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institute to use it all, and if iiecesiHai'V to a(l<l a lit lie lidiii liis '.wii 

 tniids to help out. dial confMlonce will ho increased and will insinre 

 iiiterest in others. lint just so lonj^ as the people hold the idea that 

 the county chairman is jicllin^ i;()od pay, and expects local help to 

 furnish a lar<;e part of the instructiou and entertainment; just so 

 long- there will be apathy and a lack of genuine interest that will 

 handicaj) the institute. 



We can not ignore the fact that a county chairman who is a suc- 

 cessful farmer, who is popular, and respected for his honesty, is the 

 tirst and best factor in tlie nuiking of a Farmer's Institute which 

 will bear fruit in ju-onioting better farming in the community in 

 which it is held; and an institute that will not bear fruit of this 

 kind is not worth the time and trouble used in itiS promotion. Now, 

 let the county chairman select his home helpers; tell them just what 

 he wants of them, and get their assurance that they will be jjresent 

 and prepared to speak on the topic assigned. 



Let him interest the mother in the prei)aration of a paper of live in- 

 terest to her sisters on tlie farm, or ^nt her to take a part in the 

 musical program. Jx't him ask llie beautiful and accomplished 

 daughter of whom the parents are so justly proud, to give a recitation 

 to add zest to the meeting. Let him a])proach the bright boys, and 

 there are many of them on the farm, for an essay on farm topics, a 

 declamation or a song. 



In this way he will insure the attendance of every family from 

 v.hich a member has been chosen to take part, as well as their im- 

 mediate circle of friends. This is no trick played upon the unwary. 

 It is simply the exercise of plain God-given common sense, and its 

 twin sister, tact. Tact is the levcn" with which the wise man has 

 moved the world through the centuries that are past, and will be 

 through those that are to come, and the county chairman needs a full 

 supply. 



To broaden and deepen the circle of interest, let him carefully 

 select a committee of twelye good and true men, citizens of the place, 

 who will make it their duty to be present and welcome those who 

 come, and do all in their power to make them feel at home, and give 

 an echo to the thoughts that have appealed to them in the meetings. 



From the splendid help sent out by the State Department, men 

 filled with practical ideas on the topics they discuss, there will be 

 no lack of food for thought. 



And now after all this, if the county chairman would be perfect, 

 let him still further show his industry in general field work on the 

 ground, by a nod of approval wiiere it is merited, a hearty hand shake, 

 here a smile of approval, and there a dollar slipped unobtrusively 

 into the hand of one who has done good work, and who needs that 

 form of recognition. In this way the chairman can round out the 



