Show e er I. I 4 r I t I n R Reserve s Stocks Stock S of Grains Aid Livestock Here Government reserve stocks of teed reed grains are helping maintain livestock Undock herds herda In fn counties of 11 tit states designated as nil emergency areaS areas und under the Livestock toek Feed Program E Edward ward O. O Foster Chairman of ot the Summit County Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Committee stated dated today i Emergency Program Under this emergency program Commodity Credit Corporation Corporation- t feed teed grains Are sold lold to i eligible producers at current support sup I port rt prices In areas designated a i as emergency because natural disasters dis asters astora have created f feed ed shortages short short- ages The rho CCO stocks acquired operation I price support supplement feed feell supplies in these areas the chairman said Legislation authorizes the Secretary Sec of Agriculture to sell sail teed feed grains at current support prices to provide teed feed for tor livestock Where he determines there is an After Arter certification by bythe bythe the governor of a state that an anarea area is in need of assistance the secretary can designate an em nr area a within that state If u ho he decides there is 18 a feed shortage as a result of ot flood nood drought hurricane tornado earthquake earth earthquake earthquake quake or other In catastrophe catastrophe In Including disease or Insect Infesta Lion tion States which currently have counties or parishes designated as emergency areas include Mississippi sippi Louisiana Wyoming South Dakota Utah Wisconsin Michigan Michl Michi gan Idaho Arizona rzona and l New few Mexico Aid to Summit County approximately approximate approximate- ly producers have purchased bushels of corn and 39 hundredweight of grain from the government to I help provide feed for their livestock live live- stock during the period November November November Novem Novem- ber 1960 through April 20 1961 Chairman Foster of th the Summit Agricultural Stabilization and and Conservation Committee stated elated today I Summit County was designated In October 1960 as an emergency I er area Area Where farmers and ranchers I could buy Government o owned Government w n ad grain at current support prices I to I help p relieve the feed shortage short age g resulting from drought Under this thie emergency livestock te feed e d program the US U.S. Department Depart Depart- lD rent ment of Agriculture makes its t of feed grains available t to eligible producers to help maintain main tain tahi lIv livestock tock herds In distressed areas 8 There stocks acquired by the Gl G Government in Its support price cp provide a readily avail I able source of feed to relieve I Ie e shortages when disasters strike j Chairman Foster Faster pointed out V |