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Show False Rumors Aired In Cattle Program By WILLIAM PETERSON ! Director Extension Service In the cattle purchasing program pro-gram it seems that certain areas of the state, have been supplied with mis-information. Reports come to the state office that peo- pie have been advised to hold their ! cattle because the federal gov-r gov-r ernment is going to make a distribution dis-tribution of feed. Such information is not founded on any facts known to the state office. Data gathered indicate that nearly 200 thousand tons of hay in - excess of that which is available f in the state, is need to feed the cattle through a normal winter. It is conceded that this hay is not available and more cattle will be saved bv disposing of sufficient numbers so the balance might be fed, than if an attempt is made g to carry the entire herd through the winter. Information from the federal government is that there will be but one cattle purchasing program, pro-gram, This program will close by the end of December. There will positively be no gratituous distribution distri-bution of feed. Every cattle owner should make a careful inventory of his feed and correlate with the stock to be fed. He should dispose of his cattle cat-tle under this program in sufficient suffic-ient numbers so the balance kept may be fed through the winter. It, j is advised that the best animals be kept as a foundation herd for the -future. It is hoped that this cattle purchase pur-chase will be definitely understood and that any suggestion that there is going to be any feed distribution is merely propaganda, and that there will not be another federal cattle purchasing program. All who are compelled to sell cattle are advised to act . quickly - that this purchasing program- may be cleared clear-ed up as soon as possible. ' |