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The central association encourages the forma- 

 tion of a number of small local societies rather 

 than that of one or two large societies in each 

 county. It is found that a wide-spread interest 

 in agricultural organization results from these 

 small societies. When a sufficient number of 

 them have been formed in a county, they will 

 be combined into a county federation, at the 

 head of which will, if practicable, stand the 

 society occupying the most central situation ; 

 and when federations have been formed in a 

 number of neighbouring counties they, in turn, 

 will be associated in a still larger federation 

 among themselves. In this way Great Britain 

 will eventually be divided into several clearly 

 defined sections, each having its committee and 

 secretary, and each being represented by dele- 

 gates on the central body in London. 



Developed on lines which Continental ex- 

 perience has shown to be thoroughly sound 

 and practical, there should thus eventually be 

 brought into existence a non-political organiza- 

 tion of farmers which must have far-reaching 

 effects on the future of British agriculture. It 

 should, however, be understood that the Agri- 

 cultural Organization Society, like the Irish 

 Agricultural Organization Society, is a purely 

 propagandist body, and not itself a trading one. 



