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THE RURAL COMMUNITY 



extend some distance away and terminate in a pile of debris such 

 as broken rocks, bricks or other refuse. For the septic tank to 

 operate successfully in destroying the wastes, it must have an 

 undisturbed scum at the top of the liquid where beneficial bacteria 

 are doing their work. 



Civic Improvement. Societies for the general improvement 



the farm house. 



hildren contented with 



FIG 312. The same home after being painted and beautified with vines, shrubbery and 

 flowers. (U. S. D. A.) 



of the community in ways which are not necessarily of an eco- 

 nomic nature should be operative in all sections. They may have 

 public lecturers instruct along lines of improvement: (a) The 

 beautifying of the home grounds, (b) The improvement of the 

 landscape along private roads and highways, (c) Roadside trees, 

 (d) School grounds, church grounds and public parks, (e) Rural 



