Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-08-17
AGRICULTURAL EDUCATION
~ DR. ANDREW M. SOULE

| function more successfully in the
county in which he operated. Out
of this endeavor to form advisory
committees and organize the county
agents work effectually has grown
a movement to establish a farm
bureau.
1t has naturally been difficult for
the Georgia State College of Agri-
culture to always visualize in ex-
act measure the problems Of the
bureau thus created it has been felt
that the effort of all interested in
agricultural education and develop
ment generally could be more sue
cessfully co-ordinated. Some have
felt that the farm bureau should
become a great business agency, to
potato crop and to aid the farmer
| in marketing his live stock. Ger
tainly, we need to develop our mar
keting facilities for the farmer has
frequently not obtained his just
but it is doubtful if any organiza-
ton which attempts to serve the
variety of interests which the farm
bureau is expected to do can also
be constructive business agency
| as we'll
1 am personally. therefore, of
the opinion that the farm bureau
should agitate, foster and exploit
| the needs of our farmers, should
aid in educating. them and supply
nation needed to put their business
on a better basis. 1t should be ac-
tive and sympathetic in promoting
and creating marketing facilities
and organizations, but it should not
participate individually in the bust
ness of the same. The success of the
California Fruit exchanges lies in
their cooperative effort. At the
same time while representing the
interests of all the producers of a
certain class, each exchange is in
measure indepndent and is organ ~ j
mercia1 proposition. The farm bu-
reau, if it is to aid and serve the
| interests of it's constituency as eff
lfectually as possible through a Sc
ries of years must maintain it's in
dependence and not associate itself
for highly specialized activities.
The data presented below will
give some idea about the farm bu-
reau and the work it is attempting
to do. The means adopted for its
organization and maintenance and
the program of work outlined by it's
executive committee represents the
plan, purposes and policy this or
ganization will institute and pursue
during the ensuing year.
The county farm bureau is an or
ganizat1on through which repre-
sentative farmers and their families
may work out under their own lead
ership the problems of the farm
and home.
The work of the county farm bu-
reau may be divided into three parts
each of which is equally important
and dependent on the other. They
are the economic phase, the educa-
tional phase, and the social phase.
A county farm bureau is an or
ganization made up of as many
community councils as there are
we'll developed community centers
in the county. The council has ia.
matters relating to the farm and
home. 1t has it's president, vice
president, secretary, treasurer, and
as many committees as it has pro-
jects.
The executive committee or gov
erning board of the county farm
bureau is the county advisory board
which is composed of two repre-
sentatives, a man and a woman from
each community council, one repre-
sentative from each civic and pro-
fessional organization in the coun-
ty, and certain farmers who are
asked by the advisory board to act
as specialized leaders
Every one who is interested in
agriculture and home, economics is
eligible for membership in tbs bu-
reau. 1t may be called the big rural
fraternity in which the farmers,
their wives and their children band
themselves together to work for
economic, educational and social adj
vancement. The farmer has charge
of projects relating to the farm, his
wife of those relating to the home,
and together they plan for and
encourage their sons and daughters
in agricultural club work.
1t was about ten years ago that