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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- 



