishment of rural banks where
needed. The New Hampshire Patrons
have a State Grange Fair association.
and many subordinate oranges hold
fairs every year The Union Grange
Fair association comprises fourteen
subordinate oranges and is run entire
~ 10y them with great success. The
Cooperative Grange Fire and Life In
'Surance company is said to be of great
value to Patrons. There is Il full and
hearty cooperation with the state col
lege and state educational department.
Delaware this state there is con
siderable grange activity in behalf Of
parcels post, good roads and for in
creased appropriations for the eXDcri-
ment station, the agricultural college
and for farmers institute work The
state grange executive committee make
arrangements every year for purchas-
ing fertilizer and other farm supplies
at a considerable saving
New Jersey.-The grange is taking
great interest in building ana main
tanning highways. Through grange in
fuence four new departments have
been established at the college farm
which is under the care of the expert
ment station-viz, poultry depart
ment, a Horticultural department, one
for bee culture and one for plant pa
thology. This year the grange made
1t possible for the farmers to market
at least two-thirds of the potato crop
at good price. also to purchase about
the same proportion of seeds and fer
tilizer. The south Jersey counties
take a great interest in the Glouces-
ter county grange fair, which was at
tended by at least $1,000 people this
year.
Pennsylvania.-The grange Is much
interested and very active for better
rect legislation, and there is a growing
interest In favor of forming n grange
life insurance company There is a
number of cooperative societies In the
oranges Of the state There is no
state fair in Pennsylvania. Some
county fairs are controlled by county
or subordinate oranges The Center
ri a faf IN
grange fire insurance companies are
great success. The Briar Creek is the
largest of these. carrying nearly S12.-
100000 in risks. The state grange will
meet at Scranton.
New York.-Perhaps there is no 9th.
er state where the grange has so great
an influence on legislation which af.
fects the farmer as in New York state
The state grange legislative commit
tee Is constantly In touch with farm
legislation during the session of the
legislature. In fact, 1t is located at
Albany most of the time during the
winter session. and by careful use of
the authority with which it is invest.
ed by the state grange and by not de-
cause it is right and for the farmers
good it has done good service not only
for the grange. but for all farmers.
whether grangers or not. Legislators
know that the grange in New York is
a strong. aggressive and determined
body of farmers. Therefore they re-
spect their wishes and recognize the
justice of their demands. There has
never been an accurate computation
of figures to show the amount of bust
ness done by the grange in a cooper
ative way. But it Is enormous. 1t Is
the purpose OF the state grange Off
Gals to Increase the benefits thus Sc.
cured in buying and selling together.
by establishing in the future some
central bureau which shall provide a