. Productive agriculture . omic living in country or city. are a great factor in the uphft of any community. To be ableto locate near a town, village, or consolidated school may beworth from $5 to $10 an acre of land purchased. The con-solidated schools of Iowa, Ohio, Missouri, Minnesota, Northand South Dakota, Illinois, Wisconsin, and Indiana are veryvaluable to the communities in which they are located. Com-munity transportation of children to schools is successful () and fairly economical in many localities. CHOOSING A FARM 391 Churches. The opportunities for religious service are al
. Productive agriculture . omic living in country or city. are a great factor in the uphft of any community. To be ableto locate near a town, village, or consolidated school may beworth from $5 to $10 an acre of land purchased. The con-solidated schools of Iowa, Ohio, Missouri, Minnesota, Northand South Dakota, Illinois, Wisconsin, and Indiana are veryvaluable to the communities in which they are located. Com-munity transportation of children to schools is successful () and fairly economical in many localities. CHOOSING A FARM 391 Churches. The opportunities for religious service are alsoimportant. The physical, intellectual, social, and rehgiousdevelopment and training of children and adults are all the schoolhouse is the center of all the social and rehgiousfunctions of a community. The schoolhouse is pubhc propertyand should be open for use to any gathering which has for itspurpose the betterment of the community. The country churchadds values which cannot be measured by money. In some. Fig. 186. — Conveying pupils to school. During winter months closedwagons are used. instances it may be feasible in the construction of schoolhousesto add a room in which the community may have meetings ofvarious kinds, — rehgious, educational, and social. Such ameeting place will help solve rural problems. The Federated Church represents a neighborly, brotherly,spiritually united community. The Federated Church is alandmark in the evolution of community development. Sucha locality is a good place for the estabhshment of a home. Social Gatherings. Literary clubs, debating societies, spellingmatches, farmers organizations, are worth much to any com- 392 PRODUCTIVE AGRICULTURE munity; they foster community cooperation and help thecommunity to get what it wants. (See Exercises 4 and 5.) Summary. — In choosiilg a farm the economic and home-making aspects are important. The fertility and productive-ness of the soil, the farm improvements, the markets, and t
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