Project Gutenberg 2009-08-19 Public domain in the USA. 135 Sanderson, Dwight 1878 1944 Sanderson, Ezra Dwight Sanderson, E. Dwight (Ezra Dwight) 22023192 The Farmer and His Community Reading ease score: 42.3 (College-level). Difficult to read. Produced by Tom Roch, Barbara Kosker, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net. (This file was produced from images produced by Core Historical Literature in Agriculture (CHLA), Cornell University.) "The Farmer and His Community" by Dwight Sanderson is a sociological exploration written in the early 20th century. This work examines the structure and significance of rural communities in relation to agricultural life, emphasizing the ways in which farmers can organize and improve their community engagements. The narrative reflects on the historical evolution of rural community dynamics in America, positing that a thriving agricultural society relies heavily on strong, interconnected communities. The opening of the text sets the stage for discussing the rural community as historically significant yet often overlooked. Sanderson introduces the idea that the initial settlements of farmers were isolated, with limited ties to one another, leading to a lack of community identity. Through the analysis of various institutions like churches, schools, and local organizations, the author highlights the eventual need for farmers to come together in cooperative efforts to tackle common challenges. The narrative conveys a sense of optimism about the potential for community organization to enhance the quality of rural life, framing it as critical to the sustainability and progress of agriculture and the social fabric of rural America. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Country life -- United States Community life HT Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Sociology 580093 573340 2024-10-12T17:03:31.480193 2023-09-13T07:41:27.311073 text/html text/html 571946 2021-01-05T11:42:10 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 185649 2021-01-05T11:42:10 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 282872 2024-10-12T17:03:44.283138 application/epub+zip 289282 2024-10-12T17:03:36.140220 application/epub+zip 273685 2024-10-12T17:03:33.910200 application/epub+zip 542600 2024-10-12T17:03:50.190133 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 482140 2024-10-12T17:03:42.745142 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 443770 2022-09-13T16:56:16.210465 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 498038 497802 2024-10-12T17:03:30.251213 2023-09-13T07:41:25.935069 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 497621 2021-01-05T11:42:10 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 171370 2021-01-05T11:42:10 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 497612 2021-01-05T11:42:10 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 171318 2021-01-05T11:42:10 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21503 2024-10-12T17:03:50.341135 application/rdf+xml 13737 2024-10-12T17:03:34.939201 image/jpeg 3365 2024-10-12T17:03:34.641177 image/jpeg 264832 2024-10-12T17:03:31.526197 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog