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Cyclopedia. Articles: "Patrons of Husbandry,'* "Illinois," and 

 " Iowa " in the volume for 1873 contain documentary material. There 

 are also convenient summaries of politics and legislation under the differ- 

 ent states in each volume of the period. 



Bailey, L. H., editor. Cyclopedia of American Agriculture; a Popular 

 Survey of Agricultural Conditions, Practices, and Ideals in the United 

 States and Canada. New York, 1907-09. 4 vols. The first volume 

 contains a useful survey of agricultural conditions in the various sections. 

 The last volume, entitled " Farm and Community," is especially perti- 

 nent. It contains chapters on " Business Organization in Agriculture," 

 " Social and Service Association," and " Education by Means of Agri- 

 culture," which summarize and interpret many phases of the Granger 

 movement. 



Bemis, Edward W. " The Discontent of the Farmer," in Journal of Politi- 

 cal Economy, i. 193-213 (March, 1893). Examines the causes for the 

 failure of farming to increase in profit and attractiveness as rapidly as 

 city occupations. 



Bogart, Ernest L. The Economic History of The United States. New 

 York, 1910 (copyright, 1907). 522 pp. (Longmans' Commercial Text- 

 Books.) A convenient summary of economic conditions and develop- 

 ments. 



Bolles, Albert S. Industrial History of the United States, from the Earliest 

 Settlements to the Present Time. Norwich, Connecticut, 1879. 936 pp. 

 Contains an inaccurate general account of the Granger movement. 



Bryce, James. The American Commonwealth. New York, 1888, and later 

 editions. 2 vols. Gives a clear insight into American political condi- 

 tions since the war. The Granger railroad legislation is treated briefly 

 but fairly. 



Butterfield, Kenyon L. Chapters in Rural Progress. Chicago, 1908. 251 

 pp. The chapter on the Grange is a revision of his article in the Forum. 

 The other chapters are suggestive on the condition and needs of the 

 farmer. 



Cloud, D. C. Monopolies and the People. Davenport, Iowa, 1873. 514 pp. 

 A radical exposition of economic and political abuses of monopoly. The 

 book is dedicated to the Patrons of Husbandry. 



Coman, Katharine. The Industrial History of the United States, for high 

 schools and colleges. New York, 1905. xviii, 343, xxiv pp. Contains 

 a succinct statement of the causes and course of the Granger movement. 

 Also useful for the economic background. 



" Condition of Agriculture in the Cotton States," in Commissioner of Agri- 

 culture, Reports, 1874, pp. 215-238. Gives an insight into the causes of 

 agricultural depression and discontent in the South. 



Cooper, Thomas V., and Fenton, Hector T. American Politics (non-parti- 

 san) from the beginning to date; embodying a history of all the political 

 parties, with their views and records on all important questions. Great 

 speeches on all great issues; the text of all existing political laws. Boston, 

 1882 and later editions. 1097 pp. Contains a brief account of the 

 Granger movement and the Granger railway legislation of Illinois. 



