a semantic differential scale about volunteering, and a Likert scale inventory on

 respondents' views about serving on a county board. Demographic information was

 collected in this survey as well as the survey that was completed by the county farm

 bureau board members.

 Various methods of data collection and analyses were conducted in this study.

 Responses from the long interviews were analyzed through content analysis. The

 analysis conducted identified themes in the responses that were subsequently used in the

 development of the competencies used in the survey instrument given to local county

 board members. The information provided by this content analysis was used in objective

 three; identify perceived leadership roles of county farm bureau leaders by the state farm

 bureau leadership.

 Data analysis of the two survey instruments was used to explain and predict

 leader involvement. The demographic information collected from both surveys was used

 to accomplish the first research objective, identify demographics of county farm bureau

 members. Independent variables such as age, gender, years of membership in farm

 bureau, membership in other agricultural organizations, membership in other

 organizations, marital status, children, membership in youth and leadership development

 programs, agricultural income, and farm size were analyzed. Selected independent

 variables were used with other data as predictors of participation on county farm bureau

 boards.

 The leadership competency instrument that was developed for county board

members was used to accomplish objective three, measure the extent to which county

farm bureau members practice the leadership expectations held by state farm bureau