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munity sense must be accomplished, as I have 

 suggested, by the organizing of many local 

 societies or clubs, and the coordinating of 

 these into larger societies. If the individual 

 farmer, working alone, is a weak economic and 

 social unit, so the isolated society or club is 

 also weak. 



It is not my purpose to present any plan of 

 developing the community sense, but only to 

 enforce its necessity to a better and more 

 fruitful country life. As a practical matter, 

 the developing of an effective community feel- 

 ing must rest with the leadership of some one 

 strong organization. I once suggested to a 

 noted horticultural society that it might well 

 determine for its members many of the vexed 

 questions concerned with the varieties of 

 fruits by establishing demonstration or volun- 

 teer orchards. Then I suggested that it had a 

 privilege and a duty touching useful horticul- 

 tural education of a collegiate grade. Later, 

 I suggested that such society should have a 

 continuous working existence throughout the 

 year, engaging in the organizing of subordi- 



