The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1917-08-23

Cavalry and riding horses. light artil-
lery horses. heavy artillery horses for
siege batteries, wheel mules, lead
mules, and pack mules.
(b) The price per animal at which
he will enter into an agreement to
supply animals of each class to the
Government if called upon to do so.
(c) The places where he proposes
to offer animals for inspection byl
army purchasing boards.
2. Full particulars as to the speci- !
fications of animals, method of inspec-
tion plants will be furnished on applf-
cation to the purchasing officer of
any one of the zones.
3. The Government purchasing|
officers charged with the details of
buying horses and mules for the
Army are as follows:
Depot quartermaster of Fort Keogh
remount depot, Fort Keogh, Mont,
for the northern remount zone en-
bracing the following states: Idaho.
Minnesota, Montana, North Dakota,
Oregon, South Dakota, Utah, Wiscon'
sin, Wyoming and Washington.
4. No agreement to furnish animals
will be made with any dealer unless
he is considered capable of supplying
all of the animals he offers to supply
without subletting or calling upon
other agencies to assist him.
5. At least one purchasing board in
each zone will be reserved for the
inspection of animals offered by farm
ers and breeders in not less than car
load lots.
Bond will be Required
6. A bond of S per cent of the to-
tai consideration will be required as
part of the agreement on any order
for more than a. hundred animals. At
the end of each days business vouch-
er for the purchase price of all the
animals bought that day will be fur
nished the seller. The total value Of
this voucher will be paid on presenta-
tion to the purchasing officer of the
remount zone in which the animals
are delivered.
z. Under agreements to furnish
100 animals or less no bond will be
required, but per cent of the pur.
chase price will be deducted from the
amount of the voucher for each days
business and will not be paid until all
the animals are delivered.
County Agent Ready to Act
Your County Agent wishes to an
nounce that he is ready to help the
farmers of the county organize and
sell their horses direct to the war de
partment according to the plans sug
gested above. wish all farmers who
have mules for sale let me know al
once the number of horses that will
meet the specification. In case FIND
the interest will warrant I will set :
day at different towns where the hor
ses can be brought and the necessar.
arrangements made to submit the Wa
? Department a price. It will take som,
, time to complete all the plans, so i'm
mediate action is necessary on tn,
part Of our farmers, in case they dis
pose of the horses before winter.
> Briefly, the specification for horse!
required by the War Department ar
as follows: They must be geldings
ranging in age from to years old
. sound and smooth and of good con
formation.
A copy of the complete specification
will be furnished by me upon request
l am in hopes there will be enough in
terest shown in the plan so severa
carloads of horses can be sent out o
the county. In this way l can assure
you the price obtained will be consid
erably better than can be obtained b,
selling to a contractor.
w. B. RICHARDS,
!, County Agricultural Agent