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dition of its members. Bring farmers together and 

 inculcate a spirit of fraternal friendship in their rela- 

 tions with each other. To make each member feel that 

 he is not alone in his daily efforts to make a respect- 

 able livelihood, to make him look upon himself as a 

 part of that entire body of farmers who form an 

 " important element in the agricultural and commercial 

 interests of a great community," whose common object 

 is the welfare of all other farmers, thereby infusing a 

 spirit of dignified independence, which can not fail to 

 elevate his character as an individual and stimulate 

 him to conscientious discharge of his duties as a good 

 citizen. 



These are some of the influences which must render 

 a society not only of great benefit to its members, but 

 of equal good to the community at large, for to what 

 extent we elevate the moral and social state of its 

 members, in the same degree will it benefit the com- 

 munity, by the development of a better class of citi- 

 zens. In addition, its aims would be, by all just and 

 honorable means, to further the interests and welfare 

 of all its members. 



Organize each school district, and your wives and 

 children make each Saturday afternoon a half holi- 

 day. Discuss questions of interest, such as bad roads, 

 universal mail delivery, stock and dairy. Read papers, 

 sing songs, and make it an event that you can look to 

 with a great deal of pride. 



Your grain and stock will not go to waste, nor your 

 work run behind, for with the good time you have had 

 your work and cares will be lighter, and your every- 

 day life will become brighter. 



Organize a dairy and creamery in this beautiful, 

 flourishing and industrious city of Kewanee. 



