The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1914-04-09
CONSTRUCTIVE WORK.
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The lecturer ~ the Massachusetts
state grsREr. Mrs George I-add {,
planning some constructive work fol
the auboniloate oranges Of the state
fOF Tue present year So important
docs this work seem 10 be ihat would
ike 10 bare srangcs 10 ala states con
slider the lines Of work marked out by
Mrs Iadd sud of their own accord
adopt such of her suggestions M may
h. " loSal application
First Is the Improvement Of the farm
ers homes The lecturer argues that
improvement IN the bolne enhances
our respect for IL and for ourselves
and It's httraciiYeBess VIII have some
thing 10 DO with retaining the boys and
girls The state grange offers a weeks
trip to Washington 10 the farmers
wife who shall show IN written re-
port TO the executive committee Of the
state grange the most helpful way OF
managing the farm bone as to comfort.
convenience. economy and pleasure
with q statement as 10 the way the re
suits were obtained.
Second Increasing the attendance
and support Of the church This is
new idea 10 most grange workers. but
is an important consideration. never
theless. The church and the grange
can and should work together Nassa
chusetts oranges will set apart one
Sunday as Church Rally day. with o
view to increasing the attendance OF
grange members at church. and for the
oranges showing the largest per cent
OF church attendance according TO
membership during the year certain
valuable prizes are 10 be awarded.
Third There win be an effort to in.
crease the efficiency Of the rural
schools. A bill viii be introduced 10
the legislature this winter for state
aid for the teaching OF the practical
arts IN the public schools In the small
towns OF less than 100000 valuation
There are ITO such towns In Massachu'
sets. The oranges OF this state will be
asked to support the bill.
Fourth. The local development OF
agriculture. One or two meetings will
be held early In the spring. which will
be devoted 10 the discussion Of the agri
culture OF the locality. as 20 best crops
TO raise. best seed. fertilizer. method OF
cultivation and the marketing OF the
crops. To stimulate an interest In this
work among the young people the state
offers to the young man and the
young woman under eighteen years OF
age each weeks trip to Washington.
The young man is to show by results
In written report what can be done |
taking Into consideration location, cul-
tivatlon and selection OF crops. from |
half acre OF land The work and man
lgement Of operations must be done by |
the competitor, and he must keep an |
tented account Of all expenses and
state results attained The young wo
nan must do likewise" with poultry
fruit, flowers. bees or any other line OF
farm work she may select
The fifth endeavor must be TO In
,rease attendance on grange meetings
'or which two valuable prizes are OF.
'ered. and the sixth is TO make study
II the states possibilities and re
sources with Massachusetts quality
Is the motto and the standard by
which every grange endeavor is to be
measured
Here is an outline Of some construc
i've work which. as said before, should
,ring results The inactive grange is
likely soon TO be In the dormant class
1he grange that serves its community
,est serves itself best and proves that
/ has q reason for being. = Rural New
Yorker.