Evening star., 1934-07-29
Inquiry West of Mississippi
Shows Diminishing Crops
and Live Stock.
RAINS SLIGHT HELP,
SURVEY. DISCL0SES
Farm Administration to Renew
Cattle Purchasing in Afflicted
Area Tomorrow.

An estimate that 100000 families
are being given Federal relief in the
drought-stricken areas of the West
and Middle West was forthcoming
from the Federal Relief Administra-
tion yesterday A survey Of the af-
flicted States West of the Mississippi
disclosed increasingly acute conditions,
with mounting losses to crops and
livestock.
Figures compiled at Kansas City by
the Associated Press showed that
scattered rains during the past week
had been of little benefit, except in a
few instances, to the farms and
ranges, scared by weeks Of burning
sun.
Meanwhile, the Bureau of Agrieul-
tural Economics reported that the
drought has been virtually world wide
IN its effect. Growing crops in all
countries in the Northern Hemisphere
were reported damaged. In the
Southern Hemisphere, particularly in
Argentina and Australia, the soil has
dried out to such an extent that cur
rent seeding operations have been
made extremely difficult.
To Renew Cattle Buying.
The Farm Administration an
nounced that 1t would resume cattle
purchasing in the drought area to-
morrow. While buying was suspended
last week because of the Chicago
stockyards strike and an accumulation
OF animals at other centers, thousands
of the drought-weakened cattle, suf-
fering from lack of range and water,
were killed as unfit for human con-
sumption. In Texas alone. more than
$1,000 were killed. The Farm Admin
istration also will ship $4,000 head
into 10 Southern States for fattening
before slaughter. Approximately $780,
600 head will be bought this week.
The Relief Administration load in
the drought area has been growing
steadily for the last two months.
About 400 900 rural families have been
receiving drought relief through work
projects.
1t was estimated that an additional
10000 are receiving aid in towns and
cities Immediately affected by the
drought. These cases all have been
added since the dry spell became
acute.
100000 Families in All.
There are approximately 1000 OoO
families receiving aid throughout the
country, including both drought and
the regular relief program.
Compilation of these figures was CO.
incident with an announcement by the
Relief Administration that steps were
being taken to determine how many
persons now on relief rolls would be
capable of making their own living If
employment were provided
The agricultural economics report
on world drought said considerable
reduction" lin wheat production in
Southern Russia was in prospect,
that bread and feed grains in the
Danube Basin had been damaged
and that the wheat yield in Yugo-
slavia and Bulgaria would be much
lower" than in 1898.
Drought damage has been par
ticularly severe in Central Europe,
where both bread and feed grains
have suffered greatly" the bureau
said.
There is no likelihood, however,
that the reduced crop this year will
result in a shortage of bread in Gen.
trail Europe since the principal rye
producing countries have considerable
stocks of wheat and rye on hand
from the large 1888 crops"
The bureau said the drought also
was becoming a factor of serious
concerns in Canada" explaining an
ticipated wheat yields had been
steadily reduced.
European Conditions.
The Weather Bureau noted also
that atmospheric conditions resulting
in the drought in this country were
paralleled Ito a striking degree" on
the European continent
The survey of the West disclosed
that weather forecasts for this week
gave small hope of relief.
During the last week Nebraska,
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