PART IV. 

 THE ORDER OF PATRONS OF HUSBANDRY. 



CHAPTER XXIII. 



ORGANIZATION OF THE ORDER. 



Mission of Mr. O. H. Kelley to the Southern States He discovers a Remedy 

 for the Farmers' Grievances Conferences at Washington Formation of the 

 Order of Patrons of Husbandry Organization of the National Grange 

 Subsequent History of the Order Increase of the Granges The Grange 

 in Iowa Strength of the Order The Weekly Bulletin A Wonderful 

 History Unprecedentedly Rapid Growth of the Order Comments of the 

 " Tribune " on the Increase of the Granges The Order in Canada List of 

 Canadian Granges. 



IN the month of January, 1866, Andrew Johnson, 

 President of the United States, directed Mr. 0. H. 

 Kelley, of the Bureau of Agriculture at "Washington, 

 to make a tour of the Southern States, and report upon 

 their agricultural and mineral resources. Mr. Kelley 

 was well qualified for the task assigned him, and exe- 

 cuted it in a manner which won the high commenda- 

 tion of the Department. He visited all the Southern 

 States, and inquired minutely into their condition, con- 

 versing freely with the farmers and planters, and 

 acquainting himself with their wants, plans, actual 

 condition, and hopes for the future. 



One of the results of this tour was the awakening 

 of Mr. Kelley to the utterly helpless condition of the 



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