The Holly chieftain., 1918-12-26

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radios agricultural counties. /
should want to see all of the farm
ers actively interested In their bus
mess and working together. l
should want to assist in planning
the things which the farmers In
my county could and would do. ]
should want to know what farmers
in other sections OF the country
were doing. i should want def.
mite and prompt information as to
any and all action taken by the
government ana state which might
affect my business. l should want
to see the State Agricultural col.
lege and the United States Depart.
ment OF Agriculture used to best
advantage for my farm and my
county. | should want to know
what | might do in cooperating
with my neighbOrs, says State
County Agent Leader A. E. Lovett.
The farming problems of our
country will never be solved
through individual effort alone.
The need for co-ordinated and co
operative effort has always been
felt but never SO keenly as at pres
ent. This need will grow keener,
and possibly imperative, before the
war and the reconstruction period
have passed.
We can work together, choose our
best men as leaders and, with this
leadership, study and handle our
problems efficiently. We can stick
together and get results.
The farm bureau has proven an
efficient organization for effective,
cooperative work among farmers.
The farm bureau cannot and does
not interfere with or take the place
of any other farmers organization,
but does serve as clearing house
for all Of these organizations and
co-Ordinates the efforts Of each and
all Because of the proven effici-
cncy OF the farm bureau, the Unit
ed States Department of Agricul-
ture and the State Council OF De
fense recognize it as the Organiza-
tiOn representing the farming in-
terests of the county wherever It
is found.
Briefly, the farm bureau is a .coun-
lty.wide organization of farmers,
farm women and men and women
interested in the development of
the entire county along definite
lines, definitely determined before
organization Is undertaken. The
things the people want to see done
in the county are decided upon
first and these things considered
together are known as the PRO
gram Of Work The farm bureau
Is then organized to do this PRO
gram of Work" by using the best
men and women of the county as
leaders or committeeman with ev-
cry member working to see that
things are done as decided upon.
The organization consists OF:
First, county executive commit
tee, composed of president, vice
president, secretary and treasurer,
and county committeeman for
each lob in the county Program
of Work. Second, community
chairman and community commit
teeman in charge Of each Job in
the county Program of Work
which affects or interests that COM
munity.
Each county committeeman is
county chairman of his committee
and each similar community COM
mitteeman is member OF the
county committee.
The executive committee meets
monthly to discuss work done and
plan for work and business to be
done for the good of all commune
ties and of the county as q whole.
Tie various Program of Work
committees are called together by
respective chairmen as work devei-
ops and needs require. It is the
business of each committeeman to
give particular attention and study
to his line of work for the good of
the community and the county. All
of the members of the farm bureau
work for the good of all of the coun-
ty and try to get everyone else to
do the same.
How to Organize.
If you are interested In seeing a
farm bureau organized and working
in your county, you can obtain as
sistance from your county agent
or from the county agent leaders
office, as 1t is the duty of the entire
county agent force to help the peO-
pie help themselves. 1t is posi-
BILE, however, to organize farm
bureau without this assistance. In
any case, it requires careful plan
ming and real work for the leaders
OF the county.
The following brief outline will