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Show PROTECTING THE FARMER Idaho has a v Ideawi . commisalon-' commisalon-' rr of agriculture Rcctr.riy he has Inaugurated In-augurated a system of co-operation nd agreement with eastern states by Which farm produce- shipped east may : be fairly inspected j ne Of the most vexatious handicaps handi-caps to the direct sale of farm prod-j prod-j ucts from the farm to commission I houses at a distance is that uncertain ' ty exists aa to the fairness of the re-: re-: port on the condition of the shipments. To overcome ihis Idaho's commission rr lias had agreements signed with I the department of agriculture in Mln-j Mln-j nesota and other slates The agree ment is not in the form or a legal contract, con-tract, and may be broken by either party, provided thirty days' notice Is given, so that the fact that the agreement agree-ment no longer exists may be made public Briefly stated, tho terms follow fol-low ; That all inspections of farm prod ucls made by duly qualified inspectors of either state will be honored by the : other state as prima facie evidence of I the condition of tho produce so in-i in-i ipeoted at the time of the Inspection. , Each department of agriculture agrees lo provide a reinspectlon of the pro duce shipped from one state to the I other, and to inform the other of all laws and regulations affecting business busi-ness or the handling of business with In their jurisdiction, and to furnish to the oiht-r complete nnd revised lists of licensed or approved dealers. This should prove to he a source of protection to the farmers who ship their potatoes or other produce and do away with the tricky commission house dealer, who has preyed on the farmer I on |