PATRONS OF HUSBANDRY
\pˈe͡ɪtɹənz ɒv hˈʌsbəndɹi], \pˈeɪtɹənz ɒv hˈʌsbəndɹi], \p_ˈeɪ_t_ɹ_ə_n_z ɒ_v h_ˈʌ_s_b_ə_n_d_ɹ_i]\
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A secret association formed at Washington, December 4, 1867, for the promotion of agricultural interests. It somewhat resembles the order of the Masons. By 1875, it numbered 1,500,000 members in every section of the country. Though not intended for political purposes, its aim to cheapen transportation involved it in a quasi-political warfare with railroad corporations.
By John Franklin Jameson
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Snake's-head
- Guinea-hen flower; -- so called in England because its spotted petals resemble the scales of a snake's head.