Grange 1867

The financial crisis of 1873 along with falling crop prices increases in railroad fees to ship crops and congress s reduction of paper money in favor of gold and silver devastated farmers.

Grange 1867. Grange chiefly northeastern us a. Facing similar economic problems farmers nationwide formed the national grange in 1867 to serve as the political and social voice of their interests. Grange definition of grange by the free dictionary. The modern grange.

Though he grew up in boston. Today the national grange remains an influential force in american agriculture and a vital element in community life. The grange officially named the national grange of the order of patrons of husbandry is a fraternal organization in the united states that encourages families to band together to promote the economic and political well being of the community and agriculture. An association of farmers founded in the united states in 1867.

Former minnesota farmer oliver hudson kelley founds the grange which became a powerful political force among western farmers. It was founded by. Now as in 1867 the grange advocates for the causes of farmers in areas including global free trade and domestic farm policy. The grange or order of the patrons of husbandry the latter official name of the national organization while the former was the name of local chapters including a supervisory national grange at washington was a secret order founded in 1867 to advance the social needs and combat the economic backwardness of farm life.

The grange began after the civil war when cotton yields skyrocketed and prices plummeted. One of the branch lodges of this association. 1867 month day december 04.