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ELEMENTS OF FARM PRACTICE 



A farmers' club may increase the general knowledge of 

 its members by bringing in outside talent. Business and 

 professional men from the nearby towns or villages can be 

 prevailed upon to address the club. Speakers from the 

 University or the College of Agriculture and other public 

 institutions may be secured occasionally to bring in outside 

 ideas and inspiration. 



Inspiration. — A discussion of the various problems of 

 interest to the community always tends to stimulate every 

 good, live citizen to desire better things, and to make a 



Figure 128. — A co-operative laundry in connection with a co-operative creamery. 



greater effort to secure them. Anyone who has confidence 

 in people and in the community believes that almost all good 

 things are possible, if the necessary effort and determination 

 are put forth to secure them. If a club can succeed in 

 arousing in its members a desire and determination for 

 improvement in the community, better schools, better roads, 

 better homes, better live stock, better farms, and better 

 people are all possible. 



Financial Advantages. — Business is now done in this 

 country on a large scale. Millions of dollars and thousands 



