The Bismarck tribune., 1934-05-31
GOVERNMENT SPEEDS WORK

GOVERNMENT SPEEDS WORK
Will Begin Buying Cattle From
Area Soon a. Possible,
Perhaps Friday
Scattered showers fell Thursday
throughout North Dakota but none of
them was heavy enough to settle the
dust and the drouth was unbroken.
Prices Of all grains skyrocketed on
the leading markets as q result Of
weather news, wheat making the
maximum rise Of S cents bushel per-
mitted under the rules Of the ex-
changes at Chicago and Minneapolis.
Meanwhile the government moved
swiftly with its program Of purchas-
ing cattle which are reported dying
for lack Of feed and water and ex-
poets to begin actual operations by
Friday.
The official thermometer registered
70 at l o'clock Thursday, ~ degrees
cooler than at the same time We'd
nesday.
Light rains were reported in Max,
Sanish, Parshall, Washburn, Napoleon.
Kuhn, Beach and Dickinson. Bis
marck received few sprinkling drops
twice Thursday forenoon.
High temperatures were general
throughout the state on Memorial
Day. The highest mark was set at
Oakes, where 10 was recorded. New
records were established at Grand
Forks, where the maximum was los
and at Fargo where the high for the
day was 1c4.
Light Showers Fall
Some localities, including Beach
and Napoleon, received light showers.
Rain that did fall was absorbed In q
few minutes.
Continuance OF the extreme heat
added to the alarm over the drouth
situation. The government machinery
was speeded Wednesday preparatory
to starting the slaughtering by the
government Of hundreds Of Thousands
of drouth-stricken cattle, simultane-
ously to aid their financially stricken
owners.
Cash to the farmer without deduc-
%{nsac Far Chinv%fap avv%ov1EaS erni0.
sions, or other charges was the word
sent out by DR.. +. w. Sheets as he
and Representatives Of six drouth-
stricken states outlined plan aimed
to aid agriculture.
Cattle unfit for food will he killed
and buried on the farm. Meat from
cattle which appraisers see fit to ship
to packing plants will be distributed
to the poor and the owners Of the
livestock will. be paid by the govern
ment at prices ranging between ~
an $40 head.
North Dalkota Included
Already 127 counties in Minnesota,
the DakotaS and the Texas Panhan.
die have been designated Is ''emer-
gency drouth stricken" areas by the
AAA. Others may be added Thurs
day at another conference Of these
agricultural experts who Wednesday
created q regional organization for
selecting the cattle to be killed.
OF the counties already selected,
100 are in North and South Dakota,
six in the Texas Panhandle, and Il
in central Minnesota. It Is believed
10 days will be necessary to complete
most Of the killing program. Con-
tracts and vouchers were en- route
here from washington Thursday and
the program was expected to get un-
der way Friday.
A regional setup, utilizing the ex-
listing committee Of the corn-hog re-
duction organization under the AAA.
had been approved. It provides for
directors Of each state under whom
will work county directors, usually the
county agent, assisted by m advisory
committee, which win be the corn
hog groups.
Dean w. G. Coffey Of the University
Of Minnesota agricultural college was
named regional head Wednesday.
State directors are: p. z. Miller,
V00111S0OV0S kAs ~ 4OAUG4S 4NO0V1I A0o
kota; A. NJ. Eberle, South Dakota,
Briokines: <. l.. Hatch. Wisconsin.
Madison: r. <. Bliss, Iowa. Anaes:
and Howard dramlich. Nebraska.
Lincoln.
Acute In North
George e. Farrell Of the agricul.
tural adjustment administration es.
timated the daily wheat abandon
ment due to drouth at one million
bushels-roughly 4650.O00. He noted
that the drouth conditions are espe.
cially acute In northern states. New
ertheless, farmers In Kansas, which
Erows . fourth or more Of the wheat
produced In the United States. looked
with increasing concern at their
blown-out and deadened fields. In
many parts no rain had fallen for
more than 4 month.
Walter w. Mclaughlin, director Of
the Illinois department Of agricul-
ture. foresaw the danger Of milk
famines IN many cities Of that state
unless dairy farmers receive help
against the WORST drouth IN Illinois
history.
Augmenting the drouth menace In
the northern states were hordes Of
grasGhoppers which have begun toI
feed On cropg Ia Minnesota, the Da.
kotas. Montana tsvisoonsin and Mich
tgsn.