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N.D. (AP) – The North Dakota Farmers Union is contributing ,000 to a reward fund set up for information to leading to a conviction in the shooting deaths of nine Oliver County cattle on the Fourth of July.
 
That increases the reward fund to $18,000. The North Dakota Stockmen’s Association says it’s the largest such reward in state history.
 
State Farmers Union President Woody Barth says the organization is concerned that someone would randomly shoot and kill cattle.

“By contributing additional funds, we hope that it will lead to the capture and conviction of the person or persons involved in this crime,” Barth said in a released statement.