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if it did not perish in the attempt, it would probably be- 

 come organized on a local unit and commodity basis; and 

 if this were soundly done, we should have another farmers ' 

 buying and selling or marketing organization which might 

 well serve a very useful purpose in that particular field. 

 This would necessarily limit the/ usefulness of this organi- 

 zation to this one piece of work, and leave the rest of the 

 field untouched so far as this organization was concerned. 

 As for the county agent work, under present state and 

 federal laws, it must go on as before. The county agent 

 system has become an integral part of government policy 

 and plan; and because it rests upon permanent legislation 

 it will probably remain so. The county agent will con- 

 tinue to deal with the whole range of problems economic 

 and social which affect the profitableness of farming and 

 the satisfying character of country life, with all the edu- 

 cational facilities at his command. To do this to the best 

 advantage and with the greatest efficiency, it will probably 

 always be necessary to cooperate with a local organization 

 of farmers. 



A FARM BUREAU CREED 



Summarizing, then, the ideals expressed in this volume 

 for the farm bureau movement may be put in the form of 

 this brief creed: 



We believe in self-help for ourselves, our community, our 

 country; in our own abilities well developed and properly 

 supported to solve our own problems; and in local and 

 voluntary leadership. 



We believe in organization and all that it signifies ; group 

 association in matters of common interest and for common 

 ends, for educational, for social and for economic improve- 

 ment. We want this organization to be inclusive and not 



