The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1912-11-22
CAMPAIGN IS BEGUN
Better Farming Association Has Taken
Up the Winter Program
.'Two HUNDRED CLUBS SLOGAN
/ Organization For Mutual
lnterests

Grand Forks, Nov. 20. The
winter s activities Of the Better
Farming association have al
ready begun. Secretary Thomas
Cooper has just ended a series
of sectional meetings of the
field representatives of the as
sociation atGrand Forks, Minot,
Valley City and Bowman, one
of the chief points Of the cam
paign being the organization of
Farmers clubs.
Since the recent launching of
the movement, great interest is
being shown among the farm
ers in the plan proposed for the
clubs, not only in the counties
where the Better Farming
work is being carried on. but
generally through the state. It
is certain that there will be a
large number of these Rural
Clubs" organized this winter,
and the, slogan is Two Hun
dred< Clubs for North Dakota. =
With the present tendency in
the country, and the hearty
cooperation by business men
and the towns, North Dakota
will stand foremost in the point
of organization among TIL e
farmers before the end Of the
winter.
Organization is not limited
only to the association s territ-
ory, but urged in every live
com immunity of the. state. The
Better Farming association
freely offers the help and sup
port Of its strong organizations
to any community proposing
the forming Of a farmers club.
The recent bulletin issued on
the subject contains a vast
amount of information concern
ing the work, value and organ
ization Of the clubs, and serves
as a comprehensive handbook
for their guidance.
Now, with the summer work
concluded and the long winter
months at hand, is the time to
form these clubs and outline
their winters work. Twelve
or fifteen congenial neighbors,
which includes the whole fa1ni-
ly. constitutes about, the right
membership. Meetings should
be held regularly at times most
suitable to all members, and a
definite program arranged in
advance for each meeting. The
program should be designed to
be of educational value, yet
alive and interesting. Aside
from the financial value of the
organization or the educational
service Of the meetings, the
greatest benefit will come from
the sociability which will come
about, and is so needed in
country life. The social fea-
ture is especially needed by the
women and the boys and girls.
Farm neighbors should know
each other better.
The people of the farms Of
the state are beginning to feel
the need ofsome form of org
anization where they can come.
together and arouse concerted
action along lines of vital local
&or general Development. The
Farmers clubs will be vital
factor in the field Of rural adj
vance, and will supply the same.
need in county life that the
commercial club supplies in
the city. In the present vide
spread campaign for bettermg.
rural conditions and the large
amount Of help colnir1gto rural
communities from the outside.
they have a great use in secur-s
ing and adap ting this assistance,
to their needs. They will.
further develop leaders, espe-,
cially com I'm unity adership,
Sone Of the strongest factors Of
progress and velopment
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