Salt Lake Telegram | 1936-07-22 | Page 4 | Drouth Relief Board Set Up

I DROUTH RELIEF BOARD SET UP DP CHICAGO July 22 dm A Ul A n new nV V heat wave with ith temper temperatures turn from 1 to lOt degrees degree I will spread over the corn belt tomorrow tomorrow tomorrow tomor tomor- row row Government Meteorologist JR J J. K R Lloyd predicted today WASHINGTON July 22 UP P- P President Roosevelt today set et up a committee to study practicable measures of remedying drouth conditions conditions conditions con con- in the great plains nn and Indicated Indicated in indicated In- In he would confer with the group in the heart hearl of the parched area some time in August Circumstances make it obvious that relief activities are not sufficient suf and that a competent study tudy and recommendations are desirable desirable desir duir- able he said Mid in a letter to com corn members The president who Is on a sailing vacation announced through h the White House that he had named Morris L. L Cooke the rural electrification a Administrator to head the study Farmers through an Immense midwestern area scanned the skies In vain for rain as the tho agriculture agriculture agriculture agri agri- culture department published a re report report report re- re port describing the tho drouth's severity severity sever sever- ity as comparable to that of 1934 Jesse W. W Tapp chairman of ot the interdepartmental drouth committee commit commit- tee headed for Kansas City to confer with Secretary Wallace on federal cattle purchases and financial financial finan finan- cial aid to farmers The crop reporting board in a special report said ald the condition of pasture lands on July 15 averaged per cent of normal compared with per cent July 1 1934 The board used pasture lands as the yardstick by which to measure the effect of the hot dry spell on general vegetation Record Low Hit No definite figures were available on changes after mid July but since Ince then tho the west has suffered some of its us hottest days By July 20 the condition probably ably was down almost to the all all- time record low set August 1 1934 1934 said ald the board In comparison with the drouth at this time in 1934 the present drouth appears to be beabout beabout beabout about as severe in the western corn belt and more moro severe severe- severein in the eastern corn belt and as far east cast as central Pennsylvania and east central New York Most of the nation enjoyed relief yesterday esterday from the intense heat suffered suffered suffered suf suf- for more than thana a n. fortnight Scattered showers broke tho the dry period in parts of many states slates but the tho vast corn country still awaited to save the crop Corn Prices Go Up Speculators short of supplies for tor future deliver delivery particularly July and September rushed corn prices up 4 cents a bushel in the Chicago pits yesterday July corn closed at 91 and September at 88 38 It was understood that Tapp preparing preparing preparing pre pre- paring for or his hi conference with Wallace Wallace Wallace Wal Wal- lace drew up recommendations of ofa a a. special A A A committee for minimum minimum minimum mini mini- mum federal purchases and maximum maximum maximum maxi maxi- mum financial aid for private purchases purchases purchases pur pur- chases by farmers who have plenty of ot grain and forage for winter feeding Wallaces Wallace's Immediate aid was sought because of the difference between problems facing northwest ranchers and midwest farmers The ranchers seek seck to have the government government govern govern- ment mont buy up surplus market supplies supplies supplies sup sup- plies of stocker and feeder cattle while the farmers are opposed to any move which threatens to in increase increase increase in- in crease the cost of ot cattle they expect expect expect ex ex- ex- ex to buy and fatten for the tho beef marl market et Before Wallace Vallace left the capital to go west vest he estimated federal purchases might total head of livestock