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may contribute very effectively to the solution of state and 

 national questions. 



The community committeeman is not without his com- 

 pensations and privileges. He is one of the recognized agri- 

 cultural leaders in his community. The very fact of his 

 being chosen is a recognition of his success, his good in- 

 fluence or his ability as a leader. He also becomes asso- 

 ciated with other good farmers and leaders in his own 

 county to his own profit. He is considered the local repre- 

 sentative of his state college and the United States Depart- 

 ment of Agriculture in extension work and of his state and 

 national farm bureau federations, and is on all mailing lists 

 to receive special helps and news. He meets state and other 

 representatives who come from outside the county to attend 

 meetings and conferences and whose contact with the com- 

 munity is usually made through him. With his county 

 agent, he is, or should be, in frequent contact. 



THE ADVISORY COUNCIL 



The county advisory council or committee is made up 

 of all the community committeemen in each community in 

 the county, or in some of the larger counties of the chair- 

 men of these committees only. In the majority of the 

 counties, on account of the limitations of distance, time and 

 cost, this council meets but once or twice a year, though in 

 small counties with centrally located offices which are fa- 

 vored with good transportation, it sometimes meets monthly, 

 at least throughout the winter season. 



Its chief and very important function is to recommend 

 the county program of work based on community needs, as 

 has already been outlined in Chapter X, and to advise the 

 county committee on the larger or special county- wide prob- 

 lems which need attention. It usually helps to plan the 



