BIBLIOGRAPHY 



improvement and protection against monopoly. Cincinnati, 1891. 5 1 8 pp. 

 L. C. Contains chapters on the Grange by John Trimble, one of the 

 " founders " and later secretary of the National Grange, Mortimer 

 Whitehead, lecturer of the National Grange, and Colonel Hiram 

 Hawkins, master of the Alabama State Grange. Other chapters deal 

 with the later organizations of farmers. 



Ashby, N. B. The Riddle of the Sphinx. A discussion of the economic 

 questions relating to agriculture, land, transportation, money, taxation, and 

 cost of interchange: a consideration of possible remedies for existing in- 

 equalities, and an outline of the position of agriculture in the industrial 

 world; with a comprehensive history of the leading farm organizations, 

 their constitutions and by-laws. Des Moines, 1890. 474 pp. L.C. 



Bricktop (pseudonym of George C. Small). Joining the Grangers; or trying 

 to be a Patron of Husbandry. New York, 1873. 64 pp. L.C. A 

 comical account of the experiences of a politician among the Grangers. 



Bronson, Henry. Farmers' Unions and Tax Reform. Jackson, Tennessee, 

 i 8 73- 56 pp. W.H. Bronson was a member of the Douglas County, 

 Kansas, Farmers' Union. 



Butterfield, K. L. "Farmers' Social Organizations," in L. H. Bailey, 

 Cyclopedia of American Agriculture^. 289-297 (New York, 1909). An 

 excellent summary of the movement for rural organization. The period, 

 1870-92, is treated under the head of " The Farmers' Movement." The 

 Grange, the Alliance, and minor organizations are outlined and the sig- 

 nificance of the movement well brought out. 



Butterfield, K. L. "The Grange," in Forum, xxxi, 231-242 (April, 1901). 

 An exposition of the order, its aims and achievements, with the emphasis 

 on the social and educational side. 



Chamberlain, H. R. " Farmers' Alliance and other Political Parties," in 

 Chautauquan, xiii. 338-342 (June, 1891). Sketches the career of the 

 organization and discusses its influence on the political situation. 



Chamberlain, H. R. The Farmers' Alliance; what it aims to accomplish. 

 New York, 1891. 91 pp. Chamberlain was a reporter on the New 

 York Sun. The book gives a succinct account of the origin and the 

 growth of the Alliance, with platforms and other documents. Also 

 treats of other organizations, especially the " Citizens' Alliance." 



Coulter, John L. " Organization among the Farmers of the United States," 

 in Yale Review, xviii. 273-298 (November, 1909). Based largely on 

 Periam's Groundswell. 



Cramer, J.A. The Patrons' Pocket Companion. Cincinnati, 187 5. 257 pp. L.C. 



Darrow, J. W. Origin and Early History of the Order of Patrons of Hus- 

 bandry in the United States. Chatham, New York, 1904. 56 pp. 

 Based mainly on Kelley's work, with a chapter on " Achievements " in 

 which the author claims everything from the interstate commerce act to 

 the Sherman anti-trust law for the order. 



Drew, Frank M. " The Present Farmers' Movement," in Political Science 

 Quarterly, vi. 282-310 (June, 1891). Describes the various organiza- 

 tions, including the Grange, states their demands, and summarizes the 

 results achieved. 



