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Show - . I ,w : 7f - " v - " , h - In) w v . 4 r & , S'j',' Through an arrangement mado with New England county farm bureaus, bu-reaus, the North Dakota Farm linroau federation sold 1.0S2 North Dakota horses direct to Eastern buyers. The horses were sold at public auction, auc-tion, the sale being conducted by tlie county farm bureau. The North Dakota farm bureau conducted con-ducted tlie Insurance and every horse Injured and two lost In shipment from pneumonia were paid for from the Insurance fund. Horses were shipped direct through to tlie East and kept out of Infected horse stables en route. The horses were thus delivered to the users free from disease. The Hasten, county farm bureaus appoint a committee to Inspect and III ten every horse before the sale at the farm bureau auctions. This committee com-mittee reports to the buyers exactly what they (ind when the horse or team Is lead Into the ring. This method of handling through the farm bureau Inspires In-spires greater confidence In the horses on the part of the buyers nnd thus brings greater net returns to the North Dakota shippers. Men In charge of this work in the East say this method of handling horses would be impossible without the farm bureau In North Dakota end tlie farm bureau In New England working In co-operation. |