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by working together have developed fine herds of one 

 standard breed or excellent apples of an approved variety. 

 The dealers will say " for Holstein cattle we will go here ; 

 for Berkshire hogs we will go there." This is the fruit of 

 a community spirit. It pays. American farmers need to 

 learn this lesson thoroughly. 



31. Clubs. In order to develop a better community 

 spirit and to make country life more satisfying, many 



CLUB MEMBERS WORKING THEIR PROJECTS. 



farmers' clubs have been organized. In 1914 there were 

 more than 200,000 of them, and their popularity is grow- 

 ing. Sometimes the club membership is made up largely 

 of the older boys and girls, including many who have left 

 school. Some rural leader teacher, superintendent of 

 schools, or county agent takes up club work with the 

 young people and urges them to organize to work on some 

 definite problem, such as potato growing, tomato growing, 



