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total of 1000 900 in benefit checks
to farmers.
Speeding corn-hog benefit checks.
Reducing freight rates in the
drought area by 80 to so per cent
More than 200 Federal inspectors
working on the cattle purchase pro-
gram.
Enlargement of the work relief pro-
gram.
Refinement of plans to purchase
and store $4,000 900 bushels of Spring
wheat, 10000, 900 bushels of oats. and
10000. 900 bushels of barley for seed.
Leaders in Congress reiterated that
the relief appropriation, expected to
call for $525, ,OO0, 900, would go through
in record time after President Roose-
welt sends his message asking for it.
The Weather Bureau offered little
hope for more than partial relief. 1t
predicted scattered, light showers In
the Dakotas, Western and Southern
Minnesota. Iowa, Nebraska, Kansas,
Missouri and the Ohio Valley.
Forecasters reported local showers,
most of them light" in the Ohio VAL
ley and in the section northward
from Western Iowa and Nebraska dur
ing the last "a hours.
Mr.. Roosevelt indicated emphatical-
ly it was the Governments duty TO
give all the aid at its command TO
those in distress and his aides were
moving swiftly.
Harry L. Hopkins, the relief ad-
miniStrator, said it would be his policy
to give farmers in the stricken areas
paying jobs where possible. instead OF
doing out relief money. Hopkins al
ready has instituted a work relief pro-
gram.
Chester C. Davis, the farm admins
traitor. conferred with members Of
Congress yesterday and said he felt
the price paid for cattle in the drought
section was q fair one.
A picture of the damage wrought
by the drought was given by the
Agriculture Department report. 1t
said:
The great area affected by the
drought this year tends to prevent the
adjustment usually made to meet local
drought conditions.
Thousands, expecting rain, have
carried their stock along by using
every forkfull of hay. straw and fod-
der that they had on their farms.
Death losses are mounting stead
lily and, considering the large area
that is in difficulty, heavy net losses,
during the next few weeks at least.
can hardly be avoided. even should
there be q normal total rainfall dur
ing the remainder of the season.
win Reduce Chicken Raising.
THE scarcity and high price OF
grain will tend to decrease the num-
Der of chickens raised and the num-
Der of eggs produced. The short hay
crop expected. the exceedingly poor
pastures and higher prices of grain
tend to reduce the production. The
same factors plus shortage OF stock
water are increasing the number OF
live stock marketed.
This will increase the market sup
ply of pork for the next month or two
and the supply of beef, veal and lamb
for perhaps six months, but these
increases will be followed by reduced
supplies when drought liquidation is
ended as farmers again hold back
stock to increase their focks and
herds"
The report said wheat production
would be low" but there are still
large stocks on hand and total sup
plies should be ample to last until the
1885 crop becomes available"
"On the whole, the most notice
able changes in the food situation
during the next IL months are likely
to be decreased in the production of
dairy products and eggs and excessive
supplY of loW-grade beef"