The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-12-11
WASHINGTON COUNTY
FARMERS'S EXCHANGE
Has Been Organized to Garry On Com
mercial Business in the Line of
Farm Supplies and Prod

Through the efforts of the executive
committee of the farm bureau and othel
committees of farmers, Washington
county now has a farmers exchange
organized for the purpose of carrying OF
a commercial business in the line of farm
supplies and produce.
The officers and committees of the
Farm Bureau association have made ex'
haustive Investigations in the matter
during the last few weeks and their eff.
forts eliminated in the organization on
Dec. s of the Washington County Farm
ers' Cooperative Exchange, Inc. The ex-
change is incorporated with a captaliza
ton of $4,000, made up of 1000 shares OF
| So each.
The officers were elected as follows:
President, G. A. Badger, East Montpe-
lier; vice president, NJ. II. Moody, Water
| bury; clerk, M. j. Corliss, Berlin; treas
urer, H. J. Dodge, Barre; and these,
with M. r. Ladd of Worcester, G.. M,
Jones of Waitsfeld and i. c. Gould of
Cabot, make up the board of directors.
The exchange is based on co cooperation.
All business transactions of the members
will be done at cost Purchase and sales
will be made in large quantities to make
the material net the farmers as much
profit as possible. II. j. Dodge has been
employed by the exchange as manager
He will work on part time basis, in
creasing the time put in as the directors
feel that the business of the exchange
warrants.
Any farm owner or operator III the
counties of Washington, Orange and La
noble is eligible to membership and
every progressive farmer should be
member SC as to take advantage of the
opportunity to purchase at cost and sell
at the best prices,
The exchange will cooperate in every
way with the Farm Bureau association
and the county agent will do all that he
can to help the exchange. The exchange
viii also cooperate in every possible way
with the local retailers and wholesalers
and this cooperation should result in
bigger and better business for all.
For the present season the exchange
will be prepared to purchase seeds of
corn, grain, and grass, clover, millet, etc,
and fertilizers. The corn will be of the
varieties that proved out in the test of
the bureau the past season. Both the
chemicals for home mixing and the ready
mixed goods will be handled in fertilizers,
A large saving should be made on these
A meeting will be held in every com
nunity of the county, at which time the
county agent will be present to explain
in detail about the seed and fertilizer.
Save your order until you hear about it.
Mr. Dodge will also be present at these
to take orders. Make up your
mind about what you need, as the time
is short and orders should be on the road.
There has not been time to arrange for
al of the meetings, but the following list
will be adhered to as far as possible.
Watch for notice of the place and plan
% be there. Meetings planned:
Thursday, Dec. 10, afternoon, Marsh
ield; evening Cabot.
Friday, Dec. IA, afternoon, Cobble hill,
Barre; evening, South Barre.
Monday, Dec. II, afternoon, Middlesex;
vening North Montpelier.
Tuesday Dec. Is, afternoon, Roxbury;
veuing East Warren.
Wednesday, Dec. 10, afternoon, West