Show U S government moves to halt milk cow slaughter A program to maintain peak milk production by keeping useful cows in berlice ice and preventing slaughter of productive animals was announced by L L I 1 hewes jr director of J e regional office of the F S A which will carry out the department t agriculture project jointly with the commodity credit corporation the e program will operate nationally in i areas where farmers are being forced reed to liquidate their herds arid and tl cows and heifers heffers for slaughter bese use of labor shortage or other war the causes first job of the F S A supervisors lillee wes explained is to determine why la farmers plan to sell oft off ufus til animals als if the dairyman needs caal cl al aid to maintain his full herd 1 loan l from the F S A or other lending accles can be arranged if the rea 1111 on 13 1 labor shortage another plan may be brought into play this is a yr round labor transportation pron gram to recruit farm hands and bring B them to sh shortage areas giving thell cm brief specialized training when necessary as poultry men ma thine operators and the like according cording to mr hewes F S A supervisors Per will attempt primarily to kp P dairy herds intact on the farm where 0 they are located if the farmer prears to sell sela hla his cows the next ilni will be to t arrange sale to other en in the I 1 locality oc allty As a 4 last resort necessary to save llda ck in ills from sla aughter er the F S A of 11 helf 1 aiters are empowered to buy cows s ard calves with drafts on the y credit corporation the ittu V 4 I 1 milk k animals will then tg 1 l aa soon as possible to farmers who possess the labor feed and other facilities to care for thern them |