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Show He Got Value Received A RECENT graduate of the Ohio Stale unl-verbity, unl-verbity, before engaging In farming on his own account on a portion of his father's farm, kept In mind for four or live months the problem of getting a complete equipment within his means. He'" II 1st noted all the Hems which he considered necesary, basins his list on his previous experience. His second sec-ond step consisted of the task of obtaining the net retail prices of the vurlous articles. The result whs a total so large thai the third and most ilimcult step, that of determining the actual necessities, was pursued for a considerable con-siderable time. Having finally reduced his list to the minimum, be entered Into negotiations nego-tiations with several pf the local merchants. Two of these mmle special efforts to obtain his order, and each made the suggestion that he take a trip at the merchant's expense to one of the cities in the state and select his equipment from the large stock in the wholesale supply houses. He accepted one of these offers, and during tho state fair spent a half day In a large warehouse selecting select-ing articles of the style and quality desired The goods were shipped to the local dealer, who obtained his profit and still gave the purchaser a cash discount of 10 per cent from the ordinary price. The young farmer brought his entire slock of miscellaneous equipment from the store at one trip with a team and wagon, and then spent a day or two arranging his workshop and disposing of his various purchases in the most convenient con-venient places, the extent of his outlay Impressing Im-pressing him with the necessity of taking systematic care of the smallest details. .Several .Sev-eral items which were nm up to the .standard .stand-ard were taken back and c-xrha ng., for perfect per-fect goods at the local store, and jn thi way the entire outfit was delivered at the farm with very Hale expenditure of time and on-noyance on-noyance and In perfect condition. Hy following fol-lowing this nielhod the farmer was cnr.bled to make hi selection from well-known brands rind from a larger stock than that afforded by the ordinary store, besides having hav-ing a plea Mint outing Ills total purchase amounted to about J12. a portion being for household use. |