Evening star., 1935-04-21
ADEQUATE WHEAT
SUPPLY FORECAST
Federal Officials and Red
Cross Move to Aid
DuStSt0rm Area.
BY the Associated Press.

Government and private agencies
moved to supply relief to dust-plagued
farmers In the dry West yesterday as
the Agriculture Department foresaw-
with favorable conditions Spring
wheat crop ample for domestic needs.
Immediate relief steps in the dust
area were announced by the Agricul-
tural Adjustment Administration and
the American Red Cross, while soil
erosion service officials said an ex-
panded program was planned for the
wind erosion" territory.
The Agriculture Department said
moisture in the Spring wheat area was
better than normal" and that if
present conditions continued, the 1885
crop should be sufficient to meet
domestic needs. Winter wheat aban-
donment. the department said. was
less than last year, reaching q total
Of % per cent April /.
Freight Rates Cut.
The A. A. A. announced completion
OF arrangements for reduced freight
rates for the benefit of drought and
dust-storm victims. The reductions
cover shipment Of cattle to pasture
in non-drought areas. extension of
time for the return of stock shipped
last Fall and Winter and reduction
Of rates ON incoming shipments Of
feed.
A branch ONCE Of the Federal Live
stock Feed Agency Of Kansas City is
being established at Amarillo, Tex, to
assist the farmers in moving stock.
The reduced rail rates. to become
effective on outbound shipments OF
livestock from the drought areas of
Texas, Oklahoma, New Mexico, Colo
RADIO and Kansas as soon as the tariffs
are published, were said to authorize:
A charge of IS per cent Of the
normal outbound rate on live stock
moved for feeding to nom drought
areas, and IS per cent Of the normal
inbound rate on the return OF such
stock later.
A privilege of returning such cattle
to and including June 80, 1896.
Old Concession Extended.
An extension to June 80, 1886. OF
the permission for farmers who
shipped cattle last Fall and Winter
to return the stock at Is per cent OF
the normal rate.
The reduced rates may be obtained
on certificates issued by county agents
or drought relief directors.
Rear Admiral Cary r. Grayson.
chairman. of the Red Cross. announced
Inauguration OF welfare program in
Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas, New Mex
leo and Colorado. Albert Evans Of
the national disaster relief staff has
established headquarters at Liberty,
KanS., and Red Cross nurses have
been assigned to counties where seri-
Gus health conditions exist
Evans reported to Grayson yester-
day that the dust situation was "un-
abated with no relief in sight. and
sickness increasing" Lung trouble
was said to be growing rapidly and
pneumonia was developing from "a
considerable number of red measles"
cases.
DR.. William Dekleine, medical ad-
visor of the Red Cross, is en- route to
Liberty to confer with health au-
thorities.
As Secretary Ickes issued a state
ment calling attention to conservation
week. officials of the Agriculture De-
partment we're asking an allotment
for soil erosion work not to exceed
$50 100000.
Proceeding with plans to turn the
Soil Erosion Service into a permanent
agency. high of11cial said $50 .000. 900
would be sufficient for two years and
that he did not want the Sl50.OOO,-
600 urged for the work by some mem
bers of Congress.