The Grange Patrons Of Husbandry

In december 1867 oliver hudson kelley a former clerk in the u s.

The grange patrons of husbandry. Rural family fraternity founded in 1867 the nation s oldest general farm organization. The grange founded after the civil war in 1867 is the oldest american agricultural advocacy group with a national scope. It is made for them to more easily buy expensive things. 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.

It was the most popular in the 1870 s. The national grange of the order of patrons of husbandry also known as the grange is an organization for farmers. Intended as an organization that would unite farmers for the advancement of their common interests the grange claimed more than 760 000 members across the united states by 1875. Membership was open to both men and women and each local group was known as a grange.

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. The grange founded after the civil war in 1867 is the oldest american agricultural advocacy group with a national scope. He made an official trip through the south and was astounded by the lack of sound agricultural practices he encountered. The grange also known as the patrons of husbandry was organized in 1867 to assist farmers with purchasing machinery building grain elevators lobbying for government regulation of railroad shipping fees and providing a support network for farm families.

It also tried to make laws that supported farmers. Each grange chose officers and the goal of each meeting was to present news of educational value to the farmer. Kelly in december 1867 it briefly flourished in tennessee during the 1870s providing tennessee s small farmers with opportunities for economic political and social expression. By the early 1870 s there were more than one million members.

The patrons of husbandry or grange was the first general farm organization in the united states. The most people it ever had was one million. Patrons of husbandry the grange the national grange of the order of the patrons of husbandry was founded in washington dc on december 4 1867 by oliver hudson kelley a mason and a clerk with the federal bureau of agriculture and six other men. Department of agriculture and six other men founded the national grange of the order of the patrons of husbandry in washington dc.

Known as the farmer s masonry the order uses a seven degree ritual system with signs. Oliver hudson kelley a former employee of the agriculture department organized a group called the patrons of husbandry. The grange is comprised of families and individuals who share a common interest in community involvement agriculture and working together in a family environment. Oliver hudson kelley was an employee of the department of agriculture in the 1860s.

Established by the minnesota agricultural reformer oliver h.