Rensselaer Union, Volume 7, Number 9, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 November 1874 — The Business Branch of the Patrons’ and Farmers' Clubs. [ARTICLE]

The Business Branch of the Patrons’ and Farmers' Clubs.

There is nothing, says the Industrial Age, of more interest to the farmers and all other industrial interests than the operation of their business matters, and especially their efforts to reduce the prices of goods by co-operation. The Patrons' Helper, printed at Des Moines, in a recent issue had an interesting article on the subject, from which we clip the following: “ As said above, more than $12,000 has been expended during the past year for the relief of suffering from grasshoppers, from flood and from other disasters: the several amounts have been paid back to the State Granges out of their deposits, and so far as possible in proportion to those deposits. ' “During the past year 150 headers

have been built and sold in Nebraska alone. The price has been $l5O each, while the dealera were charging $325, a discount of 54 per cent., and a total saving in first cost of $26'550. “Ovet 300 Werner harvesters have been'built in the three States of lowa, Nebraska and Minnesota, and sold at $l4O, a saving on each machine of SBO, and a total saving to the buyers of $24,000. The orders tor the Werner this year very far exceeded the capacity of the factories to supply, and next year it is thought that 3,000 of them will be called for. They have everywhere given entire satisfaction when well made and in the hands of competent operators. In a recent trial in Xlinnesota between the Werner, the Marsh and the Massillon the Werner was adjudged the beM of the three. « ; “Fully 1,500 cultivators have been made and sold during the past year, the price being sl3 to $13.50 for an implement in every way as good its those generally sold for S3O to $35. ‘ The coming season a spring tooth sulky rake will be made and offered for about $25, such an one as now brings $35 to $45. These rakes will be made at Des Stoines and Dubuque, and probably other places also. “A seeder will also be offered for about S4O. It is called the Gang Plow Seeder, and is equal in value to those now’-sold -for s6stos7o, —— “ A Bessemer steel beam plow is now; making at Des Moines, at the Given Plow Works, Yvhieh can be sold at $lB. Mr. Given will till our orders first at that price, while others must wait to belie served aftenvard, and at a higher price. These plows arc first-class in every respect, far superior and much lighter than any other ordinary’ iron beam plow’. “A mower is now making in New' York, of which our Order will hive entire control. All the parts usually made of iron are of Bessemer steel; the movement is very snnple-and the draft light. It is provided with self-oiling boxes, which require attention but two or three times a week, and is generally- firstclass in all its parts. It will sell in lowa, freight paid, for not more than $75. “ Arrangements are now making and will be completed before the lowa State Grange meets in December,-to get sugars and sirups direct from members of our Order in Louisiana, through the agency in New Orleans. Samples and prices are promised at the meeting. Prices of sirups, of course, vary with the market; but last year the best pure cane sirups were sold in New Orleans for 53 cents, while we were paying $1 for the vile, chemically prepared, watery- drips with which our grocers supplied us. “ The agency in New Orleans is nowready to receive flour, corn, bacon and other Western products in exchange for sugars, sirups, etc., which the South has to spare.”