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PUKCHA8ING A STALLION 



On several oocasioi^s reference has bjeen made in our corre^poii- '> 

 dence to the ^lan ioflowed in some neightforhoods to Enable farmers 

 to secu|-e the use of a good stallion at comparatively small risk, by . 

 joining in the purchasiJ. A case in point is cited in the NorthwesttrU 



/arw^ a^ follows :— _ 



i' We know of a^litfighborhood *n North Dkkot^ where, severajl | 

 farmer? propose to unite ih the purchase of a ipJraught stallion. Tlyb 

 stf^liori is already o^n^4 i** ^^^ neighborhood and h^ get for the last 

 two years havfe proven him a good one. ' A stock company Will be 

 Organized Wi^ a capital of |2|5oo (the original cost of the horse 5 . 

 shares $i!<% eatli^ *|^e number pf' stockholders will bfe liniited:'t|> 

 twenty persoiis ,W&& will take one share edjch. When not convenientt , | 

 to raise ^e caih,tHe; present oWrier wha is al^ to be a member (|f 

 the compatiy ■ will take secured notes bearing «ji^ht per, cent, interest 

 The con^pjmy wilt pay for the care and keep of the horse .which w|ll . 

 cost for man and his board for three months (the season), say $120, 

 arid for the keep of fhe Itorse^ 50 c ts,per day during the year-riaboiit 

 i8b$, or 300 in .ail. -Members (^f the c6mpany will p4y %^ service for 

 each mare, for the season. If the; number is npt top greats outside ser- 

 vice will be givenat the same ratfe for cash. Service wiH be limited to 

 one hundred mares. At the close of the'sea*)n the business will be , 

 figured up,-auid after setting aside a, reasonable amount as a sin^icigi 

 fund, a dividend will be declared in which all stockholders will share 



alikd. HeR^IiS A SYSXEM op BRACTlCAL;C0-OPERATiai* WORTHY OF 

 ADOPTION ilf HUNEfREDS 0* NEIOHfibRilOOlis.; It SECSJRES A f iRST- 

 sCLASS HORSE Al" SMALL lUDJVIPVAL COS# jLNfD AT ONCE CREAff'ES AA I , 



C0MM<w iNTERiBSt IN iMPRovEOvS-jocK, It ^ iiiay be sct d<>wn as a J 

 fact that nei§hb6*hood« where t^iis spirit prevails^ wiU, b^foremany | 

 years, bfecome Well known horse cetftre*,^*heregGbda|ttitoai;l8 will ' 

 be sought at pi^Uig pricey." ,, f t f \ ' r 



To Anybody intebtkiifg to build upsUc-. a cbrnpany We >^ill fumislh 

 the forms of shart&'iii blanks, tl^ by^iaiws and 'rules, and give ady 

 informatiof^ required.*; . Vi /^ ^ . 



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