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MOORE’S  RURAL  NEW-YORKER 
of  a  pluralist. 
DAILY  RUKAL  LIFE. 
From  the  Diary  of  a  Centleman  near  New 
York  City. 
TRANSPIANTINQ  EVERGREENS  EARLY. 
Mqrrh  27.— J a  oonHoiinenco  of  the  twichings 
of  a  few  wrilcrH  on  horticultarul  niatters,  the 
idea  lias  Ijoconio  (juite  prevaloiit  that  cvergrennw 
Hhouhl  not  Ite  tranHplauted  m  early  in  Kpinjig  an 
decidnouH  treoH.  1  hav<!  frequently  read  canv 
fully-prepared  esBaya  uiwn  thiH  Bubject,  in  whieh 
the  autliorB  a(tt'ni))ted,  with  all  the  Heicnee  at 
eummand,  to  ahow  why  evergrcoiiB  Bhould  not  b<t 
moved  as  early  an  other  trees  and  Bhruba  ;  hUII. 
with  all  this  contrar>' teaching,  1  have  practiced 
early  i»lanting  all  niy  lift!,  and  with  uniform  ex¬ 
cellent  results.  I  will  admit,  for  the  Kako  of  ar- 
gumont.  that  evergreeiiH  can  bo  IranBjdanttHl 
after  growth  connneneoB  in  Hpring  w'ith  more 
certainty  of  success  than  with  Hinne  kinds  of  de¬ 
ciduous  trees;  but  it  doOH  not  follow  that  early 
planting  wonhl  not  be  still  safer  and  hotter.  IJy 
early  transplanting,  1  mean  »s  Boon  as  the  frost 
iH  out  of  tlie  groniMl  and  e(jld,  freezing  weather 
is  over  in  spring.  I'.y  moving  evergreens  at  this 
time  we  gi^t  the  bem'lit  of  the  early  Bjmng  rains, 
which  carry  the  soil  in  among  the  roots  and  till 
up  all  interstices  w  hich  may  bo  left  in  id.anting, 
and  when  tlus  weather  becomes  w  arm  enough  to 
exiiite  growth  the  roots  are  in  close  contact  with 
the  Boil,  where  the  first  new  libers  can  Ibid  bus- 
temineo Witlumt  luiHhing  out  to  any  great  length. 
Tlion,  again,  evaporation  from  the  leaves,  whieh 
causes  sliriveling  of  tlie  shoots,  is  not  so  likely  to 
follow  in  cool,  moist  weather  as  in  dry  and  warm, 
which  usually  comeH  late  in  spring.  J  iimvo 
more  or  less  eviii  greuijH  every  siiring,  of  various 
ages  and  sizes,  and  it  is  a  rare  occurrence  to 
have  one  die  if  the  operation  is  jicrformed  early. 
The  frost  is  as  yet  soai'cely  out  tif  the  ground, 
Btill  1  am  iiiakiiig  preparatimiB  to-ilay  for  setting 
out  an  ai-hor-vitie  hedge,  with  pl.aiitP  six  to  eight 
years  olil,  and  if  one  in  a  Inujfhod  fail  to  grow  I 
shall  1)0  very  much  disappointed.  1  also  make  a 
practice  of  moving  ])ineK,  spruce  and  other  kinds 
of  hardy  evingrceiia  as  early  as  poHsiblo.  and 
never  exporieuced  t  he  least  dilliculty  in  making 
them  all  grow. 
.More  trees  of  all  kinds  are  lost  tJuough  jdant- 
ing  too  late  in  the  season  than  fi'om  all  other 
causes  comhinevi,  and  J  fear  that  we  have  bor¬ 
rowed  this  idea  of  l.alc  tian.sjdanling  of  cver- 
groeiiR  from  iiurBcry  agents,  wlm,  for  tbo  pur¬ 
pose  of  ]n‘ol(mging  the  season  of  sales  or  to  easo 
the  minds  of  tbeircustemers  on  account  of  losses 
in  consncpietioe  of  tlieir  lato  delivery  of  goods, 
urge  that  late  (ransplanting  of  evergrecna  is 
preferaldc  to  early. 
PRUNING  RASPBERRIES. 
March ‘IH.—W'c  havo  been  pruning  and  tying 
11])  the  canes  of  our  black  caji  raspberries  to-daj'. 
This  oiieration  is  necessary  to  iiisnro  large  and 
clean  fruit.  If  the  long,  slender  canes  were  left 
iinprnued  thero  would  bo  a  grc.at  number  of  ber¬ 
ries.  but  of  largo  or  mediuiii  size,  consequently, 
by  enlting  back  the  cam<s  ono-thu'd  to  one-half 
the  length,  the  size  of  the  fruit  upon  the  remain¬ 
ing  ])ortion  will  he  ciioifgh  larger  to  make  the 
yield  in  measure  equal  to  what  it  would  be  if  the 
canes  wore  loft  intuet,  besides  largo  berries  are 
more  juicy  and  better  in  llavor  th.an  small  ones. 
If  the  cultivator  iiractieea  summer  pinching  of 
the  young  growing  canes  and  laterals,  Icsssiiring 
prmdug  will  be  necessary ;  but  gciuirally  the  cul¬ 
tivator  of  such  fruits  is  too  busy  with  other 
work  in  summer  to  give  much  time  to  such  ope¬ 
rations.  hence  it  goes  over  to  the  usual  season  of 
pruning. 
I  went  out  among  my  raspbeiTios  tlus  morn¬ 
ing,  expecting  to  order  the  deatni4}tiou  of  the 
larger  p.art  of  the  plants  of  all  the  hl.ick  cap 
sorts,  for  I  havo  no  use  for  a  huiidi  edth  ])art  of 
the  fruit  annually  produced  in  jiiy  garden,  even 
with  the  help  of  all  tho  birds,  wloieh  arc  always 
welcome,  and  hel])  themselves  very  liberally,  but 
tbo  winter  ba.B  been  mild,  and  the  plants  looked 
so  fresh,  healthy  and  vigorous,  that  I  concluded 
to  let  them  stand  another  season. 
How  it  is  that  so  nainy  fnrmci  s.  and  othoi’  peo- 
])lo  who  have  land  on  whieh  to  grow  sutii  things, 
liavc  no  bcrrit)8,  or,  at  most,  a  very  short  supply 
from  their  gardens,  is  l)oyoiid  my  eomprcheiision, 
for  of  all  llic  cheap  .and  easily  produced  urtidcH  in 
tcmi)orate  olimates,  tho  small  fruits  are  unsnr- 
j)ass(;d.  It  is  no  wonder  timt  tlicy  aro  so  often  a 
drug  in  the  market,  beoauso  raised  witli  such 
case  ajul  abundance.  After  pruning  tho  ])lant8 
in  sjaing  it  is  well  to  to] >-di'ess  them  with  ma¬ 
nure,  unless  growing  in  veiy  in'cb  soil.  I.arge 
and  tine  fruit,  like  large  and  line  cattle,  are  only 
to  be  obtained  by  corrospondiiig  liberal  feed. 
DO  BEES  GATHER,  OR  MAKE  HONEY.l 
I  notice  that  I’rof.  Cua.s.  the  emi¬ 
nent  entomokjgist  of  Missouri,  has  asked  a])iai‘i- 
aris  the  above  question,  and  now  awaits  tlieir 
reply.  It  6£>em»  an  oild  kind  of  a  question  to 
ask  after  so  mucli  has  be<u  i  written  on  ajilacul- 
turc,  still  it  is  an  open  one,  and  I  expect  to  see 
some  curiouB  answers.  P^’fha])s  it  will  be  settled 
on  old  Holon  ILoiijicson’r  theory  tliat  '‘nobody 
knows  anytlung  jiusitive  aliout  anything." 
Hnch  questions  as  this  about  honey  do  good  in 
leading  ])eo])le  to  obsffl’vo,  road  and  study  up  a 
Bulijcct  which  they  might  otherwise  pass  over 
witliout  giving  it  a  thongbt.  Prof.  Itinav  claims 
that  iHiOs  iitakc  honey,  and,  of  course,  it  is  dif¬ 
ferent  from  the  ci’tido  simcharinc  sulistanccs 
guthored  hy  tJio  bees  from  flowers.  It  has  long 
been  claimed  that  the  honey  of  mountainous  dis¬ 
tricts  is  higher  flavored  than  those  of  low,  and 
the  honey  gathered  in  spring  better  than  that  of 
autumn.  It  is  also  claimed  that  young  swarms 
make  better  honey  than  old  ones.  If  this  he 
true  it  looks  very  much  as  though  bees  ma<ie 
honey  instead  of  simply  gathering  it.  nioymay 
hastily  sh)ro  np  sugar  when  given  thorn  in  liquid 
form  without  cltangiug  its  cJiai’acter,  hut  it  is  a 
(jiicstion  if  this  could  be  truly  called  honey.  But 
with  Iho  two  mooted  questions  now  up  for  dis¬ 
cussion,  viz.,  “  Do  bees  make  or  gather  honey? 
ami  can  or  do  Iksis  pnnchu'e  tho  skin  of  pea<!he8, 
gra])es  and  other  fruits  and  tlicn  suck  out  their 
juice?”  there  is  a  chance  for  some  lively  talk 
the  coming  season. 
^^rbricultural, 
TREES  ON  “HIGH,  DRY,  WINDY 
PRAIRIES.” 
Voim  “Gentleman  near  New  York  City  "  docB 
not  exactly  bit  the  mark  in  respect  to  treo- 
plaiitingon  “Western  high,  dry,  windy  ])rairies,'’ 
Having  lived  on  theso  ja'airies,  in  Nebntska,  for 
the  last  four-  years,  not  so  very  far  from  yyiu- 
haiisas  inquirer,  and  being  somewhat  exten¬ 
sively  engaged  in  tret<-])laiiting,  1  have  some 
opi)oituuilies  of  knowing  something  about  the 
matte)-, 
NO  TROUBLE  IN  RAISING  TREES. 
There  is  hero  no  hihcreiit  uiieongcniality  to 
trooB  and  trcc-<nllturc.  Your  “Gciitloman  near 
New  Y'ork  ’’  secins  to  sliarc  in  some  dcgi-oe  the 
views  of  Prof.  WjiirNKY  of  New  HavoUj  who 
some  years  since  miiinUincd  that  iirairie  soil 
lacked  elements,  or  at  least  an  cloiucnt,  essontiiU 
to  tree  growth.  He  failed  to  sjiecify  what  it 
was,  bnt  surmised  that  it  consisted,  at  least  par¬ 
tially.  in  “  the  extreme  ttnonesB  of  the  paiticles 
of  the  soil.' 
But  the  I’rofcssor's  views,  and  those  also  of 
your  “  Genlleinen  near  New  York,”  so  far  from 
being  conlirinwl,  are  flatly  contradicted  by  tho 
cx])orienco  of  every  homcsUaidcr  and  tree  grower 
on  theso  “high,  di-y,  windy  prairies.”  Trees 
arc  r.aihed  here,  and  as  easily  as  in  any  other 
l)art  of  the  country  whatever,  and  that  settles 
the  question -tho  proof  of  the  ])uddiug  is  al¬ 
ways  in  the  eating.  I  am  niihiug  trees  by  the 
ten  thousand,  with  less  labor  and  exjjense  than 
any  man  can  raise  them  any  wliore  outside  of  tho 
“Western  high,  dry.  windy  piaiiies." 
NO  MYSTERY. 
It  is  deemed  a  mystery  hy  oiu-  J-jastern  readers 
why,  if  there  is  liere  no  nncongeniality  to  trees, 
they  do  jiot  therefoi'e  grow  juore  extensively  on 
these  jn-airies.  But  thei  o  is  no  mystery  to  any 
common-sense  observer  on  tho  ground.  One 
thing  sullieieiitly  and  clearly  accounts  for  it — it 
is  fire! 
Tho  annual  i)rairio  tires  render  trees  a  simple 
impossibility  by  destroying  tho  seeds  that  get 
scattered,  and  oven  tho  young  trees  that  spring 
up  hei‘(;‘  and  tliore  between  the  yearly  burnings. 
There  is  no  -wonder  iibont  it  to  a  man  with  his 
eyes  oi)on  and  his  wits  about  him. 
The  only  wonder  is  that  any  trees  have 
OBcaiiod  the  destruction  of  the  lire.  And  yet,  all 
along  the  slroaiuB,  Avhere  moiature  prevents  the 
himiing,  and  on  more  barren  places,  not  pro¬ 
ducing  vegetation  enough  to  burn,  trees  aro 
growing  and  increasing  at  a  very  considerable 
l  ate.  When  we  speak  of  an  increase  of  rain-fall 
being  induced  by  an  increase  of  trees,  many  say, 
“That  is  impossible,  shice  there  aro  not  yet 
planted  forests  enough  to  produce  any  notiooablc 
results.”  But  the  fact  is  that  Nature  herself 
is  constantly  and  gradually  increasing  tree- 
growth  in  tliis  praii-io  country — at  points  where 
streams,  or  canons,  or  “  draws,”  or  other  agen¬ 
cies,  obstruct  tho  advance  of  fli-e. 
OBSTACLES. 
1  said  thero  is  no  “  inherent  ”  uiicongeniality. 
fStill  there  ai'O  peculiar  obstacle)).  The  ])rincipal 
aro  winter  w-i))d8  and  summer  heat  -the  former 
killing  some  of  the  tenderer  deciduous  trees,  and 
tho  latter  “  bmmiug  out  ”  some  of  the  toiderer 
evergreoiR.  And  yet  tlie  list  of  trees  that  for 
thost!  causes  do  not  grow  well  here  is  not  longer 
tl)an  tliat  in  other  pkaces  that,  for  local  roasons, 
do  )iot  flourish.  Besides,  hi  process  of  time, 
when  trees  that  do  prosper  hero  aro  generally 
raiscfl,  both  of  theso  obstacles  -will  disajtpea)-. 
Groves  will  boOi  break  tlie  wintei-  winds  and 
moderate  the  stai-ing  suinmer  heat. 
INDIGENOUS  TREES. 
These  pmirics  have  indigenons  to  them  some 
of  the  l)cst  trees  to  he  fouml  in  tbo  whole  cata¬ 
logue  of  our  dendrology.  Tliere  is  the  cotton¬ 
wood.  the  box  elder,  tho  ash,  the  )na])lc,  tlie 
black  and  white  walnut,  the  oak,  tho  ehn,  tlie 
red  cedar,  and  in  some  places  tho  yellow  pine. 
Tlie  cottonwood  has  boon  depreciated  fai-  be¬ 
low  what  it  justly  merits,  and  it  will  eventually 
compel  an  estimation  far  above  that  in  which  it 
is  now  held.  Tho  ('roator  cxjifld  not  well  make  a 
tree  bt'ttcr  adapted  for  the  coninienceniont  of  a 
tree  ]ilantation  on  these  prairies.  It  is  haidy, 
quick  of  growth,  easy  to  ])i-oi)sgatc,  sure  to 
grow,  and,  if  iiropcrly  handled,  jiroduccs  a 
dense,  high  grove  in  an  almost  iin])rocedentedIy 
short  time,  admii-able  for  fencing  if  iirojicrly 
treated,  and  for  fuel,  for  frame  timber  and  gen¬ 
eral  fiuip  pnqioses. 
The  1k.i,n  elder  is  esteemed  at  tho  East  as  an 
ornamontal  tree.  Here  it  is  that  and  much 
more,  it  also  Is  indigenous,  liardy,  of  (juiek 
growth,  good  for  wind-breaks  and  for  timber, 
easily  grown,  and  is  almost  opial  to  the  hard 
majilo  as  a  Bugar  tree. 
Of  tiio  other  trees  1  need  not  H])08k.  They 
are  too  well  known  and  univerHally  iijqireciated, 
and  they  can  all  be  gi-Qwn  here  as  easily  as  any¬ 
where  else— many  of  them  much  more  easily. 
HOW  TO  GROW  THEM. 
Gottonwoods  generally  grow  well  from  cut¬ 
tings,  pi’oviding  tho  cuttings  are  in  good  condi¬ 
tion  when  jilantcd.  The  more  vigorous  Uio 
shoot  from  which  tliey  are  cut  the  better.  ( .'ut 
them  H  te)  lb  inches  king,  jiist  as  the  saji  is 
swelling  the  buds,  put  tbeiii  s]siodily  into  the 
g|-onnil,  and  they  will  seldom  fail  to  grow. 
They  may  he  ]ilant.(Ml  ho  a  iMirson  stinking  a 
Kiia<le  <lown  tho  length  of  its  blade,  slioving  tbo 
bundle  foi-ward,  so  as  hi  le.nve  sjiace  lieliind  it, 
and  then  shovo  the  cutting  dow  ii  inhi  this  s]).nco, 
withdi-aw  tho  spade  and  ste])  immediah-ly  in 
front  of  tho  cutting,  so  as  to  iiress  the  ground 
closetly  .'D'onnil  it..  They  may  also  ho  (kojiiH-d 
into  a  shallow  I'uitow  aixl  covei-ed  with  a  ])low. 
In  this  iniso  the  ground  should  sifterw.ni-d  lie 
rolled,  so  as  to  ]))-eS8  tlie  ea*-th  close  jfronnd 
them.  It  is  not  certain  but  this  is  llie  bcUtr 
way. 
Bui  cottonwoods  seed  themselvi-s  readily  on 
Hie  sand  bars  along  all  tbt;  rivers  iind  streanis  in 
these  ]iarts.  They  can.  when  pno  and  two  years 
old,  be  easily  ])ulled  iqi  with  tho  band  -a  thou¬ 
sand  an  lionr  -costing  iiotliing  but  tiio  ]nilling 
up  and  conveying  to  the  jioint  dosircil.  They 
can  bo  jilauted  in  a  manner  siimliu-  lo  tbo  cut¬ 
tings.  If  one  docs  not  live  near  one  of  theso 
streams,  be  oin  gel  seedlings  li-om  some  ono 
who  does,  without  the  jiiterveiition  of  any  nurs- 
•erynuiu. 
Box  elder  and  ash  arc  best  iiropagatod  from 
the  seed,  which  ripens  in  the  fall,  but  does  not 
generally  di-op  to  the  ground  until  siii-ing.  H 
may  lie  gatliered  any  time  before  it  falls  and 
planted  in  nursery  rows  in  the  api'ing,  to  he  set 
out  where  they  are  to  grow  tho  next  sjii-ing. 
Black  wahiut  and  butternut  aro  host  jilantcd 
!  where  they  are  to  grow,  immodiatt  ly  all^  i-  the 
falling  of  the  nuts  and  without  "  slnickiug  ” 
tliom.  I)i‘o]i  thorn  in  furiows,  as  tln^  land  Ib 
plowed,  four  to  six  toot  a]iaT-t  eacb  way,  covering 
will)  the  plow.  Somotiinos  tlx-y  will  )iot  all 
como  U])  vmtil  >1  yoiii-  f)-om  (he  following  Bjiriug. 
They  do  not  trunsplant  well.  Acorns  may  be 
planted  in  the  s)imo  w  ay  —  as  indeed  may  also 
asb  and  box  elder. 
All  these  young  trees  need  cultivjiting  for  tho 
fii'st  two  or  three  years.  A  good  ]ilau  is  to  ])laiit 
corn  witJ)  them,  csiiccially  tho  lii  st  year.  The 
shade  of  tho  corn  is  a  help  to  tho  trees  and  tlie 
ti’oos  do  not  injure  the  corn,  and  the  o-oji  am])ly 
pays  for  the  tirst  plowing  and  the  after  cultiva¬ 
tion. 
Our  Kansas  friend  doesn't  want  to  put  his 
auttiiigs  out  in  a  bed,  bnt  where  they  aro  to 
grow— diKiHii't  want  to  aiiply  to  “  nursery nieii," 
as  Nature  has  ]ir(ivided  a  better  and  more  abnn- 
dant  Bujiply  than  they  have  or  can.  He  luvl 
better  gel  seeds  of  box  cider,  ash,  walnut  and 
oak  and  pliiiit  Oieni  liiniself. 
The  fact  really  is  that  “  A  Gentleman  near 
New  York  *'  is  not  very  well  quaJilied  to  give  ad¬ 
vice  about  Western  tree  -  ])lanting,  without  a 
Western  experience.  A.  D.  Wili.iasi.s. 
Kenesaw,  Neb. 
llEMAKKH  ON  THE  AbOVE.  -  I  liltO  U  gOOd.  gOll- 
erous  criticism,  bnt  fear  that  my  critic  in  this  in¬ 
stance  has  presumed  npoii  knowloilgo  whieh  he 
does  not  ikishosh.  Reversing  thu  oi-dei-  of  his 
rcmai-ks,  I  must  ask  him  how  ho  loa)’iie<l  that  tlm 
“  GentJeman  near  New  York”  is  "  not  qiialitied 
to  give  advice  about  Western  tree-planting,'’  and 
how  he  happens  to  know  that  tho  said  Gent,  has 
not  had  “AVeHteru  experience?"  Would  it  he 
imposBiblo  for  a  man  to  reside  at  thojirescnt 
time  “near  New  York”  and  at  some  previous 
jicriml  on  tho  prairies  or  elsewhere? 
Noav,  tho  advico  which  I  gave  niy  Kiinsiis  eor- 
resiHiiidenl  is  just  the  kind  Avhieh  1  tliink  he 
needs,  audit  was  not  givoi  at  niudoni,  without 
“ 'lYestern  oxpei-ienee  ”  in  tho  husiuess,  and  for 
the  purixise  of  soothing  the  feeUhgs  of  Mr. 
I  WiimiAJis  I  will  say  that  my  first  visit  ivest  of 
I  the  Mississippi  occurred  twenty-nine  years  ago 
I  last  Se])teinber,  and  that  J  have  not  only  had 
I  more  than  twice  four  years  of  ]iractical  horticul¬ 
tural  fcx]iorieuec  in  the  West,  but  have  “  loafed  ” 
about  frequently,  itiul  l•ocently,  over  the  jirairies 
and  plains  from  Texas  to  Nebraska  and  AVest  to 
Utah.  I  therefore  claim  the  right  te  at  least 
guess  how  forest  tree-iilanting  might  be  safely 
conducted  on  the  jilaiim. 
If  there  is  “no  trouble  hi  rearing  trees,"  it  is 
very  strange  that  so  many  fail  and  are  con¬ 
stantly  scclcing  advice.  My  critic  also  says  that 
it  is  ‘‘  deemed  a  mysh'ry  by  your  Eastern  people 
why,  if  there  is  no  nncongeniality  to  trees,"  Ac. 
But  in  this  lie  is  miKtoken  again,  for  it  is  jilaiu  as 
a  “iiikestaff"  to  any  ono  who  has  passed  over 
the  iilaius  from  Omaha  te  Cheyouno,  or  from  8t. 
Louis  lo  Denver,  why  trees  thrive  in  some  locaU- 
ticH  and  not  in  others.  Few  pei  sons  of  experi¬ 
ence,  1  think,  will  agi-ce  with  you  in  undervalm'ng 
iiurscry-growii  trees,  or  of  transplanting  once  or 
twice  before  luially  jilanting  where  tbo  tree  is  to 
grow  to  maturity.  Gottonwood  will  answer  as  a 
makeshift  at  the  start,  bnt  in  intrinsic  value  it  is 
the  very  lowest  in  tho  scale,  just  a  little  bettor 
tliaii  notiling  for  timber  oi-  fuel.  Because  you 
are  near  timber  and  got  tho  various  kinds  of 
trees  fr>jm  tho  uativo  forests,  it  does  not  foUoiv 
that  cvoryliody  else  is  as  favoralily  located,  and 
hence,  my  advice  to  those  dilTercidly  Hituated  to 
]inrchase  Ibc  young  Bcedlhigs  from  tlie  nurBcries 
insteiid  of  tryi)ig  to  raise  them,  unless  they  have 
had  cxiierioicc  in  such  mattors. 
Daiev  Ruuai,  Like. 
|latroiis  of  ^iusliaiiirir. 
NATIONAL  GRANGE  AMENDMENTS. 
Til)'-,  Master  of  the  National  Grange  lias  issued 
a  ])roclamation  announcing  that  Nos.  ono,  three, 
four,  live,  six,  sovon,  ten,  thirteen  ami  fourteen 
of  the  .Amemhnents  jiropostal  at  tho  meeting  of 
the  Natkmal  Grange  have  lieon  ratified  hy  three- 
foui  tliH  of  the  State  Granges  and  are  now  part  of 
the  National  Gonstitntion.  Tlie  amendments 
which  lia\e  been  ado])ted  aro  summarized  as 
follows : 
1.  Amend  tho  preamble  under  the  head  of 
‘-State  Gi-,ange,"  by  substituting  the  following 
for  section  1 ; 
•.■Section  1.  Fi/lk  Degree.  I’omona  (Ho]ie). 
fSiniposed  of  Masters  ami  ]iast  Masters  of  siih- 
Grangns,  and  their  wives  who  »i-o  matrons  ;  pro¬ 
vided,  that  ])ast  Masters  and  their  w-ives  who  are 
matrons  shall  bo  honorary  memhci-B,  eligible  to 
ofllco,  but  not  entitled  to  votei,  and  jii'ovidud  that 
when  the  nmuher  of  suliordinutu  Oranges  in  any 
Ktete  liuisimes  HO  gi'cat  as  to  render  it  necessary, 
the  Htate  Gi-iinge  may.  in  such  manner  as  it  may 
delei-mine,  reduce  its  rejirescntatives  by  pro¬ 
viding  for  the  ekictioii  of  a  certain  proportion  of 
thoHo  entitled  to  membership  in  the  .State  Grange 
from  each  eonuty,  and  the  membei's  so  chosen 
sluiLl  constitute  tho  voting  memhers  of  the 
State  Graugi'." 
M.  Amend  tho  Goustituliou  under  the  head  of 
“  Orginazatiun  of  Stiite  Granges,"  in  the  foiu-th 
Ihie  of  jiagcs,  liy  sti-iking  out  tho  woids  “  not  to 
exceed  thi  ce." 
4.  Amend  thu  ]ireamhle  to  the  Constitution 
mider  tho  hea<l  National  Grange  "  by  instT-ihig 
hot  ween  tho  words  “  .Alaster  "  and  “of,"  where 
they  ocT.iir  in  the  «eeond  lino  of  said  paragnqih, 
tho  woi'ds  *•  ])ast  Masteis  ami  their  wives,”  and 
also  hy  adding  at  tho  elosc  of  said  jiaragrajih  the 
wolds  foUowlug  to  wit:  “I’rovided  that  only 
those  iiieiiibers  of  tlie  National  Grange,  who  aro 
Masters  of  State  Ylrunges,  and  then'  wives  who 
are  matrons,  studl  ho  entitled  to  vote  therein ; 
and  iirovided  further,  that  jiast  Masters  and  their 
wives  wild  havo  taken  the  degi'ec  of  Pomona, 
and  all  foi’mer  members  of  tlio  National  Grange, 
shall  ho  honoi-ai-y  members  of  the  National 
Grange,  eligihlo  to  ofticc  therein,  but  shall  not  he 
entitled  to  vote.” 
5.  Amend  article  1.  sectiou  i,  of  tho  Constilu- 
tien  hy  iiiserliag  the  wojxl  "ihstrict'*  between 
the  words  “  state”  and  on,”  whole  they  occur 
in  tho  second  line  of  said  section. 
I).  Amend  article  1,  Beetion  2,  of  tho  eonstitu- 
tion.  by  inserting  hel  ween  the  words  “practiea- 
liJe ’’ and ‘‘ on.”  whore  they  occm-  hi  the  fourth 
line  of  said  section,  the  words  following,  to  wit ; 
“In tho  district  grange  annually  at  such  time 
as  each  lUstricl  Orange  may  dctenuuic.” 
7.  Amend  article  1.  section  2.  of  tlie  Constitu¬ 
tion  by  KlrilsLiig  out  the  word  “  tlirco."  where  it 
uei'iirs  ill  tlie  sixth  lino  of  said  .section,  and  in¬ 
serting  in  licn^thereof  the  word  "  t  wo.” 
.Amend  article  hy  .adding  the  following  after 
tlio  wonl  “  rof luiiied,"’  m  the  seventh  Imc  of  said 
article !—“  Ami  no  petiliuu  shall  bo  received 
I'l-em  a  rejected  atiiilicsut  until  six  months  shall 
have  elajisod  after  such  rejection." 
i;i.  Aniend  article  7,  section  :l.  of  thoGonstitn- 
tieii,  by  Striking  out  tho  word  ••  l.tn,"  where  it 
occurs  ill  tho  third  lino  of  said  sectiou,  and  in¬ 
serting  in  fii.-u  thereof  the  word  “  thirty.” 
14,  Amend  article  8.  seeliou  7,  of  the  Constitu¬ 
tion  hy strikiug  (lilt  the  werd  “one,”  where  it* 
occurs  in  the  fltet  lino  of  said  section,  and  insert^ 
ing  in  lieu  thereof  tho  ivord  “  two.” 
