APPENDIX II 

 WHAT SOME COMMUNITIES ARE DOING 



All over the country there is an increasing tendency to take 

 up rural affairs on a community basis. It is almost impossible 

 to classify these because most of them are not given publicity in 

 any wide way, but there is no doubt that the community method 

 of doing business is growing. Merely for the purpose of illus- 

 trating the variety of community effort, there is appended a 

 statement of what some Massachusetts communities are doing. 

 These are to be found in a recent bulletin from the Massa- 

 chusetts Agricultural College, entitled, " Mobilizing the Rural 

 Community," and written by Professor E. L. Morgan, Com- 

 munity Adviser at the college. These are actual instances of 

 efforts and can be verified. 



WHAT SOME COMMUNITIES ARE DOING 1 



I. IN FARM PRODUCTION 



The organization of a livestock improvement association that 

 has brought 135 pure-breds into the herds of one town in 

 three years. 



Poultry producers have brought about the adoption of one breed 

 of poultry for one town. 



Through a soil improvement club one town has increased crop 

 yields. 



The organization of a cow test association that has weeded out 

 41 unprofitable cows from the herds of one town. 



A large number of towns have stimulated agricultural improve- 

 ment through cooperation with the farm bureau. 



1 Anyone interested in any item here mentioned may, upon request, 

 get the name of the town in which it is being carried out. 



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