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the land problem in England which is urban is almost 

 equally important. We can no longer think of agricul- 

 ture in a purely national sense. The farmers of the 

 world must meet the New Day in the spirit and effec- 

 tiveness of world-wide organization. 



IS THERE A PLACE FOR THE GENERAL FARMERS' 

 ASSOCIATIONS? 



This is a question that will interest many thousands 

 of farmers belonging to these great organizations. 

 The answer is in the affirmative. There is no reason 

 why organization that has broad purposes, high aims 

 and aggressive programs should not have a most im- 

 portant place in rural welfare. But as the organiza- 

 tion of sub-industries develop, it would seem as if the 

 principles of these great organizations should be very 

 clearly defined and every effort made to fit in to the ac- 

 tivities of other associated groups. For example, if 

 the wheat farmers and cotton farmers and stock farm- 

 ers are thoroughly organized, just where will the 

 Grange come in? Does not its mission lie very largely 

 in the fact that it is a sort of fraternity, a family of fam- 

 ilies, comprising men, women and children, and that its 

 educational and social teachings are probably its great- 

 est assets? There is no reason, however, why the 

 Grange should not play the part it has in the past a 

 great part in securing better conditions for farmers. 

 So also with the Farmers' Union. And while the ex- 

 istence of the great farmers' organizations is highly de- 

 sirable, there is no doubt but it is difficult, if not impos- 

 sible, to have one inclusive farmers' organization. 

 Our country is so large, the intermingling of the masses 

 of farmers in the different sections is so nearly impossi- 

 ble, the special needs of the different regions differ so 



