Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-07-15
Farm News Department
County W. aGrange County Home Demon
strator, Miss Florence Watkins
Tn order to get the different phases

In order to get the different phases
of agriculture and home economics
problems in systematic manner be-
fore the people of Hamilton county
lit has been decided to devote por-
ton of one issue of this paper week
to this work. The government and
state are sending out much informa-
ton at the present time in order tc
increase conservation. This mater
ial comes to the county agricultural
and home demonstration agents who
will try and get this information be
fore the public in a way that will
meet local conditions. Just criticism
for or against these articles will be
appreciated by County Agent La
Grange and Miss Watkins, home dem
onstration agent. Amy items Of local
interest concerning the above prob
lens should be sent to the Farm Blu
reau of Webster City, and will be us,
ed if possible.
Farm Bureau Exchange.
The Hamilton County Farm Bureal
exchange will be started at an early
date. The purpose of the exchange is
to furnish a medium through which
the farmer can find a market for sur
plus products and to have available
products that may be listed for sale
The exchange will deal for the most
part in the listing of livestock, feeds
seeds, labor, poultry, vegetables
fruits, milk products, etc.
The working of the exchange is as
follows: In every bank in the county
will be found farm bureau exchange
board, inside of week or ten days
On this board are three pockets. The
first pocket has the cards that are to
be filled out. The farmer writes on
the card what he has for sale, giving
description, quantity, price, and his
address. II he wants to buy anything
he states on the card what he wants
giving his name and address. A tive
cent stamp is placed on these cards
and they are sent to the county
agents Office at Webster City. The
material "for sale" and wanted" will
be classified and exchange lists will
be published and sent to each bank
These lists will be placed on the eX-
change boards and will contain the
material for sale" and wanted
throughout the entire county. These
lists will be published any time there
is enough material for sale or want
ed to warrant the printing of them.
The exchange will enable the farm
ers and farm women of Hamilton
county to dispose of surplus products
near home rather than sending them
out of the county for market at a
considerable expense. The same holds
true for what is wanted. 1t is very
often the case that mans neighbor
has what he wants to buy, and all
that is necessary is for them to nave
a place to find out what is for sale and
what is wanted.
Just this past week call came to
the county agents Office from a neigh
boring county for quite large num-
Der of registered Shorthorn. Hereford
and Angus hcffers. Only a few could
be secured, due to the fact that the
names of the persons who might have
had these for sale were not available
1t will soon be fall and much of the
surplus products Of the farm will
be for sale. These should be listed so
hat when buyers express their wants,
they can be satisfied, Such is the pur
pose of the exchange.
There will not be any expense con-
lected with it, The Farm Bureau
stands the expense of the exchange
boards, furnishes the post cards. and
publishes the exchange lists. 1t is
yery important that the county agent
should be informed when sale has
,een made or a want satisfied. IN