Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-10-05
State d saniizahi AXE. UP
Many Activities ! II ! Behalf ! i
Of Agriculture; Sales Of
SURPLUS d! ] Horses ! ) Supplying
Of Binder 1wine', And Ef-;
forts to Equalizei Freight
Rates Are Among These.

-Four hundred 4. eighty-two horses
were sold through the North Dakota
Farm Bureau federation last winter
and spring to New England farmers
and business men. Mr.: p. s; De-
Lancey and the Wells County Farm
Bureau started the movement. Ar
rangement for sale of horses was
made through the New England
county Farm Bureaus. Horses were
shipped by. EXPRESS and brought from
$3.50 to $3.50 each. In a few instances
bringing more. The average expense
press, cost Of sales. etc. The sales
were made at actual cost and the net
proceeds of each load returned to
the farmers who shipped. The horses
were sold In the east at auction for
cash. A man accompanied each ex-
press load and .a.check was given bim
tor the net proceeds to be taken back
and usually distributed through the
local bank. ts; SD L e +, VI y
Horse aNes Dcp't
A horse sales sddepartment has. been
created and Mr. e. s. Delaney plac-
ed in charge. He is now looking UP
already have prospects for sales for
thirty-five carioads in New England
and ten or twelve carloads in the
wood, productss countries Of northern
Michigan,;s Wisconsin and Minnesota.
II possible, the number fof, sales will
be increased to take care OF the sur
plus horses that are now, being listed
horses ara sold direct. They are load
ed in: express cars in the communi-
ties&in North Dakota and shipped di-
rectatQ Ethes sSalea points in New Eng
land. ( They do not 60 through in-
fected stables. There are no feed bills,
barn Bills and the sickness that! ns-
the usual channels Of handling horses.
Without the farm. bureau these sales
would he Impossible: The New Eng
land farm bureaus arrange for the
sales. They appoints q committee to
inspect the horses for soundness,
hitch them and drive them and they
comes into the ring as to just how
they found It,. This creates conf
dence in the work among the FARM
ers and adds to the price OF our
horses. The entire plan shows the
value of the organization.
The general policy Of the farm
bureau is to take; the pro blems of the
work out solution and put 1t into
effect. ~ Il ~ ~.
The amount Of money brought into
the state last year over and above
what could have been secured at
local sales, was more than qa years
cost Of the farm bureau to the farm
ers Of North Dakota.
One and three quarter million
pounds Of twine was handled through
the North Dakota Farm Bureau fed
Grafton for the past harvest. says II,
B. T.. Miller, secretary Of the NJ D.
Farm Bureau. This twine actually
sold from one to four cents per pound
below the price which was asked by
retailers. in the various parts iof the
state, and the saving thus effected to
farmers runs into the thousands. q In
fact the saving, to farmers on twine
totals more than the total member
ship dues paid into the North Dakota
Farm Bureau and this is only one
item of work of the federation. Isl
Undoubtedly, many more thousands
Of dollars were saved to all Irvine
purchasers in the state because of
the elose margin made by. the twine
factories, to our local dealers. A con-
servative {esti innate places this, saving
at least another cent per. pound and
this on the thirty million pounds US
nualiy, would amount to $500, 900. d.
The policy Of the farm bureau is
not to engage in commercial enter
prises except whore the margin isttoo
wide and the expense too great for
our farmers to pay. It then proposes
to use the organisation to the best
advantage possible to see that the
combined selling power OF the manu-
facturer, jobber, ct al. s,,,s e.l
If this service lis worth having; II
you want an organization that is able
to do these things for you, add your
name to the memb bership list ofyour
county farm bprsau. I
Freight Rates 4, 4. L; ;f'..+ .s
II. was felt. that freight rates Ia
North Dakota points were excessive
as compared \ To- bose to sMinnesota
towns. s Il: 81: i5S e III
The North Dakota Farm Bureau
federation called n = conference !. oi
farmers ana other busines1 organiza-
tions and this conference appointed
permanent trafI Iics contnait ttee known
as the North Dakota " TfbfEic com,
mittSGSto raise funds from the Vart.
GUS orxaniEattonsain In the state to en-.
play aEtrahic expert to NAL . Sslre:
full study Of the rate situation anl