grange



The definition of a grange is a farm, with its farmhouse and nearby buildings. One grange called the The National Grange of the Order of Patrons of Husbandry was an agricultural organization. Banding these farm people together would increase their economic and political good. It is the oldest organization, and founded in 1867 after the civil war.

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