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business. His inclination is to stay at home rather than to 

 go abroad. His circumstances are against his acquiring 

 broad outlooks. 



The enlarged fields of contact which are coming to farm- 

 ers through their organizations, whether they be general, 

 social, educational or economic, are strong factors tending 

 to correct the situation. The development of education is 

 also an important factor. Every year sees more high school 

 graduates in rural communities. The colleges and uni- 

 versities are contributing their quota of well-trained young 

 men and women. These and other factors are helping to 

 correct the lack of leadership. 



Much future rural development awaits the discovery and 

 the training of leadership. It is the great need of the 

 hour in agriculture. Everything that can be done to pro- 

 mote such leadership should be done. Some of the leader- 

 ship will be made available through self-discovery, some of 

 it by its neighbors, but much of it can be stimulated and 

 encouraged by the county agent. 



PRESENT LEADERSHIP 



It should by no means be inferred that rural communi- 

 ties are without leadership at the present time. Every com- 

 munity has some kind of leadership for each phase of its 

 activities. It does not always have vigorous, well-trained 

 leadership in agricultural affairs. There are a number of 

 types of leadership which are worth considering. 



One of the best types of local leaders is the successful 

 farmer whose leadership is one of example. He secures the 

 confidence of his neighbors through his actual accomplish- 

 ments in farming ; he is a source of good information and 

 advice; he is looked to to take the lead in his community 

 in doing things that affect local agriculture, which farmers 



