Evening journal., 1922-03-09
FARMERS UNITE
IN SOMEBUYING
Fertilizer Pool Idea is
Money Saver, Grangers
Find
RECEIVE ORDERS
ON MARCH IS

Announcement Is made by the
Delaware State Farm Bureau that
the Eastern States Farmers Ex-
change with headquarters at SPRING
Held, Massachusetts, will purchase
the fertilizer requirements for farm
ers in Delaware in the form OF fer
tilizer pool. John d. Reynolds. chair
man OF the fertilizer committee OF
the Delaware State Farm Bureau
was . Springfield this week in con-
sultation with Howard W. Solbv.
manager OF the Eastern States ~lrm-
ers' Exchange and completed tl, de-
tailed arrangements for handling
the fertilizer pool
The pool method Of purchasing
the fertilizer requirements has
proved unusually successful and the
Delaware pool will be conducted
along the same lines as the pool
which the Farmers Exchange has
been conducting for the past two
years In each OF the New England
States. The fertilizer pool will close
March 5. The Eastern States Farm
ers' Exchange carried on the fertil-
izer business as one department OF its
work. requiring the part time OF its
stan for less than three months.
Throughout the year these same
workers are occupied in handling
various other farm supplies and
are doing productive work twelve
months In the year. This Is the rea-
son why the selling costs fall below
800 ton.
II. r. Clark. president OF the Della
ware state Farm Bureau. recently
addressed a letter to all the farm
bureau members Ia the State In
which he says: "Our attention has
been drawn repeatedly to the de-
velopment OF cooperative buying as
II Is carried on in the New England
StatN During the past six months.
we have had this matter under care
ful observation and have made a
thorough investigation OF the style
OF organization. manner OF financing
and results obtained. for we have
realized that the farmers OF Della
/ ware were desirous Of similar ser
4 vice.
~ NhN HhAAhNn NA ull lnlH move
ment In New England we find
quiet but perslstently growing or
ganization known as the EASTER
states Farmers Exchange. will
headquarters at Springfield. Massa
chusetts This exchange Is owned
operated and controlled by body o
men elected from among the Ioca
associations doing business with III,
Eastern states Farmers Exchange
This central Exchange serves as ,
clearing house for the buying o.
farm supplies. aids In organization
work. and renders a big service IN
the handling OF claims. traffic prob
lens and the like Although started
only four years ago. II has reached
an annual volume OF over 81 800. .OOj
which represents the sale durini
1921 OF 1919 carloads Of feeds
grains. fertilizers, seeds. spray ma
terials, etc.
THE necessary action has beef
taken whereby we have ahiuate,
with the Eastern States Farmers
Exchange, and we will secure thel
services for the membership OF tn
Delaware Farm Bureaus beglnnlnl
at once. Within few days, you vii
receive complete information on hoy
the fertilizer business win b
handled In time for your Spring re
quirements Our fertilizer commit
tee will write you more fully on thi
point within three or four days. d
not buy your fertilizer until you hea
from them"
Since then. John d. Reynold,
chairman OF the fertilizer committe
has sent a letter addressed to com
munity leaders in various parts O
the State In which details Of the poe
are explained. The letter In par
says: I'VE believe that throug
handling fertilizer business in tn
form OF a pool that we can secure
large volume OF business which wi
In turn enable us to secure NOR
bids from manufactures. and there
fore benefit every one OF our mem
bers.
THE manner IN which this bus
ness will be handled. is for you {
call meeting of the Farm Burea
members IN your town. 10 be held a
some convenient place which 70
will duly announce to them; sue
meeting to be held on Friday after
, noon or evening az you prefer. FIR
day. March 10. II will be your dut
at that meeting to explain the pla
OF combining orders Of all the men
bers OF the entire State and OF m
fact that we will purchase and tn,
4 D ann HHHm
, better prices we can expect 70 g,
II cure Immediately following N
meeting you will be expected to car
d vass every member Of the Far
r Bureau who did not attend the NEE
Ing or failed to sign up for his RI
quirements at the meeting. tn
e work must be accomplished and n
% results reported by mail so that u,
- Will reach Dover. Delaware.
n March 18th.
j. BY reason OF our affillation wi
sl the Eastern States Farmers f
d change we are assured the best Sc
y, vice which can be obtained for q
y, placing Of our contracts and the a
n. livery OF cars Through their Traf
r. Department every car will be folio-
ed through from the time the ord
IS placed until the shipment arriv
r at destination. That organlazti
Or will superintend the manufacture al
~ shipment OF the goods from a fert
he izing factory in Baltimore or sor
convenient point wherever the bui
= ness Is finally placed. n claims arl
ne which seems to be unavoidable.
any larra business the Enntn