Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1917-01-26
EXCHANGE AND LABOR BUREAU
Plans For Benefit OF County
Farmers Association.


Farmers have not as yet learned the
value Of advertising, The ordinary
form of advertising does not meet the
farmers requirments. The tradesmen
have on hand, a sufficient supply OF
wares to meet ordinary demands; the
farmers supply is limited, sometimes
to single article, Independent news
paper advertising does not meet his
needs, a farmers exchange does, and
the Addison County Farmers assoca'
tion is going to establish and conduct
such an exchange with headquarters at
the County Agents Office,
The idea is not new one. Other or
ganizations have established such agen-
cies several of them have failed The
failure is usually caused by one or two
things or from both. First, there is
no one with permanent headquarters and
facilities for giving prompt attention to
the inquiries. Second, the bill board
plan list and newspaper advertising
have caused much duplication of in
quiries; the result being to find the sup
ply exhausted and consequently disap-
pointment and complaint.
The exchange will be run something
as follows:
The person having something to sell,
writes the bureau giving description
and price of the article and receives a
post card in reply, stating that the eX-
change has listed, this article in its files,
A person wanting an article notifies the
bureau of his requirments and is answer
ed by the exchange, stating that his
want is listed in the exchange files,
AT a time when buyer is found or an
article required is found, the exchange
will notify the party with the article to
sell or the party with the RECRUITMENT Of
the other party necessary to the trans
action. After the transaction is COM
pleted the parties benefited thereby will
inform the exchange and the article
listed and the want listed will be re-
moved from the files.
The service is free, no commission is
charged, no money is handled, no guar
antee Of quality of articles or respon-
sibiity of individuals is made. 1t sim
ply brings the man with something to
sell and prospective buyer together and
and the simplscard index keeps the eX-
change list always clean and up-to-date.
A labor Bureau will be handled with
the same machinery, labor being treated
as commodity.
The plan can be used to best advant-
age only by having a regular clerk at
headquarters, to give prompt attention
to the details. Thus, such a party is to
be hired by the association to be in the
county agents office all the time. When
the system is once produced and proper
ly understood it is quite likely to grow
to large proportions.
Arrangements will be made to publish
a weekly revision of the wants" and
"for sale" list, in the county news
papers. No names of individuals will
appear in the list, however. In order
to make the exchange effective, avoid
duplication, keep the list clean and up
to-date and to be a permanent source
of initial correspondence prompt noti-
fication to the exchange that the "want"
has been met or the article disposed of
is prime factor in its efficiency
1t is expected that this exchange will
be in working order early in February
and is to be used by members of the
Addison County Farmers association
only.
MEMBERSHIP IN THE ADDISON COUNTY
FARMERS ASSN.
Old membership in the Addison
County Farmers association expired
automatically, the End week in January.
Thus in order to continue to be mem
Der or to become a new member in the
Association for the year 1917, it is neces-
sary to pay the membership dues of one
dollar.
The work is supported by the federal
and State Funds, by Township Funds,
and by Membership Dues. While only
small portion of the total is supplied
by the members, this is the most i'm
portant source of support since it is by
the act of membership that the strength
of an association is measured.
Does it pay?
Have you received any benefit from
the Association?
Answer these questions:
l. Did you treat your seed oats last
spring and prevent the disease called
Oat smut?
2. Did you get the benefit of applying
lime to your soil, according to direc-
tions of the County Agent? Did you
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