This pamphlet has been especially prepared for use by discussion

groups. Its purpose is to present, in brief form, some of the more

important trends affecting rural communities, and some of the current

suggestions for rural organization suitable to meet current trends. No

statement contained herein should be taken as an official expression

by the Department of Agriculture.

The following questions are discussed:

What Do Members of Rural Communities Need?

How Have Modern Inventions Affected Your Community?

What Do Recent Developments Mean for Communities?

Should Communities Be Larger?

Should We Have Communities at All?

How Important Is Community Spirit?

What Are Practical Means of Community Organization?

How Can Modern Rural Needs Best Be Met?

Is an Organization Desirable for Making Community Policy?

How Can Individuals Pool their Ideas?

What Are Some Ways to Start a Community Organization?

Copies of this pamphlet may be obtained free upon request ad-

dressed to the Extension Service, U. S. Department of Agriculture,

Washington, D. C. Other pamphlets have been similarly prepared

and are similarly obtainable.

SUBJECT-MATTER PAMPHLETS FOR THE 1936-37 SEASON

DS-1 What Should Be the Farmers' Share in the National Income?

DS-2 How Do Farm People Live in Comparison With City People?

DS-3 Should Farm Ownership Be a Goal of Agricultural Policy?

DS-4 Exports and Imports-How Do They Affect the Farmer?

DS-5 Is Increased Efficiency in Farming Always a Good Thing?

DS-6 What Should Farmers Aim to Accomplish Through Organization?

DS-7 What Kind of Agricultural Policy Is Necessary to Save Our Soil?

DS-8 What Part Should Farmers in Your County Take in Making National

Agricultural Policy?

SUBJECT-MATTER PAMPHLETS FOR THE 1937-38 SEASON

DS-9 Taxes: Who Pays, What For?

DS-10 Rural Communities: What Do They Need Most?

DS-11 Soil Conservation: Who Gains By It?

DS-12 Co-ops: How Far Can They Go?

DS-13 Farm Finance: What Is a Sound System?

DS-14 Crop Insurance: Is It Practical?

DS-15 Reciprocal Trade Agreements: Hurting or Helping the Country?

DS-16 Farm Security: How Can Tenants Find It?

PAMPHLETS ON THE DISCUSSION METHOD

D-3 What Is the Discussion Leader's Job?

United States Department of Agriculture

The Extension Service and the

Agricultural Adjustment Administration Cooperating

(Illustrations by Farm Security Administration, Works Progress

Administration, Extension Service, and Rural

Electrification Administration)

November 1937