The Bowbells tribune. [volume] (Bowbells, Ward Co., N.D.) 1899-1969, 1915-05-21
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
One of the we'll established facts
is that the development of COM
munity must come from within.
Outside agencies may give the start
but the people. OF the community
must furnish the constant energy
which is needed in carrying on the
developme
Farmers clubs is one OF the most
effective agencies in developing a
community. There were but few
of them until the county agents be-
gan their work. They not only
started farmers clubs but keep in
touch with them, furnishing sug-
gestions and aiding in arranging"
and providing programs. Outlines
of programs with references to bull
letins and books are also sent to
clubs by the Experiment Station.
- These farmers clubs are enlisting
the people of the community in i'm
provement work Of the most vital
kind 1t is social, educational and
economic, in a way bringing back
the social life that used to be sup
piled by the husking bee, the barn
raising, the singing school, the
in that most of the. members of the
program are on the farm, home
and kindred topics, and economic,
in that the members of the club
are coming to see the farm pro-
ducts are worth more when a con-
siderable quantity of uniformly high
quality is produced in the commun-
ity which means community plan
ming in production. This is one OF
the most effective means of increas-
ing the returns to the community.
Planning together In the production
means that the products are half
sold. The large quantity of one
kind and quality brings the mar
ket,S and in many cases the farm
-ers.. organize to sell the products.
1t has been noticed that when the.
members of a community begin to
work together in producing some
thing of quality that a community
pride develops which is a strong
incentive. \ toward =. Improvement
aside: from sits economic value
The farmers caIb3 has laid = the
foundation for the formation ~ of
business organizations among the
farmers for the purpose of selling
products and especially livestock.
In some cases the clubs have bought
such things as feed, posts, fencing,
twine and lumber in carload lots.
The South End Shippers Associa-
ton with headquarters at Hope,
North Dakota, is a good example
of a farmers organization. In
about eight months they have sold
26 carloads Of stock .-.,,..- a~:.g =
The formation of farmers clubs
has been one of the most pronounc-
ed activities of the better, farming,
work, and these farmers clubs and
the organizations growing out of
them are. supplying the. farmers
with organizations for planning
their production and for handling
their business, where it can be
done better through an organfza-
stion . than by the individual.
These organizations are in many
cases lowering the cost of produc-
ton as, for instance, when several
farmers cooperate in the owner
ship cf a. pure bred sire the cost is
usually less to each farmer than
where each farmer owned a scrub
sire and at~the same. time the pro-.
duct, is improved. In many locali-G
ties each farmer does not have
enough cattle to warrant him In
securing "a real good sire Anoth-
er advantage ge of several using the
same sire Is that there will be q
good many animals Of consid cradle.
uniformity prod ueed in the locality
and that also makes them @ worth
more s q $ n;
h Il The farm ers' clubs are furnishing.
the farmers with, training in talk
ing things over, ii cond ducting meet
lings, inzs acting ii togsther, that ts
making possib BILE immunity coop
Grafton along social. ed dncat tionaI
and economic 4 II