The Nevada County picayune., 1917-12-06
HAVE LEADERSHIP
 IN ORGANIZATION
The ksesssity sf orpanisstisn--ce. operation Means Community
 Dsttsrment.
Fly W. C. IAssstter, Director, Hxten.
 siea Division. University of

H. W. C. lAssstter, Director, Exten.
 sies Divtsion, University of
 Arkansas.
 1hs power of orSaaisatioa is our asttsael ed esNnsrciat life is wsN 'eessnissA the country eysr Why hA1s A~ sAs people in the cSmmuni. tiss sf the country org&aissd fer the adrAatAsss of sraaHIxatios:. Why have not thsy eo.essrst>a for sommm. 1isT ssttsxn eat: National and con. uSsetal organixatie~s have. in every instAnss. ssen fer well d~AasA DSr. pass. Far too msay so-calleA com msaits organizations have lacked . purpose, and for that reason have eesA short lived National ana com. mercial organizations seek the strong, est leadership. Leadership has often times been lacking in community or ganization. W. .sot apply these two Fundamental principles of organiza- lion to community life and thereby establish desirable community organi- 2ations
 NelshborIiness First Step in Co.,
 operation.
 lhere is no community where there has not been some cooperation in the form Of neigh berliness. For example. in the exchange of farm products. in the loan of farm animals for work. in the loan, perhaps, of tools. in the borrowing of small quantities of ma terials for consumption that can be returned al the convenience of ths borro"er. These are the first steps in cooperation They represent to Inc average person t spirit of neigh boriinesS
 Organize For Purpose.
 Why not eXtend the spirit of neigh oorllness within the community through organization for a purpose, Why should every farmer within d community keep 2n inferior head of the herd when by cooperating he and two or three of his nsighbors could dispose of the inferior animals and purchase pure bred animal of SUI perior quality 10 head the herds If several farmers, This would be or ganixation to purpose. Why shouldn't two or more neighbors GO. operate in the purchase of grain drill if one would be sufficient to do the seeding of these several farmsY This would be cooperating to a pur- pose.
 Cooperation Nseessary For Profitable
 Marketing.
 Probably the best field for organiza- ton to . purpose lies in the field of marketing. Why should small farm. CTS with ten or twelve head of fat hogs sell them at from ] to cents per pound less than the market price when through cooperation with two or three of his neishbors he could ship in car lots to the regular market and secure market price for his stun, Why not organize for a purpose,
 Irish potatoes have proven pronta. ble in those several sections of tho state where the smaller growers have been willing to organize for the pur- pose of marketing those potatoes in car lots. Sweet potatoes, so well adapted to the soils of Arkansas. can be produced at a profit in communi. ties where the growers are willing to organize for car lot shipment. Organ nation for the purpose of marketing strawberries. peaches. and such per irhable fruits has Alssady been dem onstrated very successfully in a mum hsr of important points In the stata Many examples of organization for a purpose might be cited. bat i. seems sufficient to point to the many examples the country over where or anisations with a purpose have sue eseded and those without purpd0e have failed. It can be pointed cut further that eneieat leadership is e. .sntial for the success of those CT gaaisations created with the bsst of purposes.
 Must Have LsadsssAip tr o. ,.
 Ssa,xsatss.
 The time h nDs fov esoAatsatt1a sf individuals within connwAItiss, Of communities within esSatisa, of sssn. ies within stAtss. but all of tAh o. sniIation must bs done with . Dvr- pose. EficiAl leadership is aAso- lately essential for the develop. inent of cooperation along effective lines. Without Dvrpose in mind and without the guidsncs of . conps. tent leader this organization will re- suit in little gain.
 A County Agent the Logical Leader.
 There is good leadership in practi. cslly every community in Arkansas provided Nhis leadership is properly guided Every citizen needs to con- rlbute portion of his time to leader ship in community activities These untrained leaders. however, require 'he guidance of person skilled In Froolems oi leadership and organisa- ton. Today county agents. men who arp trained i, nunlitias pf Iaadarshic n