Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-02-15
ADDISON EXCHANGE OPENS
Anything from Peas to Pianos
May Be Exchanged by Farmers.
One Can Buy Labor with Comm ODDITIES
or Articles, or Vice Versa-J. T..
Carrigan. County Agent,
Explains.

The Addison County Farmers Exchange
started active work on Monday. Services
will be free, the exchange will handle
labor the same as commodities or articles,
and a card index system will be used to
keep the records up to date.
The following circular letter of j. f.
Carrigan, county agent, to the Addison
County Farmers association, explains its
workings in full:
"A person having something to sell will
write the Addison County Farmers as
ISOLATION giving description and price OF
the article. He will receive from the ex-
change n postcard reply, stating that
the article is listed in the exchange files.
The person wishing to purchase some ar
ticle will write the exchange giving ii
description of the article and the price
he wishes 10 pay; nc will receive from
the exchange a postcard stating that his
want" Is listed in the exchange files.
When the exchange fr:ds an article that
someone wishes to purchase, a postcard
will be sent to that person telling him
from whom he can purchase tho article
and asking him TO notify the exchange
whether or not ne makes the purchase.
At tho same time a postcard is sent 10
| the man who has this article Tor sale.
| telling him that the exchange has furnish
cd his address to a buyer and asking him
to notify the exchange whether or not
| tho article is sold.
THE service is free. no commission il
charged no money is handled, no guaran-
| tee of quality OF article or responsibility
! Of individuals Is made. 1t simply brings
the man with something To sci! and a
prospective buyer together. The simple
card index, kept in the county agents Of
| flee. will keep the exchange always clear
and up-to-date. The exchange will han
die labor as 4 commodity the same as il
would a sccond-hand wagon, 10 busheis OF
seed. or any other article.
arrangements have been made to pub
i:sh a weekly revision of the want" and
'-for sale" list In the newspapers of the
county. No names of individuals will ap'
pear In the list. In order to make the ex'
change effective, avoid duplication, keel
the list clear and up-to-date. and be 8
permanent success the initial correspond
ence putting the parties together should
always go through the exchange.
I'm order that the exchange may be run
efficiently the following things are neces
sary on the part of those using ii
'"O. If after listing an article or want
In the exchange the article is sold or tins
want" met without the aid of the ex
change. the exchange should he prompt,
HouHcu 80 tHat III may Keep ttS HES Ciedf
This Is very necessary.
"C). Description and price Of the ar
ticle. and In the case of animals the breei
and the approximate age should alway'
be given.
90. All letters should be addressed Il
tho Addison County Farmers association
Middlebury, VT"
NOTES OF THE COUNTY.
| Mr. Carrigan is looking for six orcha rd
suitable for demonstration work ney
summer 1t will mean a whole season
work for the man who offers the use y
his orchard.
Mr. Carrigan recommends the medium
green variety of soy beans when use'
with corn for fertilizer. He has given flu!
instructions to farmers of the county as
sociation.
He appeals to the members to help en-
large the association. which he says wa
tho biggest In the State In 1916.